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Top 25 Colleges and universities based in the United States

Name: Colleges and universities based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026 1,225 companies tracked

This directory contains 1,225 colleges and universities based in the United States, with 1,135,116 contact records and 414,564 email addresses. Updated for September 2026, it identifies New York 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

1,225Companies

1,135,116Contacts tracked

414,564Verified emails

415,342Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest colleges and universities based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,225 colleges and universities based in the United States, 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	University Of Florida	Indirect evidence	Gainesville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	27,475 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “University of Florida is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
2	Penn State University	Partial evidence	University Park, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
3	University Of Washington	Indirect evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	26,178 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
4	Arizona State University	Indirect evidence	Tempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	24,845 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ASU has developed a new model for the American research university, creating an institution committed to excellence, access and impact, the New American University.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
5	University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Indirect evidence	Champaign, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
6	Columbia University	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
7	University Of Pennsylvania	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
8	University Of Southern California	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
9	University Of California, Berkeley	Indirect evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
10	University Of California, Davis	Indirect evidence	Davis, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	16,897 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
11	Duke University	Indirect evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	13,949 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
12	Boston University	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
13	Virginia Tech	Indirect evidence	Blacksburg, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,465 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
14	Northwestern University	Partial evidence	Evanston, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
15	Florida State University	Indirect evidence	Tallahassee, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 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 7, 2026
16	University Of Missouri-Columbia	Indirect evidence	Columbia, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	12,527 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Mizzou!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
17	Emory University	Indirect evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	12,274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Emory University, a top research university located in Atlanta, Georgia, is an inquiry-driven, ethically engaged and diverse community whose members work collaboratively for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
18	University Of Miami	Indirect evidence	Coral Gables, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	5,001-10,000	11,923 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At UM you'll join a diverse and energized academic community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
19	Oregon State University	Indirect evidence	Corvallis, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	11,242 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
20	Vanderbilt University	Indirect evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	11,139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vanderbilt University is a top-ranked teaching and research university in Nashville, Tennessee.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
21	Temple University	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,839 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As the largest university in one of the nation’s most iconic cities, Temple educates diverse future leaders from across Philadelphia, the country and the world who share a common…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
22	Iowa State University	Indirect evidence	Ames, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,670 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Iowa State University is the nation's most student-centered public research university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
23	University Of Connecticut	Indirect evidence	Storrs, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	10,591 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Connecticut (UConn), a Wall Street Journal top 10 public university, is home to more than students, 1,500 faculty, proud alumni, and a handsome husky named…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
24	University Of South Carolina	Indirect evidence	Columbia, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	10001+	10,587 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With thriving academic and research excellence and a lively, welcoming student experience, the University of South Carolina brings the opportunities of higher education to new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
25	University Of Massachusetts Amherst	Indirect evidence	Amherst, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	10,344 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the five-campus University of Massachusetts system.” 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 States at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026

36.5%Verified-email coverage

36.6%Mobile-number coverage

926.6Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

2.3%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

225

11-50

213

51-200

188

201-500

145

501-1,000

131

1,001-5,000

224

5,001-10,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

367,3460–30

35,96431–60

82561–90

37690–180

10,053180+

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 States 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 States 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, 414,564 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 States?

The directory contains 1,225 colleges and universities based in the United States.

How many contacts are available for colleges and universities?

The list includes 1,135,116 contacts and 414,564 email addresses for colleges and universities.

Which city has the most colleges and universities?

New York 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.