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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 .
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and three theological centers in the United States, Canada, and Belize committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education at the national and ...
For a complete list of the 175 or so universities and colleges run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), see the List of Jesuit institutions. Listed below are only those for which there are Wikipedia articles.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark, New Jersey) – sold by Seton Hall University to the State of New Jersey in the 1960s Webster University ( Webster Groves, Missouri ) – founded by the Sisters of Loretto ; renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1967
Jesuits have founded and/or managed a number of institutions, the first of which was Georgetown Preparatory School, established in 1789. The second oldest is St. Louis University High School, which was founded in 1818. Jesuit secondary schools in the U.S. include (listed by state):
Pages in category "Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jesuit college in Bratislava (1628–1773) on the north side of St Martin's Cathedral, now faculty of theology of Comenius University; Jesuit university in Trnava (1635–1773), now University of Trnava and Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist; precursor to Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest; Monastery of Skalka nad Váhom (1644–1773)
Over the last 400 years, the Roman Catholic Jesuit order has established a worldwide network of schools and universities. This is an incomplete list of notable alumni of these institutions. Note: Along with lay men and women, and non-Catholics, included in the list below are also a number of Jesuits.