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American Public Education APEI · USD

Consumer Discretionary · US listing · 🇺🇸 United States

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About American Public Education

From its filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC filings

American Public Education is based in Charles Town, West Virginia and is incorporated in Delaware. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker APEI. The SEC classifies its business as educational services. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of $648.9m and net income of $31.6m. At that date it held total assets of $521.4m and shareholders' equity of $294.8m. By business, Instructional services, net of grants and scholarships brought in 91.2% of revenue, followed by Textbook and other course materials at 7.3% and Other fees at 0.8%.

In its own words

American Public Education, Inc., or APEI, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education to approximately 108,600 students through our subsidiary institutions. Our institutions offer purpose-built education programs designed to prepare individuals for productive contributions to their professions and society and to offer opportunities designed to advance students in their current professions or to help them prepare for their next career.

Our vision is for education to transform lives, advance careers, and improve communities. Our mission is to Power Purpose, Potential and Prosperity for Those in Service to Others. Our institutions of advanced learning are purpose-built to prepare service-minded students for employment, careers, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. Many of our students are from underserved populations for whom our institutions can transform their and their families’ lives. We are the number one educator of active-duty military and of veterans through American Public University System. We are a national leader in pre-licensure nursing education, focused on a Diploma in Practical Nursing, or PN diploma, and an Associate Degree in Nursing, or ADN, through Rasmussen University and Hondros College of Nursing, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or BSN degree, through Rasmussen University.

Quoted from its 10-K, filed 12 Mar 2026. Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Company facts

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Diversified Consumer Services
Listed since
9 Nov 2007
Employees
5,841
Head office
111 W CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN, WV, 25414
Incorporated in
DE
Classification
Services-Educational Services
Filer status
Accelerated filer

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Daniel PiankoIndependent Chairman of the Board$214,997
  • Ms. Angela SeldenPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director, since 2019$2.9m
  • Mr. Richard SunderlandChief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President$1.3m
  • Mr. Mark ArnoldCorporate Executive
  • Mr. Nuno FernandesPresident - APUS$1.1m
  • Mr. Harry WilkinsChief Executive Officer - HCN, since 2004$766,314
  • Ms. Tanya AxensonChief Human Resources Officer, Senior Vice President
  • Mr. Craig MacgibbonExecutive Vice President, Chief Information Officer$949,527
  • Ms. Karmela GaffneySenior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
  • Mr. Thomas BeckettSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary$935,586
  • Mr. James KenigsbergInterim Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, since 2022$154,986
  • Ms. Granetta BlevinsIndependent Director$162,362

Environmental, social and governance

Scores out of 100, from our data supplier

ESG
Overall
86
Environment
87
Social
92
Governance
79
Direct emissions (scope 1)
1,446.7 t
Energy emissions (scope 2)
5,216.86 t
Value chain emissions (scope 3)
4,506.63 t
Carbon reduction policy
No
Human rights policy
Yes

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