Ensure every student is prepared for every class

On average, only 20-30% of students do assigned reading; with Perusall, >90% do the reading.
Students learn more than twice as much information from assignments, with no effort from the instructor.

Engage students at scale

Students help each other learn by collectively commenting on readings and videos, responding to each other, and participating in a social learning environment.
Students get instant feedback and motivation; instructors get continuous insights on student engagement.
Instructors use Perusall online or in-person in small classes or large lectures in all disciplines.

Save time and improve your teaching

Perusall can automatically grade student engagement based on up to 7 criteria using a machine learning model. The model is pre-trained and your data is not used to train the model.
Perusall's analytics and reports such as the student confusion report offer insights on student activity.
Perusall uses generative AI and machine learning to save instructors time while managing their courses.

Simplify book orders and use a variety of course materials

Adopt ebooks from our catalog of > 1.2 million titles from 54,000+ publishers.

Upload open educational resources, Google docs, slides, PowerPoint, Word documents, and PDFs, integrate videos, web pages, audio, and podcasts, and more.

Keep your administration happy

Administration-friendly, FERPA compliant, secure, free of advertising, and we never sell your data.
Perusall integrates with your institution's learning management system and will partner with your campus bookstore.
Institutional licenses are available.

Stay at the forefront of educational innovation

Research studies based on Perusall are published frequently and represented here.
Use Perusall beyond the classroom for faculty reading groups, author-led book events, summer reading programs, and more.

Set up the whole semester in 15 minutes

Deliver all your course material in one place: adopt ebooks from our Perusall catalog, incorporate open educational resources, or upload your own materials to transform your content into a social learning experience, including multimodal, peer review, instructor-review, and differentiated assignments. Copy over previous course material, rubrics, and scoring templates for new terms.
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‍Learn more about course content

Screenshot of Perusall's content addition interface highlighting versatile educational resources from books to podcasts.

Keep students intrinsically motivated

Students comment on course material and respond to each other using our social features such as upvoting, hashtags, quote reply, emojis, GIFs, and more. Students can tag one another, receive notifications, and get dynamic student feedback when working on assignments, eliciting rich discussion and facilitating deeper understanding of course material.

‍Learn more about student collaboration

Image of a Perusall conversation discussing physics, where one user asks if gravitational and electric fields are mutually exclusive and another confirms they are not, citing the interaction between electric and magnetic fields as fundamental to various technologies like radio and electromagnetic motors.

Get complete insights

Use automatic scoring to reduce time spent grading, and automatically sync grades with your institution's LMS. Keep track of student progress at a glance and use the Confusion Report to summarize student questions and help plan class time.
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Learn more about assessment and analytics

Data chart showing average view time on the assignment. Infographic pie chart displaying Perusall course statistics with percentages for student completion rates: 33.2% completed with maximum score, 31.7% completed but not with maximum score, 28.3% in progress, and a small section for no work submitted. Below the chart, text indicates '1041 comments, 252 questions, 91 unanswered questions' with '19 minutes average reading time'.

What educators are saying about Perusall

"Perusall has finally given me a meaningful way for students to demonstrate that they have read. By asking them to comment and respond, they are more engaged and come to class more prepared."

Rhonda Fritz
Education
Eastern Oregon University

"Perusall has completely transformed my teaching experience. Based on student comments, I can see which topics they are interested in and adjust my preparation. The dialogues in Perusall also lead to more engaging classroom discussions."

Jocelyn Holland
Humanities
CalTech

"I highly recommend Perusall—not just to get students to read, promote self-reflection, and facilitate peer support, but also for the insight it gives into the areas that trip up students."

Robert Cohen
STEM
East Stroudsburg State University

"Perusall allows me to see the close reading strategies my students use in real time. I can track their interpretations, highlight areas needing attention, and provide immediate feedback."

Mariagrazia De Luca
Italian Studies
UC Berkeley

"Perusall is a great tool to ensure my students do the reading and come prepared to discuss it. It also provides insight into areas of confusion or interest to steer our discussions."

Tamara Stawicki
Neuroscience
Lafayette College

"Perusall helps students meaningfully engage with texts. They bring in outside materials, answer each other’s questions—and post lots of memes! I’m grateful for the dynamic it brings."

Dr. Chad Curtis
Data Science
Nevada State University

Every student prepared for every class

Ensure every student is prepared for every class

Engage students at scale

Save time and improve your teaching

Simplify book orders and use a variety of course materials

Keep your administration happy

Stay at the forefront of educational innovation

Join 95,000 instructors, at 6,000 educational institutions, teaching more than 4 million students, in 117 countries that have adopted Perusall in their courses.

