SPSS for Students
Current Luther students can install IBM SPSS Statistics on their personally-owned Windows or macOS computers. The license is for educational use only.
Note: If you have an earlier version of SPSS installed on your computer, please uninstall it before continuing.
Download Instructions
- Visit https://help.luther.edu from a web browser on your computer and sign in with your Luther Norse Key username and password.
- Click on Downloads located on the left hand side of the screen.
- Select IBM SPSS Statistics 28 (Windows) or IBM SPSS Statistics 28 (macOS) depending upon your operating system.
- Click Download.
‘Downloads’ page from help.luther.edu
Windows Installation Instructions
- Install the software using IBM SPSS Statistics.msi.
- Click Finish and then click Launch License Wizard when prompted.
- Choose Authorized user license and click Next.
- Enter the Product Key found on the SPSS Download page (help.luther.edu) and click Next.
- After authorization finishes, restart your computer.
macOS Installation Instructions
- Double click on the SPSS_Statistics_28_mac.dmg and then double click on SPSS_Statistics_Installer.pkg.
- Launch SPSS Statistics from: Applications – IBM SPSS Statistics.
- Click Launch License Wizard.
- Choose Authorized user license and click Next.
- Enter the Product Key found on the SPSS Download page (help.luther.edu) and click Next.
- After authorization finishes, restart your computer.
Product authorization process