American Council on Education
The major coordinating body for American higher education, convening college and university presidents to speak with one institutional voice on federal policy and to steward shared services across the sector.
Financial profile
American Council on Education · EIN 53-0196573 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $39,731,035 | $10,422,157 | $21,263,289 | $35,938,470 | $68,369,434 | Sep 2023 |
| FY2022 | $34,460,397 | $5,502,448 | $21,185,209 | $33,405,929 | $59,877,938 | Sep 2022 |
| FY2021 | $34,913,177 | $6,141,600 | $20,024,396 | $35,950,231 | $68,406,663 | Sep 2021 |
| FY2020 | $33,920,222 | $3,770,470 | $20,616,287 | $35,368,854 | $61,455,176 | Sep 2020 |
| FY2019 | $42,742,259 | $14,798,188 | $6,639,884 | $36,108,616 | $65,320,623 | Sep 2019 |
| FY2018 | $35,846,029 | $13,988,130 | $9,986,764 | $35,267,317 | $70,370,148 | Sep 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Council on Education is read alongside.
AAU
Association of American Universities
A selective association of leading North American research universities that advocates for federal research…
APLGU
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
A research and advocacy association of public research universities and land-grant institutions, advancing…
AACC
American Association of Community Colleges
The primary national voice for community colleges, advocating in Washington for open-access two-year…
58 companies named
NAICU
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
The national voice for private nonprofit colleges and universities, representing their interests in federal…
38 companies named
AACU
American Association of Colleges and Universities
A national association advancing the quality and vitality of undergraduate liberal education, championing…
3 companies named
Who backs ACOE
Every company American Council on Education names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Deloitte | Corporate member | AAA AAPA ABI ACS ACC +3 |
| Fidelity Investments | Corporate member | AFP BIANH CUPAH CCC CCA +3 |
| Huron | Corporate member | ACRP BAI CBA DPA GFOA +3 |
| TIAA | Corporate member | CUPAH CREWN FPA GFOA L +3 |
| EAB | Corporate member | ASSA AACRA AACC AMA CGS +1 |
| Ellucian | Corporate member | AACC NACUB NVCC |
| Academic Search, Inc. | Corporate member | AACC |
| WittKieffer | Corporate member | AAPL |
| Academic Career & Executive Search | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| AGB Search | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Buffkin / Baker | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| CBIZ Higher Education | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Coursera | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Diversified Search Group | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Greenwood Asher & Associates, LLC | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Isaacson, Miller | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| KBIC | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Lindauer | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| NES Search Firm | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| R. William Funk & Associates | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Russell Reynolds Associates | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| RW Jones Agency | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| SOPHIA Learning | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Spelman Johnson | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| StraighterLine | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Studiosity | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| Summit Search Solutions, Inc. | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
| ZRG | Corporate member | Only American Council on Education, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
ACE Affiliate Members Directory. Read September 27, 2026. Organizations acknowledged for participating in the ACE Affiliate Members program and Executive Search Roundtable; nonprofits, foundations and a state agency left out.
Who backs American Council on Education's peers, but not American Council on Education
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Council on Education's five peer societies, and not found in American Council on Education's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The major coordinating body for American higher education, convening college and university presidents to speak with one institutional voice on federal policy and to steward shared services across the sector.
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The League
Far-flung, and stronger for it.
The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.
Also reads toward The Parliament and The Movement.
Strengths
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