Top Hat
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Plans and prices
From Top Hat's own pricing page, checked 19 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Term | $35 a month | Student access for one 4-month term |
| 1 Year | $58 a month | Student access for 12 months |
| 4 Years | $96 a month | Student access for 48 months |
| Department or Institution-Wide | — | Custom pricing |
| 1 Term (4 months) | $35, paid once | Student access · 4 months of access |
| 1 Year (12 months) | $58, paid once | Student access · 12 months of access |
| 4 Years (48 months) | $96, paid once | Student access · 4 years of access |
| Department or Institution-Wide Solutions | Priced on request | Tailored department or institution-wide plans · Custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Top Hat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Access and trial
- Students can use Top Hat in a browser or its iOS and Android apps, and eligible paid courses usually offer a five-day free trial.checked 7 Oct 2026
What it does
- AI assistant
- Ace helps educators prepare classes and create interactive prompts, and gives students 24/7 personalized study and practice support based on course materials.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Assessments
- Instructors can create, schedule, or upload tests and assignments, and use AI tools to generate questions from course content.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Top Hat is designed for higher education, with tailored plans available for departments and institutions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Course content
- The platform supports interactive homework and readings, customizable digital textbooks, and instructor-created materials.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Live Q&A
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Live teaching
- Educators can use interactive polls, discussions, quizzes, and instant feedback to involve students during lectures.checked 7 Oct 2026
- LMS functions
- Its LMS integrations can provide roster sync, grade sync, deep links, and single sign-on; Top Hat states its LTI 1.3 tool is 1EdTech-certified.checked 7 Oct 2026
- LMS integrations
- Top Hat lists integrations with Canvas, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, and Sakai, with LTI 1.3 integrations released for Canvas and D2L Brightspace.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 35checked 19 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Top Hat says it stores information on servers in the United States and Canada and follows FERPA rules to keep school information confidential.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Top Hat is a higher education student engagement and courseware platform for interactive, personalized learning in and beyond class.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Top Hat says it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and encrypts data in transit and data at rest.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Student insights
- Top Hat turns attendance, class participation, readings, and assessment data into insights about student progress.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Top Hat lists support by phone, email, and live chat for instructors and students, with support hours of Monday to Friday, 9 AM–9 PM ET.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
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