ALEKS Corporation

Name

ALEKS Corporation

Legal name

ALEKS Corporation

Website

https://aleks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adaptive Learning & Assessment Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Adaptive Learning & Personalization Engines (EDAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Warning & Risk Prediction (Dropout/Failure Alerts, Intervention Targeting) (EDAFAFAE), Adaptive Learning & Personalized Instruction Software (EDAJAMAE), Assessment Analytics & Item/Question Intelligence (IRT, Item Banks, Diagnostic Insights) (EDAFAFAG)

Keywords

• Adaptive learning platform
• Educational assessment software
• Math chemistry tutoring
• Online course products
• K-12 higher education

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Independent User Subscriptions: Direct-to-consumer subscriptions sold online to individuals and families for self-paced learning. Subscriptions automatically renew until cancelled with no refunds for partial terms.
2. K-12 Institutional Licensing: School and district site licenses for K-12 grades 3-12, sold through McGraw Hill sales representatives with pricing based on student count or site license.
3. Higher Education Licensing: Course products and ALEKS PPL (Placement, Preparation, and Learning) licensed to colleges and universities for math, chemistry, statistics, and accounting courses.
4. ALEKS 360 Bundled Access: Total course solution combining ALEKS with fully-integrated interactive McGraw Hill eBooks at a single price point for students.
5. ACE Credit Processing: Students can earn ACE college credit recommendations by achieving 70%+ on ACE Knowledge Checks, with transcript processing through Credly/Acclaim platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ALEKS Corporation develops and sells an AI-powered adaptive learning and assessment platform that delivers personalized course products in mathematics, chemistry, statistics, and accounting. The platform uses Knowledge Space Theory to diagnose each student's precise knowledge state and dynamically generate individualized learning paths. It serves K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and independent learners/families through institutional licensing and direct subscriptions.

Product overview

ALEKS Corporation offers a unified adaptive learning and assessment platform with multiple integrated products and modules. The core ALEKS platform provides AI-powered personalized learning for Math, Chemistry, Statistics, and Accounting through distinct market segments: K-12 (grades 1-12 with specialized Adventure courses for elementary, comprehensive math and chemistry for middle/high school), Higher Education (developmental through advanced courses with placement, preparation, and learning solutions), and Independent Use (individual/family subscriptions). Key add-on modules include ALEKS QuickTables (free math fact fluency program), ALEKS 360 (bundled with McGraw Hill eBooks), ACE Credit Courses (college credit-earning courses), Textbook Integration (alignment with major textbooks), and ALEKS Insights (at-risk student detection via machine learning). The platform serves over 50 million students and is based on 26 years of research in Knowledge Space Theory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QuickTables: A math fact mastery program for multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction that offers adaptive practice and assessment with interactive games.
• ALEKS PPL
• ALEKS 360
• ALEKS Adventure
• ACE Credit Courses
• ALEKS Insights

