Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026
Top 25 Private colleges worldwide
RevenueBase identified 3,150 company matches for private colleges worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 524,988 professional contacts across them, including 152,667 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Los Angeles the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for private colleges worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for private colleges follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.
The 25 largest private colleges worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,474 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “University of Phoenix has helped pioneer online education since launching online courses in 1989.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 9,477 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 1932, Southern New Hampshire University has grown from a small school of accounting and secretarial science into one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, accredited…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 9,214 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Cruz Roja Espanola is a Higher Education company located in Avenida Reina Victoria, 26, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 8,891 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “GCU is a private Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 7,807 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The BYU-Idaho Story begins on a cold November day in when Latter-day Saint pioneers in the newly settled town of Rexburg gathered for the opening of a new academy.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 7,553 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Somos una institución educativa con un modelo único en el mundo por la flexibilidad y empoderamiento que le brinda al estudiante, ya que éste puede elegir su propio programa…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 5,943 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At National University, we believe it’s not just about the degrees our students earn, but the degree to which they use them.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 5,824 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Islamic Azad University (IAU)(Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi), commonly referred to as Azad University is the world's third largest private university…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 5,603 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Our mission is your success.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 5,191 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is the largest public university in the United States.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 4,718 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Wake Forest is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 4,549 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Named for Sam Houston, Texas’ greatest hero, SHSU continually strives to honor its historical roots through academic excellence that includes exceptional teaching from faculty…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 4,092 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and established by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, currently has an enrollment of 1.5 million students…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 4,056 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “La Universidad Mayor es una corporación de derecho privado, sin fines de lucro, que obtuvo su existencia legal el 13 de febrero de 1988.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 4,039 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The University of North Dakota is the state's flagship institution, with more than students and 225+ online and on campus fields of study.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 3,969 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Universidad de Las Américas, acreditada por 5 años en nivel avanzado, es una corporación privada, sin fines de lucro, fundada en 1988 y que obtuvo su autonomía en 1997.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 3,787 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Algonquin’s success in numbers- 90% of graduates have jobs within six months of graduation - 96% of graduates would recommend Algonquin to others - 92% of employers are happy with…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 3,770 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The University of North Florida is a nationally and internationally recognized public university preparing students for meaningful careers through personalized learning, hands-on…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 3,582 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 3,462 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At Keiser University, we are here to help you succeed by providing the professional and academic foundation to meet your educational goals and objectives.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 3,380 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Seton Hall University, only 14 miles from Manhattan, educates servant leaders for today's global society.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 3,373 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Educating women since 1901.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 3,264 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Weber State is renowned for excellent teaching, accessible educational opportunities and an enduring presence in northern Utah.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 3,210 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Johnson & Wales University (JWU) has over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs, online and in-person.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 3,192 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Apollo Education Group, Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “private colleges”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
Showing 25 of 3,150 private colleges worldwide
See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and access 152,667 tracked professional contacts with verified work emails. Direct dials are available where recorded.
Free signup · no credit card
Private colleges worldwide at a glance
As of Nov 6, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for private colleges are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “private colleges” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- 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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 152,667 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Private colleges by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Private colleges list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Private colleges based in the United States1,104
- Private colleges based in India248
- Private colleges based in Brazil149
- Private colleges based in Canada85
- Private colleges based in Mexico85
- Private colleges based in the Philippines78
- Private colleges based in France70
- Private colleges based in Indonesia53
- Private colleges based in the United Kingdom45
- Private colleges based in Australia36
- Private colleges based in Colombia28
- Private colleges based in Germany27
- Private colleges based in Spain27
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “private colleges”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many private colleges are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 3,150 company matches for private colleges worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
University Of Phoenix tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most private colleges?
The United States leads with 1,104 companies, followed by India (248) and Brazil (149). Every private colleges list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most private colleges?
Los Angeles leads with 15 company records, followed by Houston (13) and London (13).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 152,667 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 3,150 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.
Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 3,150 private colleges worldwide. Start with a free account, no credit card.
Download this list →Related lists
Browse the directory
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 SmartSearch, 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.
More company lists
Company intelligence · public preview
Top 25 private colleges worldwide
Find companies in any niche.
Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 3,150 matching company records for private colleges worldwide, with 524,988 tracked contacts and 152,667 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 private colleges worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  University Of Phoenixuof.phHQ: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Phoenix, AZ, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 13,474 contacts → |
“University of Phoenix has helped pioneer online education since launching online courses in 1989.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Manchester, NH, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Manchester, NH, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,477 contacts → |
“Founded in 1932, Southern New Hampshire University has grown from a small school of accounting and secretarial science into one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, accredited…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Cruz Roja Españolacruzroja.esHQ: Madrid, SpainReported employees: 10001+ | Madrid, Spain | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,214 contacts → |
“Cruz Roja Espanola is a Higher Education company located in Avenida Reina Victoria, 26, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Grand Canyon Universitygcu.eduHQ: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Phoenix, AZ, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 8,891 contacts → |
“GCU is a private Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Brigham Young University - Idahobyui.eduHQ: Rexburg, ID, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Rexburg, ID, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 7,807 contacts → |
“The BYU-Idaho Story begins on a cold November day in when Latter-day Saint pioneers in the newly settled town of Rexburg gathered for the opening of a new academy.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Universidad Tecmileniotecmilenio.mxHQ: Monterrey, MexicoReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Monterrey, Mexico | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 7,553 contacts → |
“Somos una institución educativa con un modelo único en el mundo por la flexibilidad y empoderamiento que le brinda al estudiante, ya que éste puede elegir su propio programa…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  National Universitynu.eduHQ: San Diego, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Diego, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,943 contacts → |
“At National University, we believe it’s not just about the degrees our students earn, but the degree to which they use them.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Islamic Azad Universityiau.ac.irHQ: Tehran, IranReported employees: 10001+ | Tehran, Iran | 10001+ | Exact match | 5,824 contacts → |
“The Islamic Azad University (IAU)(Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi), commonly referred to as Azad University is the world's third largest private university…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Devry Universitydevry.eduHQ: Lisle, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lisle, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,603 contacts → |
“Our mission is your success.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Adelphi, MD, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Adelphi, MD, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,191 contacts → |
“University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is the largest public university in the United States.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Wake Forest Universitywfu.eduHQ: Winston-salem, NC, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Winston-salem, NC, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,718 contacts → |
“Wake Forest is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  SAM Houston State Universityshsu.eduHQ: Huntsville, TX, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Huntsville, TX, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,549 contacts → |
“Named for Sam Houston, Texas’ greatest hero, SHSU continually strives to honor its historical roots through academic excellence that includes exceptional teaching from faculty…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Azad Universityiau.irHQ: United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,092 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and established by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, currently has an enrollment of 1.5 million students…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Universidad Mayorumayor.clHQ: Santiago, ChileReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Santiago, Chile | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,056 contacts → |
“La Universidad Mayor es una corporación de derecho privado, sin fines de lucro, que obtuvo su existencia legal el 13 de febrero de 1988.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  University Of North Dakotaund.eduHQ: Grand Forks, ND, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Grand Forks, ND, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,039 contacts → |
“The University of North Dakota is the state's flagship institution, with more than students and 225+ online and on campus fields of study.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Providencia, ChileReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Providencia, Chile | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,969 contacts → |
“Universidad de Las Américas, acreditada por 5 años en nivel avanzado, es una corporación privada, sin fines de lucro, fundada en 1988 y que obtuvo su autonomía en 1997.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Algonquin College Of Applied Arts And Technologyalgonquincollege.comHQ: Ottawa, ON, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ottawa, ON, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,787 contacts → |
“Algonquin’s success in numbers- 90% of graduates have jobs within six months of graduation - 96% of graduates would recommend Algonquin to others - 92% of employers are happy with…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  University Of North Floridaunf.eduHQ: Jacksonville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Jacksonville, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,770 contacts → |
“The University of North Florida is a nationally and internationally recognized public university preparing students for meaningful careers through personalized learning, hands-on…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Humber Collegehumber.caHQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,582 contacts → |
“Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Keiser Universitykeiseruniversity.eduHQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,462 contacts → |
“At Keiser University, we are here to help you succeed by providing the professional and academic foundation to meet your educational goals and objectives.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Seton Hall Universityshu.eduHQ: South Orange, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | South Orange, NJ, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,380 contacts → |
“Seton Hall University, only 14 miles from Manhattan, educates servant leaders for today's global society.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Texas Woman's Universitytwu.eduHQ: Denton, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Denton, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,373 contacts → |
“Educating women since 1901.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Weber State Universityweber.eduHQ: Ogden, UT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ogden, UT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,264 contacts → |
“Weber State is renowned for excellent teaching, accessible educational opportunities and an enduring presence in northern Utah.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Johnson & Wales Universityjwu.eduHQ: Providence, RI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Providence, RI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,210 contacts → |
“Johnson & Wales University (JWU) has over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs, online and in-person.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Apollo Education Groupapollo.eduHQ: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Phoenix, AZ, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,192 contacts → |
“Apollo Education Group, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
Showing 25 of 3,150 company matches
Build a targeted audience, find relevant contacts and export available records to your workflow.
