Anthropic Launches ‘Claude for Education’ For Universities

The AI company Anthropic announced a new program called Claude for Education that specializes in higher education this Wednesday. The initiative aims to include AI technologies in teaching, learning processes, and academic administration.

According to the startup’s announcement, Claude for Education includes new features and programs focused on new learning technologies and methodologies.

Anthropic unveiled Learning mode, a feature that guides users through reasoning processes to learn new topics and train critical thinking—rather than just providing answers—, a student program called Claude Campus Ambassadors, and new Academic partnerships to integrate AI technologies in collaboration with multiple universities and organizations, such as the Northeastern University, Champlain College, and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

“Since our founding, LSE has been at the forefront of understanding social change and seeking solutions to real-world challenges,” said President and Vice Chancellor Larry Kramer. “This new partnership is part of that mission. As social scientists, we are in a unique position to understand and shape how AI can positively transform education and society.”

With Learning mode, students can expand knowledge on topics, courses, and assignments through learning Projects and ask the AI model to help get a better understanding. Claude will ask questions, provide study guides, outlines, and highlight core principles to guide students in a learning journey.

Introducing Claude for Education.

We’re partnering with universities to bring AI to higher education, alongside a new learning mode for students. pic.twitter.com/PXekAICIKV

— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) April 2, 2025

Students will also benefit from two programs, Claude Campus Ambassadors—for a chance to work directly with Anthropic’s team on educational initiatives—, and funding for API credits for those already working on projects built with Claude.

Other AI companies and institutions have been developing AI learning systems to power education and help students develop new AI skills. A few months ago, Google launched Learn About, a new tool with textbook-style content for learning, and Andrej Karpathy, former AI researcher at OpenAI and Tesla, launched a new startup for AI education called Eureka Labs.