Value proposition

Mobilizing the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice.

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that leads higher education with a united vision for the future. We galvanize our members to make change and we collaborate across the sector to design solutions for today’s challenges, serve the needs of a diverse student population, and shape effective public policy. As the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities, our strength lies in our diverse membership of more than 1,600 colleges and universities, related associations, and other organizations in the United States and abroad. ACE is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities. Our members educate two out of every three students in all accredited, degree-granting U.S. institutions.

Advocacy, Lifelong Learning, Leadership, International Education, Policy Analysis, Education, Research, Adult Education, Student Athletes, Scholar Athletes, Legislation, Compliance, coordination, higher education, colleges, and universities