Manipal Education is part of the Manipal Group, which comprises various verticals including healthcare, research, retailing and other associate companies. Manipal Education has over 3,00,000 students from over 52 countries, of which about 25,000 students study at institutions and overseas campuses in India and abroad, while over 3,00,000 students undertake distance education, delivered using a blended approach including both satellite-based lectures and local coaching at 725+ learning centres in India and overseas. Manipal Education also offers online testing and assessment for academic as well as corporate clients, and has recently launched professional education for service sectors like financial services, IT, media and retail.

Manipal Education has partnered with governments such as the Sikkim Government to establish the Sikkim Manipal University. It has also partnered with leading corporate entities like ICICI to create an academy for industry-ready resources. Manipal Education has also partnered with emerging companies like MeritTrac, India’s largest Skills Assessment & Testing Company, TutorVista, a leading online tutoring company, and U21 Global, the world's premier online graduate school. In the foray is also the next generation learning system – EduNxt, technology infused learning system that transforms Distributed Learning, thus moving the education paradigm from being ‘faculty-centric’ to a ‘learner-centric’ one. Manipal Education has also joined hands with City & Guilds to offer a world class skills training programme called IndiaSkills. IndiaSkills offers a wide range of qualifications across different industry verticals.