Overview
Please refer to the following guide for SPSS installation instructions. Dornsife faculty and staff can directly install SPSS on Dornsife-managed computers, while Dornsife graduate students will need to request an SPSS license in order to install SPSS on their own computers.
Installing SPSS for Dornsife faculty and staff
Note that you will need to be connected to the USC network in order to open SPSS once you have installed it onto your Dornsife-managed computer.
Install SPSS on a Mac issued prior to May 20, 2021
Quick guide
- Go to http://portal.meraki.com/usc-dornsife. Log in with your USC NetID credentials.
- If you are unable to log in but are sure you are using your correct username and password, submit a ticket to let us know, and we'll update your account.
- In the upper right toolbar, click on My Devices. Select your Mac device.
- If your Apple device is not showing up and you know it was issued to you by DTS, submit a ticket to let us know, and we'll update your account with your device.
- Click on the Apps tab.
- Locate SPSSStatistics and click on Install.
- In the alert window, click on Install. Allow 15–20 min for installation to complete.
- You must be connected to the USC network in order to open SPSS once installed:
- On-campus: Connect via USC Secure Wireless.
- Off-campus: Connect via VPN. To use SPSS off-campus without VPN, please refer to "Using SPSS offline."
- Once installed, open SPSS:
- Open Finder and navigate to Applications > IBM SPSS Statistics > SPSS Statistics.
- You're all set!
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Go to http://portal.meraki.com/usc-dornsife. Log in with your USC NetID credentials.
- If you are unable to log in but are sure you are using your correct username and password, submit a ticket to let us know, and we'll update your account.
- In the upper right toolbar, click on My Devices. Select your Mac device.
- If your Apple device is not showing up and you know it was issued to you by DTS, submit a ticket to let us know, and we'll update your account with your device.
- Click on the Apps tab.
- Locate SPSSStatistics and click on Install.
- In the alert window, click on Install.
- Allow 15–20 min for installation to complete.
- You must be connected to the USC network in order to open SPSS once installed:
- On-campus: Connect via USC Secure Wireless.
- Off-campus: Connect via VPN. To use SPSS off-campus without VPN, please refer to "Using SPSS offline."
- Once installed, open SPSS:
- Open Finder.
- Navigate to the Applications folder, and double-click on the IBM SPSS Statistics folder.
- Double-click on SPSS Statistics.
- You're all set!
Install SPSS on a Mac issued on or after May 20, 2021
Quick guide
- Open Company Portal:
- Open Finder and navigate to Applications > Company Portal.
- Once Company Portal opens, click on Sign in.
- If the "Account found" window appears, please follow our instructions for the initial sign in instead of using the @usc.edu account listed:
- Once you are signed in, click on Apps at the top of the window.
- Click on SPSS Statistics.
- Click on Install.
- Company Portal will indicate within seconds that SPSS has been installed, but you should allow 15–20 min for installation to fully complete.
- SPSS is almost ready once a window appears reading "Verifying SPSS Statistics" with a progress bar.
- You must be connected to the USC network in order to open SPSS once installed:
- On-campus: Connect via USC Secure Wireless.
- Off-campus: Connect via VPN.
- To use SPSS without VPN, please refer to Using SPSS offline.
- Once installed, open SPSS:
- Open Finder and navigate to Applications > IBM SPSS Statistics > SPSS Statistics.
- You're all set!
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Open Company Portal:
- Open Finder.
- Navigate to the Applications folder, and double-click on Company Portal.
- Click on Sign in.
- If the "Account found" window appears, please follow our instructions for the initial sign in instead of using the @usc.edu account listed:
- Once you are signed in, click on Apps at the top of the window.
- Click on SPSS Statistics.
- Click on Install.
- Company Portal will indicate within seconds that SPSS has been installed, but you should allow 15–20 min for installation to fully complete.
- SPSS is almost ready once a window appears reading "Verifying SPSS Statistics" with a progress bar.
- You must be connected to the USC network in order to open SPSS once installed:
- On-campus: Connect via USC Secure Wireless.
- Off-campus: Connect via VPN.
- To use SPSS without VPN, please refer to Using SPSS offline.
- Once installed, open SPSS:
- Open Finder.
- Navigate to the Applications folder, and double-click on the IBM SPSS Statistics folder.
- Double-click on SPSS Statistics.
- You're all set!
Installing SPSS for Dornsife graduate students
- Request an SPSS license through DTS.
- DTS will email you the license code as well as the direct link to the SPSS installer.
- Open the installer and follow the prompts. For detailed guidance: