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A 1911 map of medieval universities in Europe The University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy, founded in 1088, the world's oldest university in continuous operation [1] A dining hall at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, the world's second-oldest university and oldest in the English-speaking world A partial view of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, the world's third ...
This article contains a list of the oldest existing social institutions in continuous operation, by year of foundation, in the world.Inclusion in this list is determined by the date at which the entity met the traditional definition of an institution – may it be public, political, religious or educational – although it may have existed as a different kind of institution before that time.
Here's a look at some of the oldest universities in the U.S.—their campuses and classrooms contain a whole lot of history. ... The second oldest college in America, the original plans for W&M ...
Rüegg, Walter: "Foreword. The University as a European Institution", in: Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Vol. I: Universities in the Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-521-36105-2, pp. XIX–XX; Guinness World Records Limited 2021. First University in the New World.
Eliphalet Nott, longest serving college president in US history. The longest serving president of a United States institution of higher education is Eliphalet Nott, who served at Union College in Schenectady, New York, for 62 years (1805–66).
The title of oldest public university in the United States is claimed by three universities: the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the College of William and Mary. Each has a distinct basis for the claim: North Carolina being the first to hold classes and graduate students as a public institution ...
Cardozier, Virgus R. Colleges and universities in World War II (1993) Freeland, Richard M. Academia's Golden Age: Universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970 (1992) Goodchild, Lester F., et al., eds. Higher Education in the American West: Regional History and State Contexts (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) Higgins, Andrew Stone.
Insular Areas of the United States and the 50 states and Washington, D.C.. Guam; Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; Note: American Samoa (American Samoa Community College) and the Northern Mariana Islands (Northern Marianas College) have one college each.