Graduate Hotels


Graduate Hotels is a collection of hotels located in college towns, primarily in the United States, launched in 2014 by Nashville-based real estate company AJ Capital Partners and now part of Hilton Worldwide. There are currently 33 operating hotels in the United States and two in England.

History

Graduate Hotels was founded in 2014 by Nashville-based real estate investor Ben Weprin and his firm, AJ Capital Partners. The company launched the Graduate Hotels brand by acquiring and remodeling hotels in university-anchored towns across the country. The first hotel opened in Athens, Georgia in 2014, centered around the University of Georgia.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Graduate Hotels in March 2024. AJ Capital Partners will retain real estate ownership of the existing Graduate properties under new long-term Hilton franchise agreements.

Locations

United States

Alphabetized by city:
HotelLocationOpening YearNearby University
Graduate AnnapolisAnnapolis, Maryland2019United States Naval Academy
Graduate Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan2016University of Michigan
Graduate AthensAthens, Georgia2014University of Georgia
Graduate AuburnAuburn, Alabama2024Auburn University
Graduate AustinAustin, Texas2025University of Texas
Graduate BerkeleyBerkeley, California2017University of California, Berkeley
Graduate BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana2018Indiana University
Graduate Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina2020University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Graduate CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, Virginia2015University of Virginia
Graduate CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio2020University of Cincinnati
Graduate ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina2019University of South Carolina
Graduate ColumbusColumbus, Ohio2019Ohio State University
Graduate DallasUniversity Park, Texas2025Southern Methodist University
Graduate East LansingEast Lansing, Michigan2021Michigan State University
Graduate EugeneEugene, Oregon2019University of Oregon
Graduate EvanstonEvanston, Illinois2020Northwestern University
Graduate FayettevilleFayetteville, Arkansas2019University of Arkansas
Graduate Iowa CityIowa City, Iowa2018University of Iowa
Graduate KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee2020University of Tennessee
Graduate LincolnLincoln, Nebraska2017University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Graduate MadisonMadison, Wisconsin2015University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduate MinneapolisMinneapolis, Minnesota2017University of Minnesota
Graduate NashvilleNashville, Tennessee2020Vanderbilt University
Graduate New HavenNew Haven, Connecticut2019Yale University
Graduate OxfordOxford, Mississippi2015University of Mississippi
Graduate Palo AltoPalo Alto, California2022Stanford University
Graduate PrincetonPrinceton, New Jersey2024Princeton University
Graduate ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island2020Brown University
Graduate RichmondRichmond, Virginia2017Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate SeattleSeattle, Washington2018University of Washington
Graduate State CollegeState College, Pennsylvania2019Pennsylvania State University
Graduate StorrsStorrs, Connecticut2020University of Connecticut
Graduate TempeTempe, Arizona2014Arizona State University
Graduate TucsonTucson, Arizona2020University of Arizona

England

Former

Future