What Acadeum does

Acadeum (legal entity: College Consortium, Inc.) is an Austin, Texas-based education technology company founded in 2016 that operates a cloud-based academic sharing platform connecting 500+ higher education institutions in the U.S. and Canada. The platform enables colleges and universities to share online courses, programs, and credentials while students remain enrolled at their home institution, with credits, grades, and financial aid compatibility preserved end-to-end. The core product, Acadeum Course Share, is supplemented by three modules: Program Share (for launching new majors and minors), Skills Marketplace (a branded storefront offering 380+ workforce-aligned certifications from third-party providers), and Degrees Marketplace (a channel for connecting institutions with high-intent continuing-education learners). Underlying technology includes SOC 2 Type 2 compliant infrastructure, SFTP/API integration with institutional Student Information Systems, and SSO-based student access.

Acadeum generates revenue through a two-part pricing model: an annual platform fee based on full-time enrollment (FTE) charged to member institutions, and a per-enrollment revenue share paid by teaching institutions for each enrollment completed through the network. The company also monetizes course seat sales and the marketplace products. The company sells directly to higher education institutions through a regional enterprise field-sales motion and leverages channel partnerships with major higher education associations including the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), the League for Innovation in the Community College, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), Complete College America, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), and the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex). Target customers are four-year institutions, community colleges, associations, private and charter schools, and industry partners, with named adopters including Tuskegee, St. Edward's, Baldwin Wallace, Angelo State, Goldey-Beacom, Cornell College, John Brown, Ranger College, Tiffin University, and Albertus Magnus College.

The company has raised approximately $25.6M across multiple funding rounds, including a $11.92M Series B in May 2023 led by Green Street Impact Partners, ECMC Group's Education Impact Fund, and Pearson Ventures, plus a $1.7M follow-on in March 2025. Backers also include Learn Capital, Lumina Foundation, Next Coast Ventures, Rethink Education, and Socratic Ventures. The business is recognized in the 2025 TIME list of World's Top EdTech Companies. Since its founding, more than 28,000 students have completed courses through the network, and customer-reported outcomes include $500,000 in recovered tuition at Angelo State, $700K at Eureka College, $450,000 in additional revenue at Catawba, $275K recovered at Goldey-Beacom, and over 200% three-year revenue growth at Tiffin University.

Name

Acadeum

Legal name

College Consortium, Inc.

Website

https://acadeum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acadeum operates a cloud-based course sharing platform connecting 500+ U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities, enabling cross-institutional enrollment, credit transfer, and financial aid compatibility. It serves four-year institutions, community colleges, and associations through subscription and per-enrollment pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Course Sharing Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer, Credit Mobility & Articulation Planning Platforms (EDAFAMAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enrollment Yield, Matriculation & Onboarding Platforms (EDAFAMAG)

Keywords

• Course sharing platform
• Higher education technology
• Credit transfer network
• Inter-institutional collaboration
• Academic network infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Fees: Annual platform fee based on full-time enrollment (FTE) charged to member institutions for access to the course sharing network, administrative tools, and support services.
2. Per-Enrollment Revenue Share: Teaching institutions pay a small per-enrollment revenue share for each enrollment completed through the Acadeum network. Home institutions retain tuition by keeping students enrolled rather than losing them to transfer.
3. Course Seat Sales: Teaching institutions generate revenue by selling open seats in existing online courses to partner institutions across the network.
4. Student Retention Revenue: Home institutions recover revenue by keeping tuition-paying students enrolled through course sharing rather than losing them to transfer or stop-out.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Acadeum operates a cloud-based course sharing platform that enables colleges and universities to share online courses, programs, and credentials across a network of more than 500 institutions. Students remain enrolled at their home institution while taking courses from partner schools, with credits, grades, and financial aid transferring seamlessly. The platform supports four primary product lines: Course Share (core course sharing), Program Share (new program launch), Skills Marketplace (workforce credentials), and Degrees Marketplace (degree enrollment pathways), along with dedicated admin and student portals.

