Ranku, a recruitment technology and predictive analytics software company for higher education, has been acquired by John Wiley & Sons, a global provider of knowledge and learning solutions that improves outcomes in research, professional practice, and education.
Ranku licenses proprietary marketing technology that activates new revenue streams for universities, community colleges and state systems. Ranku has been a partner to more than 1,000 online degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Ranku also offers tech-enabled reporting that helps universities forecast what curriculum to develop based on real time consumer demand and the needs of the labour market. Ranku plays a critical role in supporting enrolment growth and market research at its partner institutions.
Founded in 2013, the Ranku team will join Wiley under the Wiley Education Services business and will continue to operate under its current leadership from headquarters in Seattle. Previous Wiley acquisitions include the $220M purchase of Deltak, one of the original online program services companies, in October of 2012.
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