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Top 25 Colleges based in the United States
Explore 1,694 colleges based in the United States, with contact records for 1,644,237 people and 586,474 email addresses. The list is current as of November 2026, and New York 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.
The 25 largest colleges based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27,850 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “University of Florida is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 26,961 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “There’s a reason Penn State consistently ranks among the top one percent of the world’s universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 26,635 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 23,664 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 23,497 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “One of the nation’s largest schools, the University of Minnesota offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in virtually every field-from medicine to business, law to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 22,024 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 21,662 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Purdue University, we keep going.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 21,514 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 21,325 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 20,510 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “UCLA offers a combination that’s rare, especially among public research universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 20,207 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 19,804 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 18,324 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A wellspring of innovation, the school occupies a 1,232-acre campus near downtown Berkeley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 17,261 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 16,616 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Washington University in St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 16,449 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 15,635 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 15,587 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Carolina’s vibrant people and programs attest to the University’s long-standing place among leaders in higher education since it was chartered in 1789 and opened its doors for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 13,600 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 13,556 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 13,267 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 13,173 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 12,939 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 as the model for modern universities that has since been emulated all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 12,865 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 12,729 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 Nov 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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. 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.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of colleges, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name colleges. 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 based in the United States at a glance
As of Nov 5, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,694 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 the United States 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 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, 586,474 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.
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Frequently asked
What colleges are included in the list?
The list contains 1,694 colleges based in the United States, including institutions that offer academic programs and award postsecondary credentials.
How many contacts and email addresses are available for colleges?
The list includes 1,644,237 contacts and 586,474 email addresses associated with the colleges included.
Which city has the most colleges in the list?
New York is the single most-represented city among the colleges on the list.
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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.
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Top 25 colleges based in the United States
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 1,694 matching company records for colleges based in the United States, with 1,644,237 tracked contacts and 586,474 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: November 5, 2026.
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Top 25 colleges based in the United States
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  University Of Floridauf.eduHQ: Gainesville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Gainesville, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 27,850 contacts → |
“University of Florida is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Penn State Universitypsu.eduHQ: University Park, PA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | University Park, PA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 26,961 contacts → |
“There’s a reason Penn State consistently ranks among the top one percent of the world’s universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  University Of Washingtonuw.eduHQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Seattle, WA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 26,635 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Arizona State Universityasu.eduHQ: Tempe, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Tempe, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 23,664 contacts → |
“ASU has developed a new model for the American research university, creating an institution committed to excellence, access and impact, the New American University.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  University Of Minnesotaumn.eduHQ: Minneapolis And St. Paul, MN, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Minneapolis And St. Paul, MN, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 23,497 contacts → |
“One of the nation’s largest schools, the University of Minnesota offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in virtually every field-from medicine to business, law to…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  University Of Wisconsin-Madisonwisc.eduHQ: Madison, WI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Madison, WI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 22,024 contacts → |
“In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Purdue Universitypurdue.eduHQ: West Lafayette, IN, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | West Lafayette, IN, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 21,662 contacts → |
“At Purdue University, we keep going.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  NEW York Universitynyu.eduHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | New York, NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 21,514 contacts → |
“Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaignillinois.eduHQ: Champaign, IL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Champaign, IL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 21,325 contacts → |
“The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is dedicated to building upon its tradition of excellence in education, research, public engagement and economic development.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  UCLAucla.eduHQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 20,510 contacts → |
“UCLA offers a combination that’s rare, especially among public research universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Columbia Universitycolumbia.eduHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | New York, NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 20,207 contacts → |
“For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  University Of Pennsylvaniaupenn.eduHQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 19,804 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  University Of California, Berkeleyberkeley.eduHQ: Berkeley, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Berkeley, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 18,324 contacts → |
“A wellspring of innovation, the school occupies a 1,232-acre campus near downtown Berkeley.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  University Of Arizonaarizona.eduHQ: Tucson, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Tucson, AZ, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 17,261 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Washington University In St. Louiswashu.eduHQ: St. Louis, MO, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | St. Louis, MO, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,616 contacts → |
“Washington University in St.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  University Of California, Davisucdavis.eduHQ: Davis, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Davis, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,449 contacts → |
“UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  University Of South Floridausf.eduHQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Tampa, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 15,635 contacts → |
“The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 15,587 contacts → |
“Carolina’s vibrant people and programs attest to the University’s long-standing place among leaders in higher education since it was chartered in 1789 and opened its doors for…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Virginia Techvt.eduHQ: Blacksburg, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Blacksburg, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 13,600 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Boston Universitybu.eduHQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Boston, MA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 13,556 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Orlando, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Orlando, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,267 contacts → |
“Founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Duke Universityduke.eduHQ: Durham, NC, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Durham, NC, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,173 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 23 |  University Of Virginiavirginia.eduHQ: Charlottesville, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Charlottesville, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,939 contacts → |
“The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 as the model for modern universities that has since been emulated all over the world.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Florida State Universitynews.fsu.eduHQ: Tallahassee, FL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Tallahassee, FL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 12,865 contacts → |
“Florida State University offers a unique academic environment built on our cherished values, distinctive heritage, and welcoming campus.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Northwestern Universitynorthwestern.eduHQ: Evanston, IL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Evanston, IL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 12,729 contacts → |
“Northwestern is one of the nation’s premier research universities, combining innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and diverse…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Colleges: dataset insights
November 5, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
1,678 records in the displayed employee bands.
