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Top 25 Social science research centers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 414 company matches for social science research centers associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 16,604 professional contacts across them, including 4,069 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for social science research centers associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

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The 25 largest social science research centers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 414 company matches for social science research centers based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchRockville, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,323 contacts →

Exact match

“Abt is a mission-driven consulting and research firm.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchBethesda, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,248 contacts →

Exact match

“Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, and social policy.”

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3Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,984 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1946, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers…”

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4Exact matchBurlingame, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000570 contacts →

Exact match

“Acumen, LLC works to improve the information provided to policymakers who design and revise welfare, health, education, labor, and business programs at the national, state, and…”

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5Exact matchFairfax, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,000197 contacts →

Exact match

“As of April of 2009, Macro International is now part of ICF.”

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6Exact matchBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200129 contacts →

Exact match

“The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprot organization founded in 1923.”

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7Exact matchPoughkeepsie, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-50124 contacts →

Exact match

“The Marist Institute for Public Opinion, home of the Marist Poll, is a survey research center at Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York.”

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8Exact matchBethesda, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20096 contacts →

Exact match

“Econometrica is a certified small business research and management consulting organization based in Bethesda, MD, that is committed to improving the human condition by providing…”

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9Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20089 contacts →

Exact match

“Vital Research was founded in Los Angeles in 1982 by two colleagues who were committed to doing quality social science research that made a difference in the lives of others.”

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10Exact matchDenver, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5069 contacts →

Exact match

“Omni Institute is a nonprofit social science consultancy that provides integrated research, evaluation, and capacity-building services to accelerate positive social change.”

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11Exact matchDenver, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5059 contacts →

Exact match

“BBC Research & Consulting is the national expert in conducting customized economic and social science research to inform key decisions organizations must make to better serve…”

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12Exact matchTysons Corner, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5049 contacts →

Exact match

“D3: Designs, Data, Decisions is a full-service market and social science research company that has served the “design, data, and decisions” research needs of an international…”

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13Exact matchPortland, ME, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5045 contacts →

Exact match

“Market Decisions Research is a public policy research and consulting firm.”

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14Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20044 contacts →

Exact match

“Synectics is a client-focused research, statistics, technology, and data science consulting firm devoted to “making data meaningful.” We are a blend of academics and technicians…”

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15Exact matchIthaca, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5044 contacts →

Exact match

“The Ramos Research Institute is a research institute working on original research, polling, and policy analysis to tackle today's wicked problems.”

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16Exact matchAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5041 contacts →

Exact match

“MEF Associates is a small social policy research firm specializing in rigorous research and analysis to shape the design and implementation of social programs.”

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17Exact matchNew Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5041 contacts →

Exact match

“At The Policy & Research Group, we use rigorous research and evaluation to improve the potential of people through equitable public policy and improved practice.”

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18Exact matchSilver Spring, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20040 contacts →

Exact match

“The MayaTech Corporation is an applied social science consulting and technical services company that has provided high quality, customer-focused services to public and private…”

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19Exact matchLansing, MI, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Exact match

“Public Policy Associates provides high-caliber, high-value independent evaluation, research, and consulting services that helps clients to make smart public policy decisions that…”

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20Exact matchBerkeley, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Exact match

“Rockman et al Cooperative is an innovative research, evaluation, and consulting company that specializes in examining critical issues in formal and informal education.”

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21Exact matchRochester, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Exact match

“At CGR, we are passionate about improving communities.”

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22Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5033 contacts →

Exact match

“One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs.”

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23Exact matchRockville, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026n/a31 contacts →

Exact match

“QuanTech is a statistical analysis and survey research firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.”

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24Exact matchHialeah, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5030 contacts →

Exact match

“Q-Q Research Consultants is a full service consulting firm with extensive experience in research and program evaluation.”

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25Exact matchRockville, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5030 contacts →

Exact match

“EurekaFacts is a Maryland-based research and analysis firm.”

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Social science research centers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
24.5%Verified-email coverage
40.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
3.9%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
227
11-50
124
51-200
35
201-500
10
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
9
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
3

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 414 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “social science research centers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 4,069 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
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Record context
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “social science research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many social science research centers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 414 company matches for social science research centers associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

ABT Global tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most social science research centers?

Washington leads with 16 company records, followed by Los Angeles (11) and Chicago (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 4,069 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 414 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

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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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 SmartSearch, 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.