American Public Education Stock Price History
NASDAQ: APEIReal EstateOther Consumer ServicesUSD
47.87+0.10 (+0.21%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
APEI price history at a glance
The price history for American Public Education (APEI) on this page begins on November 5, 2007, when the stock closed at $35.92; it most recently closed at $47.87 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $61.59, reached on April 20, 2026; the latest close is 22.3% below that peak. Across the 18 complete calendar years in the table, APEI finished higher in 9 and lower in 9. Its best year was 2024 (+119.8%) and its worst was 2015 (-48.5%).
Over roughly 19 years the share price changed +33.3%, a 1.5% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, APEI has gained 30.2%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 2007
- $61.59
- Date of high
- Apr 20, 2026
- Low since 2007
- $3.76
- Date of low
- Jun 19, 2023
- 52-week high
- $61.59
- 52-week low
- $30.20
- IPO year
- 2007
- Last close
- $47.87
APEI returns
1 week
+9.47%
1 month
+6.31%
3 months
-17.85%
6 months
-18.02%
Year to date
+26.64%
1 year
+30.15%
3 years
+985.49%
5 years
+90.11%
APEI price return, excluding dividends.
APEI annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47.87 | +32.42% |
| 2025 | 36.15 | +70.44% |
| 2024 | 21.21 | +119.79% |
| 2023 | 9.65 | -21.48% |
| 2022 | 12.29 | -44.76% |
| 2021 | 22.25 | -27.00% |
| 2020 | 30.48 | +11.36% |
| 2019 | 27.37 | -5.49% |
| 2018 | 28.96 | +15.61% |
| 2017 | 25.05 | +2.04% |
| 2016 | 24.55 | +31.92% |
| 2015 | 18.61 | -48.51% |
| 2014 | 36.14 | -14.80% |
| 2013 | 42.42 | +12.01% |
| 2012 | 37.87 | -12.50% |
| 2011 | 43.28 | +16.22% |
| 2010 | 37.24 | +8.38% |
| 2009 | 34.36 | -11.67% |
| 2008 | 38.90 | -2.75% |
| 2007* | 40.00 | +11.36% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 2007; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
APEI daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.85 | 48.43 | 47.62 | 47.87 | +0.21% | |
| 46.05 | 48.33 | 46.05 | 47.77 | +3.74% | |
| 45.93 | 46.66 | 45.51 | 46.05 | -0.37% | |
| 44.62 | 46.30 | 44.16 | 46.22 | +4.08% | |
| 43.81 | 45.10 | 43.68 | 44.41 | +1.55% | |
| 43.95 | 44.47 | 43.15 | 43.73 | +0.85% | |
| 42.56 | 44.19 | 42.30 | 43.36 | +2.80% | |
| 41.26 | 42.61 | 40.88 | 42.18 | +2.65% | |
| 40.46 | 41.56 | 40.06 | 41.09 | +1.16% | |
| 41.30 | 41.30 | 40.49 | 40.62 | -2.52% | |
| 42.44 | 42.44 | 41.23 | 41.67 | -2.44% | |
| 41.18 | 43.86 | 41.18 | 42.71 | +3.21% | |
| 40.73 | 42.06 | 40.06 | 41.38 | +1.97% | |
| 43.89 | 44.29 | 40.40 | 40.58 | -6.56% | |
| 44.47 | 44.50 | 42.73 | 43.43 | -1.03% | |
| 44.10 | 44.47 | 43.28 | 43.88 | -0.99% | |
