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Top 19 Online colleges based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 39 online colleges headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 7,451 professional contacts across them, including 3,020 with verified work emails. Melbourne is the largest hub.

This list covers online colleges headquartered in Australia, 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
39Companies
7,451Contacts tracked
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The 19 largest online colleges based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 19 of 39 online colleges based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to online 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 evidenceBathurst, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,0003,473 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Charles Sturt University is Australia’s largest regional university, with six main campuses in NSW – Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, and Port Macquarie – and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2Indirect evidenceToowoomba, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,0002,395 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The University of Southern Queensland is a regional University dedicated to providing quality degrees and programs in a flexible and supportive environment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAdelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500283 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to the Australian Institute of Business (AIB)!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-200195 contacts →

Partial evidence

“RMIT Online offers a world-class education that delivers work-ready skills and knowledge to transform your career.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5Partial evidenceRichmond, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026n/a179 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Residing at the intersection of creativity and technology, CG Spectrum (CGS) and CG Spectrum Institute (CGSI) are global online training providers for the film, video game, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500178 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Open Universities Australia (OUA) is proudly the market leader for online university education.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSurry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000127 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Think Education is a vocational registered training organisation and accredited higher education provider, and is part of Strategic Education Inc (SEI), a leading network of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8Indirect evidenceFootscray, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20062 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide, VU is revolutionising education in Australia with our new way to do uni.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9Indirect evidenceDaisy Hill, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Faith Christian School of Distance Education is a company based out of Unit 15/10 Old Chatswood Rd, Daisy Hill QLD 4127.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IT Masters has partnered with Charles Sturt University (TEQSA PRV12018 CRICOS Provider since 2002 to deliver a unique series of Online IT Masters Degree qualifications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“King’s Own Institute (KOI) is a private higher education provider with two campus locations in Sydney’s central business district.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13Indirect evidenceSurry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“When you study at Swinburne Open Education, you know your learning is in the best hands, with the education experience and prestige of our strategic partnership with Swinburne…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14Indirect evidenceRobina, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ACS Distance Education courses are ideal for people wanting to pursue their passions by learning for life or to develop and build inspiring careers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sydney Institute of Higher Education is a higher education provider in Sydney, Australia, offering bachelor and masters degree programs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PBL Education Pty Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17Partial evidenceDandenong, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Chisholm Online - Anywhere is Possible.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18Partial evidenceKangaroo Point, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202611-505 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Choosing the right college is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 15, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With terrific career-focused programs in high-demand professions, the most pathways to leading universities and flexible learning options, we are proud of the high-quality…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

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Online colleges based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026
40.5%Verified-email coverage
191.1Average contacts per company
51-200Median size (employees)
20.5%Largest-city concentration · Melbourne
Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50
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51-200
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201-500
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1,001-5,000
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10001+
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 39 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 online 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 Australia whose own description of what they do matches “online 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 online 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 online colleges, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia 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, 3,020 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
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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 online colleges, 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 online colleges are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 39 online colleges headquartered in Australia 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?

Charles Sturt University, headquartered in Bathurst, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most online colleges?

Melbourne leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Sydney (7) and Brisbane (2).

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 3,020 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 39 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.