16 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,694 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: November 5, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for colleges?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many colleges did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 1,694 matching company records, 1,644,237 tracked contacts and 586,474 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: November 5, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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Cite this list
RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 colleges based in the United States. Snapshot: November 5, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/colleges/united-states.
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Top 25 colleges based in the United States
RevenueBase records 1,694 matching company records for colleges based in the United States, with 1,644,237 tracked contacts and 586,474 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: November 5, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 colleges based in the United States
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Floridauf.edu HQ: Gainesville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Gainesville, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 27,850 contacts → |
“University of Florida is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Penn State Universitypsu.edu HQ: University Park, PA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | University Park, PA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 26,961 contacts → |
“There’s a reason Penn State consistently ranks among the top one percent of the world’s universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | University Of Washingtonuw.edu HQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Seattle, WA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 26,635 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Arizona State Universityasu.edu HQ: Tempe, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Tempe, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 23,664 contacts → |
“ASU has developed a new model for the American research university, creating an institution committed to excellence, access and impact, the New American University.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | University Of Minnesotaumn.edu HQ: Minneapolis And St. Paul, MN, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Minneapolis And St. Paul, MN, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 23,497 contacts → |
“One of the nation’s largest schools, the University of Minnesota offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in virtually every field-from medicine to business, law to…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | University Of Wisconsin-Madisonwisc.edu HQ: Madison, WI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Madison, WI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 22,024 contacts → |
“In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Purdue Universitypurdue.edu HQ: West Lafayette, IN, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | West Lafayette, IN, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 21,662 contacts → |
“At Purdue University, we keep going.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | NEW York Universitynyu.edu HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | New York, NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 21,514 contacts → |
“Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaignillinois.edu HQ: Champaign, IL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Champaign, IL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 21,325 contacts → |
“The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is dedicated to building upon its tradition of excellence in education, research, public engagement and economic development.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | UCLAucla.edu HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 20,510 contacts → |
“UCLA offers a combination that’s rare, especially among public research universities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Columbia Universitycolumbia.edu HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | New York, NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 20,207 contacts → |
“For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | University Of Pennsylvaniaupenn.edu HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 19,804 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | University Of California, Berkeleyberkeley.edu HQ: Berkeley, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Berkeley, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 18,324 contacts → |
“A wellspring of innovation, the school occupies a 1,232-acre campus near downtown Berkeley.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | University Of Arizonaarizona.edu HQ: Tucson, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Tucson, AZ, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 17,261 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Washington University In St. Louiswashu.edu HQ: St. Louis, MO, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | St. Louis, MO, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,616 contacts → |
“Washington University in St.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | University Of California, Davisucdavis.edu HQ: Davis, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Davis, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,449 contacts → |
“UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | University Of South Floridausf.edu HQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Tampa, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 15,635 contacts → |
“The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 15,587 contacts → |
“Carolina’s vibrant people and programs attest to the University’s long-standing place among leaders in higher education since it was chartered in 1789 and opened its doors for…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Virginia Techvt.edu HQ: Blacksburg, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Blacksburg, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 13,600 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Boston Universitybu.edu HQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Boston, MA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 13,556 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Orlando, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Orlando, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,267 contacts → |
“Founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Duke Universityduke.edu HQ: Durham, NC, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Durham, NC, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,173 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 23 | University Of Virginiavirginia.edu HQ: Charlottesville, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Charlottesville, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,939 contacts → |
“The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 as the model for modern universities that has since been emulated all over the world.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Florida State Universitynews.fsu.edu HQ: Tallahassee, FL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Tallahassee, FL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 12,865 contacts → |
“Florida State University offers a unique academic environment built on our cherished values, distinctive heritage, and welcoming campus.” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Northwestern Universitynorthwestern.edu HQ: Evanston, IL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Evanston, IL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 12,729 contacts → |
“Northwestern is one of the nation’s premier research universities, combining innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and diverse…” Recorded description excerpt · November 5, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Colleges: dataset insights
November 5, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
1,678 records in the displayed employee bands.
16 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,694 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
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- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
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- Related businesses in and around the category.
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- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
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Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: November 5, 2026.
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What does Exact match mean for colleges?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many colleges did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 1,694 matching company records, 1,644,237 tracked contacts and 586,474 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 colleges based in the United States. Snapshot: November 5, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/colleges/united-states.
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