| 44.72 | 45.76 | 44.07 | 44.32 | -0.27% | |
| 44.80 | 45.64 | 43.99 | 44.44 | -0.71% | |
| 44.24 | 46.05 | 43.91 | 44.76 | +0.74% | |
| 44.86 | 45.49 | 43.92 | 44.43 | -1.13% | |
| 45.36 | 45.63 | 44.61 | 44.94 | +0.18% | |
| 45.04 | 45.77 | 44.60 | 44.86 | -0.38% | |
| 45.05 | 45.99 | 44.54 | 45.03 | -0.73% | |
| 45.23 | 46.18 | 45.06 | 45.36 | 0.00% | |
| 45.08 | 45.49 | 44.78 | 45.36 | -0.04% | |
| 45.74 | 45.91 | 44.93 | 45.38 | -0.81% | |
| 46.11 | 46.54 | 45.08 | 45.75 | -0.22% | |
| 45.97 | 46.96 | 44.59 | 45.85 | +0.44% | |
| 46.01 | 46.39 | 45.27 | 45.65 | -0.78% | |
| 46.17 | 47.07 | 45.37 | 46.01 | -0.20% | |
| 45.82 | 46.87 | 45.51 | 46.10 | +0.20% | |
| 45.98 | 47.52 | 45.64 | 46.01 | -0.45% | |
| 46.43 | 46.59 | 44.84 | 46.22 | -0.06% | |
| 45.88 | 46.94 | 45.63 | 46.25 | +1.40% | |
| 44.36 | 45.80 | 43.34 | 45.61 | +2.75% | |
| 44.26 | 45.17 | 43.23 | 44.39 | -0.80% | |
| 45.04 | 45.38 | 44.39 | 44.75 | +0.13% | |
| 44.32 | 45.49 | 44.10 | 44.69 | +0.86% | |
| 44.82 | 45.20 | 43.58 | 44.31 | -2.03% | |
| 45.22 | 46.07 | 44.41 | 45.23 | -0.02% | |
| 45.34 | 46.55 | 44.76 | 45.24 | +0.24% | |
| 45.72 | 46.74 | 44.50 | 45.13 | -1.29% | |
| 50.35 | 50.88 | 43.78 | 45.72 | -3.52% | |
| 50.62 | 51.94 | 47.14 | 47.39 | -7.51% | |
| 50.99 | 53.66 | 50.99 | 51.24 | +0.91% | |
| 53.28 | 53.28 | 49.54 | 50.78 | -5.65% | |
| 54.07 | 54.94 | 53.12 | 53.82 | +0.75% | |
| 52.39 | 53.85 | 50.91 | 53.42 | +0.51% | |
| 49.17 | 53.36 | 48.45 | 53.15 | +9.57% | |
| 49.61 | 50.88 | 47.25 | 48.51 | -2.26% | |
| 51.32 | 51.82 | 49.63 | 49.63 | -3.10% | |
| 50.08 | 52.35 | 50.08 | 51.22 | +2.44% | |
| 50.18 | 50.63 | 49.49 | 50.00 | +1.13% | |
| 47.94 | 49.88 | 47.94 | 49.44 | +3.63% | |
| 48.73 | 49.02 | 47.45 | 47.71 | -0.98% | |
| 46.96 | 48.45 | 46.92 | 48.18 | +1.86% | |
| 48.49 | 48.90 | 46.33 | 47.30 | -3.19% | |
| 49.06 | 50.91 | 48.34 | 48.86 | -0.83% | |
| 50.67 | 52.19 | 49.09 | 49.27 | -2.84% | |
| 50.56 | 51.24 | 49.23 | 50.71 | -0.92% | |
| 49.09 | 51.82 | 49.09 | 51.18 | +3.96% | |
| 57.64 | 57.68 | 49.13 | 49.23 | -15.18% | |
| 59.07 | 59.33 | 57.00 | 58.04 | -1.74% | |
| 58.34 | 59.42 | 58.17 | 59.07 | +1.37% | |
| 57.89 | 58.54 | 56.63 | 58.27 | +0.76% | |
| 58.01 | 59.53 | 57.59 | 57.83 | -0.31% | |
| 59.26 | 59.96 | 57.31 | 58.01 | -2.24% | |
| 57.82 | 59.51 | 56.59 | 59.34 | +3.36% | |
| 56.48 | 59.15 | 56.15 | 57.41 | +1.22% | |
| 56.18 | 57.72 | 55.87 | 56.72 | +1.54% | |
| 53.91 | 57.50 | 53.91 | 55.86 | +4.02% | |
| 52.70 | 54.73 | 52.01 | 53.70 | +1.26% | |
| 54.51 | 54.65 | 52.96 | 53.03 | -2.72% | |
| 53.53 | 54.98 | 53.22 | 54.51 | +1.83% | |
| 52.13 | 53.69 | 51.79 | 53.53 | +2.69% | |
