How to Install and Run SPSS

This article will provide step-by-step instructions on how to install and run SPSS on personal devices. If you have an Arcadia issued device, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@arcadia.edu as you will need administrator credentials to install SPSS.

How to install SPSS:

1. Open Google Drive link with your Arcadia Google account/credentials and download the SPSS installer for your operating system.

Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uIc4kwc45S6ajPyr2Q7LRwC-Fg9Ytfb8?usp=drive_link

2.  Once the download is finished, open up the SPSS installer. You may need to enter admin credentials on your device to open up the installer.

3. Follow the prompts and accept the terms in the license agreement. Finally, click "Install", then "Finish" to complete the install process.

You should now have SPSS installed on your device. Follow the steps below to apply the license:

1. Open up SPSS and click Launch License Wizard. Select "Concurrent User License" and click next.
2. Under license manager server name or IP address, enter: 104.232.40.46 and click next. Finish the license wizard.

Mac - Troubleshooting:

If you see a pop up screen like the image below, please follow the next steps:

1. Download the libplatdeb.dylib file linked on this page.

2. Close all instances of SPSS.

3. Navigate to "/Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/lib/". You can do this by opening your Applications folder, opening the IBM SPSS Statistics folder, right-clicking on SPSS Statistics, clicking "Show Package Contents", opening the Contents folder, then opening the lib folder. 

4. Copy the libplatdeb.dylib file you downloaded in step 1 to this folder, click "replace" when prompted.

5. Run SPSS again, and it should launch successfully.