185 Best Academic-Themed Templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides

CrystalGraphics creates templates designed to make even average presentations look incredible. Below you’ll see thumbnail sized previews of the title slides of a few of our 185 best academic templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides. The text you’ll see in in those slides is just example text. The academic-related image or video you’ll see in the background of each title slide is designed to help you set the stage for your academic-related topics and it is included with that template. In addition to the title slides, each of our templates comes with 17 additional slide layouts that you can use to create an unlimited number of presentation slides with your own added text and images. And every template is available in both widescreen and standard formats. With over 6 million presentation templates available for you to choose from, CrystalGraphics is the award-winning provider of the world’s largest collection of templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides. So, take your time and look around. You’ll like what you see! Whether you want 1 great template or an ongoing subscription, we've got affordable purchasing options and 24/7 download access to fit your needs. Thanks to our unbeatable combination of quality, selection and unique customization options, CrystalGraphics is the company you can count on for your presentation enhancement needs. Just ask any of our thousands of satisfied customers from virtually every leading company around the world. They love our products. We think you will, too!

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▼Key features of this template

They are compatible with both PowerPoint and Google Slides running on either Windows PCs or Macs.
They are available in both standard and widescreen slide formats. You can choose your preferred format by clicking on the "Widescreen" check box or icon.
Each template includes a beautiful high-resolution background image or video to visually reinforce the theme of your presentation.
In addition, each template includes designer-created graphics and modern fonts to give your presentations an up-to-date, professional look.
Each template's default design and title text position have been carefully selected to complement its background without covering faces or other key elements.
All text includes backdrops whose transparency level is mathematically calculated to maximize text readability while still allowing the background to be seen.
And all the text, text backdrops and graphics in every slide are colored with a palette designed to beautifully complement the colors in the background.
Our Premium templates (those with the descriptor “Premium” in their subtitle) include over 64 slide layouts to give you maximum flexibility as you create your presentations.
- Those layouts are available to you whenever you create a new slide or when you want to change the layout of an existing slide.
- They include everything you need to make all sorts of presentations. In addition to the layouts for the title slide and the usual title and content slide, they include many other layouts for slide types including table of contents slides, org charts, charts, diagrams, infographics, photo slides, thank you slides and more.
- While creating these layouts our template designers have ensured that all text in every layout adjusts as gracefully as possible to various numbers of words.
Customizable templates (those with the descriptor “Customizable” in their subtitle) may be easily modified online before you download them.
- To modify them, simply click on the pencil editing icon, then select your choice of ready to go designs and title text positions.
- The editing tool also makes it easy to reposition and scale the background image or video to best suit your needs.

▼FAQs

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What is a PowerPoint template?
- A well designed PowerPoint template is a file that can tell PowerPoint how to make your ordinary templates look extraordinary. They won’t change what your words or numbers say. But they might change their size, color, font and placement. And, overall, they can give your presentations a professionally-designed look that will give your content more credibility and give you more confidence.
How many PowerPoint templates do you offer?
- We have over 32,000 artist-created presentation templates in our PowerPlugs collection With a subscription, PowerPlugs templates are easy to download. Just sign in, find a template and click on the green Download button. ready for you to download. That alone offers you more variety to choose from than any of our competitors can offer. And, as if that weren’t enough, we also offer over 6 million templates in our Crystal collection. Crystal brand templates are our line of templates that have customization options. They have the word "CRYSTAL" on their web page images. You can customize several aspects of the templates. These templates include high-resolution background images from Shutterstock’s vast image collection matched up with artist-created presentation designs customized by our own proprietary AI software.
How many templates can I download as a subscriber?
- You can download an unlimited number of PowerPlugs-brand With a subscription, PowerPlugs templates are easy to download. Just sign in, find a template and click on the green Download button. templates every day for an entire year. (Actually, by default, we set a limit of 25 templates per day to prevent our competitors from stealing our templates. But, if that is not enough, just let us know and we’ll try to accommodate you.) On top of that, with a subscription or an Ultimate Combo, you can also download any 50 Crystal-brand Crystal brand templates are our line of templates that have customization options. They have the word "CRYSTAL" on their web page images. You can customize several aspects of the templates. templates per year selected from our huge Crystal collection. Crystal brand templates are our line of templates that have customization options. They have the word "CRYSTAL" on their web page images. You can customize several aspects of the templates. .

Why should I choose your templates instead of the competition’s?
- We’ve got a larger selection of professionally-designed PowerPoint templates than anyone else in the world.
- Each template includes a high-resolution background image or video to visually inspire your audiences while reinforcing your message.
- Each template includes 64 slide layouts to give you maximum flexibility as you create your presentations.
- Our templates are available in both standard and widescreen slide formats. And our website lets you preview the slides each way.
- Our free Template Finder™ plugin lets subscribers select and - with a single click - download and insert our templates into their presentations right from within PowerPoint.
- We’ve been creating designer presentation templates for over 20 years. During that time we’ve won several awards and 5-star ratings for product quality. See About Us for more.
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
- Yes we do! We offer full 30-day money-back guarantee if you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase.

