John's College in Annapolis was founded in According to the school's website , it is the third oldest college in the United States, behind Harvard University and College of William and Mary. It was originally founded under the name The King William's School. Harvard University is the oldest college in the entire country — it dates back to The school was named after a young minister by the name of John Harvard, who, according to the university , left his library and half of his estate to the institution upon his death in The University of Michigan was founded in as a preparatory school in Detroit.
According to Britannica , the school moved to its present site in Ann Arbor in The University of Minnesota — Twin Cities was established in , seven years before the creation of the state itself in Both male and female students received instruction from the school before the school closed during the Civil War. The University of Minnesota reopened in and was reorganized as a university in Founded in as Hampstead Academy , Mississippi College is the oldest educational institution in Mississippi.
It is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and was renamed Mississippi Academy in January , when the school began offering classes to both male and female students. Saint Louis University was founded inside a private residence near the Mississippi River at the request of the Rev. Not only is Saint Louis University the oldest educational institution of higher learning in Missouri, but it's also the oldest institution west of the Mississippi River, according to the school's website.
Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, dates back to and originally comprised of three separate colleges. Peru State College is the oldest college in Nebraska — it was founded in It was originally established as a teacher training school with 60 students attending classes in one building.
However, the institution has since expanded immensely. The University's first iteration was located in Elko but has since moved to Reno, Nevada. Dartmouth College was founded in It's the ninth-oldest university in the nation, according to the school , and has been in operation for more than years.
Princeton University was chartered in , according to the university's website. The university was relocated to Princeton University in and changed its name from the College of New Jersey to Princeton University in Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States.
Columbia University is the oldest college in the state of New York. It is the fifth oldest institute of higher learning in the United States and played a vital role in American history through some of its first students and trustees, namely "John Jay, the first chief justice of the United States; Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the treasury; Gouverneur Morris, the author of the final draft of the U. Constitution; and Robert R. Livingston, a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence," according to the school's website.
Salem College was founded in , four years before the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. It was originally founded as a school for girls and is still recognized as the oldest educational institution for girls and women in America, according to the college's website. The University of North Dakota was founded in , six years before North Dakota became recognized as a state.
The very first graduating class was coeducational and consisted of six women and two men. Of them, Dr. Cora Smith King became the first woman to receive a medical license in the state of North Dakota, according to the university's website. Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, was founded in after the Ohio legislature approved a new act allowing the university to be established. Ohio University first offered classes in , during which time the institution operated more like a high school than a college, according to the university's website.
In , after Ohio University was able to hire a team of higher-skilled faculty members, the school began to offer a traditional college program. The University of Central Oklahoma was founded in In November , the very first class of 23 students met in the Epworth League Room inside the unfurnished First Methodist Church, according to the school's website.
Willamette University was established in as a missionary school. The university is one of the oldest coeducational colleges in the United States — the very first graduate of the university was a woman, and women were attending the School of Medicine as early as , according to the Willamette University website.
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia dates back to when it was established as a charity school that would also house a place of worship for local people in Pennsylvania. It was the first American institute of higher learning to officially bear the name "university," according to the school.
After John Carroll secured 60 acres for the school in , classes began in with just over 40 students attending the newly formed Georgetown College. The original building was a log cabin, but by the school had grown to fill a three-story building in downtown Pittsburgh. The university now boasts 17 schools and colleges. Just after the American Revolution, Washington College formed in by combining three log cabin schools.
During the Civil War, the school in Washington, Pa. Today, the school counts around 1, students , but still enjoys a top ranking among liberal arts schools. Hampden-Sydney College is one of only a few higher education schools that are still all-male. A decade later, Declaration of Independence signer and physician Benjamin Rush turned the small-town school into Dickinson College on what was then the American frontier, making it the first truly American college.
The college offers 45 majors and prides itself as a leader in sustainability education. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the school was a trailblazer in early American civil rights , with admission granted in the late s to both African Americans and Native Americans. The College of Charleston holds the distinction of being the oldest educational institution south of Virginia. While the American Revolution delayed its development, the school officially received its charter in In , the school became the first municipal college in the nation as the city of Charleston, S.
Seuss , and poet Robert Frost. With an enrollment of almost 70, students, Rutgers is one of the largest universities in the United States. One of the first universities in New England, the school was initially located in Warren, Rhode Island, but soon moved to Providence in Kennedy Jr. By , the school had established the first American medical school to grant the M.
After the American Revolution, the school reopened as Columbia College, and has since become one of the best-regarded universities in the nation. During the s, Robert E. Lee served as president of the school and lent his surname to create Washington and Lee University.
The school still exists in Lexington, Virginia as a small, private liberal arts university. While most world-class universities named after cities reside in the major cities of the United States New York University, University of Chicago and so on , Princeton University exists in the relatively small New Jersey town of Princeton, which boasts roughly 30, full-time residents. The school moved to Newark, Del.
In , Brown became the first college in the U. In , they started allowing women into the school. It was also one of the doctoral-granting colleges in the country.
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United States Military Academy. Established in Location: Orange County, New York The oldest continuously occupied military post in America, West Point dates back to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized they needed a commanding spot on the west bank of the Hudson River.
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Established in Location: Burlington, Vermont The University of Vermont is the fifth oldest university in New England and was the first institution of higher education to declare public support for freedom of religion.
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