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Top 25 Colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom

Name: Colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026 114 companies tracked

This directory contains 114 colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom, with 70,697 contact records and 20,038 email addresses. Updated for September 2026, it identifies London 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 September 7, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 7, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

114Companies

70,697Contacts tracked

20,038Verified emails

2,504Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 114 colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	UCL	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	18,143 contacts →
	Partial evidence “UCL (University College London) is London's leading multidisciplinary university, ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
2	University Of Birmingham	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,745 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
3	Nottingham Trent University	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,629 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re building the university of the future – a forward-looking institution that changes lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
4	Durham University	Indirect evidence	Durham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,774 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A leading UK university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
5	University Of Hertfordshire	Indirect evidence	Hatfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,374 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Whether it’s through learning, teaching, or business and research partnerships, the University of Hertfordshire transforms bold ambition into impactful achievements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
6	Lancaster University	Indirect evidence	Lancaster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,080 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lancaster University is a leading higher education and research institution in north-west England and one of the largest employers in the area.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
7	Ulster University	Indirect evidence	Northern Ireland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,986 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recognised as University of the Year 2024!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
8	University Of Kent	Indirect evidence	Canterbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,064 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Kent has a strong tradition of excellence in teaching and research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
9	University Of South Wales	Partial evidence	Pontypridd, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,574 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With five campuses across three locations in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd, the University of South Wales is one of Britain’s most exciting and ambitious universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
10	Bournemouth University	Indirect evidence	Bournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,528 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to BU.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
11	University Of Sunderland	Partial evidence	Sunderland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,267 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The life-changing University of Sunderland is recognised as one of the great, modern, civic universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
12	University Of Roehampton	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,654 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At the University of Roehampton, we offer a unique academic experience; a beautiful, vibrant parkland campus environment in the heart of bustling south-west London, only 30…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
13	Prifysgol Aberystwyth University	Indirect evidence	Aberystwyth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,598 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Croeso i Brifysgol Aberystwyth Nid oes unman tebyg i Aberystwyth: nid oes yr un Brifysgol arall a all gynnig y cyfuniad unigryw o draddodiad hir, lleoliad eithriadol o hardd, a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
14	York St. John University	Partial evidence	York, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,002 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1841, York St John University has been teaching people from across the world for 180 years and is now one of the top 20 universities in the UK for student satisfaction.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
15	Liverpool Hope University	Indirect evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	960 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Liverpool Hope is a unique and diverse University with our main campus, Hope Park, in the suburbs of Liverpool and the Creative Campus near to the city centre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
16	Bury College	Partial evidence	Bury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	266 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Bury College we aim to provide you with the best possible student experience, offering high quality academic and vocational programmes in a host of subjects and giving you…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
17	Peter Symonds College	Indirect evidence	Winchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	244 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In the heart of Winchester and within acres of green space, Peter Symonds offers a vibrant and friendly place in which to study.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
18	Balliol College, University Of Oxford	Partial evidence	Oxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	147 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1263, Balliol has a worldwide reputation for its long history of academic excellence and is one of Oxford’s oldest colleges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
19	Scholars School System	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Scholars School System a project of UK Curriculum & Accreditation Body (UKCAB) a registered charity in England & Wales (charity # 1153197) Established in 2006.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
20	Wadham College	Partial evidence	Oxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1610 by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, the College now comprises up to 150 graduate students and some 450 undergraduates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
21	University Campus Suffolk	Indirect evidence	Ipswich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “University Campus Suffolk (UCS) has re-branded to the University of Suffolk, after gaining independence in August 2016.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
22	Brasenose College, University Of Oxford	Partial evidence	Oxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1509, Brasenose College stands as a distinguished institution at the heart of Oxford's rich academic history.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
23	Loreto Sixth Form College	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
24	Oxford International College	Indirect evidence	Oxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	90 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Passionate about nurturing young minds to achieve academic excellence, personal growth, and career success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
25	The University Of Bolton	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	78 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At University of Bolton we are a community of professionals committed to developing our students for their professional lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 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: colleges and universities. 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 colleges and universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of colleges and universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name colleges and universities. 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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Colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026

28.3%Verified-email coverage

3.5%Mobile-number coverage

620.1Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

21.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

18,4720–30

1,44531–60

661–90

290–180

113180+

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 the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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, 20,038 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 7, 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 the United Kingdom?

The directory contains 114 colleges and universities based in the United Kingdom.

How many contacts are available for colleges and universities?

The list includes 70,697 contacts and 20,038 email addresses for colleges and universities.

Which city has the most colleges and universities?

London 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.