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Top 12 Deemed universities based in Ethiopia

RevenueBase identified 27 deemed universities headquartered in Ethiopia as of September 2026 and tracks 8,235 professional contacts across them, including 2,981 with verified work emails. Addis Ababa is the largest hub.

This list covers deemed universities headquartered in Ethiopia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 15, 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 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
27Companies
8,235Contacts tracked
2,981Verified emails
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The 12 largest deemed universities based in Ethiopia

Ranked by team size
Top 12 of 27 deemed universities based in Ethiopia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to deemed 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 evidenceBahir Dar, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,0002,239 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nestled in the beautiful town of Bahir Dar at the shore of Lake Tana and the Blue Nile River, Bahir Dar University (BDU) is established by merging two former higher education…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2Indirect evidenceGondar, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 202610001+2,121 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1954, University of Gondar (UoG) is one of the oldest higher education institutions in Ethiopia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDila, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000783 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The history of Dilla University is traced back to the year 1996 with its name, Dilla College of Teachers’ Education and Health Sciences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4Indirect evidenceHawassa, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000662 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hawassa University (HU) is a comprehensive university which was established in through the merger of three independently operating colleges in the Southern Region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5Indirect evidenceAdama, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026n/a658 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are dedicated to Innovate knowledge.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6Indirect evidenceDire Dawa, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000448 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dire Dawa University (DDU) is found in the industrial and commercial city of Dire Dawa, which is located at 515 km east of Addis Ababa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7Indirect evidenceAddis Ababa, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500210 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8Partial evidenceJijiga, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,000150 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Jigjiga University is one of the public higher institutions that was founded in March 2007, along with the Second-Generation universities in Ethiopia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAssosa, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000147 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Assosa University is dedicated to contribute graduates that are competent in knowledge, skill and attitude; undertake problem-based research and render pertinent services to the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10Indirect evidenceDebark, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026n/a84 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our Success Mounts on Educational Quality”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAddis Ababa, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026n/a14 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Addis Ababa University (AAU), which was established in 1950 as the University College of Addis Ababa (UCAA), is the oldest and the largest higher learning and research institution…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12Indirect evidenceAddis Ababa, EthiopiaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-2002 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“American College of Technology (ACT) is an accredited higher learning institution by Ethiopian Education and Training Authority (ETA) established with a mission of producing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

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Deemed universities based in Ethiopia at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026
36.2%Verified-email coverage
305.0Average contacts per company
1,001-5,000Median size (employees)
18.5%Largest-city concentration · Addis Ababa
Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

51-200
3
201-500
2
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
9
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Ethiopia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Ethiopia, over 27 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 deemed 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 Ethiopia whose own description of what they do matches “deemed 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 deemed 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 deemed universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Ethiopia 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, 2,981 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 15, 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 is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its 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 the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names deemed universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many deemed universities are there based in Ethiopia?

RevenueBase identified 27 deemed universities headquartered in Ethiopia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Bahir DAR University, headquartered in Ethiopia, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most deemed universities?

Addis Ababa leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Hawassa (2) and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,981 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 27 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 15, 2026.

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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.