Products and services

• ALEKS Core Platform Research-based, online adaptive learning platform offering course products for Math, Chemistry, Statistics, and Accounting. Uses artificial intelligence to determine each student's precise knowledge and create individualized learning paths. Used in K-12, Higher Education, and Independent/Family segments.
• ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning (PPL) Personalized placement, preparation, and learning solution for higher education mathematics placement. Enables accurate course placement, targeted preparation, and adaptive remediation for incoming college students.
• ALEKS Mathematics Courses (Grades 3-12) Comprehensive mathematics course offerings spanning Elementary (LV 3-5), Middle School (Courses 1-3, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1A/B, Algebra 1), and High School (Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, PreCalculus, Calculus, Statistics). Includes intervention courses (Essentials for Algebra, Foundations/RtI) and test preparation (SAT Math, ACT Math, GED Mathematics).
• ALEKS Chemistry Courses Chemistry course offerings for K-12 and Higher Education including High School Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Prep for AP Chemistry, General Chemistry (semester and quarter formats), Introductory College Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry sequences.
• ALEKS Higher Education Mathematics Comprehensive higher education math offerings from Basic Math through Calculus, including developmental math, statistics, business math, and corequisite support courses. Includes specialized prep courses (Prep for Calculus, Prep for College Algebra) and Florida-specific developmental math courses.
• ALEKS QuickTables Math fact mastery program for multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. Research-based online program with adaptive practice, assessment, and interactive games. Complimentary with many ALEKS mathematics courses or available for separate purchase.
• ALEKS ACE Credit Courses American Council on Education credit-recommended courses allowing students to earn college credit by achieving 70% or greater on ACE Knowledge Checks. Eligible courses include College Algebra, Trigonometry, PreCalculus, Statistics, and Business Statistics.
• ALEKS 360 Total course solution combining ALEKS adaptive learning with fully-integrated interactive McGraw Hill eBooks at a single price point. Available for both K-12 and Higher Education Mathematics and Science courses.
• ALEKS Adventure (Kindergarten - Grade 5) Adventure-themed math courses for elementary students providing comprehensive state standards coverage. ALEKS Adventure Kindergarten covers Kindergarten standards; Grades 1-5 cover respective grade-level math and prerequisites.
• ALEKS Business Statistics Business statistics course offerings including Prep for Business Statistics and Business Statistics (ACE Credit eligible). Covers statistics concepts for business and economics applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students achieve mastery more than 90% of the time when ALEKS determines they are ready to learn a concept
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McGraw HillcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013In 2013, ALEKS Corporation merged with McGraw Hill, combining ALEKS' adaptive learning technology with McGraw Hill's educational publishing expertise and global distribution network. This merger enabled rapid growth and extended availability of ALEKS learning and assessment technologies worldwide.
• University of California, Irvine (UCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALEKS was originally developed at UCI by Dr. Jean-Claude Falmagne and a team of cognitive scientists, software engineers, mathematicians, and educators. In 1997, ALEKS Corporation and the University of California entered into an exclusive, permanent, worldwide license.
• American Council on Education (ACE)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerACE provides college credit recommendations for qualifying ALEKS courses. Students achieving 70%+ on ACE Knowledge Checks can earn up to three semester hours of college credit per course at institutions granting ACE credit. Badges issued through Credly/Acclaim platform.
• McGraw Hill Textbooks (Internal)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with McGraw Hill textbooks provides rich media assets and aligned syllabus creation for ALEKS courses. Textbooks from McGraw Hill including Reveal Math, Glencoe Math, and various chemistry texts are deeply integrated with ALEKS content and reporting.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson (MyLab / Mastering): Pearson is a large incumbent publisher whose MyLab/Mastering platforms provide adaptive homework and assessment in math, statistics, and chemistry for higher education. It competes with ALEKS in higher-ed courseware and benefits from a much broader portfolio.
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH): HMH is a major K-12 and higher-ed publisher offering adaptive and digital curriculum (e.g., Into Math, Waggle). It competes with ALEKS for K-12 math instructional budgets and represents another broad incumbent with overlapping adaptive offerings.
• Cengage (WebAssign): Cengage's WebAssign provides online homework and assessment for higher-ed math and science. It is a broad incumbent peer competing for the same institutional higher-ed budgets as ALEKS, including through textbook integrations.
• McGraw Hill Connect: McGraw Hill Connect is ALEKS's sister platform for higher-ed courseware with adaptive homework. While ALEKS is a McGraw Hill subsidiary, Connect competes in overlapping subjects and shows how a broader incumbent bundles adaptive tools with textbooks.

Direct peers

• IXL Learning: IXL is a direct adaptive-learning peer operating across math, ELA, science, and social studies for K-12 with both consumer subscriptions and school licensing. It competes head-to-head with ALEKS in K-12 math personalization and has a much broader subject footprint.
• Carnegie Learning: Carnegie Learning offers MATHia, an AI-driven adaptive math program for middle and high school, along with tutoring and curriculum products. It directly competes with ALEKS in adaptive math for grades 6-12 and developmental higher-ed math.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy provides free, widely adopted adaptive practice and instructional content across math and other subjects, with AI tutoring via Khanmigo. It is the most prominent free alternative to ALEKS for both consumers and schools.
• DreamBox Learning: DreamBox is an adaptive K-8 math platform sold primarily to school districts, with intelligent adaptive engines similar to ALEKS. It is one of the closest direct competitors in K-12 adaptive mathematics instruction.

Emerging players

• Knewton (Wiley): Knewton, acquired by Wiley, provides adaptive learning technology that powers higher-ed courseware and has historically been a direct competitor to ALEKS's adaptive engine. Its current role as Wiley's internal capability makes it an emerging/incumbent hybrid.
• Squirrel AI: Squirrel AI is a China-based adaptive learning platform using AI to personalize K-12 tutoring at scale. It overlaps with ALEKS in adaptive instruction methodology and represents a global emerging competitor in AI-driven personalized learning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mcgrawhillk12
• Facebookfacebook.com/alekslearning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aleks-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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