LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
Laureate Education, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, organized as a public benefit corporation following its October 2015 redomiciliation, and is registered with the Arizona Corporation Commission (file number 02762994) to transact business in Arizona, where its status is recorded as Active. Laureate Education, Inc. operates a network of licensed, degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru, providing campus-based and online academic programs across undergraduate and graduate levels.
In Mexico, Laureate Education, Inc.’s institutions include Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) and Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC). In Peru, its institutions are Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) and Cibertec. As of December 31, 2025, the group reported approximately 498,000 total students across these institutions, an increase of roughly 5% year over year.
Laureate Education, Inc. common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker LAUR, following its initial public offering on February 6, 2017. Its principal executive offices are located at 78 SW 7th Street, Suite 900, Miami, Florida, per its SEC filings; this should not be confused with the Arizona registered-agent address associated with its Arizona registration record. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Laureate Education, Inc. reported consolidated revenue of approximately 1.7 billion US dollars, with its Peru segment (UPC, UPN and Cibertec) contributing revenue of approximately 824 million US dollars.
Laureate Education, Inc.’s current business is narrower than it was a decade ago. Between approximately 2015 and 2021 the company divested numerous international operations, including its universities and operating businesses in Chile, Panama, Honduras and elsewhere, to focus on its two remaining core markets, Mexico and Peru.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of Laureate Education, Inc.
Laureate Education, Inc. is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, and its shareholder base consists primarily of institutional asset managers reporting holdings through SEC Schedule 13F and 13G filings, rather than a small group of named private shareholders. As of the data reviewed (dated September 4, 2026), the largest disclosed holder is Vanguard Group Inc, reported with 12,339,295 ordinary shares, approximately 12.4% of the class covered by this data set. Other disclosed institutional holders include iShares Trust – iShares Russell 2000 ETF (3,254,492 shares, approximately 3.3%), Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II – Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total (2,880,402 shares, approximately 2.9%), Fidelity Concord Street Trust – Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund (2,818,783 shares, approximately 2.8%), and Fidelity Securities Fund – Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (1,516,236 shares, approximately 1.5%). The underlying data set records seven disclosed institutional holders in total.
This disclosure reflects reportable institutional positions rather than the complete shareholder base of Laureate Education, Inc.; a widely held Nasdaq-listed company also has substantial holdings by retail investors, index funds and other institutions that individually fall below standard SEC reporting thresholds and are not captured here.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No individual ultimate beneficial owner can be identified from the available information. The disclosed holders are institutional asset managers acting on behalf of fund investors, not controlling beneficial owners, and no single disclosed holding approaches a level that would support a UBO determination. Laureate Education, Inc. has not disclosed, and no authoritative source identifies, a natural person exercising significant control over the company.
Data availability
Shareholder disclosure for Laureate Education, Inc. is classified as major shareholders only: institutional holders reporting above SEC disclosure thresholds are identified, but the complete shareholder register of a publicly traded company is not publicly available in full.
Sources
- SEC EDGAR, Schedule 13F/13G filings for Laureate Education, Inc. (CIK 0000912766), https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000912766 — retrieved September 2026
- Nasdaq, institutional holdings data for LAUR, https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/laur/institutional-holdings — retrieved September 2026
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | 12.4% | Arizona Corporation Commission | |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 3.3% | Arizona Corporation Commission | |
| Fidelity Rutland Square TRT II-Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total | 2.9% | Arizona Corporation Commission | |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund | 2.8% | Arizona Corporation Commission | |
| Fidelity Securities Fund-Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund | 1.5% | Arizona Corporation Commission |
Officers
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Directors and officers of Laureate Education, Inc.
The underlying data set discloses twelve officer records for Laureate Education, Inc., all reported as active with no recorded resignation dates. The disclosed roles are senior corporate functions rather than the company’s board of directors, and include Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Global Treasurer (Adam Morse), Vice President, Accounting & Global Controller (Gerard M. Knauer), Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer (Martin N. Fienkeng), and country-level leadership roles for Laureate Education, Inc.’s Peru operations (Christian Haeberle and Álvaro Ramos), which cover the group’s Peru institutions, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) and Cibertec. Gerard M. Knauer’s appointment as Vice President, Accounting, Global Controller and principal accounting officer was confirmed effective March 19, 2021 in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Laureate Education, Inc.’s board of directors and its President and Chief Executive Officer are disclosed separately in the company’s SEC proxy statements and are not part of this officer data set.
