Colonial Colleges
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Only nine institutions of higher learning were chartered in the American colonies prior to the American Revolution (1775-1783). These institutions are known as colonial colleges.
They include:
| Institution: | Colony: | Year Chartered: | Religious Influence: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University (then the New College) | Massachusetts Bay | Puritan | |
| College of William and Mary | Virginia | Anglican | |
| Yale University (then the Collegiate School) | Connecticut | Puritan (Congregational) | |
| Princeton University (then the College of New Jersey) | New Jersey | Presbyterian | |
| University of Pennsylvania (as the Charity School of Philadelphia)+ | Pennsylvania | 1749+
| Non-sectarian |
| Columbia University (then King's College) | New York | Anglican | |
| Brown University (then Rhode Island College) | Rhode Island | Baptist | |
| Rutgers University (then Queen's College) | New Jersey | Dutch Reformed | |
| Dartmouth College | New Hampshire | 1769++
| Puritan |
Today, seven of these nine colleges form what is known as the Ivy League. These seven are: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, Columbia, Brown and Dartmouth. The last member of the Ivy League, Cornell University was founded in 1865.
Conversely, the two colleges with colonial origins not in the Ivy League are the College of William and Mary (today a small public liberal arts college) and Rutgers University (today the state university of New Jersey).
Notes:
- + The University of Pennsylvania was established in 1749, continuing the work of the Charity School of Philadelphia which was established in 1740.
- ++ Dartmouth College was established in 1769, succeeding Moor's Charity School which was established in 1754.
