Student Software Options

RAMTech offers a variety of software for free or for specific prices for student use.

Most available software that is available for student use relative to RAMTech is listed in the following tabs. If you can’t find the software in these particular categories, it’s possible that there is no license pertaining to Colorado State University and student licenses. Some software is available for Departmental Licensing but not for Student Licensing. It may be worth checking the Departmental Software page to see if this is the case.

Software Information

For certain software, we require a license form to be filled out prior to its purchase.
Check the tabs below to download the appropriate license form for the software you are looking for, as applicable.

To sign the form, it is easiest to open the document in Adobe Reader/Acrobat and leave a digital signature. If not, please print and sign the form manually.

Once you have completed the form, feel free to send it to us through our Contact Us form or by email at [email protected].

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Microsoft 365

Free

Last Information Check: 08/22/24

Note: the software previously known as “Office 365” is now known as “Microsoft 365”.

Expires: Once your CSU eID expires

Brought to you free of charge thanks to support from:

The Associated Students of CSU (ASCSU)

The University Technology Fee Advisory Board (UTFAB).

Just login using your standard eID CSU login information on any Microsoft Application!

Microsoft 365 under the educational license offers full desktop applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and other applications as well as access to additional OneNote features. Features and some applications may be limited or unavailable with your education license.

Got iPad (or other mobile device)? Consider downloading your desired Microsoft application on your device’s respective app store and logging in with your CSU ID!

Follow the button below to view the full installation instructions for the desktop version (and additional license information).

Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

$19.99/mo*

Last Information Check: 08/22/24

Note: The pricing listed here is set by Adobe regarding student prices and may not be accurate when reviewing the options below.

Adobe Creative Cloud is not available for student licensure at this time via RAMTech (sorry!) Have you considered the student discount offered by Adobe for the Creative Cloud Suite?

EndNote 21

$130

Last Information Check: 08/29/24

Perpetual License

“EndNote 21, the world’s best reference manager, helps you save time, stay organized, collaborate with colleagues, and ultimately, get published. So, you can focus on what matters most: your ideas.”

Click the button below to download the departmental licensing form for EndNote 21

Notice: this license is for the perpetual variant of EndNote 21, where the license does not expire. While software updates relative to EndNote 21 will be received, there may be no zero-cost upgrades for future versions of EndNote.

Temporary Notice: The license form linked below is currently in the process of being updated. If you fill out the form as it is, your EndNote request will automatically be bumped and charged for the specified above version and cost. Apologies for the inconvenience! Please standby for accuracy corrections.

ESRI ArcGIS

$100.00/yr

Last Information Check: Unknown, information is out of date! May or may not be accessible through this method. Please contact the store for more details while we work on updating the information.

Expires: June 30, 2025

“ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows users to collect, organize, manage, analyze, communicate, and distribute geographic information.

Submit a form for a license of ESRI ArcGIS for homework and Colorado State University research use only.
License codes are typically valid for versions 10.1-10.8.2. If you are using 10.0 please specify this in the submission.

Please note that the included software has a one month grace period after it expires.

SAS 9.4

$279.99/yr

Last Information Check: 09/24/24

Expires: June 30, 2025

Click the button below to download the departmental licensing form for SAS 9.4. If you would like a different version (9.3) please let us know.

Please note that the SAS software is only available for PC’s running a 64 bit operating system.

SPSS Premium/AMOS

$79.99/yr

Last Information Check: 10/08/24

Expires: December 31, 2024

“IBM® SPSS® Amos is a powerful structural equation modeling (SEM) software helping support your research and theories by extending standard multivariate analysis methods, including regression, factor analysis, correlation and analysis of variance.”

Click the button below to download the departmental licensing form for SPSS and AMOS. Please specify the version of SPSS Premium/AMOS (25, 26, or 27) in your form.

Please note that the included AMOS software is only available for PC.
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Don't see the software you're looking for listed here?

Or, wish there was one that was available via the store?

We can special order a wide variety of software for student use that may not be listed here. Please contact us using the button below, come into the store, or shoot us an email to speak with one of our staff!