Product overview

Acadeum is an education technology company operating a platform-based model consisting of a core course sharing product (Acadeum Course Share) supported by three specialized modules: Program Share for launching new academic programs, Skills Marketplace for delivering workforce-aligned certifications, and Degrees Marketplace for degree enrollment. The company also provides dedicated administrative and student-facing portals for managing enrollments and accessing courses. The platform connects over 500 higher education institutions to share courses, programs, and credentials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acadeum Course Share A course sharing platform enabling colleges and universities to share online courses with partner institutions. Students remain enrolled at their home institution while taking courses from partner schools, with credits and grades transferred as letter grades toward their degree. Includes financial aid, scholarship, and athletic eligibility compatibility.
• Acadeum Program Share A program sharing solution enabling institutions to launch new in-demand majors, concentrations, or minors by integrating courses from regionally accredited partner institutions and vetted workforce certification partners.
• Acadeum Skills Marketplace A marketplace solution enabling colleges and universities to launch a customized branded storefront offering workforce-aligned certifications, training, and learning modules from in-demand providers alongside their own curriculum.
• Acadeum Degrees Marketplace A platform designed to facilitate the offering and enrollment in degree programs by connecting institutions with educational partners working with high-intent learners seeking to complete a degree or certificate program.
• Acadeum Course Share Admin Portal An administrative platform for school administrators to select and approve courses, manage student enrollments, post and retrieve grades, and track revenue information.
• Acadeum Course Share Student Experience A student-facing application providing self-service opportunities to enroll in pre-approved courses and access registration and grade history.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 43% of transfer credits are not accepted by home institutions, leading to increased costs and time for completion. Course sharing eliminates transfer risk.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• K12/StridecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver the first national dual enrollment program, connecting high school students with college-level courses through the Acadeum network.
• CourseracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create new pathways that include industry-recognized credentials as part of a degree program, integrating Coursera content into institutional offerings.
• API AbroadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to offer international students studying abroad more course options to improve progression and completion.
• The World GradcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to reduce the cost of a college degree by helping international students begin their degree remotely at the lowest cost.
• Six Red MarblesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvider of course development services to the Acadeum network, supporting quality course content.
• InStrideminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEdTech partner offering workforce learning pathways integrated with the Acadeum network.
• Shorelight EducationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducation partner expanding international student recruitment and pathways through the network.
• AllCampusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing alternative enrollment pathways and revenue streams for institutions.
• Fluid EducationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducation partner expanding access to degree pathways through the network.
• StudyportalsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational search platform partner helping connect learners with academic pathways.
• Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC Online Course Sharing Consortium powers academic collaboration among member institutions to improve student progress while maintaining control of curriculum.
• The League for Innovation in the Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeague's Online Course Sharing Consortium enables Board and Alliance institutions to seamlessly share online courses to support students and solve institutional challenges.
• Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through HBCU-MSI Course Sharing Consortium enabling historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to increase access to online courses.
• Complete College AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational advocate for increasing college completion rates, partnering to help states, systems, and institutions improve student success through course sharing.
• Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCCU course sharing enables member institutions to collaborate with like-minded Christian colleges to support student progress and institutional success.
• Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitates inter-institutional course sharing across Texas's 50 public community college districts, with more than 50,000 students accessing courses for credential completion.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson: Pearson is both an investor (Pearson Ventures led Acadeum's Series B) and a content/education services giant. It overlaps with Acadeum in higher education content, assessment, and credentialing, and represents both a partner and potential competitive incumbent.
• Coursera: Coursera partners with universities to offer online courses and degree programs. While Coursera focuses on consumer-facing MOOC content and credentials, it is already a strategic partner of Acadeum and overlaps in the broader course/credential marketplace space.
• 2U/edX: edX (now part of 2U) operates a MOOC platform offering university courses and degree programs online. While broader in scope, it overlaps with Acadeum in connecting learners to accredited courses and credentials through institutional partnerships.

Emerging players

• InStride: InStride provides workforce education and tuition assistance programs partnered with accredited universities. It is an Acadeum partner focused on employer-sponsored learning pathways, overlapping in the workforce-aligned education space.
• K12/Stride: Stride (formerly K12 Inc.) partners with Acadeum for dual enrollment programs. While primarily a K-12 online learning provider, its dual enrollment and career pathways overlap with Acadeum's high school and workforce segments.
• College Unbound: College Unbound offers alternative degree completion pathways for adult learners. While a smaller institution rather than a platform, it competes conceptually in the alternative pathways and degree completion space that Acadeum's Degrees Marketplace targets.
• Outlier.org: Outlier.org offers transferable college credit courses online at low cost, partnering with accredited institutions. It addresses the same course access and affordability pain points as Acadeum's Course Share platform, though focused on direct-to-consumer enrollment.

Direct peers

• StraighterLine: StraighterLine offers low-cost online college courses that transfer credit to partner institutions. Like Acadeum, it addresses credit mobility and course access barriers for students, making it the closest direct competitor in course sharing and credit transfer.
• Modern States Education Alliance: Modern States offers free online courses that prepare students for CLEP exams, enabling them to earn college credit. It competes in the credit mobility and alternative pathways space, addressing similar student access barriers as Acadeum.
• Sophia Learning (Strategic Education): Sophia offers self-paced general education courses that transfer to partner colleges and universities. It competes in the same course-sharing and credit mobility category as Acadeum, targeting working adult learners and non-traditional students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acadeum
• Facebookfacebook.com/Acadeum-117221493008179
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acadeum-network

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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