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Top 25 Colleges based in France

Explore 244 colleges based in France, with contact records for 32,857 people and 8,030 email addresses. The list is current as of November 2026, and Paris is the single most-represented city among the colleges included. It supports research by buyers and outreach to college decision-makers.

Colleges are postsecondary educational institutions that offer academic programs and award credentials such as degrees, certificates, or diplomas. This list covers colleges that operate as postsecondary educational institutions and offer academic programs or credentials, including independent colleges and college units within broader institutions. 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Nov 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
244Companies
32,857Contacts tracked
8,030Verified emails
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The 25 largest colleges based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 244 colleges 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: 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 evidenceMarseille Cedex 07, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20265,001-10,0005,111 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Première université française avec + de 80 étudiants, 8 personnels et 800 m2 de patrimoine immobilier, Aix Marseille Université (amU) délivre près de 1 100 diplômes au sein de ses…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
2Indirect evidenceCréteil, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0003,129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Avec ses sept facultés et ses cinq instituts, l’Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne est présente dans tous les domaines de la connaissance depuis 1971.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
3Indirect evidenceCaen, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0002,599 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L’université de Caen Normandie, fondée en 1432, est l’une des plus anciennes universités françaises.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
4Indirect 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
5Indirect evidenceAngers Cedex 01, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0001,845 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Au coeur du Val de Loire, à 1 H 30 de Paris, l'Université d'Angers est installée sur 3 campus angevins,Belle-Beille, St Serge et Santé, et sur deux campus délocalisés, Cholet et…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
6Indirect 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
7Indirect evidenceOrléans Cédex 2, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0001,574 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The University of Orléans (French: Université d'Orléans) is a renowned French university, in the Academy of Orléans and Tours.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
8Indirect evidenceToulouse Cedex 9, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0001,562 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès is a higher education company based out of 5 allée Antonio Machado 31058 Toulouse, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
9Indirect 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
10Indirect evidenceLa Garde, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026501-1,0001,160 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1968 and independently managed since January 1st 2012, the University of Toulon (UTLN) places the University’s attractiveness at the core of its long-term strategic…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
11Indirect evidenceCorte, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000665 contacts →

Indirect 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
12Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Chartered as a liberal arts college in 1962, The American University of Paris is today an urban, independent, international university located at the confluence of France, Europe…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMulhouse, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000439 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L’Université de Haute-Alsace est présente sur deux villes : Mulhouse et Colmar.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
14Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000259 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“INSEEC Grande Ecole, est l'école fondatrice d'OMNES Education, institution privée d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche interdisciplinaire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
15Indirect evidenceAlbi, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-500211 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L'INU Champollion (ex Centre universitaire) est un établissement public d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche implanté à Albi, Rodez et Castres.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
16Indirect evidenceVersailles, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-500195 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Établissement catholique d’enseignement situé à Versailles et St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Notre‑Dame du Grandchamp accompagne chaque jeune du CAP au Master, avec une ambition claire …”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
17Indirect evidenceVilleneuve-d'ascq, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-200195 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Polytech Lille, école d’ingénieur de l’Université de Lille, est également un membre fondateur du réseau Polytech regroupant aujourd’hui 16 écoles sur le territoire national.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-500167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sainte-Marie Lyon (communément appelé les Maristes) est un établissement scolaire d'enseignement privé sous contrat proposant une formation d’excellence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
19Indirect evidenceRoanne, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-200141 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L'IUT de Roanne, composante de l'Université Jean Monnet, a deux missions principales : Être au service des Étudiants : Information - Accueil - Vie Étudiante - Accompagnement et…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
20Indirect evidenceRennes, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026501-1,000111 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Le Crous Bretagne, établissement public présent dans 10 villes bretonnes, accompagne les étudiants tout le long de leurs études : Restauration | Logement | Culture | Bourse |…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
21Indirect evidenceSainte-colombe, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50091 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L’Institution Robin est un établissement scolaire privé situé à Vienne en Isère.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMarcq En Baroeul, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Créé en 1840, Marcq Institution est un établissement Catholique d’enseignement général de la Maternelle au Lycée proposant une filière Post-Bac : la Prépa D1 Droit-Economie.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
23Indirect evidenceCannes, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Établissement sous contrat d'association avec l'État- PRÉPAS B/L - ECE - MP - MPSI - PCSI - PSI - BTS M.U.C- LICENCE 3 Économie-Gestion / D.U.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
24Indirect evidenceAix-en-provence, FranceHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-5067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“12 écoles au sein du Campus d'Aix en Provence : PPA - ESGI - ESUPCOM - EFET STUDIO CREA - EIML - EFAB - MAESTRIS BTS - PPA SPORT - ENGDE - ISA - ISFJ - MODART Parcours Bac à Bac+5…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
25Indirect 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

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Colleges based in France at a glance

As of Nov 5, 2026
24.4%Verified-email coverage
134.7Average contacts per company
51-200Median size (employees)
5.7%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Nov 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
26
11-50
56
51-200
99
201-500
25
501-1,000
12
1,001-5,000
20
5,001-10,000
1
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 244 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, 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”. 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), 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 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, 8,030 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

What colleges are included in the list?

The list contains 244 colleges based in France, including institutions that offer academic programs and award postsecondary credentials.

How many contacts and email addresses are available for colleges?

The list includes 32,857 contacts and 8,030 email addresses associated with the colleges included.

Which city has the most colleges in the list?

Paris is the single most-represented city among the colleges 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.