2025 EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study: Into the Digital AI Divide

by Jenay Robert and Mark McCormack Monday, February 17, 2025

Respondent Demographics

**Table 1. Primary Job Role**
	Percentage of respondents (N = 788)
Professional/staff	36%
Manager	8%
Director	21%
Faculty	17%
Executive leader	18%

**Table 2. Primary Area of Responsibility**
	Percentage of respondents (N =788)
Technology	38%
Teaching and learning	45%
Data and analytics	7%
Cybersecurity and data privacy	4%
Business and operations	5%
Other	1%

**Table 3. Years Worked in Current Job Role**
	Percentage of respondents (N = 788)
Less than 1 year	8%
1–2 years	14%
3–5 years	21%
6–9 years	18%
10 years or longer	39%

**Table 4. Institution Size**
	Percentage of respondents (N = 734)
Under 1,000	5%
1,000–4,999	21%
5,000–9,999	14%
10,000–19,999	20%
20,000 and above	37%
Don't know	3%

**Table 5. Institution Type**
	Percentage of respondents (N = 736)
Two-year college	15%
Private bachelor's	10%
Public bachelor's	10%
Private master's	5%
Public master's	7%
Private doctoral	15%
Public doctoral	34%
Other	3%
Don't know	<1%

**Table 6. Institution MSI Status**
	Percentage of respondents (N = 731)
No	72%
Yes	20%
Don't know	8%

**Table 7. Institution Location**
	Percentage of respondents (N = 788)
Within United States	86%
Outside United States	14%

**Table 8. Comparison of U.S. Respondents to IPEDS Population**
Population to Sample Distribution
Characteristic	IPEDS Population Size	Percent of IPEDS Population Size	Number of Survey Respondents	Percent of Survey Respondents
Sector of Institution
Public	1,821,839	64%	397	64%
Private	1,041,161	36%	225	36%
Total	2,863,000	100%	622	100%
Level of Institution
At least two but less than four years	392,782	14%	72	12%
Four or more years	2,470,218	86%	550	88%
Total	2,863,000	100%	622	100%
Institution Size
Under 1,000	109,494	4%	17	3%
1,000–4,999	615,852	22%	158	25%
5,000–9,999	422,538	15%	104	17%
10,000–19,999	552,260	19%	108	17%
20,000 and above	1,162,856	41%	235	38%
Total	2,863,000	100%	622	100%

Note: This table includes respondents from U.S. institutions, degree-granting, public or private, two years or more, and institution size reported and applicable.