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Cengage Learning's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

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Cengage Learning provides educational products and services for students, educators and libraries.

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11,774

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Estimated Annual Revenue

Estimated Employees

Michael E. Hansen's photo - CEO of Cengage Learning

CEO

Michael E. Hansen

CEO Approval Rating

57/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2007

Headquarters:

BostonMassachusetts

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of Mcgraw-hill Education, Inc.

Industry Sector:

Technical Education

Correspondence Teaching

SIC Code:

8200NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Cengage Learning and Cengage Learning's Competitors

December 10, 2019

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December 11, 2019

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December 9, 2019

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Wake Forest University, Pearson partner to introduce two online master's graduate degree programmes through Wake Forest School of Medicine

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Pearson is Cengage Learning's biggest rival. Pearson was founded in 1844, and is headquartered in London, England. Pearson competes in the Educational Materials industry. Pearson generates $3.8B more revenue vs. Cengage Learning.

Wiley is one of Cengage Learning's top competitors. Wiley's headquarters is in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was founded in 1807. Wiley operates in the Publishing industry. Wiley generates 124% of Cengage Learning's revenue.

Macmillan Learning is seen as one of Cengage Learning's top competitors. Macmillan Learning is a Private company that was founded in 1981 in Gordonsville, Virginia. Macmillan Learning is in the field. Compared to Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning has 3,900 fewer employees.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Michael E. Hansen

CEO

- -
4,900
$0
$1.5B
1

John Fallon

CEO

68/100
32,719
$50M
$5.2B
2

Brian A. Napack

President & CEO

78/100
5,700
- -
$1.8B
3

Ken Michaels

CEO

86/100
1,000
- -
$300M
4

Nigel Portwood

CEO

67/100
6,500
- -
$19.9M
5

Richard Robinson

Chairman & CEO

69/100
8,900
- -
$1.7B
6

Jack Lynch

President & CEO

74/100
4,500
$219M
$1.4B
7

Carolyn Kroll Reidy

President & CEO

73/100
1,146
- -
$900M
8

Brian Murray

President & CEO

72/100
993
- -
$500M
9

CEO

- -
52
- -
$19.7M
10

CEO

- -
- -
The top 10 competitors in Cengage Learning's competitive set are Pearson, Wiley, Macmillan Learning, OUP, Scholastic, HMH, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Prentice Hall and Worth Publishing. Together they have raised over 269.0M between their estimated 52.2K employees. Cengage Learning's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 1.3B. Cengage Learning has 4,900 employees and is ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 6,641.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
WebAssign

Sep 2016

Source »
undisclosed
WebAssign is an educational technology firm that provides digital instructional solutions for faculty and students.
Learning Objects, Inc.

Sep 2015

Source »
undisclosed
Learning Objects is a social learning platform that provides instructional design services and learning experiences for colleges.

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-

Jun 2008

Source »
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Cengage Learning, Inc.

May 2008

Source »
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Cengage Learning provides educational products and services for students, educators and libraries.

These are all the companies that Cengage Learning has acquired. Cengage Learning has acquired 4 companies and its latest acquisition was WebAssign in Sep 2016. WebAssign is an educational technology firm that provides digital instructional solutions for faculty and students.

Investments

FOLLOW STATUS

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Codevolve is an online platform that offers computer programming courses for students.
-
Oct 17, 2018
Equity
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Pathbrite provides eLearning solutions.
$3.7M
Jun 01, 2014
Series B
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LearnLaunch engages in education technology ecosystem and transform learning. 
$1.1M
May 30, 2013
Unattributed
-

These are all the companies that Cengage Learning has invested in. Cengage Learning has invested 4 companies and its latest investment was WebAssign in Sep 2016. WebAssign is an educational technology firm that provides digital instructional solutions for faculty and students.

Cengage Learning News

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August 24, 2019PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVES

Authors Guild Says Cengage Failed to Renegotiate Contracts

In the digitization of the textbook market, the Authors Guild's new statement sees unsettled business... See more »
August 13, 2019Publishers Weekly

Cengage Faces New Class Action Suit From Authors

A group of textbook authors has filed a class action suit against Cengage, alleging that the company'... See more »
August 12, 2019AVNetwork

Program Offers Free Textbook Subscriptions to HBCU Students (Campus Technology)

"Learning materials company Cengage has partnered with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provid... See more »
July 10, 2019The Business Journals

Global edtech firm Cengage graduates to new Seaport HQ

Take a tour of the new headquarters for Cengage in Boston's Seaport District, featuring a roof deck a... See more »
May 6, 2019EDSCOOP

Publishing giants McGraw-Hill and Cengage to merge

McGraw-Hill and Cengage, two major providers of educational content and services, have announced they... See more »
May 3, 2019EdSurge

How Merger of Two Textbook Giants Could Impact Course Materials

The announced merger this week between two of the world's largest textbook publishers-McGraw-Hill and... See more »
May 3, 2019The Business Journals: Dayton

Education giant with 400 regional employees merges with McGraw-Hill

A Boston-based education giant with $1.5 billion in revenue and 400 Warren County employees is mergin... See more »