| 51.75 | 53.74 | 51.69 | 52.13 | +0.66% | |
| 54.05 | 54.70 | 51.73 | 51.79 | -4.04% | |
| 52.72 | 54.26 | 52.51 | 53.97 | +2.37% | |
| 52.38 | 52.81 | 50.90 | 52.72 | +0.80% | |
| 51.95 | 53.16 | 51.68 | 52.30 | +0.79% | |
| 52.24 | 53.30 | 50.61 | 51.89 | +0.35% | |
| 52.13 | 53.03 | 50.88 | 51.71 | -0.81% | |
| 53.61 | 54.72 | 51.93 | 52.13 | -2.76% | |
| 54.08 | 54.86 | 53.36 | 53.61 | -0.52% | |
| 52.84 | 54.40 | 51.95 | 53.89 | +2.82% | |
| 52.10 | 52.65 | 50.67 | 52.41 | +1.08% | |
| 52.63 | 53.55 | 50.89 | 51.85 | -1.52% | |
| 53.04 | 54.53 | 52.58 | 52.65 | -0.64% | |
| 53.10 | 54.61 | 52.91 | 52.99 | +1.15% | |
| 52.14 | 52.53 | 51.74 | 52.39 | +0.21% | |
| 51.14 | 52.38 | 50.70 | 52.28 | +1.89% | |
| 49.81 | 51.74 | 49.80 | 51.31 | +3.72% | |
| 51.02 | 51.27 | 49.24 | 49.47 | -2.96% | |
| 52.40 | 53.57 | 50.79 | 50.98 | -1.98% | |
| 52.73 | 53.57 | 51.81 | 52.01 | -1.27% | |
| 51.59 | 52.79 | 51.22 | 52.68 | +2.29% | |
| 51.78 | 52.61 | 51.41 | 51.50 | -0.17% | |
| 52.46 | 53.62 | 51.00 | 51.59 | -2.59% | |
| 53.56 | 54.15 | 52.49 | 52.96 | -1.12% | |
| 54.41 | 55.94 | 53.10 | 53.56 | -1.58% | |
| 53.80 | 55.59 | 53.77 | 54.42 | +2.06% | |
| 53.70 | 54.36 | 52.51 | 53.32 | -1.91% | |
| 52.75 | 55.00 | 52.31 | 54.36 | +2.74% | |
| 52.84 | 54.12 | 50.04 | 52.91 | -0.17% | |
| 57.50 | 57.51 | 52.82 | 53.00 | -5.98% | |
| 56.30 | 57.77 | 54.90 | 56.37 | +0.12% | |
| 54.80 | 56.82 | 54.80 | 56.30 | +2.91% | |
| 55.91 | 55.91 | 54.01 | 54.71 | -2.15% | |
| 58.43 | 58.80 | 55.57 | 55.91 | -3.80% | |
| 57.62 | 58.91 | 57.51 | 58.12 | +1.01% | |
| 58.07 | 59.21 | 57.37 | 57.54 | -1.17% | |
| 58.49 | 58.91 | 57.73 | 58.22 | +0.12% | |
| 57.67 | 58.37 | 56.80 | 58.15 | +0.99% | |
| 57.13 | 58.18 | 56.50 | 57.58 | +0.38% | |
| 57.23 | 57.91 | 56.60 | 57.36 | +0.63% | |
| 55.36 | 57.40 | 55.36 | 57.00 | +2.43% | |
| 55.88 | 57.34 | 55.55 | 55.65 | -0.52% | |
| 60.30 | 61.10 | 54.84 | 55.94 | -7.20% | |
| 60.18 | 60.63 | 59.65 | 60.28 | +0.52% | |
| 60.78 | 61.59 | 59.78 | 59.97 | -1.46% | |
| 60.78 | 61.36 | 60.35 | 60.86 | +0.43% | |
| 59.93 | 60.90 | 58.99 | 60.60 | +1.78% | |
| 57.45 | 59.60 | 57.34 | 59.54 | +3.01% | |
| 57.18 | 57.97 | 57.01 | 57.80 | +0.84% | |
| 57.06 | 57.41 | 56.23 | 57.32 | +0.16% | |
| 58.47 | 59.13 | 56.01 | 57.23 | -1.99% | |
| 58.04 | 58.56 | 56.59 | 58.39 | +0.46% | |
| 57.58 | 58.62 | 57.09 | 58.12 | +0.71% | |
| 58.49 | 58.49 | 56.42 | 57.71 | +0.91% | |
| 58.30 | 58.49 | 56.87 | 57.19 | -1.90% | |
| 57.21 | 58.44 | 56.44 | 58.30 | +1.11% | |
| 56.64 | 57.92 | 56.01 | 57.66 | +0.28% | |
| 57.33 | 58.21 | 56.64 | 57.50 | +1.09% | |
| 56.89 | 57.46 | 56.19 | 56.88 | +0.67% | |
| 57.73 | 57.73 | 55.76 | 56.50 | -1.29% | |
