How Gemini for Education accelerates learning for over 10 million college students

We’ve seen tremendous momentum with Gemini for Education, with over 1,000 U.S. higher education institutions officially integrating it into their academic and administrative frameworks. This provides more than 10 million U.S. higher education college students access to Gemini for Education — built on the world's leading learning model — and includes enterprise-grade data protections and Guided Learning to help students grasp underlying concepts rather than simply providing answers. For schools not yet utilizing Gemini for Education, there's good news: all accredited higher education institutions can access Gemini for Education with data protections, free of charge.

Beyond access to our most powerful technology, we believe that providing a strong training infrastructure is key. Last month, we launched the Google AI for Education Accelerator, an initiative that offers free AI training and Google Career Certificates to every college student in the U.S.

See how top higher education institutions are using Google AI tools and training to transform education.

San Diego State University

SDSU was one of the first CA state universities to go all in on Google. Today, they have campus-wide deployment of Gemini and NotebookLM. Professors love that it helps them save time and provides students with in-the-moment assistance. "When you have a class of 200, or 300 people, it's like having a teaching assistant that the students can go to when the teacher is not available," says Dr. Elisa Sobo, Professor of Anthropology at SDSU.

University of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii System — with ten campuses and 50,000 students — partnered with Google to offer Google AI Essentials, a free five hour training that teaches students and faculty how to use AI responsibly. “Providing this AI training is a valuable opportunity for our community to develop in-demand AI skills and stay ahead in today's rapidly evolving technological landscape,” says Wendy Hensel, president of the University of Hawaii system.

Indiana University

Indiana University (IU) has made AI fluency a shared expectation across its entire community. Every student, faculty and staff member has access to Gemini in a safe, IU-protected environment, and through their GenAI 101 course they are learning how to build and apply Gems. Learners are already creating study companions that quiz and coach them, workflow tools that automate complex tasks, and role-play scenarios that prepare them for leadership conversations, transforming how they learn and work. “This isn’t just about experimenting with AI. It’s about preparing tens of thousands of Hoosiers to lead in a world where AI will shape every discipline,” says Anne Leftwich, Associate Vice President for Learning Technologies and Barbara B. Jacobs Chair in Education and Technology.

University of Maryland

In a graduate finance class, students are using Google’s AI suite, including Gemini, NotebookLM and AI Studio, to reimagine credit risk analysis. Using AI to process large amounts of public data from 40 banks and 17 fintechs over two years, they built a tool that is able to rate credit risk management effectiveness across financial institutions. “This project underscores AI's capacity to distill profound insights from quantitative and complex qualitative data, revolutionizing financial analysis,” says Dr. Clifford V. Rossi, Academic Director, Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium, University of Maryland.

John Jay College

John Jay College collaborated with Google.org and DataKind on a predictive AI model to identify students most at risk of dropping out. Using 75 indicators, including attendance patterns and grade variations, the AI model creates a risk score for every student. Based on the score, the school can offer one-on-one coaching and support before the student faces trouble. After implementing the tool, senior graduation rates at John Jay rose from 54% to 86% in three years, an increase nearly unheard of in higher education.

Arizona State University

Working with Google Cloud AI, the Knowledge Enterprise team at Arizona State University can scale quickly and support many types of research needs, including big data analytics, complex simulations and machine learning models. ASU used Google Cloud AI to achieve a four times more accurate prediction of enrollment, boosting online registrations by 52%, and has been able to accelerate information sharing and collaboration between ASU researchers and partner organizations.

If you’re ready to join us in transforming teaching and learning with Gemini for Education, start on our website.