First Colleges in the United States

First Colleges in the United States

Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1800

Harvard University

Sep 1, 1636

Puritan

The College of William and Mary

Oct 16, 1693

Church of England

Yale University

Aug 17, 1701

Puritan

University of Pennsylvania

Dec 17, 1740

Church of England but offically nonsectatian

Princeton University

Sep 15, 1746

Presbyterian but officially nonsectarian

Columbia University

Oct 16, 1754

Church of England

Brown University

Oct 16, 1764

Baptist

Rutgers

Feb 6, 1766

Dutch Reformed

Dartmouth College

Oct 16, 1769

Puritan