| 57.46 | 58.64 | 56.77 | 57.24 | -0.31% | |
| 58.40 | 59.42 | 57.19 | 57.42 | -1.91% | |
| 56.88 | 58.72 | 55.14 | 58.54 | +4.20% | |
| 54.89 | 56.83 | 54.68 | 56.18 | +1.24% | |
| 54.72 | 56.38 | 54.72 | 55.49 | +2.97% | |
| 54.62 | 54.66 | 53.30 | 53.89 | -1.16% | |
| 54.00 | 55.71 | 53.44 | 54.52 | +0.37% | |
| 55.98 | 56.95 | 54.10 | 54.32 | -2.97% | |
| 55.00 | 56.89 | 53.08 | 55.98 | +1.16% | |
| 57.70 | 58.26 | 53.74 | 55.34 | -4.02% | |
| 49.80 | 58.69 | 49.70 | 57.66 | +21.19% | |
| 44.94 | 47.95 | 44.71 | 47.58 | +4.02% | |
| 45.09 | 46.15 | 44.46 | 45.74 | +0.51% | |
| 45.72 | 46.65 | 45.09 | 45.51 | -0.76% | |
| 44.30 | 45.92 | 43.09 | 45.86 | +1.89% | |
| 44.70 | 46.12 | 43.94 | 45.01 | -0.68% | |
| 45.73 | 47.17 | 44.58 | 45.32 | -1.35% | |
| 46.56 | 47.27 | 45.80 | 45.94 | -0.93% | |
| 45.32 | 46.49 | 44.47 | 46.37 | +0.65% | |
| 45.42 | 46.24 | 44.61 | 46.07 | +0.55% | |
| 45.25 | 46.37 | 44.95 | 45.82 | +0.42% | |
| 45.61 | 46.48 | 44.98 | 45.63 | -0.02% | |
| 45.68 | 46.02 | 44.39 | 45.64 | +0.40% | |
| 43.40 | 45.61 | 43.40 | 45.46 | +4.67% | |
| 43.74 | 44.84 | 41.76 | 43.43 | -0.96% | |
| 43.49 | 44.04 | 42.49 | 43.85 | +1.04% | |
| 43.92 | 44.83 | 42.78 | 43.40 | -1.92% | |
| 44.51 | 45.45 | 43.96 | 44.25 | -0.11% | |
| 44.59 | 46.06 | 43.28 | 44.30 | -0.65% | |
| 43.21 | 45.16 | 43.21 | 44.59 | +2.67% | |
| 43.52 | 43.82 | 42.00 | 43.43 | +0.46% | |
| 44.23 | 44.49 | 42.73 | 43.23 | -1.19% | |
| 44.42 | 44.73 | 43.35 | 43.75 | -0.91% | |
| 44.80 | 45.50 | 43.08 | 44.15 | -1.65% | |
| 44.50 | 45.69 | 44.35 | 44.89 | +1.38% | |
| 43.02 | 44.84 | 43.02 | 44.28 | +2.95% | |
| 41.84 | 43.65 | 41.59 | 43.01 | +3.41% | |
| 42.23 | 42.76 | 40.80 | 41.59 | -1.68% | |
| 41.90 | 43.14 | 41.84 | 42.30 | +1.24% | |
| 42.14 | 44.88 | 41.69 | 41.78 | -1.16% | |
| 41.77 | 42.68 | 40.35 | 42.27 | +1.95% | |
| 42.66 | 43.14 | 41.37 | 41.46 | -1.82% | |
| 43.23 | 43.23 | 41.66 | 42.23 | +0.05% | |
| 43.38 | 43.80 | 41.68 | 42.21 | -3.34% | |
| 43.54 | 43.80 | 42.69 | 43.67 | -0.11% | |
| 42.71 | 43.99 | 42.57 | 43.72 | +2.65% | |
| 40.61 | 42.87 | 40.61 | 42.59 | +5.11% | |
| 40.18 | 40.68 | 39.79 | 40.52 | +0.82% | |
| 40.43 | 40.69 | 39.59 | 40.19 | -0.77% | |
| 38.99 | 40.96 | 38.90 | 40.50 | +4.22% | |
| 39.76 | 40.11 | 38.48 | 38.86 | -2.73% | |
| 40.67 | 40.67 | 39.80 | 39.95 | -1.63% | |
| 40.09 | 40.76 | 39.52 | 40.61 | +0.74% | |
| 40.00 | 40.76 | 39.85 | 40.31 | +0.52% | |
| 39.17 | 40.37 | 39.04 | 40.10 | +1.78% | |
| 39.01 | 39.81 | 38.56 | 39.40 | +0.66% | |
| 38.09 | 39.47 | 37.62 | 39.14 | +2.76% | |
| 36.23 | 38.71 | 36.01 | 38.09 | +5.37% | |
| 37.80 | 38.00 | 36.11 | 36.15 | -4.37% | |