Can I still use my downloaded templates after my subscription runs out?
- Yes. After your subscription expires, you won't lose any rights or ability to use your PowerPlugs: Templates for PowerPoint. You won't be able to download any new non-watermarked templates. But the non-watermarked templates you've already downloaded will still work and you can still use them as before.
Can I share my downloaded templates or passwords with friends or coworkers?
- Sorry but no. You are authorized to download each paid-for template to up to 3 of your personal devices and to use the templates you download in as many presentations as you want. But you are not authorized to share the templates, themselves, with others. That said, we do offer highly discounted site licenses to suit the needs of both small and large teams. Just tell us your needs and we’ll give you a quote!
System requirements:
- The templates use the standard POTX format. So they are compatible with Google Slides and all PC, Mac and mobile devices running any version of PowerPoint from PowerPoint 2007 up through and including Office 365 desktop.
- Please note: Google Slides does not currently support background videos. It treats them as still images.
- For PowerPoint for the Web, first open your template into a desktop version of PowerPoint, then save it back out as a PPTX file. Then you can open that in PowerPoint for the Web.

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How will I get my purchased templates?
- You may download your selected templates as soon as your payment is received by PayPal. If you purchased an individual template, you will be provided with a download link both onscreen and via email. Just click on that link to begin the download process. If you purchased a subscription, you will receive an email containing a password to use along with your email address to sign in to any of the templates pages on CrystalGraphics.com. Once you are signed in, you can immediately start downloading your selected templates.
How do I use my templates after I download them?
- You can either open a template to start a new presentation or you can add a template to an existing presentation. To open a template, just double click on it or use PowerPoint's File > Open tool. To add a template to an existing presentation, on the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Browse for Themes... then browse to select your template.

185 Best Academic-Themed Templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides

Portrait Young Peoplein Academic Gown.

Slides with portrait of a young peoplein a academic gown education background

Portrait Young Academic Holding Digital

PPT theme having portrait of young academic holding a digital tablet against a building

Boy Spectacles Academic Hat Standing

Slide set with little boy in spectacles and academic hat standing over white background isolated

High-school Pupils Using Laptop School

Presentation theme consisting of high-school pupils using laptop for school project academic library smiling

High-school Students Studying Library Together

Presentation theme with high-school students studying in library together academic teenagers study background

Cute Boy White Shirt Tie,

PPT theme with cute little boy in white shirt a big tie academic hat and big glasses sitting on a floor with books educational concept

Smart Student Boy White Shirt,

PPT theme featuring smart student boy in white shirt a tie and academic hat holds a flask with liquid educational concept isolated over white

Asian Female Student Holding Book

Presentation design consisting of asian female student holding book and wearing academic dress in library

Educational Theme Graduating Student Girl

Presentation theme enhanced with educational theme graduating student girl in an academic gown isolated over white background background

Portrait Shocked Schoolgirl Academic Hat

Theme enhanced with portrait of a shocked schoolgirl in academic hat at a classroom background

Cute Boy White Shirt Tie,

PPT theme having cute little boy in white shirt a big tie academic hat and big glasses sitting on a floor with books educational concept

Asian Female Student Holding Book

Presentation design enhanced with asian female student holding book and wearing academic dress in library backdrop

Educational Theme Graduating Student Academic

Presentation theme with educational theme graduating student in academic gown in a classroom

Closeup Portrait Beautiful Graduates Square

PPT layouts consisting of closeup portrait of beautiful graduates in square academic cap smiling happy

National Academic Bolshoi Opera Ballet

Presentation design having national academic bolshoi opera and ballet theatre

Educational Theme Graduating Student Girl

▼Key features of this template

They are compatible with both PowerPoint and Google Slides running on either Windows PCs or Macs.

They are available in both standard and widescreen slide formats. You can choose your preferred format by clicking on the "Widescreen" check box or icon.

Each template includes a beautiful high-resolution background image or video to visually reinforce the theme of your presentation.

In addition, each template includes designer-created graphics and modern fonts to give your presentations an up-to-date, professional look.

Each template's default design and title text position have been carefully selected to complement its background without covering faces or other key elements.

All text includes backdrops whose transparency level is mathematically calculated to maximize text readability while still allowing the background to be seen.

And all the text, text backdrops and graphics in every slide are colored with a palette designed to beautifully complement the colors in the background.

Our Premium templates (those with the descriptor “Premium” in their subtitle) include over 64 slide layouts to give you maximum flexibility as you create your presentations.

Customizable templates (those with the descriptor “Customizable” in their subtitle) may be easily modified online before you download them.

▼FAQs

What is a PowerPoint template?

How many PowerPoint templates do you offer?

How many templates can I download as a subscriber?

Why should I choose your templates instead of the competition’s?

Do you offer a money-back guarantee?

Can I still use my downloaded templates after my subscription runs out?

Can I share my downloaded templates or passwords with friends or coworkers?

System requirements:

End user license agreement:

How will I get my purchased templates?

How do I use my templates after I download them?

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