About SPSS

SPSS is a suite of statistical analysis software, originally optimized for use in the social sciences, and is now for general use. The first version was released in 1968. For most of its history, SPSS software was manufactured by SPSS Inc. IBM acquired SPSS Inc in 2009, and SPSS has been an IBM product since then.

IBM SPSS Statistics is the most-used product of the suite. CU Software manages a cost-recovered enterprise license agreement for SPSS Statistics, which is available to students, staff, and faculty.

SPSS Amos is a separate standalone product that provides structural equation modeling. Cornell staff and faculty can purchase IBM's standard academic retail licenses for SPSS Amos through CU Software.

Components

Our 2023-2024 license for IBM SPSS Statistics Premium includes the following components:

License Terms

SPSS is offered to faculty, staff, and students under an annual license with a term from April 1 through the following March 31. Prorated pricing is not available at this time.

We currently offer four IBM SPSS licensing options:

IBM SPSS Staff and Faculty License

• Available to staff and faculty only.
• Allows installation on a computer owned by Cornell University or an affiliated institution.
• Does NOT allow installation onto any personally-owned computer.

IBM SPSS Home Use License

• Add-on license available to staff and faculty only.
• Requires an SPSS staff and faculty license held by the same customer.
• Allows installation on one personally-owned computer.
• Does NOT allow installation onto any computer owned by Cornell University or an affiliated institution.

IBM SPSS Student License

• Available to registered Cornell students only.
• Allows installation on one personally-owned computer.
• Does NOT allow installation onto any computer owned by Cornell University or an affiliated institution.

IBM SPSS Amos Stand-Alone License

• Available to staff and faculty only.
• Allows installation on one Cornell-owned computer only.
• Does NOT include SPSS Statistics.

Purchase a License

To order an SPSS volume license, visit Software Licensing at The Cornell Store.

Download

Download of SPSS software is only authorized for Cornell University faculty, staff, and students who have purchased licenses.

SPSS Statistics

IBM SPSS Statistics version 29

• IBM SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows 64-bit
• IBM SPSS Statistics 29 for Macintosh (macOS 10.15 or higher)

IBM SPSS Statistics version 28

• IBM SPSS Statistics 28 for Windows 64-bit
• IBM SPSS Statistics 28 for Macintosh (macOS 10.13 or higher)

IBM SPSS Statistics version 27

• IBM SPSS Statistics 27 for Windows 64-bit
• IBM SPSS Statistics 27 for Macintosh (macOS 10.13 or higher)
• IBM SPSS Statistics 27 for Linux (64-bit only)

IBM SPSS Statistics version 26

• IBM SPSS Statistics 26 for Windows 64-bit
• IBM SPSS Statistics 26 for Windows 32-bit
• IBM SPSS Statistics 26 for Macintosh (macOS 10.12 or higher; macOS 11 (Big Sur) required Fix Pack 2)
  • IBM SPSS Statistics 26 Fix Pack 2 for macOS
• IBM SPSS Statistics 26 for Linux (64-bit only)

IBM SPSS Amos Versions

• IBM SPSS Amos 29 for Windows
• IBM SPSS Amos 28 for Windows
• IBM SPSS Amos 27 for Windows
• IBM SPSS Amos 26 for Windows

Earlier Versions

If you have a need for an earlier version of SPSS, please contact us. We can supply versions of SPSS back to version 23. Versions earlier than 23 are not supported by IBM and are no longer available.

Installation

How to Install SPSS and update license codes on existing installation

Support

CU Software Licensing

For manuals and other documentation, see the SPSS support site.

System Requirements for SPSS Statistics 29

IBM has not yet completed updating their support pages, so the requirements listed here may not be final.

Windows

Supported version of Microsoft Windows

• Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, or Education, 64-bit only)
• Windows 10 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, or Education, 64-bit only)
• Windows Server 2019 (Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions)
• Windows Server 2016 (Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions)

Intel or AMD processors running at 1.6 GHz or higher

4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB or more recommended)

4 GB minimum free drive space

Monitor: 1024x768 or higher resolution

Browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox supported at their latest release.

Macintosh

macOS 10.15 or higher

Processor running at 1.6 GHz or higher

4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB or more recommended)

4 GB minimum free drive space

Monitor: 1024x768 or higher resolution

Browsers: Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox supported at their latest release.

Linux 64-bit

The following Linux distributions are supported:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Desktop editions, x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x Client editions, x86-64
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, x86-64
• Ubuntu 14.04.x LTS, x86-64

• SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 12.x, x86-84 and IBM z Systems

• SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 11.x, x86-84 and IBM z Systems

Processor running at 1.6 GHz or higher

4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB or more recommended)

4 GB minimum free drive space

Monitor: 1024x768 or higher resolution

Browsers: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox supported at their latest release.

More information

For additional system requirements and product information for all platforms, please see the IBM SPSS web site.