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ClassRanked

ClassRanked is an American educational technology company that offers higher education enterprise software for course evaluations and assessment. The platform was founded at Duke University.

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ClassRanked Inc
TypePrivate
IndustryEducation technology
Founded2018 (2018)
Area served
 Global
ProductsCourse evaluation
Survey management
Websiteclassranked.com

ClassRanked is an American educational technology company that offers higher education enterprise software for course evaluations and assessment. The platform was founded at Duke University.1

On April 20, 2026 ClassRanked was acquired by JMI Equity and Coursedog. 23

History

ClassRanked was founded at Duke University by Hayden Hall, Max Labaton, and Dilan Trivedi in their junior year.45 While registering for classes, they spent hours searching to fulfill academic requirements and built a platform to streamline and automate this process.67 It combined course evaluations, grade distribution data, and user reviews.1

ClassRanked was initially launched at Duke University.8 By the end of its first week, ClassRanked had over 1,200 user reviews and within a month was being actively used by over 80% of Duke’s student body.69

In August 2019, ClassRanked announced its expansion to University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Emory University.1011 As of October 2020, the company had expanded to over 350 colleges and universities.12

On April 20, 2026 ClassRanked was acquired by the private equity firm JMI Equity and Coursedog. 1314

References

References

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  2. Chowdhry, Amit (April 20, 2026). "Coursedog: Acquisition Of ClassRanked Expands AI-Driven Academic Operations Platform". Pulse 2.0. Archived from the original on May 20, 2026.
  3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coursedog-acquires-classranked-to-connect-ai-driven-course-evaluations-across-academic-operations-302746843.html
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  5. Carlisle, Paige (November 26, 2019). "Duke students create website as 'an equalizer' to approaching course registration". The Chronicle (Duke University). Archived from the original on November 28, 2019.
  6. Blake, Suzanne (October 10, 2019). "ClassRanked Eases The Ordeal of Registering For College Classes". GrepBeat Tech News. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019.
  7. Cata, Miguel (October 13, 2019). "Hayden Hall - His Company ClassRanked is Changing the College Landscape". Tech News Monthly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
  8. MacLauren, Amanda (October 1, 2019). "ClassRanked.com: Biz Brief Profile". Durham Magazine. p. 117. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  9. "College Class Registration Site Expands to University of California Berkeley". The Chestnut Post. August 20, 2019.
  10. Cook, Andrea (August 20, 2019). "ClassRanked.com, a Duke student-launched ratings site, expands footprint to other US campuses". WRAL TechWire. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  11. "Founder Discusses College Registration Start-Up, ClassRanked". Atlanta Tech Blogs. September 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  12. Adzo, Kossi (October 9, 2020). "Hayden Hall of ClassRanked Tells Us How the Educational Technology Company has Revolutionized College Registration". Startup Info Magazine. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. https://pulse2.com/coursedog-acquisition-of-classranked-expands-ai-driven-academic-operations-platform/
  14. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coursedog-acquires-classranked-to-connect-ai-driven-course-evaluations-across-academic-operations-302746843.html