Software for Personal Computers
- Kelly Thomas
- bromley2-high
- Nick E Buono
- Court Wangsgard
PSU students, faculty, and staff can purchase selected software for their personal computers at a discount. Some software is free, and some is available from external vendors at an academic price.
Reference the following table for specific software information.Â
Software | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ArcGIS | Free | Can be installed for faculty, staff, and students working on research projects with faculty. Students must be sponsored by a faculty member. The sponsoring faculty member must complete the Software Install form on the student’s behalf. |
Atlas.ti | Free / Vendor charge | Students and faculty can access PSU’s pool of Atlas.ti licenses for free. Visit Atlas.ti Data Analysis for details. Alternatively, students may purchase directly from the vendor on the Atlas.ti Student Licenses page. |
AutoCAD | Free | Students can download and install this software themselves through the Autodesk site. |
ChemDraw | Vendor charge | Students can download and install this software themselves through the Revvity Signals site. |
Maple | Vendor charge | Student discounts are available from Maplesoft. |
Matlab | Vendor charge | Must be purchased from the vender. In limited cases, Matlab can be installed for faculty, staff, and students working on research projects with faculty. Students must be sponsored by a faculty member. The sponsoring faculty member must complete the Software Install form on the student’s behalf. |
MathCAD | Free in the VLAB | MathCAD is not currently available for purchase through the OIT Help Desk but it is available for use in the Virtual Computer Lab (VLAB). |
SAS | Free | Students can download and install the University version of SAS through the SAS site. |
SPSS | Vendor charge | Students may purchase directly from OnTheHub or an authorized student and faculty license distributor. |