Free signup · 500 credits · limited free results
Private colleges: dataset insights
November 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
3,108 records in the displayed employee bands.
42 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 3,150 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Private colleges by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Private colleges list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Private colleges based in the United States1,104
- Private colleges based in India248
- Private colleges based in Brazil149
- Private colleges based in Canada85
- Private colleges based in Mexico85
- Private colleges based in the Philippines78
- Private colleges based in France70
- Private colleges based in Indonesia53
- Private colleges based in the United Kingdom45
- Private colleges based in Australia36
- Private colleges based in Colombia28
- Private colleges based in Germany27
- Private colleges based in Spain27
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for private colleges?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many private colleges did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,150 matching company records, 524,988 tracked contacts and 152,667 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: November 6, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
Build your next target company list
Adapt this niche search and work with available contacts in RevenueBase.
Related lists
Browse the directory
Cite this list
RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 private colleges worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/private-colleges.
This is a selected public preview of saved company records, rather than an independently verified census. Open the source page ↗
More company lists
Company intelligence · public preview
Top 25 private colleges worldwide
RevenueBase records 3,150 matching company records for private colleges worldwide, with 524,988 tracked contacts and 152,667 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 private colleges worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Phoenixuof.ph HQ: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Phoenix, AZ, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 13,474 contacts → |
“University of Phoenix has helped pioneer online education since launching online courses in 1989.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Manchester, NH, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Manchester, NH, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,477 contacts → |
“Founded in 1932, Southern New Hampshire University has grown from a small school of accounting and secretarial science into one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, accredited…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Cruz Roja Españolacruzroja.es HQ: Madrid, SpainReported employees: 10001+ | Madrid, Spain | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,214 contacts → |
“Cruz Roja Espanola is a Higher Education company located in Avenida Reina Victoria, 26, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon Universitygcu.edu HQ: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Phoenix, AZ, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 8,891 contacts → |
“GCU is a private Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Brigham Young University - Idahobyui.edu HQ: Rexburg, ID, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Rexburg, ID, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 7,807 contacts → |
“The BYU-Idaho Story begins on a cold November day in when Latter-day Saint pioneers in the newly settled town of Rexburg gathered for the opening of a new academy.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Universidad Tecmileniotecmilenio.mx HQ: Monterrey, MexicoReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Monterrey, Mexico | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 7,553 contacts → |
“Somos una institución educativa con un modelo único en el mundo por la flexibilidad y empoderamiento que le brinda al estudiante, ya que éste puede elegir su propio programa…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | National Universitynu.edu HQ: San Diego, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Diego, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,943 contacts → |
“At National University, we believe it’s not just about the degrees our students earn, but the degree to which they use them.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Islamic Azad Universityiau.ac.ir HQ: Tehran, IranReported employees: 10001+ | Tehran, Iran | 10001+ | Exact match | 5,824 contacts → |
“The Islamic Azad University (IAU)(Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi), commonly referred to as Azad University is the world's third largest private university…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Devry Universitydevry.edu HQ: Lisle, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lisle, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,603 contacts → |
“Our mission is your success.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Adelphi, MD, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Adelphi, MD, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,191 contacts → |
“University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is the largest public university in the United States.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Wake Forest Universitywfu.edu HQ: Winston-salem, NC, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Winston-salem, NC, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,718 contacts → |
“Wake Forest is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | SAM Houston State Universityshsu.edu HQ: Huntsville, TX, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Huntsville, TX, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,549 contacts → |