| 37.29 | 38.07 | 36.77 | 37.80 | +0.99% | |
| 37.55 | 37.96 | 37.13 | 37.43 | -0.37% | |
| 37.20 | 37.83 | 36.68 | 37.57 | +0.27% | |
| 37.61 | 38.00 | 37.00 | 37.47 | -0.16% | |
| 37.51 | 37.72 | 37.09 | 37.53 | -0.77% | |
| 37.90 | 38.25 | 37.51 | 37.82 | -0.26% | |
| 38.37 | 38.99 | 37.34 | 37.92 | -1.17% | |
| 38.44 | 39.15 | 38.03 | 38.37 | -0.10% | |
| 38.13 | 39.29 | 37.65 | 38.41 | +1.96% | |
| 37.61 | 38.81 | 37.48 | 37.67 | +0.32% | |
| 37.52 | 38.36 | 37.12 | 37.55 | -0.21% | |
| 37.32 | 38.57 | 36.67 | 37.63 | +1.90% | |
| 36.97 | 37.37 | 36.28 | 36.93 | -0.22% | |
| 36.08 | 37.27 | 35.99 | 37.01 | +2.75% | |
| 34.89 | 36.14 | 34.79 | 36.02 | +3.09% | |
| 34.56 | 35.16 | 34.35 | 34.94 | +1.16% | |
| 34.70 | 35.02 | 33.94 | 34.54 | +0.09% | |
| 35.02 | 35.65 | 34.08 | 34.51 | -1.68% | |
| 34.83 | 35.89 | 34.83 | 35.10 | +0.66% | |
| 35.39 | 35.61 | 34.70 | 34.87 | -1.33% | |
| 35.26 | 36.29 | 34.51 | 35.34 | +0.23% | |
| 34.40 | 36.25 | 34.40 | 35.26 | +1.26% | |
| 34.72 | 35.22 | 34.39 | 34.82 | +0.12% | |
| 34.73 | 35.36 | 34.37 | 34.78 | -0.43% | |
| 34.15 | 35.50 | 34.00 | 34.93 | +1.87% | |
| 34.98 | 35.50 | 34.14 | 34.29 | -1.47% | |
| 35.08 | 35.69 | 34.69 | 34.80 | -1.05% | |
| 38.46 | 39.33 | 35.10 | 35.17 | -0.65% | |
| 33.50 | 35.49 | 33.50 | 35.40 | +5.89% | |
| 33.02 | 34.47 | 32.96 | 33.43 | +0.88% | |
| 34.24 | 34.54 | 32.99 | 33.14 | -3.63% | |
| 34.15 | 35.08 | 34.06 | 34.39 | -0.46% | |
| 34.98 | 35.55 | 34.17 | 34.55 | -1.17% | |
| 34.63 | 35.31 | 33.97 | 34.96 | +1.04% | |
| 37.20 | 37.28 | 33.49 | 34.60 | +4.88% | |
| 31.13 | 33.85 | 31.13 | 32.99 | +6.18% | |
| 30.63 | 31.51 | 30.20 | 31.07 | +1.30% | |
| 31.40 | 31.63 | 30.50 | 30.67 | -2.39% | |
| 31.95 | 32.05 | 30.37 | 31.42 | -0.25% | |
| 32.07 | 32.88 | 31.34 | 31.50 | -2.51% | |
| 33.69 | 33.80 | 32.18 | 32.31 | -3.52% | |
| 34.04 | 37.00 | 32.55 | 33.49 | -2.48% | |
| 33.85 | 35.34 | 33.69 | 34.34 | +1.51% | |
| 34.78 | 35.15 | 33.22 | 33.83 | -3.26% | |
| 35.28 | 36.36 | 34.52 | 34.97 | -0.85% | |
| 36.18 | 36.90 | 34.76 | 35.27 | -2.52% | |
| 35.90 | 36.63 | 35.69 | 36.18 | +1.09% | |
| 35.55 | 36.18 | 34.90 | 35.79 | -0.08% | |
| 37.53 | 38.49 | 35.71 | 35.82 | -4.78% | |
| 37.31 | 37.77 | 36.68 | 37.62 | +0.27% | |
| 36.73 | 37.55 | 35.63 | 37.52 | +2.60% | |
| 37.00 | 37.81 | 36.54 | 36.57 | -1.16% | |
| 37.81 | 38.23 | 36.99 | 37.00 | -1.88% | |
| 36.20 | 38.92 | 36.12 | 37.71 | -2.48% | |
| 36.93 | 39.08 | 36.57 | 38.67 | +3.90% | |
| 37.06 | 38.03 | 37.05 | 37.22 | +0.51% | |
| 36.79 | 37.28 | 36.10 | 37.03 | +0.68% | |
| 36.96 | 37.17 | 36.35 | 36.78 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the APEI chart for longer ranges.