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Top 18 Regional accrediting bodies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 33 regional accrediting bodies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 868 professional contacts across them, including 283 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers regional accrediting bodies headquartered in the United States, 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 21, 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.

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The 18 largest regional accrediting bodies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 18 of 33 regional accrediting bodies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to regional accrediting bodies: 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.
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1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-200217 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Higher Learning Commission was founded in 1895 as one of six historically regional institutional accreditors in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Indirect evidenceBurlingame, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20088 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WASC accredits K-12 schools and not-for-profit, non-degree granting postsecondary institutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Indirect evidenceWilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is a global institutional accreditor recognized by the United States Secretary of Education since 1952.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Indirect evidenceNorth Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As a leader in health education accreditation for over 40 years, ABHES has been nationally recognized by the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Indirect evidenceDecatur, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accredits degree-granting higher education institutions in the United States and internationally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSt 300, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026501-1,00040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ivy Global is Accredited with NCA CASI, NWAC and SACS CASI by Cognia (formerly known as AdvancED).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026n/a34 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) is a private, non-profit organization that operates as a national accreditor of institutions that primarily offer distance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Partial evidenceArlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ensure Quality Education the Enhances Student Success in the Workforce ACCSC is recognized by the United States Department of Education as the designated institutional accrediting…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1974, the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) has been continuously recognized by the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) serves its members, students, and society through advocacy for the value and independence of accreditation, recognition of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Indirect evidenceRedmond, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is one of seven national organizations recognized by the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ACEN, the leading authority for nursing education accreditation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Recognized by the USDE and the CHEA, for the accreditation of traditional and distance delivery educational programs in radiography, radiation therapy, magnetic resonance, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our journey began in 1971 when the Council on Occupational Education, known as the Council or COE, was founded as the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions (COEI)…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Indirect evidenceBoulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“NC-SARA's mission is to provide broad access to postsecondary education opportunities to students across the country, to increase the quality and value of higher learning…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Partial evidenceSeminole, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is a programmatic postsecondary accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Indirect evidenceJeffersontown, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“NAAE’s dynamic accreditation process confirms a commitment to innovation, integrity, and development of students that exceeds what may be deemed “acceptable” by some.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Partial evidencePequot Lakes, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-502 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The GEAC is an accrediting body for schools and universities, both online and physical, around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Regional accrediting bodies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
32.6%Verified-email coverage
26.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
12.1%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 33 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 regional accrediting bodies, 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 “regional accrediting bodies”. 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 regional accrediting bodies), 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 regional accrediting bodies, 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, 283 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 21, 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 regional accrediting bodies, 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 regional accrediting bodies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 33 regional accrediting bodies headquartered in the United States 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?

Higher Learning Commission, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most regional accrediting bodies?

Washington leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Alameda (2) and Atlanta (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 283 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 33 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 21, 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.