How many Higher Education acquisitions have there been?

There are 344 recorded acquisitions in the Higher Education sector spanning 1982-2026, totalling $25.72B in disclosed deal value.

Who are the biggest acquirers in Higher Education?

The most active acquirers in Higher Education include Providence Equity Partners, Afya, Quad Partners.

What are the largest Higher Education acquisitions ever?

The largest disclosed Higher Education acquisitions include Dubai Holding's purchase of Nord Anglia Education ($14.5B, 2025), CPP Investments's purchase of Nord Anglia Education ($4.3B, 2017), Adtalem Global Education's purchase of Walden University ($1.48B, 2020).

How many Higher Education acquisitions have there been in the last 1 year?

There have been 26 recorded Higher Education acquisitions in the last year.

What is the average Higher Education deal size?

The average disclosed deal size in the Higher Education sector is $659.71M.

What is the median Higher Education deal size?

The median disclosed deal size in the Higher Education sector is $50M.

Which year had the most Higher Education acquisitions?

The most Higher Education acquisitions in a single year were recorded in 2021, with 47 deals.

Higher Education

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Companies, acquisitions, funding rounds and active investors across the Higher Education sector.

Companies

22,777

Acquisitions

344

Total Funding

$31.69B

Funding Rounds

4,141

Active Investors

Higher Education Acquisitions

344 results

Acquiree Name			Acquirer Name	Acquiree Industries	Acquiree Hq Country
New Jersey City University	—	2026-09-07	Kean University	Education Higher Education Universities	United States
Campus	—	2026-08-14	Charlie Obaugh Auto Group	EdTech Education Higher Education	United States
Isa	—	2026-07-15	Ecopetrol	Education E-Learning Higher Education	Japan
Villioti Fashion Institute	—	2026-06-26	Inscape Education Group	Fashion Higher Education	South Africa
CAPSLOCK	—	2026-06-16	mthree	Cloud Security Continuing Education Cyber Security EdTech Education Higher Education Information Technology Network Security Training Vocational Education	United Kingdom

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Higher Education Funding Rounds

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Top Higher Education Investors

National Science Foundation132 rounds
U.S. Department of Education88 rounds
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation81 rounds
US Department of Energy61 rounds
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation57 rounds
U.S. Department of Agriculture48 rounds
National Telecommunications and Information Administration46 rounds
National Institutes of Health45 rounds
Australian Renewable Energy Agency37 rounds
Lilly Endowment36 rounds

Top Higher Education Companies

Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Brain Tools 4 School Bluegrass Community and Technical College American Council of Learned Societies Modibbo Adama University of Technology RMIT University Community College of Vermont University of Galway Constructive Dialogue Institute Teesside University Hood College Florida Atlantic University

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