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Top 25 Distance learning universities based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 169 distance learning universities headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 20,160 professional contacts across them, including 7,962 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers distance learning universities headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 19, 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 distance learning universities based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,993 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Open University is an expert in flexible higher education that fits around your working life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 5,263 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Coventry University is a global, modern university with a mission of Creating Better Futures.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 2,065 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Edinburgh Napier University is proud to be the #1 modern university in Scotland (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025) and the leading university in Edinburgh for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,646 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The University of London is the UK’s largest provider of international online and distance education, which it delivers in partnership with 17 federation member universities, to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 220 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “UniAthena is Ed-Tech Organization, headquartered in UK, Offering Online, Self-Paced Academic Degree Programs and Free-Learning Upskilling Courses in collaboration with Accredited…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 206 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Here at QA Higher Education, we work hard to empower staff, students and universities to achieve their greatest ambitions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 154 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ICS Learn was built on one belief: that learning should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 121 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Immerse Education organises exceptional educational experiences in incredible locations across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 119 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “UK Management College prides itself on providing quality education to students from diverse backgrounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “School should fit the child, not the other way around.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 84 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in business, computing, law, psychology, criminology, health and education, 100% online and part-time to both UK and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 82 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Arab Open University branch in the Kingdom of Bahrain started its operation at AlHaram Plaza building, Manama, Bahrain on March 2003 after being granted approval by Ministry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For over 25 years RDI have been empowering individuals to reach their career potential by delivering university study through innovative learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Centre of Excellence, we wholeheartedly believe in the power of transformative education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We're on a mission to inspire excellence in education by empowering learners to further their studies, advance their careers, or build more skills through courses on our new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The University of Derby Online Learning is the thriving distance learning division of the University of Derby.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Thinkspace Education connects world-class creative professionals with those at the start of their careers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Metropolitan School of Business and Management UK is a private British educational institution dedicated to providing a wide range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses at…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Online Business School delivers customisable online module packages and university programmes to learners and colleges from all corners of the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The National Extension College (NEC) has been supporting adult learning since 1963 and we know that taking the right course at the right time can transform someone's life and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “WARNBOROUGH COLLEGE (UK) was founded in 1973 in Oxford.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Interactive Pro operates with a network of universities, business schools, and organisations offering a diverse range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Earn a UK, US, or European degree, without leaving your job - Capital College is one of the longest-established higher education institutions, with over 27 years of experience…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Where learning means more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: distance learning 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 distance learning universities.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of distance learning universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name distance learning 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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Distance learning universities based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 169 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 distance learning 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 “distance learning 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 distance learning 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 distance learning 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, 7,962 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 19, 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.
Distance learning universities by metro
- Distance learning universities in London74
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 distance learning 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 distance learning universities are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 169 distance learning universities headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?
The Open University, headquartered in Milton Keynes, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most distance learning universities?
London leads with 74 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (8) and Coventry (6).
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 7,962 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 169 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 19, 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.
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