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Holy Spirit College ( Atlanta, Georgia) John Paul the Great Catholic University ( San Diego, California) Official site. Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts ( Warner, New Hampshire) Official site. Marymount University ( Arlington, Virginia) Official site, founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.
The Catholic University of America ( CUA) is a private Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [ 7] Established in 1887 as a graduate and research center ...
Catholic higher education includes universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher education privately run by the Catholic Church, typically by religious institutes. Those tied to the Holy See are specifically called pontifical universities . By definition, Catholic canon law states that "A Catholic school is understood to be one which ...
The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges, and universities listed here. Some of these universities are in the United States where they are organized as the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Catholic universities and colleges in Nebraska (2 C, 3 P) Catholic universities and colleges in New Hampshire (4 C, 4 P) Catholic universities and colleges in New Jersey (7 C, 10 P) Catholic universities and colleges in New York (state) (19 C, 27 P) Catholic universities and colleges in North Carolina (1 C, 1 P)
The Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first Black order of nuns, pioneered in educating Black children in the area, founding St. Frances Academy in 1828 (the first and oldest Black Catholic school in the US). Much more important were schools of New Orleans, under Spanish and French control until 1803. Well-to-do families sent their children to ...
This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. Catholic universities and colleges in the United States by state (42 C) Catholic universities and colleges in Washington, D.C. (6 C, 6 P)
College of the Holy Cross. / 42.23917°N 71.80833°W / 42.23917; -71.80833. The College of the Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was founded by educators Benedict Joseph Fenwick and Thomas F. Mulledy in 1843 under the auspices of the Society of Jesus.