Nature of the Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of the Business	Nature of the Business American Public Education, Inc., or APEI, together with its subsidiary referred to as the Company, is a provider of online and campus-based postsecondary education to students. Effective March 2, 2026, the Company completed the merger of the legal entities that owned and operated the Company’s three institutions at the time, American Public University System, or APUS, Rasmussen University, or RU, and Hondros College of Nursing, or HCN, with American Public University System, Inc. surviving the merger. On August 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, or ED, approved, and we completed, the Combination of APUS, RU, and HCN into one HLC-accredited institution named American Public University System, or the System. The Company provides education services through the following reportable segments: •Military+ Segment, formerly the APUS Segment, provides online postsecondary education directed primarily at the needs of the military, veterans, extended military and veteran families, and other public service and service-minded communities through American Military University and American Public University. •Health+ Segment, consisting of the businesses that formerly comprised the RU Segment and the HCN Segment, provides nursing- and health sciences-focused education and other postsecondary education, including business, technology, and education, to students through RU and HCN. The System is licensed or otherwise authorized by state authorities to offer education programs to the extent it believes such licenses or authorizations are required, and the System is certified by ED to participate in student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, or Title IV programs. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the operations of American Public Training LLC, which is referred to herein as Graduate School USA, or GSUSA, through July 25, 2025, or the GSUSA Sale Date. Adjustments to reconcile segment results to the Consolidated Financial Statements are included in Corporate and Other. These adjustments include unallocated corporate activity and eliminations, and, prior to the GSUSA Sale Date, the operational activities of GSUSA. Prior period segment disclosures have been recast to conform to the current period presentation. Please refer to “Note 9. Segment Information” for more information on the Company’s reportable segments.

Nature of the Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

American Public Education, Inc., or APEI, together with its subsidiary referred to as the Company, is a provider of online and campus-based postsecondary education to students. Effective March 2, 2026, the Company completed the merger of the legal entities that owned and operated the Company’s three institutions at the time, American Public University System, or APUS, Rasmussen University, or RU, and Hondros College of Nursing, or HCN, with American Public University System, Inc. surviving the merger. On August 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, or ED, approved, and we completed, the Combination of APUS, RU, and HCN into one HLC-accredited institution named American Public University System, or the System.

The Company provides education services through the following reportable segments:

•Military+ Segment, formerly the APUS Segment, provides online postsecondary education directed primarily at the needs of the military, veterans, extended military and veteran families, and other public service and service-minded communities through American Military University and American Public University.

•Health+ Segment, consisting of the businesses that formerly comprised the RU Segment and the HCN Segment, provides nursing- and health sciences-focused education and other postsecondary education, including business, technology, and education, to students through RU and HCN.

The System is licensed or otherwise authorized by state authorities to offer education programs to the extent it believes such licenses or authorizations are required, and the System is certified by ED to participate in student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, or Title IV programs.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the operations of American Public Training LLC, which is referred to herein as Graduate School USA, or GSUSA, through July 25, 2025, or the GSUSA Sale Date.

Adjustments to reconcile segment results to the Consolidated Financial Statements are included in Corporate and Other. These adjustments include unallocated corporate activity and eliminations, and, prior to the GSUSA Sale Date, the operational activities of GSUSA. Prior period segment disclosures have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.

Please refer to “Note 9. Segment Information” for more information on the Company’s reportable segments.