Cengage Learning Blogs

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September 23, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Making the Digital Leap Simple Institution-Wide: Community College Leadership Speak Out

While the affordability issue in higher education is nothing new, it is often considered a problem ex... See more »
July 2, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Cengage Boston Has a New Home in the Hub

Our Boston Cengage team officially has a new home: The Seaport's Pier 4!The new office is in the hear... See more »
June 3, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Innovation Makes the Dean's List: How Ryan Tipton Takes Tech Campus-wide

When it comes to scalable access to learning, those who can do, teach.Doctor Ryan Tipton felt it was ... See more »
June 3, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Innovation Makes the Dean’s List: How Ryan Tipton Takes Tech Campus-wide

When it comes to scalable access to learning, those who can do, teach. Doctor Ryan Tipton felt it was... See more »
April 9, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Growing Enrollment & Student Potential: How One Program Prepares Learners for Higher Education

This fall, freshmen across the University of California's campuses will arrive with expectations of h... See more »
March 19, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Taking Advantage of Your Students’ Smartphones

Author: Machiavelli W. Chao, Lecturer Continuing, The Paul Merage School of Business at the Universit... See more »
March 19, 2019Cengage Learning Blog

Taking Advantage of Your Students' Smartphones

Author: Machiavelli W. Chao, Lecturer Continuing, The Paul Merage School of Business at the Universit... See more »

Cengage Learning Press Releases

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August 12, 2019U Wire

Cengage Unlimited to Save Students Millions

Another semester is right around the corner, but the chances for saving some money this academic year... See more »
August 8, 2019StreetInsider

College Students Expected to Save $160 Million on Course Materials with Cengage Unlimited Subscription

BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As college students head back to campus, Cengage Unlimited is ex... See more »
July 18, 2019PR Newswire

Business and Hard Sciences Graduates are Bullish about their Futures; Humanities & Social Sciences Majors Less Confident

BOSTON, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, incoming college freshman will tackle their first o... See more »
June 20, 2019streetinsider

For Educators at ALA Annual & ISTE Conferences

Gale, a Cengage company, will be previewing Gale In Context: For Educators, a new product and additio... See more »
June 19, 2019PR Newswire

Cengage CEO Michael Hansen Wins 2019 Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award

BOSTON, June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage CEO Michael Hansen has won the 2019 Employees' Choice A... See more »
June 11, 2019PR Newswire

Cengage Chief Technology Officer George Moore Wins 2019 Boston Global CIO of the Year Award

BOSTON, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- George Moore, the Chief Technology Officer of Cengage, an educa... See more »
June 6, 2019PR Newswire

Cengage Named a Cincinnati "Top Workplace" for 2019

CINCINNATI, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage, an education and technology company, has been named... See more »

Cengage Learning Videos

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November 7, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"Get Your Students on the Same Page with a Readiness Assessment" on YOUTUBE

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November 6, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"Empower your Language Students with the Magic of Mobile" on YOUTUBE

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November 4, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"How One World Languages Instructor Made the Switch to MindTap" on YOUTUBE

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November 4, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"Using NEW Learning Objective-Based Performance Reports" on YOUTUBE

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October 23, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"How to Encourage Student Success in the 21st Century" on YOUTUBE

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October 17, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"Co-author Jonathan Brennan Discusses Students' Success in College, Career and Life" on YOUTUBE

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October 14, 2019Cengage Learning Youtube Channel

"Dale Dawes - CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

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Twitter Followers

Twitter Followers

8,045

Cengage Learning currently has 8,045 followers on Twitter. As of July 2013 Cengage Learning had 1,889 followers. That's a 325 percent increase in 4 years

Facebook Followers

Facebook Followers

18,826

Cengage Learning currently has 18,826 fans on Facebook. As of July 2013 Cengage Learning had 2,756 fans. That's a 583 percent increase in 6 years

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

Cengage Learning, Inc. provides educational products and services, primarily in print and digital form for students, educators and libraries. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it has an office hub located in San Francisco, Ca...
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CEO

Cengage Learning's CEO, Michael E. Hansen, currently has an approval rating of 57%. Cengage Learning's primary competitors are Pearson, Wiley & Macmillan Learning.

Website

cengage.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Cengage Learning

  1. When was Cengage Learning founded?

    Cengage Learning was founded in 2007
  2. Who is Cengage Learning's CEO?

    Cengage Learning's CEO is Michael E. Hansen
  3. How much revenue does Cengage Learning generate?

    Cengage Learning generates $1.5B in revenue
  4. How much funding does Cengage Learning have?

    Cengage Learning has historically raised $0 in funding
  5. Where is Cengage Learning's headquarters?

    Cengage Learning's headquarters is in Boston Massachusetts, USA
  1. How many employees does Cengage Learning have?

    Cengage Learning has 4,900 employees
  2. What sector does Cengage Learning operate in?

    Cengage Learning is in Technical Education, Correspondence Teaching
  3. Who are Cengage Learning's competitors?

    Cengage Learning's top competitors are Pearson, Wiley, Macmillan Learning
  4. Who has Cengage Learning invested in?

    Cengage Learning's has invested in companies such as Codevolve, Pathbrite, Learnlaunch
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