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Top 25 Universities founded before 1800 worldwide

Name: Universities founded before 1800 worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 4,849 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 4,849 universities founded before 1800 worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 2,381,197 professional contacts across them, including 717,127 with verified work emails. India is the largest market and Shanghai the largest hub.

This list covers universities founded before 1800 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 22, 2026. Country and city lists for universities founded before 1800 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 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest universities founded before 1800 worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 4,849 universities founded before 1800 worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to universities founded before 1800: 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	Penn State University	Partial evidence	University Park, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	26,844 contacts →
	Partial evidence “There’s a reason Penn State consistently ranks among the top one percent of the world’s universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Stanford University	Partial evidence	Stanford, CA, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
3	University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Indirect evidence	Champaign, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	22,281 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
4	Columbia University	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	20,014 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
5	University Of Pennsylvania	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	19,612 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
6	University Of Southern California	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
7	University Of California, Berkeley	Indirect evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
8	UCL	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
9	University Of Melbourne	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	18,065 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As Australia's leading university, our distinctive Melbourne experience helps graduates become well-rounded, thoughtful and skilled professionals – making a positive impact across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Monash University	Indirect evidence	Victoria, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	17,916 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Monash University is Australia’s largest and most international university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	University Of Arizona	Partial evidence	Tucson, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	16,995 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The University of Arizona is the leading public research university in the American Southwest and Arizona's only member of the prestigious Association of American Universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	University Of California, Davis	Partial evidence	Davis, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	16,897 contacts →
	Partial evidence “UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Washington University In St. Louis	Indirect evidence	St. Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	16,518 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Washington University in St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Pontificia Universidad Católica DE Chile	Partial evidence	Providencia, ChileHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	14,168 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
15	The University Of Manchester	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	14,153 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Manchester is recognised globally for its pioneering research, outstanding teaching and learning, and commitment to social responsibility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	University Of Alberta	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	14,128 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
17	Duke University	Indirect evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	13,949 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	The University Of Queensland	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,904 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than a century, The University of Queensland (UQ) has maintained a global reputation for delivering knowledge leadership for a better world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Boston University	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,517 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
20	Northwestern University	Partial evidence	Evanston, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
21	UNSW	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,189 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is one of Australia's leading research and teaching universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Mcgill University	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	13,136 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
23	University Of Colorado Boulder	Indirect evidence	Boulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,090 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Colorado Boulder is Colorado’s leading public research university, transforming lives since 1876.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Florida State University	Indirect evidence	Tallahassee, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
25	King's College London	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	12,690 contacts →
	Partial evidence “King’s College London is amongst the top 35 universities in the world and 5th best in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2026), and one of England’s oldest and most prestigious…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 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: universities founded before 1800. 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 universities founded before 1800.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of universities founded before 1800, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name universities founded before 1800. 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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Universities founded before 1800 worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

30.1%Verified-email coverage

491.1Average contacts per company

201-500Median size (employees)

0.6%Largest-city concentration · Shanghai

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

563

11-50

719

51-200

838

201-500

728

501-1,000

552

1,001-5,000

923

5,001-10,000

257

10001+

253

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 universities founded before 1800, 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 universities founded before 1800 are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “universities founded before 1800”. 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 universities founded before 1800), 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 universities founded before 1800, 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, 717,127 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 22, 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.

Universities founded before 1800 by location

27 lists · largest first

Every Universities founded before 1800 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 universities founded before 1800, 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 universities founded before 1800 are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 4,849 universities founded before 1800 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?

Penn State University, headquartered in University Park, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most universities founded before 1800?

India leads with 798 companies, followed by Brazil (341) and the United States (304). Every universities founded before 1800 list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most universities founded before 1800?

Shanghai leads with 27 headquartered companies, followed by Sao Paulo (22) and Moscow (18).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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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.