National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
The national voice for private nonprofit colleges and universities, representing their interests in federal policy on student aid, taxation, and regulation while defending institutional independence and mission diversity.
Peer societies
Five societies National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities is read alongside.
ACOE
American Council on Education
The major coordinating body for American higher education, convening college and university presidents to…
28 companies named
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
AAU
Association of American Universities
A selective association of leading North American research universities that advocates for federal research…
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 NAICU
Every company National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | Meeting sponsor | AFP CAS ELF ES IRI +3 |
| EAB | Meeting sponsor | AI ASSA AACRA AACC ACOE +3 |
| Johnson Controls | Meeting sponsor | AFSA A AI DCC ICC +3 |
| TIAA | Meeting sponsor | ACOE CUPAH CREWN FPA GSA +3 |
| Steptoe & Johnson | Meeting sponsor | ACC ASIL CLI CA GOCC +2 |
| CollegeVine | Meeting sponsor | AACRA AMA E NSAAI NACAC +1 |
| Encoura | Meeting sponsor | AACRA AMA AFP NSAAI NACAC +1 |
| Segal | Meeting sponsor | CUPAH GFOA IFEBP IPMAH NACUB +1 |
| Academic Search | Meeting sponsor | AACC ACOE NSAAI NASPA |
| EdSights | Meeting sponsor | NSAAI NACAC NASPA |
| The Registry | Meeting sponsor | AACC NACAC NASPA |
| Carnegie | Meeting sponsor | AMA NACAC |
| EducationDynamics | Meeting sponsor | AMA NACAC |
| Lightcast | Meeting sponsor | AACC NASWA |
| PeopleGrove | Meeting sponsor | AACP CAEP |
| Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) | Meeting sponsor | AACC |
| Boldyn Networks | Meeting sponsor | E |
| CapinCrouse | Meeting sponsor | ACSI |
| CITI Program | Meeting sponsor | NCABR |
| Liviniti | Meeting sponsor | SIIA |
| McAllister & Quinn | Meeting sponsor | GPA |
| Pearl Meyer | Meeting sponsor | CBA |
| Capital Education (CapEd) | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Elior Collegiate Dining | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Fiorini and Associates (F&A) | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Hartman Executive Advisors | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| HES | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Higher Ed Consolidation Solutions (HCS) | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Husch Blackwell Consulting, LLC | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Hyatt-Fennell, Executive Search Plus | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| IPClear | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Kimmel Architecture | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Mason Jay Blacher & Associates | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| National Management Resources Corporation | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Rize Education | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Stevens Strategy | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| The Dysart Group | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
| Volt AI | Meeting sponsor | Only National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Annual meeting sponsors; TIAA also listed as Capstone Sponsor. Colleges, College Board and Wespath left out.
Who backs National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities's peers, but not National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Companies named publicly by at least one of National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities's five peer societies, and not found in National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The national voice for private nonprofit colleges and universities, representing their interests in federal policy on student aid, taxation, and regulation while defending institutional independence and mission diversity.
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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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