The article explores a decision support information system. The information system is intended for the management of educational institutions within the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. The information system is interpreted as a decision support system. The taxonomy of information systems in the field of education is given. The types of management technologies in the field of education are described. The difference between the main goals of commercial and public universities is shown. Management goals set the dynamics of management. A sectoral area has been identified, which is the prerogative of the Ministry of Education. The article describes one of the industry information systems created as part of the assignment of the Ministry of Education. It is designed as a specialized decision support information system with a special interface for ministry employees. The basis for the operation of such a system and its interface is information modeling. The need for additional use of GIS for the operation of such a system is shown. The use of GIS is due to the fact that universities form a geographically distributed system, for the management of which it is necessary to use spatial information. Spatial information is necessary when managing industrial property. The principles of operation of the system are described. The information system diagram is described. The application of information modeling for the operation of the system is shown, using the example of the "property map" geoinformation model. The results of the work are put into practice.