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Top 25 Renaissance universities based in Australia

Name: Renaissance universities based in Australia
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 84 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 84 renaissance universities headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 171,075 professional contacts across them, including 86,657 with verified work emails. Melbourne is the largest hub.

This list covers renaissance universities 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 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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171,075Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest renaissance universities based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 84 renaissance universities based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to renaissance 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	University Of Melbourne	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	18,065 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As Australia's leading university, our distinctive Melbourne experience helps graduates become well-rounded, thoughtful and skilled professionals – making a positive impact across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Monash University	Indirect evidence	Victoria, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	17,916 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Monash University is Australia’s largest and most international university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	The University Of Queensland	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,904 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than a century, The University of Queensland (UQ) has maintained a global reputation for delivering knowledge leadership for a better world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	UNSW	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,189 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is one of Australia's leading research and teaching universities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Rmit University	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	11,571 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RMIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Deakin University	Indirect evidence	Burwood, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	9,189 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Deakin’s unique identity – rooted in balanced excellence in education and research – has been driving lasting change for a better future since 1974.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Griffith University	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	8,148 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Griffith was created to be a different kind of university, and we know success often comes from being an exception to the norm-challenging convention, adapting and innovating…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	The University Of Western Australia	Indirect evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	7,074 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	The Australian National University	Indirect evidence	Canberra, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	6,667 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Australian National University is Australia’s only national university and home to some of the world’s leading educators and researchers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Swinburne University Of Technology	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,580 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Swinburne University of Technology is a world-class university creating social and economic impacts through science, technology and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	University Of Newcastle	Indirect evidence	Newcastle, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,457 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “There’s a place for you at the University of Newcastle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	University Of South Australia	Indirect evidence	Adelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,582 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Flinders University	Indirect evidence	Adelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,511 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Flinders is a leading international university in Australia with a record of excellence and innovation in teaching, research and community engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	University Of Wollongong	Indirect evidence	Wollongong, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,396 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Wollongong (UOW) is and always will be about academic excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Australian Catholic University	Indirect evidence	North Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,658 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Meaningful work engages more than just the mind.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Cquniversity	Partial evidence	Norman Gardens, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,050 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CQUniversity is Australia’s largest regional university and is one of the nation’s most engaged and accessible universities, offering hundreds of education and training options…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Murdoch University	Indirect evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,955 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From our beginnings as the first Australian university to introduce a flexible admissions system, making education more accessible, to the global centre for learning, teaching…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	University Of The Sunshine Coast	Indirect evidence	Sippy Downs, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,408 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At UniSC, we believe people have the power to create change where they are.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	University Of Southern Queensland	Indirect evidence	Toowoomba, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,395 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 21, 2026
20	Adelaide University	Indirect evidence	Adelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	2,374 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Adelaide University is Australia’s new university for the future ranked in the global top 100.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	University Of Canberra	Indirect evidence	Bruce, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,340 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Canberra campus is situated in Bruce, a north-western suburb of Canberra.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Southern Cross University	Indirect evidence	East Lismore, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,124 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Southern Cross University we strive for excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Bond University	Indirect evidence	Robina, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,823 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Not everyone will share your drive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Torrens University Australia	Indirect evidence	Surry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,309 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As Australia’s fastest-growing university, Torrens University Australia combines a career-focused and global perspective with a commitment to excellence in higher education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Kaplan Business School	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	440 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our focus on nurturing job-ready graduates in a supportive learning environment sets students up for success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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: renaissance 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 renaissance universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of renaissance universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name renaissance 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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Renaissance universities based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

50.7%Verified-email coverage

2036.6Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

14.3%Largest-city concentration · Melbourne

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 84 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 renaissance 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 Australia whose own description of what they do matches “renaissance 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 renaissance 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 renaissance universities, 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, 86,657 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: 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 renaissance 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 renaissance universities are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 84 renaissance universities 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?

University Of Melbourne, headquartered in Melbourne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most renaissance universities?

Melbourne leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Adelaide (7) and Sydney (7).

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 86,657 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 84 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.