Data availability
Officer information for Laureate Education, Inc., a US SEC-registered issuer, covers current senior corporate and regional executive roles; historical/former officer records are not included in this data set. Nationality is not disclosed for any of the listed officers. The address country recorded for each officer reflects a corporate correspondence address only, not a personal residence, and must not be read as evidence of nationality or country of residence, neither of which is disclosed in the available data.
Sources
- SEC EDGAR, Form 8-K, Laureate Education, Inc. (CIK 0000912766), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000110465921038064/tm2110095d2_8k.htm — filed March 2021
- Laureate Education, Inc., corporate leadership pages, https://www.laureate.net/leadership — retrieved September 2026
Group Structure
Group structure of Laureate Education, Inc.
Laureate Education, Inc. is a publicly traded Delaware corporation and the ultimate parent of its corporate group; no external party is identified as its immediate or ultimate parent. Its verified, current operating subsidiaries, per its fiscal year 2025 Form 10-K, are its degree-granting institutions in Mexico (Universidad del Valle de México and Universidad Tecnológica de México) and Peru (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Privada del Norte and Cibertec). The corporate-linkage data reviewed for this profile also lists a much larger historical group tree spanning additional entities in Mexico, Peru, Honduras, Panama, Chile, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, India and the United States. Ownership or voting percentages are not disclosed for any of these relationships in the reviewed data.
Data availability
Corporate-linkage information for Laureate Education, Inc. is classified as historical for most of the listed entities: public filings confirm the company divested its operations in several of the listed countries between approximately 2015 and 2021, so those entities should not be treated as current parts of the group. Only the Mexico and Peru institutions listed above are confirmed as current, verified operating subsidiaries as of this profile’s information date. Ownership percentages are not disclosed for any relationship in the underlying data.
Recent structural changes
- Divestiture of Chile operations, completed 2020, including transfer of not-for-profit institutions to Fundación Educación y Cultura (source: Laureate Education, Inc. press release, investors.laureate.net, 2020).
- Divestiture of Panama operations (Universidad Interamericana de Panamá), closed 2019, sold to Universal Knowledge Systems Inc. and Global Education Services Inc. for approximately 80 million US dollars (source: Holland & Knight press release, 2020; Laureate Education, Inc. press release, 2019).
- Divestiture of Honduras operations, completed 2021, with control of Fundaempresa (operator of Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana) transferred to Fundación Nasser (source: Laureate Education, Inc. press release, investors.laureate.net, 2021).
Sources
- Laureate Education, Inc., Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025, SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000912766), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828026009479/laur-20251231.htm
- Laureate Education, Inc., investor press releases, https://investors.laureate.net/news — retrieved September 2026
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. do?
Laureate Education, Inc. operates a network of licensed, degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru, serving approximately 498,000 students as of December 31, 2025.
Who owns LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.?
Institutional filings identify Vanguard Group Inc as the largest disclosed holder with 12,339,295 shares (about 12.4%), alongside several Fidelity and iShares funds; the disclosure reflects reportable institutional holdings, not the complete shareholder base.
Who is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.'s UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No individual ultimate beneficial owner has been identified; the disclosed holders are institutional asset managers, and Laureate Education, Inc. has widely dispersed public ownership.
What is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.'s company registration number?
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.'s registration number is 02762994, filed with Arizona Corporation Commission in United States. Its current status on the register is active.
Is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. still an active company?
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.'s status on Arizona Corporation Commission is listed as active.
When was LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. incorporated?
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. was incorporated on 1 January 2015, according to Arizona Corporation Commission.
What is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. is TEMPE, United States.
What legal structure is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. registered as?
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. is registered as a Private limited company (Ltd.) in United States.
What is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.'s revenue?
Laureate Education, Inc. reported consolidated revenue of approximately 1.7 billion US dollars for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. listed on a stock exchange?
Laureate Education, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker LAUR, following its initial public offering on February 6, 2017.
Who are the officers/directors of LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.?
Twelve officer records are disclosed for Laureate Education, Inc., covering senior finance, accounting, technology and Peru country-leadership roles, all reported as active; nationality and country of residence are not disclosed in the available data.
Does LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Laureate Education, Inc. is the ultimate parent of a group whose current, verified operating subsidiaries are its degree-granting institutions in Mexico and Peru; a broader historical corporate-linkage record also lists entities in other countries that the company has since divested.
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This record is sourced directly from Arizona Corporation Commission and was last synced on 9 September 2026.