Wednesday, March 24, 2021

List: Oldest Colleges and Universities in Each State of the United States





Courtesy:  MAP: The Oldest College In Every State (businessinsider.com)

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Oldest College By State:

Alabama — University of North Alabama

  • Location — Florence, AL
  • Date Founded — 1830

Alaska — University of Alaska Fairbanks

  • Location — Fairbanks, AK
  • Date Founded — 1917

Arizona — University of Arizona

  • Location — Tucson, AZ
  • Date Founded — 1885

Arkansas — University of the Ozarks

  • Location — Clarksville, AR
  • Date Founded — 1834

California — Santa Clara University

  • Location — Santa Clara, CA
  • Date Founded — 1851

Colorado — University of Denver

  • Location — Denver, CO
  • Date Founded — 1864

Connecticut — Yale University

  • Location — New Haven, CT
  • Date Founded — 1701

Delaware — University of Delaware

  • Location — Newark, DE
  • Date Founded — 1743

Florida — Florida State University

  • Location — Tallahassee, FL
  • Date Founded — 1851

Georgia — University of Georgia

  • Location — Athens, GA
  • Date Founded — 1785

Hawaii — University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • Location — Honolulu, HI
  • Date Founded — 1907

Idaho — Brigham Young University - Idaho

  • Location — Rexburg, ID
  • Date Founded — 1888

Illinois — McKendree University

  • Location — Lebanon, IL
  • Date Founded — 1828

Indiana — Vincennes University

  • Location — Vincennes, IN
  • Date Founded — 1801

Iowa — Loras College

  • Location — Dubuque, IA
  • Date Founded — 1839

Kansas — Baker University

  • Location — Baldwin City, KS
  • Date Founded — 1858

Kentucky — Transylvania University

  • Location — Lexington, KY
  • Date Founded — 1780

Louisiana — Centenary College of Louisiana

  • Location — Shreveport, LA
  • Date Founded — 1825

Maine — Bowdoin College

  • Location — Brunswick, ME
  • Date Founded — 1794

Maryland — St. John's College

  • Location — Annapolis, MD
  • Date Founded — 1696

Massachusetts — Harvard University

  • Location — Cambridge, MA
  • Date Founded — 1636

Michigan — University of Michigan — Ann Arbor

  • Location — Ann Arbor, MI
  • Date Founded — 1817

Minnesota — University of Minnesota — Twin Cities

  • Location — Minneapolis, MN
  • Date Founded — 1851

Mississippi — Mississippi College

  • Location — Clinton, MS
  • Date Founded — 1826

Missouri — Saint Louis University

  • Location — St. Louis, MO
  • Date Founded — 1818

Montana — Rocky Mountain College

  • Location — Billings, MT
  • Date Founded — 1878

Nebraska — Peru State College

  • Location — Peru, NE
  • Date Founded — 1867

Nevada — University of Nevada - Reno

  • Location — Reno, NV
  • Date Founded — 1874

New Hampshire — Dartmouth College

  • Location — Hanover, NH
  • Date Founded — 1769

New Jersey — Princeton University

  • Location — Princeton, NJ
  • Date Founded — 1746

New Mexico — New Mexico State University

  • Location — Las Cruces, NM
  • Date Founded — 1888

New York — Columbia University

  • Location — New York, NY
  • Date Founded — 1754

North Carolina — Salem College

  • Location — Winston Salem, NC
  • Date Founded — 1772

North Dakota — University of North Dakota

  • Location — Grand Forks, ND
  • Date Founded — 1883

Ohio — Ohio University

  • Location — Athens, OH
  • Date Founded — 1804

Oklahoma — University of Central Oklahoma

  • Location — Edmond, OK
  • Date Founded — 1890

Oregon — Willamette University

  • Location — Salem, OR
  • Date Founded — 1842

Pennsylvania — University of Pennsylvania

  • Location — Philadelphia, PA
  • Date Founded — 1740

Rhode Island — Brown University

  • Location — Providence, RI
  • Date Founded — 1764

South Carolina — College of Charleston

  • Location — Charleston, SC
  • Date Founded — 1770

South Dakota — Augustana College

  • Location — Sioux Falls, SD
  • Date Founded — 1860

Tennessee — Tusculum College

  • Location — Tusculum, TN
  • Date Founded — 1794

Texas — Southwestern University

  • Location — Georgetown, TX
  • Date Founded — 1840

Utah — University of Utah

  • Location — Salt Lake City, UT
  • Date Founded — 1850

Vermont — Castleton State College

  • Location — Castleton, VT
  • Date Founded — 1787

Virginia — College of William & Mary

  • Location — Williamsburg, VA
  • Date Founded — 1693

Washington — University of Washington

  • Location — Seattle, WA
  • Date Founded — 1861

West Virginia — Bethany College

  • Location — Bethany, WV
  • Date Founded — 1840

Wisconsin — Carroll University

  • Location — Waukesha, WI
  • Date Founded — 1846

Wyoming — University of Wyoming

  • Location — Laramie, WY

                   Date Founded — 1886

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