“Named for Sam Houston, Texas’ greatest hero, SHSU continually strives to honor its historical roots through academic excellence that includes exceptional teaching from faculty…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Azad Universityiau.ir HQ: United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,092 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and established by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, currently has an enrollment of 1.5 million students…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Universidad Mayorumayor.cl HQ: Santiago, ChileReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Santiago, Chile | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,056 contacts → |
“La Universidad Mayor es una corporación de derecho privado, sin fines de lucro, que obtuvo su existencia legal el 13 de febrero de 1988.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | University Of North Dakotaund.edu HQ: Grand Forks, ND, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Grand Forks, ND, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,039 contacts → |
“The University of North Dakota is the state's flagship institution, with more than students and 225+ online and on campus fields of study.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Providencia, ChileReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Providencia, Chile | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,969 contacts → |
“Universidad de Las Américas, acreditada por 5 años en nivel avanzado, es una corporación privada, sin fines de lucro, fundada en 1988 y que obtuvo su autonomía en 1997.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Algonquin College Of Applied Arts And Technologyalgonquincollege.com HQ: Ottawa, ON, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ottawa, ON, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,787 contacts → |
“Algonquin’s success in numbers- 90% of graduates have jobs within six months of graduation - 96% of graduates would recommend Algonquin to others - 92% of employers are happy with…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | University Of North Floridaunf.edu HQ: Jacksonville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Jacksonville, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,770 contacts → |
“The University of North Florida is a nationally and internationally recognized public university preparing students for meaningful careers through personalized learning, hands-on…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Humber Collegehumber.ca HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,582 contacts → |
“Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Keiser Universitykeiseruniversity.edu HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,462 contacts → |
“At Keiser University, we are here to help you succeed by providing the professional and academic foundation to meet your educational goals and objectives.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Seton Hall Universityshu.edu HQ: South Orange, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | South Orange, NJ, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,380 contacts → |
“Seton Hall University, only 14 miles from Manhattan, educates servant leaders for today's global society.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Texas Woman's Universitytwu.edu HQ: Denton, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Denton, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,373 contacts → |
“Educating women since 1901.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Weber State Universityweber.edu HQ: Ogden, UT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ogden, UT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,264 contacts → |
“Weber State is renowned for excellent teaching, accessible educational opportunities and an enduring presence in northern Utah.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Johnson & Wales Universityjwu.edu HQ: Providence, RI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Providence, RI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,210 contacts → |
“Johnson & Wales University (JWU) has over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs, online and in-person.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Apollo Education Groupapollo.edu HQ: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Phoenix, AZ, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,192 contacts → |
“Apollo Education Group, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
Showing 25 of 3,150 company matches
Build a targeted audience, find relevant contacts and export available records to your workflow.
Free signup · 500 credits · limited free results
Private colleges: dataset insights
November 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
3,108 records in the displayed employee bands.
42 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 3,150 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Private colleges by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Private colleges list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Private colleges based in the United States1,104
- Private colleges based in India248
- Private colleges based in Brazil149
- Private colleges based in Canada85
- Private colleges based in Mexico85
- Private colleges based in the Philippines78
- Private colleges based in France70
- Private colleges based in Indonesia53
- Private colleges based in the United Kingdom45
- Private colleges based in Australia36
- Private colleges based in Colombia28
- Private colleges based in Germany27
- Private colleges based in Spain27
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for private colleges?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many private colleges did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,150 matching company records, 524,988 tracked contacts and 152,667 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: November 6, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
Build your next target company list
Adapt this niche search and work with available contacts in RevenueBase.
Related lists
Browse the directory
Cite this list
RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 private colleges worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/private-colleges.
This is a selected public preview of saved company records, rather than an independently verified census. Open the source page ↗