EAB is a consulting firm specializing in education institutions. It is headquartered in

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, with satellite offices in

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. EAB serves roughly 2500 schools, colleges, and universities. The company's technology division focuses on enrollment management, student success, and institutional operations and strategy.

History

EAB, formerly the Education Advisory Board, was founded in 2007 as a division of

The Advisory Board Company The Advisory Board Company was a consulting firm focusing on health care organizations and educational institutions. It began in 1979 in Washington, DC. Its educational business was spun off and the remaining company was acquired by Optum in 2017. ...

. This was officially shortened to EAB in 2014. In December 2014, it was announced that The Advisory Board Company was to acquire Royall & Company, based in

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, for $850M. Royall & Company was founded in 1983 and specialized in enrollment management, financial aid models and alumni fundraising; These services were integrated into EAB. In 2015, the parent company acquired GradesFirst, a "student success technology" company based in

. This became EAB's Student Success Collaborative (SSC) platform. On November 17, 2017, EAB announced that it would become an independent company, separate from

, and would be acquired by

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, a leading investment firm for roughly $1.5B. On February 18th, 2021, EAB announced that it would acquire Starfish from Hobsons.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.eab.com Consulting firms established in 2007 Privately held companies based in Washington, D.C. Private equity portfolio companies American companies established in 2007 2017 mergers and acquisitions 2007 establishments in Washington, D.C.