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Concordia University
Concordia University, Montreal English-language university formed August 24, 1974 by merging Loyola College and Sir George Williams University; two campuses, about 50,000 students, named for Montreal's motto Concordia salus.
Connecticut College
Connecticut College, originally Connecticut College for Women, is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut, chartered in 1911 and coeducational since 1969, with about 1,990 students.
Corinthian Colleges
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (CCI), operator of Everest, Heald College, and WyoTech, was a for-profit college chain founded in 1995 that collapsed into bankruptcy in May 2015 after fraud investigations; $5.8 billion in student loans were later discharged.
Cornell University
Cornell University: private Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York, and New York State's land-grant institution. Founded 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White; unique hybrid of endowed and state-assisted contract colleges.
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, founded 1818 by George Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie) is a U15 Canadian research university with 13 faculties, about 21,000 students, $270M+ research funding, and campuses in Halifax, Truro, and Saint John.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College, founded by royal charter in 1769 in Hanover, New Hampshire, is an Ivy League university with about 4,715 undergraduates, a 6% acceptance rate, quarter-system D-Plan calendar, and Geisel, Thayer, and Tuck professional schools.
Davidson College
Davidson College, a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina, founded by Presbyterians in 1837; known for its student-run Honor Code, loan-free full-need financial aid, $1.7 billion endowment, and documented history with slavery and integration.
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft, TU Delft) is the oldest and largest Dutch technical university, founded 8 January 1842 by King Willem II as a Royal Academy in Delft; renamed Polytechnische School 1864, Technische Hogeschool 1905, and TU Delft 1986, with 26,000+ students and eight faculties.
Denison University
Denison University, founded 1831 in Granville, Ohio as Granville Literary and Theological Institution, is a private residential liberal arts college with about 2,200 students, 65+ programs, BA/BS/BFA degrees, and NCAA Division III Big Red athletics.
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana, founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury University, enrolling about 1,900 undergraduates with no graduate programs, a 10:1 student-faculty ratio, and a three-school structure.
DeVry University
DeVry University, a private for-profit U.S. university founded in 1931 as DeForest Training School, offers business, technology, and healthcare degrees online and on campus; HLC-accredited, sold by Adtalem to Cogswell Education in 2018, and subject of a $100 million FTC settlement.
Dickinson College
Dickinson College, a private liberal-arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, chartered 1783 and named for John and Mary Norris Dickinson; first U.S. college chartered after independence, test-optional since 1994, a leader in study abroad and sustainability.
Drake University
Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 1881 and named for Civil War general, Iowa governor, and railroad builder Francis Marion Drake.
Drew University
Drew University, founded 1867 as Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey, is a private university on the wooded 'Forest' campus with a College of Liberal Arts, Caspersen Graduate School, and United Methodist Theological School.
Drexel University
Drexel University, founded 1891 in Philadelphia by Anthony J. Drexel as the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry, is a private R1 research university known for its co-op program since 1919, 16 colleges, and 2025 Salus merger.
Duke University
Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina (founded 1924 from Trinity College via the Duke Endowment), enrolls about 17,000 students, runs a major academic health system, and had a $11.9 billion endowment in 2024.
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded 1878 by the Spiritans as Pittsburgh Catholic College; the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the United States, with about 8,300 students, 10 schools, and Carnegie R2 research status.
Earlham College
Earlham College is a private Quaker-founded liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana, opened in 1847, renamed Earlham in 1859, the first coeducational Quaker college, with the Earlham School of Religion seminary and Epic Advantage funded off-campus study.
East Carolina University
East Carolina University (ECU) is a public R1 research university in Greenville, North Carolina, founded in 1907 as East Carolina Teachers Training School and a UNC System member since 1972, with 27,153 fall 2025 students and the Brody School of Medicine.
East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public university in Johnson City, Tennessee, founded in 1911 as a normal school, with about 14,000 students, Carnegie R2 classification, Quillen College of Medicine, and record freshman enrollment.
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public comprehensive university in Charleston, Illinois, founded in 1895; known for 1:15 faculty ratio, NCAA Division I Panthers, and top independent public regional ranking in Illinois.
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University (EMU), public university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, founded March 28, 1849 as a normal school. 5 academic colleges, 525 programs, $321.5M 2025-26 budget; President Brendan Kelly since April 1, 2026.
Elon University
Elon University (formerly Elon College), a private coeducational university in Elon, North Carolina, founded 1889 by the Christian Church. About 7,000 students; Division I Phoenix athletics; merger with Queens University of Charlotte announced 2025.
Emerson College
Emerson College: private Boston college founded 1880 as an oratory school, focused on communication and arts; campuses in Boston, Los Angeles, Kasteel Well; president Jay Bernhardt; tuition $57,984.
Emory University
Emory University: private research university founded 1836 in Oxford, Georgia, by Methodists; moved to Atlanta in 1915 with Asa Candler's $1 million gift; nine schools, R1, desegregated 1963–1968.
Eureka College
Eureka College, chartered 1855 in Eureka, Illinois, is a private Disciples of Christ liberal arts college, alma mater of Ronald Reagan (class of 1932), first in Illinois to admit men and women equally, home of the Reagan Leadership Program and Reagan Museum.
Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College (TESC) is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington, founded 1967, opened 1971, with a Tacoma campus. Known for no grades, no majors, and interdisciplinary team-taught programs; facing about $3 million budget cuts in FY 2026-27.
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit and Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942 and offering more than 100 programs of study to over 5,000 students.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) is a private New Jersey university founded in 1942 in Rutherford, named for Becton Dickinson co-founder Fairleigh S. Dickinson; largest private university in New Jersey, with campuses in Teaneck, Madison, and Vancouver.
Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a SUNY public college in Manhattan's Chelsea, was founded in 1944 by the apparel industry's foundation and offers 50 associate-to-master's degree programs in fashion, design, and business.