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Luther College (Iowa)
Luther College (Iowa): private ELCA-affiliated liberal arts college in Decorah, Iowa; first U.S. college founded by Norwegian immigrants; opened 1861 at Halfway Creek, Wisconsin; coeducational since 1936; about 1,327 students, strong music and Nordic studies programs.
Marian University (Indiana)
Marian University (Indiana) is a private Catholic Franciscan university in Indianapolis, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg; chartered as Marian College in 1937, renamed Marian University in 2009, and home to Indiana's only osteopathic medical school.
Marquette University
Marquette University, formerly Marquette College, is a Catholic, Jesuit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1881 and reported $49.1 million in research expenditures.
Mount St. Mary's University (Maryland)
Mount St. Mary's University (Maryland), not the Los Angeles MSMU, is a private Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Maryland, founded in 1808 by Father John Dubois; home to the second-oldest U.S. Catholic seminary, 24 Division I teams, and MSCHE accreditation.
Naropa University
Naropa University, founded 1974 in Boulder, Colorado by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche as the Naropa Institute, is a private Buddhist-inspired liberal arts university known for contemplative education, the Jack Kerouac School, HLC accreditation, and its 2024 campus sale.
New Era University
New Era University (NEU) is a private, non-sectarian university in Quezon City, Philippines, founded by the Iglesia Ni Cristo in 1975, with branch campuses in Pampanga, Lipa, General Santos, and Rizal.
Olivet Nazarene University
Olivet Nazarene University (ONU), founded 1907 in Georgetown, Illinois, is a private Christian liberal arts university in Bourbonnais, Illinois, affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene; about 3,500 students, HLC-accredited since 1956, president Gregg Chenoweth.
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private Christian interdenominational university in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founded by evangelist Oral Roberts, chartered in 1963, offering whole-person education, 16 NCAA Division I teams, and 17 straight years of enrollment growth.
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola Christian College (PCC), founded 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton in Pensacola, Florida, is an independent Baptist college with over 4,500 students, TRACS accreditation, Abeka curriculum ties, and published 2025–2026 tuition of $9,918.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, PUC, UC): private traditional Catholic university in Santiago founded 1888, linked to the Holy See since 1930; No. 1 in Chile in QS 2026 (world No. 116) with 39 accredited doctoral programs.
Pontifical university and athenaeum
A pontifical university is a Catholic higher-education institution established by the Holy See, authorized to grant academic degrees such as the baccalaureate, licentiate, and doctorate.
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS), Princeton, NJ: freestanding Presbyterian graduate school founded 1812, separate from Princeton University, ATS-accredited since 1938, eighth president Jonathan Lee Walton since 2023.
Regent University
Regent University, formerly CBN University, is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, founded by broadcaster Pat Robertson in 1977 and renamed in 1990.
Regis University
Regis University is a private Jesuit Catholic university in Denver, Colorado, founded in 1877 and the only Jesuit institution of higher learning in the Rocky Mountains.
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College: private Catholic Benedictine liberal arts college in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded 1889; about 2,200 undergraduates, known for nursing, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, and tuition-free NH access program.
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University: private Jesuit Catholic university in Philadelphia, founded 1851; Hawk Hill campus, Haub School of Business, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, ~9,000 students, NCAA Division I Atlantic 10.
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private Lasallian Catholic college in Moraga, founded 1863 in San Francisco, moved to Moraga in 1928, a Colleges That Change Lives school placed on WSCUC accreditation warning in 2026.
Saint Peter's University
Saint Peter's University, founded 1872 as Saint Peter's College, is a private Jesuit Catholic university in Jersey City, New Jersey, the state's only Jesuit institution, known for social mobility and value rankings.
Samford University
Samford University is a private Baptist-affiliated university in Homewood, Alabama, founded in 1841 as Howard College and renamed in 1965 for Frank Park Samford Sr.; 6,522 students in 2026.
Seattle University
Seattle University: Jesuit Catholic university founded 1891 in Seattle's Capitol Hill/First Hill; 7,200+ students, six schools and colleges; absorbed Cornish College of the Arts in 2025; Maura Mast is 23rd president; moves to semesters in 2027.
Seminary
A seminary, from the Latin seminarium meaning "seed bed," is an institution for theological education preparing religious leaders; the system dates to the Council of Trent, with Andover the first U.S. Protestant seminary in 1807.
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, founded in 1856 by Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named for Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint.
Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee: The University of the South, also called Sewanee, is a private Episcopal liberal arts university and seminary on a 13,000-acre Domain in Tennessee, opened in 1868.
Spring Hill College
Spring Hill College is a private Jesuit Catholic liberal arts college in Mobile, Alabama, founded in 1830. It was the first integrated college in the Deep South.
St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth
St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (Coláiste Phádraig, Maigh Nuad) is Ireland's national Catholic seminary founded in 1795, a Pontifical University since 1896, sharing a campus but legally separate from Maynooth University since 1997.
St. Joseph's University, New York
St. Joseph's University, New York, formerly St. Joseph's College, is a private Catholic university with campuses in Brooklyn and Patchogue, founded in 1916 by the Sisters of St. Joseph.
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai: Jesuit-run Christian minority college founded in 1869, empowered autonomous under the University of Mumbai, NAAC A+, NIRF rank 89, admits via XET or merit.
Thiel College
Thiel College, a private Lutheran-related liberal arts college in Greenville, Pennsylvania founded in 1866 by William A. Passavant; Middle States accredited, test-optional, with a $100 million Join the Journey campaign and NCAA Division III Tomcats.
Trevecca Nazarene University
Trevecca Nazarene University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, and the official university of the Church of the Nazarene for the southeastern United States.
Trinity International University
Trinity International University (TIU), EFCA-affiliated Christian university in Bannockburn, Illinois, with Trinity Law School in Santa Ana, California; roots in an 1897 Swedish Free Church Bible course, HLC- and ATS-accredited, retrenched 2024-2026 amid enrollment decline and campus sale.