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U.S. News & World Report and HigherEducation.com Team Up

U.S. News & World Report and HigherEducation.com team up to build the largest EDU marketplace for prospective online students.

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, and HigherEducation.com, the leader in digital marketing services in online education, today announced a new collaboration to help prospective students seeking online programs and degrees at accredited colleges.

U.S. News exposes students to the range of education opportunities available to them … With HigherEducation.com’s experience, we can now facilitate better connections for those schools looking to connect with interested students.

Since U.S. News first launched the Best Colleges rankings in 1983 its Education channel has expanded to include national, international and regional lists of both traditional and online undergraduate and graduate programs. Aspiring students, from rising high school seniors to professionals seeking career advancement, use U.S. News’ rankings to research their options and decide what programs to pursue. With the new collaboration, HigherEducation.com’s network of schools can directly market their services to potential students on USNews.com.

“U.S. News exposes students to the range of education opportunities available to them, from four year bachelor’s programs at brick-and-mortar colleges to online programs at all levels,” said Mike Nolan, General Manager of Education at U.S. News. “With HigherEducation.com’s experience, we can now facilitate better connections for those schools looking to connect with interested students.”

“For 8 years, HigherEducation.com has been helping colleges and universities directly interact with future college students and working adults,” said Patrick Gavin, CEO of HigherEducation.com. “Our collaboration with U.S. News provides educational institutions with an opportunity to showcase their programs to interested students.”

U.S. News Media Contact: Lucy Lyons; llyons@usnews.com; 202-955-2155

HigherEducation.com Media Contact: Avishan Hodjat; ahodjat@highereducation.com; 917-741-7322

About U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report is a digital news and information company that empowers people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives. Focusing on Education, Health, Personal Finance, Travel, Cars and News & Opinion, USNews.com provides consumer advice, rankings, news and analysis to serve people making complex decisions throughout all stages of life. More than 37 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

About HigherEducation.com

HigherEducation.com delivers over 15,000 online student enrollments annually to its university partners. They leverage best in class content marketing that drives the largest market place of high intent prospective students. HigherEducation.com offers flexible and tailored products and services to its university partners from qualified high intent student inquiries to full online program management and everything in between. Founded in 2008, HigherEducation.com has offices in Houston, Florida and Seattle.

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