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Campus Auxiliary Services State of the Industry Report

Join the Founding Pilot Cohort

NACAS and CENTERS are creating the first national benchmark of how colleges and universities structure, fund, staff, and manage their full portfolio of auxiliary services.

Available exclusively to NACAS member institutions at no additional cost.

Register by December 1, 2026 | Pilot open February 1 through 28, 2027

Register for Pilot

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How Does Your Auxiliary Services Portfolio Compare?

Auxiliary services play an essential role in campus life, institutional finances, and the student experience. Yet colleges and universities have limited data to compare how their full portfolios are structured, resourced, and managed across institutions.

The Campus Auxiliary Services State of the Industry Report will begin closing that gap.

What We Are Benchmarking?

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Structure

Portfolio composition, oversight, and reporting  relationships

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Resources

Funding, revenue, staffing, facilities, and capital needs

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Delivery

Self operated, outsourced, and hybrid management models

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Outlook

Partnership approaches, institutional priorities, and operational risks

The Value of Participating

NACAS member institutions that submit a pilot response will receive the inaugural benchmark report at no additional cost, including comparisons by institutional profile where sufficient data are available.

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Peer Comparison:

Compare your institution with similar colleges and universities and understand how peers approach management and partnerships


Industry Insights:

Identify  emerging trends, common operating practices, and developments across the evolving auxiliary services landscape.


Strategic Planning:

Apply benchmark findings to budgeting, investment, and future operating priorities.

How It Works

Business Partners

NACAS helps grow your business in higher education landscapes

Business Partners are essential to the fabric of NACAS and offer a wide range of solutions that meet the needs and desires of our institutional members and their students. Every day, thousands of NACAS members and Business Partners collaborate to create customized campus services that are unique and meaningful to each school’s community. Let NACAS serve as your gateway to hundreds of schools and facilitate introductions to higher education leaders seeking the right solutions to enrich campus experiences.

An annual Business Partner membership is $1000.

Business Partner Benefits

Frequently Asked Questions

AdobeStock_265256049 Institutional responses will remain confidential, and findings will be reported only in aggregate.

Register Your Institution:

By December 1, 2026

 

Receive Survey Instructions: 

January  2027

Submit Your Response:

February 1-28, 2027

Receive the Findings:

Anticipated Summer 2027

One person registers per institution, and colleagues across campus can contribute. Submit only the data relevant and available to your institution.

Help Build the Benchmark

Join the Founding Pilot Cohort and help establish a clearer picture of how colleges and universities structure, resource, and manage auxiliary services.

Register your institution by December 1, 2026.

Register for Pilot