SAS Overview
This document provides information about how to access and get support for SAS at USC.
Best known as a statistical analysis system, SAS is now used in business, research, education, and social services. SAS is a powerful software system that includes a programming language, many statistical features, hundreds of built-in functions, macro capability, reporting functions, and graphics.
Where to Find SAS
SAS is installed on computers in all of the USC Computing Centers.
- King Olympic Hall
- Leavey Information Commons, in the Leavey Library
- Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center
- Waite Phillips Hall of Education
SAS is also available on USC’s compute facilities and on the High Performance Computing and Communications cluster.
There is no version of SAS written for the Macintosh operating system. Macintosh users can access access SAS on the UNIX servers using X11, and Intel-based Macs can also run SAS using VMWare Fusion, Parallels, or similar virtualization software.Getting SAS
If you would like to use SAS on your personal computer, ITS now has a license to provide SAS to all current USC faculty, staff, and students at no cost. You can download the software from software.usc.edu.
A high-speed connection of 1 gigabit or faster is required to successfully download SAS.
Getting Help
For assistance obtaining, installing, or using SAS software, please call the ITS Customer Support Center at 213-740-5555, visit the walk-in support center in Leavey Library's Lower Commons, or send an email to consult@usc.edu.Last updated:
January 09, 2012