B2B contacts in Higher Education
RampedUp holds 11,506,893 professional profiles for Higher Education as of the build — 3.8% of all profiles carrying an industry, and 1.3% of the global file. Of those, 5,905,520 carry a professional email address and 1,603,138 carry a mobile number. Ranked #5 of 413 industries.
What this industry covers
This industry includes entities that furnish academic courses and grant degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels, where the requirement for admission is at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training.
2022 NAICS. This industry maps to NAICS 611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
How this slice behaves. Professional email sits on 51.3% of Higher Education records, in line with the 52.7% average across all classified industries. Mobile numbers sit on 13.9%, in line with the 12.4% industry average — worth knowing before you plan the channel mix.
What the records carry
Field coverage for Higher Education, counted from the August 2026 build. The global column is there so you can see whether this slice runs above or below the file as a whole.
| Field on the record | Higher Education records | Share of Higher Education | Global share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional email | 5,905,520 | 51.3% | 18.9% |
| Personal email | 1,805,037 | 15.7% | 13.3% |
| Phone (any) | 10,736,018 | 93.3% | 34.9% |
| Mobile number | 1,603,138 | 13.9% | 7.4% |
| Primary contact record | 7,820,117 | 68.0% | 32.4% |
| All five present on one record | 481,522 | 4.2% | 1.5% |
Go deeper in the Count Explorer
Everything above is an exact count for Higher Education on its own. To put Higher Education together with a second filter — a title level, a job function, a company size band, a revenue band — open it in the Count Explorer. It arrives with Higher Education already selected, and it tells you on every answer whether the number is exact or an estimate.
- Higher Education with a mobile number1,603,138
- Higher Education with a professional email address5,905,520
- Higher Education with all five fields present481,522
Why a second filter changes the answer. The August 2026 cube holds one dimension at a time, so a count for Higher Education on its own is read straight out of it and is exact. Combine Higher Education with a second dimension and the cube has no such cell — the explorer estimates it, shows the ceiling it cannot exceed, and labels it an estimate rather than passing it off as a measured number.
Comparable industries
The industries ranked either side of Higher Education by profile count.
| # | Industry | Profiles | Professional email | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Retail | 13,009,131 | 6,913,006 | 1,432,195 |
| 4 | Financial Services | 12,297,447 | 7,635,787 | 1,864,584 |
| 6 | Software Development | 11,213,488 | 7,099,081 | 1,490,346 |
| 7 | Government Administration | 9,918,672 | 5,640,210 | 1,199,185 |
Questions about this slice
What does the Higher Education industry include?
This industry includes entities that furnish academic courses and grant degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels, where the requirement for admission is at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training.
How many Higher Education contacts does RampedUp have?
RampedUp holds 11,506,893 professional profiles for Higher Education as of the August 2026 build, which is 3.8% of all profiles carrying an industry and 1.3% of the global file of 895,093,624.
How many Higher Education contacts have an email address?
5,905,520 carry a professional email address (51.3% of Higher Education records) and 1,805,037 carry a personal email address (15.7%).
How many Higher Education contacts have a phone number?
10,736,018 carry a phone number of some kind (93.3%), of which 1,603,138 are mobile numbers (13.9% of Higher Education records).
Need this cross-filtered?
These are exact counts for Higher Education on its own. For Higher Education combined with a title level, a company size or a required field, use the explorer — or ask and we will run it against the live file.