An Analytical Study of Impact of International Merger and Acquisitions on the Financial Performance for Higher Education Institution in the United States

The paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issues such as higher education institutions, mergers and acquisitions, world class universities, integrated postsecondary educational data system in the United States. The main purpose of this scientific research study problem is the impact of international merger and acquisition on the financial performance for higher education institution in the United States. Synthesis of this topic has a significant impact on the financial well-being for all students and professors around the World. The methodology is the observation then synthesis all current and prior existing literature and facts available for the purpose of understanding the current financial situation for all higher education industry. The paper presents the results of a critical thinking analysis integrated postsecondary education data system. The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics for higher education institutions database system, called the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. This U.S. Government run database has collected annual higher education institutions level information since 1986 and by statute requires all Title IV higher education institutions to report in an accurate and timely manner to this database. This research contributed to the advancement of scientific knowledge in that it provided a research study on the interaction effects between time and merger status upon the performance metrics which generalize across regional, state, and national landscapes. Practical implications address how interested higher education institutions stakeholders can use this study to analyze the historical interaction effects between merger status and time on performance metrics which they wish to improve. The future implications discussion includes how this research study provided what researchers in the field have asked for and how this increased knowledge of merger and acquisitions longitudinal effects on performance metrics provides a framework for further study in this area.