We're delighted to partner with institutions around the world

Set up the whole semester in 15 minutes

Keep students intrinsically motivated

Get complete insights

What educators are saying about Perusall

"Perusall has finally given me a meaningful way for students to demonstrate that they have read. By asking them to comment and respond, they are more engaged and come to class more prepared."

Rhonda Fritz
Education
Eastern Oregon University

"Perusall has completely transformed my teaching experience. Based on student comments, I can see which topics they are interested in and adjust my preparation. The dialogues in Perusall also lead to more engaging classroom discussions."

Jocelyn Holland
Humanities
CalTech

"I highly recommend Perusall—not just to get students to read, promote self-reflection, and facilitate peer support, but also for the insight it gives into the areas that trip up students."

Robert Cohen
STEM
East Stroudsburg State University

"Perusall allows me to see the close reading strategies my students use in real time. I can track their interpretations, highlight areas needing attention, and provide immediate feedback."

Mariagrazia De Luca
Italian Studies
UC Berkeley

"Perusall is a great tool to ensure my students do the reading and come prepared to discuss it. It also provides insight into areas of confusion or interest to steer our discussions."

Tamara Stawicki
Neuroscience
Lafayette College

"Perusall helps students meaningfully engage with texts. They bring in outside materials, answer each other’s questions—and post lots of memes! I’m grateful for the dynamic it brings."

Dr. Chad Curtis
Data Science
Nevada State University

Increase student learning with Perusall

Every student prepared for every class

Ensure every student is prepared for every class

Engage students at scale

Save time and improve your teaching

Simplify book orders and use a variety of course materials

Keep your administration happy

Stay at the forefront of educational innovation

Join 95,000 instructors, at 6,000 educational institutions, teaching more than 4 million students, in 117 countries that have adopted Perusall in their courses.

We're delighted to partner with institutions around the world

Set up the whole semester in 15 minutes

Keep students intrinsically motivated

Get complete insights

What educators are saying about Perusall

"Perusall has finally given me a meaningful way for students to demonstrate that they have read. By asking them to comment and respond, they are more engaged and come to class more prepared."Rhonda FritzEducationEastern Oregon University

"Perusall has completely transformed my teaching experience. Based on student comments, I can see which topics they are interested in and adjust my preparation. The dialogues in Perusall also lead to more engaging classroom discussions."Jocelyn HollandHumanitiesCalTech

"I highly recommend Perusall—not just to get students to read, promote self-reflection, and facilitate peer support, but also for the insight it gives into the areas that trip up students."Robert CohenSTEM East Stroudsburg State University

"Perusall allows me to see the close reading strategies my students use in real time. I can track their interpretations, highlight areas needing attention, and provide immediate feedback."Mariagrazia De LucaItalian StudiesUC Berkeley

"Perusall is a great tool to ensure my students do the reading and come prepared to discuss it. It also provides insight into areas of confusion or interest to steer our discussions."Tamara StawickiNeuroscienceLafayette College

"Perusall helps students meaningfully engage with texts. They bring in outside materials, answer each other’s questions—and post lots of memes! I’m grateful for the dynamic it brings."Dr. Chad CurtisData ScienceNevada State University

Increase student learning with Perusall

"Perusall has finally given me a meaningful way for students to demonstrate that they have read. By asking them to comment and respond, they are more engaged and come to class more prepared."

Rhonda Fritz
Education
Eastern Oregon University

"Perusall has completely transformed my teaching experience. Based on student comments, I can see which topics they are interested in and adjust my preparation. The dialogues in Perusall also lead to more engaging classroom discussions."

Jocelyn Holland
Humanities
CalTech

"I highly recommend Perusall—not just to get students to read, promote self-reflection, and facilitate peer support, but also for the insight it gives into the areas that trip up students."

Robert Cohen
STEM
East Stroudsburg State University

"Perusall allows me to see the close reading strategies my students use in real time. I can track their interpretations, highlight areas needing attention, and provide immediate feedback."

Mariagrazia De Luca
Italian Studies
UC Berkeley

"Perusall is a great tool to ensure my students do the reading and come prepared to discuss it. It also provides insight into areas of confusion or interest to steer our discussions."

Tamara Stawicki
Neuroscience
Lafayette College

"Perusall helps students meaningfully engage with texts. They bring in outside materials, answer each other’s questions—and post lots of memes! I’m grateful for the dynamic it brings."

Dr. Chad Curtis
Data Science
Nevada State University