50 Best Higher Education Companies to Watch in 2026

The most prominent higher education companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 72,456 companies tracked on Fsome.

72,456
Total Companies
$22.8B
Total Funding
$315K
Avg Funding
New York
Top Location
# Company Location Employees Total Funding Last Round Last Funded
1
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university that offers degrees …
Pittsburgh 5K - 10K $488.6M Grant 2025-05-29
2
Campus
Campus is an online college offering accredited degrees with live classes taught…
New York 251 - 500 $101.6M Series B 2025-03-20
3
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a public technical and research univers…
Chennai 1K - 5K $38.3M Undisclosed 2025-11-19
4
Northeastern University
Northeastern University is a research university that offers a comprehensive ran…
Boston 5K - 10K $78.5M Grant 2026-01-01
5
Brown University
Brown University is an Ivy League research university that provides undergraduat…
Providence 5K - 10K $860.8M Debt Financing 2025-07-28
6
Virohan
Virohan is an EdTech company that offers advanced industry demand-driven trainin…
Gurgaon 501 - 1K $20.9M Non Equity Assistance 2026-03-31
7
University of Louisville
University of Louisville is a public research university that provides undergrad…
Louisville 5K - 10K $137.4M Grant 2026-01-15
8
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde is a public research university that offers underg…
Glasgow 1K - 5K $31.7M Grant 2025-07-18
9
Learfield
Learfield empowers businesses and universities by connecting big brands to the e…
Plano 1K - 5K $150.0M Private Equity 2023-09-13
10
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a public research university offering undergraduate, gra…
College Station 1K - 5K $38.8M Grant 2023-04-26
11
CollegeDekho
CollegeDekho college discovery, enrollment, and learning platform, helping stude…
Gurgaon 1K - 5K $79.3M Corporate Round 2025-12-26
12
Oxford Science Enterprises
Oxford Science Enterprises a university-partnered venture firm, investing in ear…
Oxford 51 - 100 $345.3M Series B 2025-03-12
13
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional educat…
Fayetteville 5K - 10K $64.9M Grant 2026-02-13
14
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a public research university that provides variety…
Norman 5K - 10K $36.4M Grant 2026-03-12
15
Pathify
Pathify offers a digital platform for student engagement and resources.
Denver 51 - 100 $26.3M Private Equity 2025-02-12
16
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University is a private institution providing education for div…
Boca Raton 1K - 5K $34.7M Grant 2026-03-05
17
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a postgraduate university that is a global leader for ed…
Bedford 1K - 5K $125.2M Grant 2025-06-17
18
PeopleGrove
PeopleGrove offers a comprehensive platform enhancing student engagement from ad…
San Francisco 51 - 100 $8.9M Series Unknown 2021-05-03
19
Syracuse University
Syracuse University offers diverse academic programs and student support service…
Syracuse 5K - 10K $77.7M Grant 2024-12-12
20
University of California San Diego
UC San Diego is a public research university that offers undergraduate and gradu…
La Jolla c 10001 max $67.8M Grant 2026-01-14
21
Empowerly
Empowerly is an Edtech company that offers tailored college and career guidance …
San Francisco 51 - 100 $39.0M Series Unknown 2024-02-21
22
CollegeVine
CollegeVine is a platform for deploying AI Agents to replace administrative work…
Boston 51 - 100 $66.7M Series C 2025-01-01
23
North Park University
North Park University is a school in Chicago.
Chicago 501 - 1K $11.6M Grant 2026-01-13
24
Columbia University
Columbia University is a research institution and Ivy League school for undergra…
New York c 10001 max $21.8M Grant 2024-09-24
25
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a public research university that offers a range of academic pr…
Blacksburg 5K - 10K $24.1M Grant 2025-01-16
26
Northumbria University
Northumbria is a U.K.-based university that educates its students using studying…
Newcastle Upon Tyne 1K - 5K $79.5M Grant 2024-12-19
27
Meadow
Meadow is a student payment and engagement platform that improves the higher edu…
New York 11 - 50 $17.5M Series A 2025-04-16
28
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private research university and a member of the Ivy Leag…
Cambridge c 10001 max $136.4M Grant 2023-01-10
29
Bradford College
Bradford College is an educational institution that offers full & part-time Furt…
Bradford 501 - 1K $4.0M Grant 2025-12-17
30
Leap
Leap is a study abroad platform that guides students and provides resources for …
Bengaluru 501 - 1K $317.7M Debt Financing 2025-03-05
31
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center, is a health sci…
Houston 5K - 10K $10.8M Grant 2024-12-05
32
Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is a public research university that offers undergrad…
Belfast 1K - 5K $18.9M Grant 2025-07-18
33
Knack
Knack is a peer tutoring platform for colleges and universities to scale persona…
Miami 11 - 50 $2.5M Series B 2025-10-21
34
PROTO
PORTL Hologram offers at-home hologram machines.
Los Angeles 101 - 250 $22.5M Series Unknown 2023-12-21
35
Boom AI
Boom AI: AI-powered retention platform helping universities reduce dropout and p…
Beverly Hills 1 - 10 $150K Pre Seed 2025-03-15
36
Housr
The quick and easy way to find student housing in the UK and US
Manchester 11 - 50 $11.9M Series A 2025-10-27
37
TimelyCare
TimelyCare is higher education's most trusted virtual health and well-being prov…
Fort Worth 251 - 500 $65.7M Series B 2021-01-26
38
Echo360
Echo360 combines all of the video capabilities into a single, smart solution tha…
Dulles 101 - 250 $214.8M Debt Financing 2024-05-14
39
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university offering education, i…
Ann Arbor c 10001 max $359.8M Grant 2025-07-17
40
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI is a private technological university that offers research facilities and a …
Worcester 1K - 5K $63.4M Grant 2025-07-25
41
Braintrust
Braintrust platform matches certified teachers, and learning specialists with th…
New York 11 - 50 $2.5M Seed 2023-07-19
42
Engageli
Engageli is an inclusive digital learning platform.
San Mateo 51 - 100 $47.5M Series A 2021-05-11
43
Bluefin
Bluefin specializes in encryption and tokenization technologies to secure PII, P…
Atlanta 101 - 250 $31.0M Series Unknown 2020-10-27
44
University of New South Wales
UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales)one of Australia's leading res…
Sydney 5K - 10K $194.7M Grant 2024-11-14
45
University of Twente
The University of Twente is a public research university specializing in enginee…
Enschede 1K - 5K $16.5M Grant 2025-07-14
46
University of Glasgow
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in th…
Glasgow 5K - 10K $19.1M Grant 2025-06-19
47
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame is a private Catholic research university that offers a…
Notre Dame 5K - 10K $97.5M Grant 2025-01-20
48
Murray State University
Murray State University is a school in Murray.
Murray 1K - 5K $2.3M Grant 2026-01-09
49
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, independent, nonprofit, non-sectarian, coed…
Winston Salem 5K - 10K $63.9M Grant 2025-07-10
50
Ulster University
Ulster University is an educational institution that provides undergraduate, pos…
Coleraine 1K - 5K $288.1M Grant 2025-06-26