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La Salle University
La Salle University: private Lasallian Catholic university in Philadelphia, founded 1863, university status 1984. Three schools, 4,000+ students, 30th president Daniel J. Allen since 2022, enrollment turnaround after revenue decline.
Lafayette College
Lafayette College, a private undergraduate-only liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania, chartered March 9, 1826, and named for the Marquis de Lafayette; combines liberal arts with ABET-accredited engineering, 2,675 undergraduates, 10:1 ratio, Division I Leopards.
Lamar University
Lamar University, a public university in Beaumont, Texas and Texas State University System member, founded 1923 as South Park Junior College; 18,000+ students, Carnegie R2 doctoral classification, SACSCOC-accredited, 139 degree programs.
Lander University
Lander University (formerly Williamston Female College, Lander College) is a public university in Greenwood, South Carolina, founded in 1872 by Samuel Lander; state-assisted since 1973, SACSCOC-accredited, NCAA Division II Peach Belt Bearcats, with record enrollment and an 11-year tuition freeze.
Lawrence Technological University
Lawrence Technological University, also known as Lawrence Tech, is a private technological university in Southfield, Michigan, founded in 1932 as the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Highland Park.
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, founded in 1865 by industrialist Asa Packer with what was then the largest single gift to an American educational institution.
Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College, a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, founded 1867 as Albany Collegiate Institute; three schools including a law school; 137-acre Fir Acres campus; about 1,989 undergraduates; NWCCU-accredited.
Lewis University
Lewis University is a private Catholic, Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois, founded in 1932 as an aviation school. Known for its FAA-approved aviation programs, NCAA Division II Flyers, and 2023-2025 merger with St. Augustine College.
Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Charles, Missouri, founded in 1832 by George and Mary Easton Sibley (corrected from 1827 in 2023), HLC-accredited since 1921, NCAA Division I in the Ohio Valley Conference since 2022.
LIU Post
LIU Post, formerly C.W. Post College, is the largest campus of Long Island University, in Brookville, New York, on the former Hillwood estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Long Island University
Long Island University (LIU), founded 1926, is a private multi-campus New York university with main campuses in Brooklyn and Brookville (LIU Post), over 150 degree programs, Middle States accreditation since 1955, NCAA Division I Sharks athletics, and Carnegie R2 research classification.
Longwood University
Longwood University, founded 1839 as Farmville Female Seminary, is a public university in Farmville, Virginia; Longwood College 1949, fully co-ed 1976, university 2002; SACSCOC accredited since 1927, reaffirmed 2024; Fall 2024 enrollment 4,612.
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University, also known as LSU, is the flagship public university of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Established in 1853, it has about 44,000 students and holds Research 1 status.
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, founded July 6, 1894 in Ruston, Louisiana, is a public Carnegie R2 university in the University of Louisiana System with about 12,145 students, a quarter system, and NCAA Division I Sun Belt athletics.
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a private Catholic (Jesuit and Marymount) university in Los Angeles, formed by the 1973 merger of Loyola University and Marymount College; about 9,900 students, R2 classification, 2026-27 tuition $68,042.
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago: private Jesuit, Catholic research university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, rechartered 1909. Carnegie R1 since 2025, 13 schools, about 12,538 students, Chicago-area campuses plus Rome.
LSU New Orleans
LSU New Orleans (LSUNO), formerly the University of New Orleans (UNO), is a public urban research university on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. Founded 1958 as Louisiana State University in New Orleans, first integrated public university in the South; rejoined the LSU System July 1, 2026.
Macalester College
Macalester College, a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, founded 1874 by Edward Duffield Neill; known for internationalism, Kofi Annan and Walter Mondale alumni, 2,068 students, 39 majors, $920 million endowment.
Manhattanville University
Manhattanville University, formerly Manhattanville College, is a private university in Purchase, New York, founded in 1841 as the Academy of the Sacred Heart; it became coeducational and non-denominational in the 1960s and adopted university status in April 2024.
Marist University
Marist University, formerly Marist College until January 29, 2025, is a private university in Poughkeepsie, New York, founded by the Marist Brothers in 1929, with branch campuses in Florence and Dublin, six schools, Division I athletics, and a long IBM joint-study partnership.
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public university in Huntington, West Virginia, on the Ohio River. Founded in 1837 as Marshall Academy, it was named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
Marymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College (MMC), private liberal arts college at 221 East 71st Street, New York; founded 1936 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, chartered independently 1961, known for performing arts, merged with Northeastern University to become Northeastern University – New York City.
Maryville College
Maryville College is a private Presbyterian-founded liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee, founded in 1819 as the Southern and Western Theological Seminary and chartered in 1842; distinct from Maryville University of St. Louis, it enrolls about 1,200 students, competes in NCAA Division III, and is accredited by SACSCOC.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded 1861 in Boston, moved to Cambridge 1916. Motto Mens et manus; five schools; 11,816 students (2025-26); 106 Nobel laureates; 4.6% admit rate, Class of 2029.
McDaniel College
McDaniel College, formerly Western Maryland College, is a private liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland, founded in 1867, renamed in 2002, with a Budapest campus since 1994 and Green Terror Division III athletics.
McGill University
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; founded 1821 by Royal Charter after James McGill's bequest; first faculty medicine (1829); 11 faculties, three campuses; top Canadian medical-doctoral university; #27 QS 2025.
McMaster University
McMaster University, founded 1887 in Toronto and in Hamilton since 1930, is a Canadian research university known for pioneering problem-based learning, its nuclear reactor, 37,256 students, and the 2026-2031 Bolder Together strategic plan.
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, founded 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, renamed McNeese State College in 1950 and McNeese State University in 1970; about 6,556 students.
Medgar Evers College
Medgar Evers College is a public four-year senior college of CUNY in Crown Heights, Central Brooklyn, founded July 30, 1970, the youngest CUNY senior college, named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers and rooted in community advocacy.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, commonly MUN, is a public university in Newfoundland and Labrador, founded as Memorial University College in 1925 and elevated to university status in 1949.