Evaluation Services ,Inc

What Evaluation Services ,Inc does

Evaluation Service, Inc. (ESI) is a privately held, New York-incorporated firm founded in 1990 by Erika L. Popovych, dedicated to providing expert assistance in interpreting foreign academic credentials in terms of their United States equivalents. The company's single core service is the preparation of evaluation reports that translate secondary and post-secondary credentials earned outside the US into US equivalency statements, drawing on an in-house library, archives of sample evaluations, annotated syllabi and catalogs, and direct contacts with foreign educational institutions and governments. All business is transacted by email ([email protected]), Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Central Standard Time, and the firm currently is not accepting new applications for evaluation. The leadership team consists of Director Nancy Katz (30+ years of experience) and Senior Evaluators Liliane Bauduy (25 years, fluent in five languages) and Mary Kearney (30+ years); founder Erika L. Popovych is deceased. ESI holds AICE endorsed membership since January 2023 (previously a NACES member from 1991-2022) and maintains affiliations with NAFSA, AACRAO, and TAICEP. Revenue derives from one-time fees for evaluation reports plus ancillary fees for additional copies of pre-2024 reports (which are being sunset after December 15, 2025); pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Evaluation Services ,Inc

Legal name

Evaluation Service, Inc.

Website

https://evaluationservice.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evaluation Service, Inc., founded 1990 and incorporated in New York, provides expert evaluation reports that translate foreign academic credentials into US equivalents for individual credential holders, using a small senior evaluator team and email-based intake.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foreign Credential Evaluation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Out-of-State / International Credential Evaluation & Reciprocity Offices (EDADAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Credentialing, Academic Credit, Assessment & Transcript Services (EDAIAFAO), Assessment Policy, Benchmarking & International Comparability Authorities (EDADAFAJ)

Keywords

• Foreign credential evaluation
• Academic credential assessment
• Educational equivalency reports
• International credential services
• Academic credentials interpretation

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Foreign Credential Evaluation Reports: The company prepares evaluation reports that provide clear and concise statements of educational equivalency for academic credentials, from secondary school through post-secondary education. These reports derive from commonly accepted standards in international and comparative education communities.
2. Extra Copy Requests: Additional copies of evaluation reports are available upon request. Reports completed before January 1, 2024 will no longer be available after December 15, 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Evaluation Service, Inc. prepares foreign credential evaluation reports that translate academic credentials obtained outside the United States into clear, concise statements of U.S. educational equivalency, covering secondary school through every type of post-secondary education. The work is produced by expert evaluators using internal library resources, archives of sample evaluations, annotated syllabi and catalogs, and direct contacts with foreign educational institutions and governments.

Product overview

Evaluation Service, Inc. offers a single core service: Foreign Credential Evaluation. The company prepares evaluation reports that provide educational equivalency assessments for foreign academic credentials, drawing on library resources, archives of sample evaluations, annotated syllabi and catalogs, and direct contacts with foreign educational institutions and governments. The company also offers Extra Copy Requests as a secondary service for obtaining additional copies of previously completed evaluation reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foreign Credential Evaluation Expert evaluation and interpretation of foreign academic credentials in terms of their United States equivalents; reports provide clear, concise statements of educational equivalency from secondary school through every type of post-secondary education, prepared by expert evaluators using internal library resources, archives of sample evaluations, annotated syllabi and catalogs, and direct contacts with foreign educational institutions and governments. Target users are individuals with foreign academic credentials seeking U.S. equivalency statements for academic admissions, employment, immigration or professional licensure.
• Extra Copy Requests Additional copies of previously completed evaluation reports, available upon request; reports completed before January 1, 2024 are no longer available after December 15, 2025. Intended for individuals who need duplicate copies of their evaluation reports.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AICE - Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.coreOthers · 1 January 2023Endorsed member since January 2023. AICE is an association of credential evaluators that provides endorsement and professional standards for the industry.
• NACES - National Association of Credential Evaluation ServicescoreOthersMember from 1991-2022. NACES is a professional association of credential evaluation services that sets industry standards.
• NAFSA - Association of International EducatorsminorOthersProfessional organization for international educators. Provides networking and professional development opportunities.
• AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions OfficersminorOthersProfessional association for college registrars and admissions officers. Provides access to resources like the AACRAO Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE).
• TAICEP - The Association for International Credential Evaluation ProfessionalsminorOthersProfessional association for credential evaluation professionals. Provides networking and professional development resources.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• International Education Evaluations (IEE): IEE is a NACES- and AICE-member credential evaluation service that provides foreign credential evaluations for academic admissions, employment, and immigration purposes. Operates in the same niche as ESI with a similar service model and target customer base.
• Foundation for International Services (FIS): FIS is a credential evaluation service that provides foreign credential evaluations recognized by US institutions and immigration authorities. Directly comparable to ESI as a smaller-scale, AICE- and NACES-aligned evaluator serving similar customer segments.
• SpanTran: The Evaluation Company: SpanTran is a credential evaluation service that provides general, course-by-course, and professional evaluations for foreign-educated individuals. It competes directly with ESI on the same service category, customer base (foreign credential holders), and revenue model (per-report fees).
• International Education Research Foundation (IERF): IERF is a long-established NACES- and AICE-member credential evaluation service founded in 1969, providing general and specialized evaluations. Directly comparable to ESI in mission, services, and target customers — and one of the oldest peers in the credential evaluation category.
• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): ECE is one of the leading NACES- and AICE-member credential evaluation services in the US, offering general and course-by-course evaluations for foreign-educated applicants. Directly comparable to ESI in service scope, target customer (foreign credential holders), and industry positioning.
• World Education Services (WES): WES is the largest US-based foreign credential evaluation service, providing course-by-course and document-by-document evaluations for academic, professional, and immigration purposes. It is the most direct competitor to ESI in the same product category, serving similar clients (international students, immigrants, professionals) with comparable evaluation reports.
• Josef Silny & Associates: Josef Silny & Associates is a NACES- and AICE-member foreign credential evaluation service headquartered in Florida. It provides general and course-by-course evaluations comparable to ESI's offerings, serving international students, immigrants, and professionals seeking US educational equivalencies.
• CGFNS International: CGFNS International is a credential evaluation service specializing in foreign-educated healthcare professionals (nurses, physicians). While narrower in scope than ESI's general credential evaluations, it is a directly comparable evaluator serving the same immigration and professional-licensure use cases.

Others

• AACRAO: AACRAO is the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, a professional association that publishes EDGE (Electronic Database for Global Education) country profiles used widely by credential evaluators. It is an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, supplying reference resources that ESI and its peers rely on for country-specific credential knowledge.

Broad incumbents

• American Council on Education (ACE): ACE is a major US higher-education association that, through its Center for Evaluation and Credentials, produces credit recommendations and evaluations for military and corporate training. It is a broad incumbent in the credentials space — overlapping with ESI's evaluation function but operating as part of a much larger policy and advocacy portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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