What are the oldest universities in the United States?
Here is a list of the oldest universities in the United States.
University | Founded | Location | Type | |
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1. | Harvard University | 1636 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Private Nonprofit |
2. | The College of William & Mary | 1693 | Williamsburg, Virginia | Public |
3. | St. John’s College | 1696 | Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico | Private |
4. | Yale University | 1701 | New Haven, Connecticut | Private |
5. | University of Pennsylvania | 1740 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Private |
6. | Moravian College | 1742 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Private |
7. | University of Delaware | 1743 | Newark, Delaware | Private/Public |
8. | Princeton University | 1746 | Princeton, New Jersey | Private |
9. | Washington and Lee University | 1749 | Lexington, Virginia | Private |
10. | Columbia University | 1754 | Manhattan, New York City | Private |
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