Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	18. Employee Benefit Plans Success Sharing Retirement Plan All U.S. employees who meet certain eligibility requirements can participate in Adtalem’s 401(k) Retirement Plan. Adtalem currently contributes to the plan an amount up to 6% of the total eligible compensation of colleagues who make contributions under the plan. In addition, Adtalem may also make discretionary contributions for the benefit of all eligible employees. Expenses for the matching and discretionary contributions under the plan were $11.2 million, $10.6 million, and $10.9 million for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. Colleague Stock Purchase Plan Under provisions of Adtalem’s current Colleague Stock Purchase Plan, any eligible employee may authorize Adtalem to withhold up to $25,000 of annual wages to purchase common stock of Adtalem. Adtalem implemented a new Colleague Stock Purchase Plan approved by stockholders at Adtalem’s annual meeting of stockholders held on November 6, 2019 which allows for the issuance of 500,000 shares. Adtalem terminated the ability to purchase shares of common stock under the old Colleague Stock Purchase Plan and the last purchase made through the old Colleague Stock Purchase Plan was on February 28, 2019. Currently, employees can purchase Adtalem’s common stock at 90% of the prevailing market price on the purchase date. Adtalem subsidizes the remaining 10% and pays all brokerage commissions and administrative fees associated with the plan. These expenses were insignificant for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018. Total shares issued under the plans were 705, 8,895, and 20,725 in fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. These plans are intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. Currently, Adtalem is re-issuing treasury shares to satisfy colleague share purchases under this plan.

Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

18. Employee Benefit Plans

Success Sharing Retirement Plan

All U.S. employees who meet certain eligibility requirements can participate in Adtalem’s 401(k) Retirement Plan. Adtalem currently contributes to the plan an amount up to 6% of the total eligible compensation of colleagues who make contributions under the plan. In addition, Adtalem may also make discretionary contributions for the benefit of all eligible employees. Expenses for the matching and discretionary contributions under the plan were $11.2 million, $10.6 million, and $10.9 million for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

Colleague Stock Purchase Plan

Under provisions of Adtalem’s current Colleague Stock Purchase Plan, any eligible employee may authorize Adtalem to withhold up to $25,000 of annual wages to purchase common stock of Adtalem. Adtalem implemented a new Colleague Stock Purchase Plan approved by stockholders at Adtalem’s annual meeting of stockholders held on November 6, 2019 which allows for the issuance of 500,000 shares. Adtalem terminated the ability to purchase shares of common stock under the old Colleague Stock Purchase Plan and the last purchase made through the old Colleague Stock Purchase Plan was on

February 28, 2019. Currently, employees can purchase Adtalem’s common stock at 90% of the prevailing market price on the purchase date. Adtalem subsidizes the remaining 10% and pays all brokerage commissions and administrative fees associated with the plan. These expenses were insignificant for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018. Total shares issued under the plans were 705, 8,895, and 20,725 in fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. These plans are intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. Currently, Adtalem is re-issuing treasury shares to satisfy colleague share purchases under this plan.