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Rhodes College
Rhodes College (formerly Southwestern, Stewart College, Masonic University of Tennessee) is a private Presbyterian-affiliated liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, founded 1848 in Clarksville; about 1,780 undergraduates, 9:1 ratio, Lynx mascot.
Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship: international postgraduate award at Oxford, founded by Cecil Rhodes's 1902 will, first scholars 1903; two-year tenure, £21,060 stipend, 108 Scholars Elect in 2026 across 25 constituencies.
Rice University
Rice University, formally William Marsh Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1912 from the estate of William Marsh Rice, it enrolls about 5,000 undergraduates.
Ringling College of Art and Design
Ringling College of Art and Design, a private not-for-profit art and design college in Sarasota, Florida, founded 1931 by Ludd M. Spivey with John Ringling; about 1,700 undergraduates in 13 BFA/BA programs, known for animation and motion design rankings.
Riverside City College
Riverside City College, also known as Riverside Junior College, is a public community college in Riverside, California, founded in 1916 and serving about 30,000 students annually.
Robert A. Dowd
Robert A. Dowd, also known as Robert Alfred Dowd Jr., is an American Holy Cross priest who became the 18th president of the University of Notre Dame in 2024.
Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University (RMU), private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh; founded 1921 as Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, university status 2002; NCAA Division I Horizon League Colonials; AACSB and ABET accredited.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology, formerly the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute and often called Rochester Tech, is a private university in Rochester, New York, formed in 1891.
Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University, founded 1901 in New York as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, was the first US biomedical research institute; renamed a university in 1965, with 26 Nobel Prizes among 256 faculty.
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida, on Lake Virginia just north of Orlando. Chartered in 1885, it is Florida's first recognized college.
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl Game, "The Granddaddy of Them All," is college football's oldest bowl game, first played January 1, 1902 in Pasadena (Michigan 49, Stanford 0), tied to the Big Ten and Pac-12 since 1947 and now a College Football Playoff quarterfinal site.
Ross School of Business
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Michigan Ross) is the University of Michigan's AACSB-accredited business school in Ann Arbor, founded in 1924. Known for action-based learning, MAP consulting projects, a No. 4 BBA, and No. 1-ranked supply chain and executive education programs.
Ross University School of Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM, Ross Med) is a for-profit Caribbean medical school founded in 1978 in Dominica, now based in Barbados, CAAM-HP accredited since 2009, with U.S. clinical rotations and a 96% first-time residency attainment rate.
Rowan University
Rowan University, formerly Glassboro State College, is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey. Founded in 1923, it was renamed after Henry Rowan's $100 million gift in 1992.
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a postgraduate-only art and design university in London, founded in 1837 as the Government School of Design and granted a Royal Charter in 1967. Ranked number one worldwide for art and design by QS for 12 consecutive years, it operates Kensington, Battersea, and White City campuses.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), formerly Glasgow Athenaeum and RSAMD, is Scotland's national conservatoire in Glasgow, founded 1847, teaching music, drama, dance, production, film, and education, ranked QS world top ten.
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London (Royal Holloway and Bedford New College) is a University of London college in Egham, Surrey, formed by the 1985 merger of Bedford College (1849) and Royal Holloway College (1886), two pioneer women's colleges.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey), founded 1766 as Queen's College, is New Jersey's public research university with campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, plus Rutgers Health; Big Ten member with 71,000+ students.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Rutgers University–New Brunswick is the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Founded in 1766 as Queen's College, one of nine colonial colleges, it became land-grant in 1864, joined the AAU in 1989 and the Big Ten in 2014, and enrolls 50,000+ students across five campuses.
RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen), founded 1870 in Aachen, Germany, is one of Europe's largest technical universities: 47,000+ students, nine faculties, Excellence Strategy funding through 2033, and the JARA alliance with Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University (SHU), private Roman Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, founded 1963 by Bishop Walter W. Curtis; over 10,000 students, five colleges and four schools, NECHE-accredited, Dingle Ireland campus, NCAA Division I Pioneers.
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 College (Indiana)
Saint Joseph's College (Indiana), a Catholic college in Rensselaer founded in 1889 and opened 1891, suspended operations in 2017 amid debt and probation, then reopened as a workforce training hub with CDL and certificate programs.
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 Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1818 and chartered in 1832 as the first university west of the Mississippi River.
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.
Saint Petersburg State University (Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет)
Saint Petersburg State University (СПбГУ, SPbU), founded by decree of Peter I in 1724 and revived in 1819, is Russia's first university, formerly Petrograd and Leningrad State University, with special legal status since 2009, 30,000-plus students, nine Nobel laureate alumni, and QS rank 365-390 in 2025-2027.
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is a public university in Huntsville, Texas, founded in 1879, known for its criminal justice programs, and a member of the Texas State University System.
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.