Financial Databases Help Guides: FactSet

Requesting a FactSet ID / Account

To get an account, go to https://advantage.factset.com/academic_idrequest   You will be asked for the following information.  Please allow 24-48 hours for them to reply.

• First Name
• Last Name
• University e-mail address.
• Please indicate that you are a faculty member; students will have to provide a date of graduation for an expiration date

Factset will get back to you with instructions on how to access the Web product and/or how to download the software.  The software version has a plug-in that you can request. The instructions will also include some information FactSet.  The e-mail with your ID and Password will come from factset.net.admin; be sure to check your clutter or spam file for this e-mail. 

Please note the turnaround time is 24-48 hours