Statistics.com

What Statistics.com does

Statistics.com is a private online education provider founded in 2002 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializing exclusively in statistics, analytics, and data science instruction. The company operates an asynchronous learning management system delivering 80+ courses across five categories (Biostatistics, Data Science, Programming, Statistics, and Social Science) taught by 60+ expert instructors who are authors and senior practitioners in their fields. The platform supports multiple statistical software environments including R, Python, SAS, Stata, SPSS, Excel, Tableau, and SQL, and layers mentorship, project-based learning, and capstone projects on top of individual course content. Statistics.com was the first online education institution approved by the American Council on Education for college credit recommendation (2007) and partners with Thomas Edison State University to offer fully online Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Data Science and Analytics.

The company runs a hybrid go-to-market combining a self-service e-commerce channel (store.statistics.com) for individual course enrollment at $199–$899 per course, with a direct B2B sales motion for customized enterprise training programs. Named enterprise clients span healthcare (Independent Health, WVU Medicine, Johnson & Johnson), finance (HSBC, Citi), insurance (GEICO), energy (Baker Hughes, Minerals Technologies), and technology (Amazon Web Services). A Fortune 50 company spending $10B annually on advertising became a data science learning partner in 2019. The firm was acquired by Elder Research, a 25-year data science consultancy, in 2019 and now operates as the consultancy's education arm; founder Peter Bruce and a small core team lead operations supported by an instructor network and credentialing partners including ACE, Credly, INFORMS, and edX.

Name

Statistics.com

Legal name

Statistics.com

Website

https://statistics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Statistics.com is a private online education provider founded in 2002, offering 80+ asynchronous courses in statistics, analytics, and data science with ACE-recommended college credit. It serves working professionals, corporate teams, and degree-seeking students via self-service e-commerce and customized enterprise training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Professional Education

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMACAF

Data Science & Analytics (Data Literacy, SQL, Visualization)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Coding & Computer Science Programs

Keywords

• Online statistics courses
• Data science training
• Analytics education
• Biostatistics courses
• Corporate data training

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlottesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Sales: Students pay per course for enrollment. Individual courses range from $199 to $899 depending on the course. Additional fees for invoice/purchase orders (+$50 service fee).
2. Corporate/Business Training: Customized data science training programs delivered to enterprise teams. Private cohorts for specific courses. Programs are tailored to organizational needs with customized content, scheduling, and delivery format.
3. Degree Program Partnerships: Partnership with Thomas Edison State University (TESU) for Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Data Science and Analytics. Students pay tuition to TESU for degree programs that incorporate Statistics.com courses.
4. Continuing Education Units (CEUs): Courses provide CEUs (typically 5.0 CEUs) as professional development recognition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Statistics.com operates an online learning platform delivering over 80 asynchronous courses in statistics, analytics, data science, programming (R, Python, SAS, Stata, SPSS), and biostatistics. Offerings include mentored certificate programs, undergraduate and graduate degree pathways via Thomas Edison State University (TESU), and customized corporate data science training for enterprise teams.

Product overview

Statistics.com is an online education platform specializing in data science, statistics, and analytics training. The platform offers over 80 individual courses organized into five main categories: Biostatistics, Data Science, Programming, Statistics, and Social Science. It provides structured learning pathways through certificate programs (DataSciencePro), undergraduate and graduate degree programs partnered with Thomas Edison State University (TESU), and customized corporate training for businesses. The platform supports career advancement through ACE CREDIT college credit transfers, digital badges via Credly, and mentorship from industry practitioners. Courses cover technical topics including R and Python programming, machine learning, predictive analytics, NLP, data visualization, and specialized domains like clinical trials and biostatistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Statistics.com Online Learning Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of students report advancing their careers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elder ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Statistics.com joined Elder Research in 2019, creating a world-class consulting and learning organization. Elder Research is a data science consultancy with 25 years of experience. Statistics.com is powered by Elder Research, combining consulting expertise with education.
• Thomas Edison State University (TESU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership with TESU for Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Data Science and Analytics. Statistics.com courses are incorporated into degree programs with guaranteed credit acceptance. Degree programs offered entirely online.
• American Council on Education (ACE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Most Statistics.com courses are recommended for college credit by ACE. Courses have been evaluated and approved for upper-division baccalaureate degree credit. This enables students to transfer credit to colleges and universities.
• edXminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShorter, free versions of some Statistics.com courses are available on edX.org for broader audience reach and awareness.
• Multiple UniversitiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships with numerous universities to guarantee credit acceptance of Statistics.com courses. Students can transfer credits earned at Statistics.com to their degree programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DataCamp: Subscription-based data science and statistics learning platform teaching Python, R, and SQL through interactive coding exercises. Direct competitor to Statistics.com's self-serve, professional upskilling motion with similar target audience of working professionals.
• 365 Data Science: Subscription platform focused on data science, statistics, and analytics career tracks with career-focused curricula. Closely comparable to Statistics.com's working-professional upskilling positioning and bundled learning paths.
• Springboard: Mentor-led online data science and analytics career tracks with capstone projects and 1:1 industry mentors. Direct analogue to Statistics.com's DataSciencePro mentorship/certificate model.
• DataQuest: Self-paced data science, Python, R, and SQL courses using in-browser exercises. Competes with Statistics.com's individual-course enrollment model for the same working-professional learner base.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Large MOOC platform with university-partnered data science and statistics specializations, including degree pathways. Competes with Statistics.com across both self-serve learning and credit-bearing programs but at much broader scale.
• edX: University-backed MOOC platform with statistics and data science offerings — and already a distribution partner of Statistics.com. Functions both as a competitive marketplace for similar content and as a top-of-funnel channel.
• Udacity: Tech-focused MOOC offering data science, AI, and analytics Nanodegree programs with project-based curricula and corporate/enterprise partnerships. Comparable in depth and corporate-training positioning to Statistics.com's customized cohort motion.
• Simplilearn: Professional bootcamp and certification provider with data science and analytics tracks delivered to individual learners and corporate L&D buyers. Comparable on the corporate-training and certification-driven positioning.
• General Assembly: Career-focused training provider offering data science bootcamps and corporate L&D programs. Comparable to Statistics.com's enterprise-customized training arm with a similar mentor/practitioner teaching model.
• Codecademy: Interactive coding platform with data analytics, SQL, Python, and statistics curricula targeting career changers and upskillers. Adjacent peer that competes for the same self-serve learner funnel Statistics.com addresses with its introductory courses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/statisticscom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@statisticscom
• Facebookfacebook.com/InstituteForStatisticsEducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/statistics-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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