Blackboard Learn
An institutional learning management system for course delivery, assessment, grading, communication and learning administration. The product supports the Blackboard Learn Ultra experience and sits within Blackboard’s focused teaching and learning portfolio.
At a glance
- Markets
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- Higher education
- Schools
- Government
- Pricing model
- Quote only blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Entry price
- Not published; quote on request Institutional quote; no public list price. blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Free version
- No blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Free trial
- Research ongoing
- Deployment
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- Cloud
- Standards
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- LTI 1.3
- LTI Advantage
- SCORM 1.2
- SCORM 2004
- xAPI
- AICC
- Accessibility
- WCAG 2.2 AA Blackboard states WCAG 2.2 AA compliance at company level; request the current Blackboard Learn product-specific ACR/VPAT and version/scope before relying on this for procurement. blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Security certifications
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- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27701
- Data residency
- Research ongoing
- AI models
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- Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service
- AWS Bedrock
- Trains AI on customer data
- No blackboard.com · Verified
- Availability
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- International
What it does
Key features
- Course content and learning modules
- Assignments and assessments
- Gradebook
- Communication and collaboration
- Analytics and reporting
- Ultra course experience
- Integrations with external learning tools
- Blackboard Ally accessibility support is a related product, not assumed to be included in every licence
Used for
- Course and curriculum delivery
- Online and blended learning
- Assessment and grading
- Learner communication
- Accessibility support
- Institutional teaching and learning
Integrations
- LTI 1.3 and REST APIs
- Named integrations include Turnitin, VitalSource, Zoom and Microsoft Teams
- SIS and Partner Network integrations
Evidence and assurance
How well each answer a procurement team will ask about is evidenced, on our four Evidence & Assurance levels: vendor disclosed, vendor confirmed, independently corroborated, independently assured.
- Accessibility
- Research ongoing
- Security
- Level 1 · Vendor disclosed
- Data residency
- Research ongoing
The company
- Company
- Blackboard blackboard.com
- Headquarters
- United States; current corporate headquarters location not confirmed in reviewed primary source blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Founded
- 1997 blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Size
- Not publicly disclosed for standalone post-restructuring company blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Funding
- US$70 million new financing announced on emergence from restructuring (March 2026) blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied
- Ownership
- Independent company owned by Nexus Capital Management and Oaktree Capital Management after the Anthology restructuring; emerged debt-free in March 2026 blackboard.com · Vendor-supplied