In the administrative work of colleges and universities, the most important thing is the management of archives. The management and analysis of archives can effectively inherit the culture and teaching management methods of colleges and universities. The current information society requires not only the reasonable improvement of the archives management, but also the innovation of the mode and workflow of the archives management in colleges and universities. From the perspective of big data, this paper analyzes the problems of archives management in colleges and universities and puts forward corresponding countermeasures.