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Top 21 Student affairs consulting firms based in Chicago, United States
RevenueBase identified 43 student affairs consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 303 professional contacts across them, including 148 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (119 companies); Chicago has 43.
This list covers student affairs consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, 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 29, 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 21 largest student affairs consulting firms based in Chicago, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We are a management and technology consulting firm focused exclusively on education with global experience in education administration, technology and student experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Human Capital Research Corporation (HCRC) is a privately held educational consultancy located in Evanston, Illinois.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “What does authentic and sustainable innovation look like in higher ed- What does the future of work truly look like, and how will the new normal (post-2020 pandemic) impact how…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 2010, Eduvantis has helped over 100 institutions of higher education achieve their enrollment and revenue goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Guided by the premise that higher education is a global force for good on the world stage, our mission is to help colleges and universities enroll, retain, and graduate students…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We strengthen organizations and support their efforts and goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hansra Consulting and Advisory Services is an SBA 8(a) Certified business that originated as a small educational consulting, sole proprietorship in 2015 aimed at helping the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “DePaul Marketing Consulting Group is a dynamic, student-run organization open to all majors, where students partner with innovative clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are top of the funnel, growth experts that help b2b, higher education, and health care organizations grow thoughtful human-to-human digital outreach programs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Strategic Higher Ed is your answer when it comes to finding a partner who is equally committed to facilitating change opportunities for institutions of higher education that are…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Advancing Global Edu helps education companies understand market trends and state and federal funding, create powerful brand identity, determine new market share, and strategize…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a full-service college counseling practice helping students as early as freshman year of high school, through senior year apply and get into college.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Faced with unprecedented uncertainty, education leaders rely on KDM Advisors as their trusted partner, helping ensure stability and building the foundation of sustainable growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Beleza was the name of the 37' sailboat my grandparents sailed across the Pacific for seven years when they were in their late 60's.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Transforming philanthropy for higher education and healthcare organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Diversified is a boutique consulting firm that specializes in employee engagement, corporate programming, training, leadership coaching, and the building of equitable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A marketing and brand consultancy for the higher ed, nonprofit and public sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Third Coast Higher Education is a financial aid consulting firm for colleges and universities, two-year, four-year, public, private, professional institutions - we have worked…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We advise leaders in education and philanthropy on strategies to catalyze improvement in student outcomes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Empowering Post-Secondary Institutions to Elevate Student Success and Access Through Customized, Data-Driven Program Design, Backed by Proven Methodologies and Continuous…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “With over 20 years of experience in student housing operations and facilities management, I can help you with a myriad of projects and long-range planning activities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 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: student affairs consulting firms. 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 student affairs consulting firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of student affairs consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name student affairs consulting firms. 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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Student affairs consulting firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance
As of Sep 29, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 43 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 student affairs consulting firms, 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “student affairs consulting firms”. 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 student affairs consulting firms), 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 student affairs consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 148 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 29, 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.
Student affairs consulting firms by metro in the United States
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 student affairs consulting firms, 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 student affairs consulting firms are there based in Chicago, United States?
RevenueBase identified 43 student affairs consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, 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?
Doctums, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city in the United States has the most student affairs consulting firms?
New York leads the United States with 119 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (52) and Washington (51). Chicago has 43.
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 148 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 43 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 29, 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 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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