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Top 25 Colleges and universities based in France

This directory contains 121 colleges and universities based in France, with 16,830 contact records and 4,386 email addresses. Updated for November 2026, it identifies Paris as the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.

Colleges and universities are postsecondary institutions that provide academic programs, instruction, research, and credentials such as degrees or certificates. This list covers colleges and universities that provide postsecondary education through academic, professional, technical, or research programs. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of November 5, 2026.

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.

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The 25 largest colleges and universities based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 121 colleges and universities based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Nov 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to colleges and universities: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0004,000 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sciences Po is France’s leading university in the social sciences and has been educating decision-makers in the public and private sectors for the past 140 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
2Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0003,515 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Compte officiel de l’École normale supérieure | PSL composante de l'Université PSL.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAmiens, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202610001+2,144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L'université compte étudiants répartis dans 4 domaines de compétences, ainsi que 33 équipes de recherche dont 10 CNRS ou INSERM, 2 écoles doctorales, 11 UFR et 6 instituts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
4Indirect evidenceTours, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0001,720 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pluridisciplinaire, l’université de Tours propose des parcours de formations très diversifiés à ses étudiants, fondés sur les 3 grades européens : la licence, le master et le…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
5Indirect evidenceChambéry, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0001,471 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nestled between lakes and mountains on 3 different campuses in the French Alps, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc offers its students more than 200 degrees to choose from within…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
6Partial evidenceCorte, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000665 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1765 and reopened in 1981, the University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli is one of the 71 French universities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
7Indirect evidenceToulouse, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000469 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSaint Malo, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L'IUT de Saint Malo, des formations d'excellence dans un cadre de rêve!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
9Indirect evidencePommerit-Jaudy, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LE LYCÉE POMMERIT, BIEN PLUS QU'UN LYCÉE!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-5059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Lyon Internaitonal Business School trains students from post-bac to PhD.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAngers, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Préparation aux diplômes d'État : licences, licences professionnelles, masters, doctorats- Diplômes spécifiques UCO : DU - Taux de réussite important aux examens - 90% en moyenne…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
12Indirect evidenceBlois, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Le Campus La Providence regroupe un lycée professionnel, un lycée technologique, un pôle d’enseignement supérieur, un CFA et un institut de formation continue.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
13Indirect evidenceRouen, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L’Institution Jean-Paul II, un établissement catholique qui accueille l’élève dans toutes les dimensions de sa personne pour l’aider à la construction de son avenir en visant son…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNimes, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A deux pas des gares SNCF et routière, notre établissement n’a d’autre vocation que l’accueil, l’accompagnement et la réussite.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
15Indirect evidenceFranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Centre Scolaire Notre Dame is a hospitality company based out of Nevers, France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
16Indirect evidencePoitiers, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bienvenue sur le Campus Saint Jacques de Compostelle - Poitiers!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
17Indirect evidenceOrchies, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-5026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L’Institution Notre Dame de La PROVIDENCE située à ORCHIES est une continuitée pédagogique partant de l’école maternelle jusqu’au Post-bac.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
18Indirect evidenceToulouse, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Institut de la Promotion Supérieure du Travail - Conservatoire National des Arts & Métiers (Ipst-Cnam) Chez IPST CNAM, nous croyons fermement en l'importance de l'éducation et de…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
19Indirect evidenceChambray-lès-tours, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Notre groupe scolaire accueille et accompagne des élèves de l'école maternelle jusqu'à l'enseignement supérieur.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLimoges, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“La Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de l’Université de Limoges, établissement d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche scientifique; vous invite à construire votre…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLille, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Located in the heart of the Vauban area, La Salle Lille offers an educational pathway from nursery school to Master's degree.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMontpellier, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis sa création en 1963, l’Institut de Préparation à l’Administration Générale, composante de l’Université de Montpellier, a su accompagner vers la réussite de très nombreux…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
23Indirect evidenceFlers, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Filières - Générales- Technologiques (STI2D, STMG)- Professionnelles : Bac pro HPS, MELEC, Accueil, MCV CAP Carrosserie, Maintenance Véhicules, Équipier Polyvalent Commerce - Post…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
24Indirect evidencePoitiers, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Isaac de l'étoile est situé à Poitiers L'ensemble scolaire est réparti en 6 pôles pédagogiques, allant de la 6e à l'enseignement supérieur”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
25Indirect evidenceDijon, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“University of Burgundy is a company based out of 14 AV Alain Savary, Dijon, Bourgognefranchecomte, France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026

Showing 25 of 121 colleges and universities based in France

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Colleges and universities based in France at a glance

As of Nov 5, 2026
26.1%Verified-email coverage
139.1Average contacts per company
51-200Median size (employees)
5.8%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Nov 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
21
11-50
35
51-200
44
201-500
12
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
6
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 121 companies.

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 colleges and universities, 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “colleges and universities”. 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 colleges and universities), 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 colleges and universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 4,386 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 November 5, 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.

Frequently asked

How many colleges and universities are based in France?

The directory contains 121 colleges and universities based in France.

How many contacts are available for colleges and universities?

The list includes 16,830 contacts and 4,386 email addresses for colleges and universities.

Which city has the most colleges and universities?

Paris is the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.

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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.