List of Catholic universities and colleges in the United States

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There are 181 U.S. members of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) as of 2026.[1] They make up a significant number of the total of Catholic universities and colleges in the world.[2]

Adorers of the Blood of Christ

  • Newman University (Wichita, Kansas)

Assumptionists (Augustinians of the Assumption)

Augustinian (Order of Saint Augustine)

Basilian (Congregation of St. Basil)

  • University of St. Thomas (Houston, Texas)

Benedictine (Order of Saint Benedict)

Brothers of Christian Instruction

  • Walsh University (North Canton, Ohio)

Christian Brothers (Congregation of Christian Brothers)

Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes

  • Marian University (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)

De La Salle Christian Brothers / Lasallian (Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools)

Diocesan

  • Carroll College (Helena, Montana)
  • Catholic International University (Charles Town, West Virginia)
  • Donnelly College (Kansas City, Kansas)
  • Gannon University (Erie, Pennsylvania)
  • Loras College (Dubuque, Iowa)
  • Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, Maryland)
  • St. Ambrose University (Davenport, Iowa)
  • St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
  • Seton Hall University (South Orange, New Jersey)
  • Thomas More University (Crestview Hills, Kentucky)
  • University of Saint Mary of the Lake (Mundelein, Illinois)
  • University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

Dominican (Order of Preachers)

Edmundite (Society of Saint Edmund)

Franciscan

First Order of Saint Francis (Order of Friars Minor)

Second Order of Saint Francis (Poor Clares)

Third Order of Saint Francis

Grey Nuns

  • D'Youville University (Buffalo, New York)

Holy Cross (Congregation of Holy Cross)

Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Norbertine (Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

Pontifical

School Sisters of Notre Dame

Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters

Sisters of Charity

  • Clarke University (Dubuque, Iowa), Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent (Riverdale, Bronx, New York), Sisters of Charity of New York
  • Mount St. Joseph University (Cincinnati, Ohio), Sisters of Charity of Ohio
  • Saint Elizabeth University (Morristown, New Jersey), Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey
  • Seton Hill University (Greensburg, Pennsylvania), Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill of Greensburg
  • Spalding University (Louisville, Kentucky), Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
  • University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas), Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
  • University of Saint Mary (Leavenworth, Kansas), Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Sisters of Christian Charity

  • Assumption College for Sisters (Denville, New Jersey)

Sisters of Divine Providence (Congregation of Divine Providence)

Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

Sisters of Mercy

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

  • Rivier University (Nashua, New Hampshire)

Sisters of Providence (Montreal)

  • University of Providence (Great Falls, Montana)

Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Sisters of St. Basil the Great (Ukrainian Catholic Church in the US)

Sisters of St. Joseph

Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

  • Immaculata University (Malvern, Pennsylvania)
  • Marywood University (Scranton, Pennsylvania)

Society of the Divine Word

Society of the Holy Child Jesus

Society of Mary (Marianists)

Spiritans (Congregation of the Holy Spirit)

Ursuline (Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)

Vincentian (Congregation of the Mission)

Independent

Catholic dental schools

Catholic engineering schools

Catholic law schools

Catholic medical schools

Catholic schools of professional psychology

  • Divine Mercy University, Institute for the Psychological Sciences (Arlington, Virginia)

Catholic Honor Society

Formerly Catholic universities and colleges

Schools that have ended or renounced their affiliation with the Church:

  • Daemen University (Amherst, New York) – founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
  • Lynn University (Boca Raton, Florida) – formerly Marymount College of Boca Raton
  • Manhattanville University (Purchase, New York) – ended affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1971
  • Marist University (Poughkeepsie, New York) – ownership transferred to a lay board of trustees in 1969;[4] was declared a secular institution in 2003
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) – formerly Marquette University College of Medicine
  • Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, New York) – renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in the 1970s
  • Nazareth University (Rochester, New York) – founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph (SSJ) of Rochester
  • New York Medical College (Valhalla, New York) – now part of Touro University System
  • St. John Fisher University (Rochester, New York) – founded by the Basilian Fathers (CSB); renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1968
  • Stevenson University (Stevenson, Maryland) – formerly Villa Julie College; founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1947; renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1967
  • Webster University (Webster Groves, Missouri) – founded by the Sisters of Loretto; renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1967

Defunct Catholic universities and colleges

References

  1. 1."Member Directory". Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  2. 2.See Quentin Wodon, "Catholic Higher Education in the United States: Exploring the Decision to Enroll from a Student’s (or a Student Advisor’s) Point of View." Religions 13.8 (2022): 732+ online.
  3. 3."[Home page]". Delta Epsilon Sigma.
  4. 4."Marist History: 1929-1978". Marist College. Retrieved September 4, 2023.