How many Universities acquisitions have there been?

There are 92 recorded acquisitions in the Universities sector spanning 2001-2026, totalling $139.42B in disclosed deal value.

Who are the biggest acquirers in Universities?

The most active acquirers in Universities include Adtalem Global Education, Global University Systems, Parchment.

What are the largest Universities acquisitions ever?

The largest disclosed Universities acquisitions include Actavis's purchase of Allergan ($70.5B, 2014), AbbVie's purchase of Allergan ($63B, 2019), Adtalem Global Education's purchase of Walden University ($1.48B, 2020).

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

There have been 5 recorded Universities acquisitions in the last year.

What is the average Universities deal size?

The average disclosed deal size in the Universities sector is $8.71B.

What is the median Universities deal size?

The median disclosed deal size in the Universities sector is $340.5M.

Which year had the most Universities acquisitions?

The most Universities acquisitions in a single year were recorded in 2021, with 13 deals.

Universities

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

Companies

6,180

Acquisitions

Total Funding

$19.2B

Funding Rounds

2,853

Active Investors

Universities Acquisitions

92 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
The College of Health Care Professions	—	2026-05-27	HCA Healthcare	Education Higher Education Universities Vocational Education	United States
Virginia Science & Technology Campus	$427M	2026-03-03	Amazon Web Services	Education Secondary Education Universities	United States
University of Kent	—	2026-02-04	University of Greenwich	Education Knowledge Management Universities	United Kingdom
Immerse Education	—	2026-01-22	Lumiere Education	Education Higher Education Training Universities	United Kingdom

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Universities Funding Rounds

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Top Universities Investors

National Science Foundation116 rounds
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation74 rounds
National Institutes of Health71 rounds
US Department of Energy71 rounds
U.S. Department of Education71 rounds
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation60 rounds
U.S. Department of Agriculture42 rounds
NASA33 rounds
Australian Renewable Energy Agency33 rounds
National Telecommunications and Information Administration32 rounds

Top Universities Companies

Teesside University Florida Atlantic University Université du Québec à Rimouski University of Oxford University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Oklahoma Clemson University University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Detroit Mercy University of Liverpool University of Kentucky Federal University Lokoja

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