About Ad Astra
Ad Astra is the trusted partner of colleges and universities committed to graduating more students faster.
With academic scheduling software and room scheduling tools, Ad Astra helps institutions streamline planning processes, promote financial sustainability, and enhance student success.
Ad Astra expertly empowers institutions to accelerate completions & achieve financial sustainability through data-informed planning & course scheduling.
Is college worth it? Not if students can’t achieve the value of degree completion. At Ad Astra, we understand how personal and professional opportunities multiply when students complete their credentials. With our academic scheduling software, institutions can create clear degree pathways, ensuring every course aligns with degree requirements and helps students succeed.
With room scheduling software, Ad Astra optimizes resource utilization, enabling institutions to manage classrooms efficiently and sustainably. Our student success solutions drive collaboration across stakeholders to develop data-informed schedules that enhance retention rates and accelerate degree completion.
The results? Greater institutional value, enriched student experiences, and a positive societal impact.

Fewer than 64% of College Students will complete a degree in six years.
National Center for Educational Statistics 2020
Less than 74% of freshmen students return for their second year of college.
National Student Clearinghouse, 2021
Only 51% of full-time students earned 24 or more credit hours in their first year.
PDP Insight Report, 2022
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The typical student is anything but typical.
Today’s college students are more diverse than ever. With 37% over the age of 25, 64% balancing jobs, and 24% supporting children or dependents, traditional approaches to course scheduling no longer meet their needs.
Ad Astra offers innovative academic scheduling software and room scheduling software designed to prioritize student success solutions. By leveraging real-time data and predictive analytics, institutions can create schedules that align with actual demand, ensuring students stay on track for timely graduation. Ad Astra provides the tools you need to adapt to changing demographics and deliver a student-centered academic experience.


Ad Astra Northstar Mission
Our mission is to graduate more students, faster. By helping institutions improve student outcomes, we can transform lives and change the landscape of higher education. Our goals:
50% of the undergrads in the USA are supported.
1 semester reduction in time to completion.
150,000 additional completions annually.
Up to $17 billion saved by graduates each year.
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