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Education

Education case interviews address topics like ed-tech strategy, university operations, student enrollment optimization, and digital learning platform design. These cases test your understanding of educational market dynamics and institutional transformation.

Total Cases: 22
Companies: 4
Medium 18 Hard 4
McKinsey
Medium

Breaking out of Boston

Market Entry Expansion Strategy Real Estate

Our client is Future Builders (FB), a Boston-based educational non-profit founded 10 years ago. FB provides intensive STEM and vocational training …

15 min
Duke
50
Medium

Chic Cosmetology

Market Entry Profitability Analysis Hospitality & Leisure

Our client is a for-profit, specialty college named Chic Cosmetology University (CCU). Founded in 2005, CCU is a program for high school graduates …

15 min
Kellogg
50
BCG
Medium

Katrina

Non-traditional Operations Non-profit

Our client is a school district in New Orleans that has been completely devastated by Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane, they saw most of their …

15 min
Chicago Booth
50
Medium

Kellogg in India

Market Entry New Product Launch Government & Public Sector

Our client is the Dean of Kellogg School of Management. She has hired you to advise her on an idea, which struck her during the previous week – To …

15 min
Kellogg
50
Medium

MOOC Madness

Profitability Competitive Strategy Higher Education

Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …

15 min
Darden
50
McKinsey
Medium

Quahog Public Schools

Non-traditional Performance Improvement Non-profit

Our client is the superintendent of a system of schools in Quahog, Rhode Island. He is concerned because the performance of students from these …

15 min
Chicago Booth
50
BCG
Medium

Stance at a Distance

Reducing Costs Accounting Education (Public Sector)

Our firm has just wrapped up a project with The Stance School, which offers K-12 education in Philadelphia, to help them with developing two major …

15 min
NYU
50
Bain
Medium

Texas Robotics Collective

Growth Strategy Non-Profit Operations Non-Profit

Your client is the Texas Robotics Collective, a non-profit organization that targets high school kids who compete in large robotics competitions. The …

15 min
Bauer
50
Medium

A-Plus School District

Operations Performance Improvement Education

Your client is A-Plus School District (APSD), a large public school district in the Southeast United States. A-Plus' superintendent has been concerned …

15 min
Duke
50
Medium

Coding Bootcamp

Profitability Financial Analysis Education

Codex is an e-learning platform that offers coding bootcamps. Their sales have flattened out and they have reached out to you for help. Your team has …

15 min
PeterK
50
Medium

HBS as a Business

Resource Allocation Strategic Investment Education

You are Dean Clark. A wealthy benefactor has come to you with the news that she will give HBS $100 million. The grant is contingent, however, upon you …

15 min
Harvard
50
Medium

Hooville College

Business Model Innovation Pricing Strategy Education

Hooville College is a liberal arts college that serves approximately 4,000 students from across the United States. It has a reputation for excellent …

15 min
Darden
50
McKinsey
Hard

K-12 teachers

Workforce Retention Policy Implementation Education

Around a quarter of U.S. K-12* teachers are thinking of leaving their jobs (~900k educators). 9% of teachers left the profession in 2022 (e.g. …

15 min
PeterK
50
Medium

MOOC Madness

Profitability Competitive Strategy Higher Education

Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …

15 min
Darden
50
McKinsey
Medium

OldSchool

Profitability GenAI Government & Public Sector

OldSchool is a high school that was founded in 1947 in Delhi, India. It was considered one of the most prestigious schools in the city for many years, …

15 min
Tuck
50
Medium

Pay Me My Money, In Cash

Strategy Formulation Education

COVID has fundamentally changed the MBA experience for students. Classes are mostly remote, travel has been eliminated, and the students are not …

15 min
Columbia
50
Hard

Pre-K Education (2017)

Asset Optimization Education

Your client is the State Department of Education and it is looking to improve the education outcomes of the general population. The department …

15 min
Columbia
50
McKinsey
Hard

Reputation

Reputation Management Strategic Planning Education

Robert Sandler School of Drama (RSSD), an internationally recognized top U.S. acting school, would like to retain their standing as a reputable and …

15 min
PeterK
50
McKinsey
Medium

University Program

Growth Strategy Market Entry Education

Your client is a university in an African country that is thinking of launching a new Global Bachelor of Management (GBM) Program. The university …

15 min
Wharton
50
Hard

School Supplies

Strategy Education

Our client is the new state superintendent of public schools, and is worried about teacher attrition in K-12 public schools in the state. Overall, the …

15 min
Duke
50
BCG
Medium

Stance at a Distance

Cost Reduction Profitability Education (Public Sector)

Our firm has just wrapped up a project with The Stance School, which offers K-12 education in Philadelphia, to help them with developing two major …

15 min
NYU
50
McKinsey
Medium

A-Plus School District

Education

Your client is A-Plus School District (APSD), a large public school district in the Southeast United States. A-Plus' superintendent has been concerned …

15 min
Duke
50