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Graduate by Hilton

Logo: Graduate Hotels, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American hotel chain

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.2 It was founded by Ben Weprin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2014Founded1

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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.2

Corporate structure

Graduate by Hilton is part of a group headed by Hilton Worldwide. 478 entities, 57 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Hilton Worldwide McLean, Virginia, United States
    • Graduate by Hilton
    • Canopy by Hilton Subsidiary
    • Conrad Hotels & Resorts Subsidiary · McLean
    • Curio Collection by Hilton Subsidiary
    • DoubleTree by Hilton Subsidiary · McLean
    • Embassy Suites Hotels Subsidiary
    • Hampton by Hilton Subsidiary · McLean
    • Hilton Garden Inn Subsidiary
    • Hilton Grand Vacations Subsidiary · Orlando, Florida, United States
      • 0827965 B.C. LTD Subsidiary · Canada
      • 1063189 B.C. LTD Subsidiary · Canada
      • AHC Professionals, SC Subsidiary · Mexico
      • Bluegreen Properties N.V. Subsidiary · Aruba
      • BRM Bahamas Limited Subsidiary · Bahamas
      • CDD International Holdings Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
      • Collie Inversion Inmobiliario Santa Cruz SL Subsidiary · Spain
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Limited - France branch Subsidiary · France
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Limited - Greece branch Subsidiary · Greece
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Limited Branch Bulgaria Subsidiary · Bulgaria
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Limited, Sede Secondaria Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd (Sucursal En Espana) Subsidiary · Spain
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd - Malta branch Subsidiary · Malta
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd., Sucursal em Portugal Subsidiary · Portugal
      • Diamond Resorts (Europe), Ltd. - Austria branch Subsidiary · Austria
      • Diamond Resorts (Group Holdings) Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Diamond Resorts (Holdings) Ltd Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Diamond Resorts AB Acquisition Company Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Diamond Resorts Broome Park Golf Ltd Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Diamond Resorts Canada, LTD. Subsidiary · Canada
      • Diamond Resorts CI Management, S de RL de CV Subsidiary · Mexico
      • Diamond Resorts Deutschland Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
      • Diamond Resorts Excursions SL Subsidiary · Spain
      • Diamond Resorts F&B, S de RL de CV Subsidiary · Mexico
      • and 43 more
    • Hilton Hotels & Resorts Subsidiary · McLean, Virginia, United States
    • Home2 Suites by Hilton Subsidiary · Memphis
    • Homewood Suites by Hilton Subsidiary
    • LXR Hotels & Resorts Subsidiary
    • Spark by Hilton Subsidiary
    • Tru by Hilton Subsidiary
    • Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts Subsidiary
    • 259 Pitt Street Pty Ltd. Subsidiary · Australia
    • 3750 Residential Employer LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 3750 Residential Management LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 90210 Grand Wailea Employer LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 90210 LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 90210 Management Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Adana Hilton Enternasyonal Otelcilik Limited Sirketi Subsidiary · Turkey
    • Adda Hotels Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Addis Ababa Hilton Private Limited Company Subsidiary · Ethiopia
    • and 378 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Ben Weprin in 2014.1

Leadership

Who has led Graduate by Hilton, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2014Founded Founded1

Sources

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