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Top 25 Higher education institutions worldwide

Name: Higher education institutions worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 5,706 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 5,706 higher education institutions worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 2,058,569 professional contacts across them, including 615,804 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers higher education institutions worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for higher education institutions follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

5,706Companies

2,058,569Contacts tracked

615,804Verified emails

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The 25 largest higher education institutions worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 5,706 higher education institutions worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to higher education institutions: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	University Of Florida	Indirect evidence	Gainesville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	27,475 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “University of Florida is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Penn State University	Indirect evidence	University Park, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	26,844 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “There’s a reason Penn State consistently ranks among the top one percent of the world’s universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Arizona State University	Partial evidence	Tempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	24,845 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ASU has developed a new model for the American research university, creating an institution committed to excellence, access and impact, the New American University.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Stanford University	Partial evidence	Stanford, CA, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	23,254 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stanford University pursues its founding mission of research and education with a spirit of optimism and possibility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Partial evidence	Champaign, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	22,281 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is dedicated to building upon its tradition of excellence in education, research, public engagement and economic development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Columbia University	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	20,014 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	University Of Pennsylvania	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	19,612 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The University of Pennsylvania is one of the oldest universities in America and, as a member of the Ivy League, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in all…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	University Of Southern California	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	19,295 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Southern California is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles, the capital of the Pacific Rim.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	University Of California, Berkeley	Indirect evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	18,637 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A wellspring of innovation, the school occupies a 1,232-acre campus near downtown Berkeley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	UCL	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	18,143 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UCL (University College London) is London's leading multidisciplinary university, ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	University Of California, Davis	Indirect evidence	Davis, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	16,897 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Pontificia Universidad Católica DE Chile	Strong evidence	Providencia, ChileHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	14,168 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is currently one of the leading higher education institutions in Latin America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	University Of Alberta	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	14,128 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s top teaching and research universities, with an international reputation for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Duke University	Indirect evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	13,949 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Boston University	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,517 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with three primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Northwestern University	Partial evidence	Evanston, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,396 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Northwestern is one of the nation’s premier research universities, combining innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and diverse…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Mcgill University	Strong evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	13,136 contacts →
	Strong evidence “McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	University Of Calgary	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	13,074 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Calgary is a leading Canadian university located in the nation's most enterprising city.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Florida State University	Indirect evidence	Tallahassee, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	12,867 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Florida State University offers a unique academic environment built on our cherished values, distinctive heritage, and welcoming campus.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	University Of Missouri-Columbia	Indirect evidence	Columbia, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	12,527 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Mizzou!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Sapienza Università DI Roma	Partial evidence	Rome, ItalyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	12,364 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sapienza University of Rome, founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface is one of the oldest universities in the world and a high performer among the largest universities in international…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Emory University	Indirect evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	12,274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Emory University, a top research university located in Atlanta, Georgia, is an inquiry-driven, ethically engaged and diverse community whose members work collaboratively for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	University Of Miami	Indirect evidence	Coral Gables, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	11,923 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At UM you'll join a diverse and energized academic community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Oregon State University	Indirect evidence	Corvallis, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	11,242 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Vanderbilt University	Indirect evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	11,139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vanderbilt University is a top-ranked teaching and research university in Nashville, Tennessee.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: higher education institutions. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names higher education institutions.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of higher education institutions, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name higher education institutions. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Higher education institutions worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

29.9%Verified-email coverage

360.8Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

0.5%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

864

11-50

1,087

51-200

1,122

201-500

860

501-1,000

571

1,001-5,000

781

5,001-10,000

185

10001+

216

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among higher education institutions, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for higher education institutions are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “higher education institutions”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names higher education institutions), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among higher education institutions, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 615,804 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Higher education institutions by location

29 lists · largest first

Every Higher education institutions list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names higher education institutions, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many higher education institutions are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 5,706 higher education institutions worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

University Of Florida, headquartered in Gainesville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most higher education institutions?

The United States leads with 900 companies, followed by India (803) and Brazil (436). Every higher education institutions list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most higher education institutions?

Sao Paulo leads with 29 headquartered companies, followed by London (26) and Shanghai (26).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 615,804 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,706 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.