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Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a 12-member NCAA Division I athletic conference founded in 1963 in Dallas, based in Frisco, Texas, competing in FCS football and hosting the FCS championship game.
Southwest Conference
Southwest Conference (SWC), a Division I college athletic conference founded in 1914 and dominated by Texas schools plus Arkansas, disbanded June 30, 1996; members formed the Big 12, WAC, and Conference USA.
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), NCAA Division I HBCU athletic conference founded 1920 in Houston, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Twelve member schools; FCS football champion plays the MEAC champion in the Celebration Bowl instead of the FCS playoffs.
Spelman College
Spelman College, formerly Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary and Spelman Seminary, is a private historically Black women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1881.
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.
Square academic cap
Square academic cap (mortarboard, trencher): flat stiff square board on a skullcap with central button and tassel; derived from the pileus quadratus, made square by Paris in 1520, standardized in the US by the 1895 Intercollegiate Code.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, also known as SRMIST, is a private deemed university at Kattankulathur near Chennai, India, founded in 1985 and granted deemed status in 2003.
St Cuthbert's Society, Durham
St Cuthbert's Society (Cuth's), founded 1888, is the third-oldest college of Durham University, begun as a non-residential society for mature students; notable for its Bailey and Parson's Field sites, catered/self-catered/part-catered options, and student-run independent JCR charity.
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge (College of St John the Evangelist), founded 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort; one of Cambridge's largest colleges, home to the Bridge of Sighs, Gilbert Scott Chapel, and alumni including Wordsworth and Dirac.
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. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University (SBU) is a private Catholic Franciscan university in St. Bonaventure, New York, founded in 1858 by Nicholas Devereux and Bishop John Timon, named after St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, a university since 1950 with over 3,000 students.
St. Catherine University
St. Catherine University (St. Kate's), formerly the College of St. Catherine, is a private Catholic university in St. Paul, Minnesota founded in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Known for its College for Women, nursing and health programs, and Phi Beta Kappa first among Catholic colleges.
St. John Fisher University
St. John Fisher University, formerly St. John Fisher College until July 2022, is an independent Catholic (Basilian) university in Pittsford, New York, near Rochester; five schools including Wegmans Nursing and Pharmacy; about 3,700 students, NCAA Division III.
St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)
St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for its all-required Great Books curriculum adopted in 1937, no majors, seminar-based classes, and status as the third oldest college in the United States.
St. John's University (New York City)
St. John's University is a private Roman Catholic university in New York City, founded by the Vincentians in 1870 and centered on a main campus in Queens.
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. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a private liberal arts university in Canton, New York. It was chartered in 1856 and hosts one of the nation's earliest environmental studies programs.
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College, founded 1898 in De Pere, Wisconsin by Abbot Bernard Pennings, is the world's only Norbertine Catholic liberal arts college, with about 1,800 students, 80+ programs, and 2025 retrenchment cuts.
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, founded 1874 by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants, ELCA-affiliated, 4-1-4 calendar, about 3,000 students, president Susan Rundell Singer, noted for study abroad and music tradition.
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi, St. Stephen's College is a Christian minority institution and a constituent college of the University of Delhi.
St. Thomas Aquinas College
St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) is a Catholic liberal arts college in Sparkill, New York, founded in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill; it enrolls about 2,000 students across four schools, fields 22 Division II Spartans teams, and is MSCHE-accredited, distinct from similarly named colleges.
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.
Stanford University
Stanford University (Leland Stanford Junior University): private research university in Stanford, California, founded 1885, opened 1891; seven schools, 8,353-acre campus, $40.8 billion endowment, Jonathan Levin president.
State University of New York
State University of New York (SUNY), New York State's public university system, established 1948; 64 campuses including 29 state-operated, five statutory, and 30 community colleges; 387,446 students Fall 2025; governed by an 18-member Board of Trustees.
State University of New York at Purchase
SUNY Purchase (Purchase College), a public college in Purchase, New York, founded 1967 by Nelson Rockefeller; combines arts conservatories with liberal arts on a 500-acre campus 35 miles north of NYC.
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (Universiteit Stellenbosch), a public research-intensive university in Stellenbosch, South Africa, established 2 April 1918 from Victoria College. 10 faculties, five campuses, about 35,000 students; known for its contested Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa language policy.
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA), a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas founded in 1923, joined the UT System as its 14th member on September 1, 2023. About 13,000 students, six colleges, record 2025 first-time class, President Neal Weaver.
Stetson University
Stetson University: private university in DeLand, Florida, founded 1883 as DeLand Academy, renamed for hat maker John B. Stetson; law school in Gulfport ranked No. 1 in trial advocacy.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology: private technological research university in Hoboken, New Jersey, founded 1870 by Edwin A. Stevens bequest; first U.S. mechanical engineering school, known for high graduate salaries and rising rankings.
Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm School of Economics (Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, SSE): private Swedish business school founded 1909, based at Sveavägen 65, Stockholm. EQUIS-accredited since 1999; FT European Business Schools 2025 rank 19; six departments, SSE Business Lab incubator.