List of Catholic universities and colleges in the United States

There are 181 U.S. members of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) as of 2024. They make up a significant number of the total of Catholic universities and colleges in the world.

Adorers of the Blood of Christ

 * Newman University (Wichita, Kansas)

Assumptionists (Augustinians of the Assumption)

 * Assumption University (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Augustinian (Order of Saint Augustine)

 * Merrimack College (North Andover, Massachusetts)
 * Villanova University (Villanova, Pennsylvania)

Basilian (Congregation of St. Basil)

 * University of St. Thomas (Houston, Texas)

Benedictine (Order of Saint Benedict)
- Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities


 * Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, North Carolina)
 * Benedictine College (Atchison, Kansas)
 * Benedictine University (Lisle, Illinois)
 * Catholic Distance University (Charles Town, West Virginia)
 * College of Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, Minnesota)
 * The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, Minnesota)
 * Donnelly College (Kansas City, Kansas)
 * Mount Marty University (Yankton, South Dakota)
 * Saint Anselm College (Goffstown, New Hampshire)
 * Saint John's University (Collegeville, Minnesota)
 * Saint Leo University (St. Leo, Florida)
 * Saint Martin's University (Lacey, Washington)
 * Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
 * University of Mary (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Brothers of Christian Instruction

 * Walsh University (North Canton, Ohio)

Christian Brothers (Congregation of Christian Brothers)

 * Iona University (New Rochelle, New York)

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)

 * Christian Brothers University (Memphis, Tennessee)
 * La Salle University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
 * Lewis University (Romeoville, Illinois)
 * Manhattan College (Riverdale, Bronx, New York)
 * Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, California)
 * Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona, Minnesota)

Diocesan

 * Carroll College (Helena, Montana)
 * Catholic Distance 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, Florida)
 * Seton Hall University (South Orange, New Jersey)
 * Thomas More University (Crestview Hills, Kentucky)
 * University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

Dominican (Order of Preachers)

 * Albertus Magnus College (New Haven, Connecticut)
 * Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
 * Aquinas College (Nashville, Tennessee)
 * Aquinas Institute of Theology (St. Louis, Missouri)
 * Barry University (Miami, Florida)
 * Bayamón Central University (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)
 * Caldwell University (Caldwell, New Jersey)
 * Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (Berkeley, California)
 * Dominican University (River Forest, Illinois)
 * Dominican University (Orangeburg, New York)
 * Dominican University of California (San Rafael, California)
 * Edgewood College (Madison, Wisconsin)
 * Molloy University (Rockville Centre, New York)
 * Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, New York)
 * Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Providence College (Providence, Rhode Island)
 * St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, New York)
 * Siena Heights University (Adrian, Michigan)

Edmundite (Society of Saint Edmund)

 * Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vermont)

First Order of Saint Francis (Order of Friars Minor)

 * Franciscan School of Theology (Oceanside, California)
 * Quincy University (Quincy, Illinois)
 * St. Bonaventure University (Olean, New York)
 * Siena College (Loudonville, New York)

Third Order of Saint Francis

 * Alvernia University (Reading, Pennsylvania) - Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis
 * Alverno College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - School Sisters of St. Francis
 * Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, Iowa) - Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque
 * Felician University (Lodi, New Jersey) - Felician Sisters
 * Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - known as Our Lady of the Lake College until 2016
 * Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville, Ohio) - Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular
 * Hilbert College (Hamburg, New York) - Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph
 * Lourdes University (Sylvania, Ohio) - Sisters of St. Francis Sylvania
 * Madonna University (Livonia, Michigan) - Felician Sisters of Livonia
 * Marian University (Indianapolis, Indiana) - Sisters of St. Francis Oldenburg
 * Neumann University (Aston, Pennsylvania) - Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
 * St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, New York) - Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn
 * Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pennsylvania) - Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular
 * University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
 * University of St. Francis (Joliet, Illinois) - Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate
 * Villa Maria College (Buffalo, New York) - Felician Sisters
 * Viterbo University (La Crosse, Wisconsin) - Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration

Grey Nuns

 * D'Youville University (Buffalo, New York)

Holy Cross (Congregation of Holy Cross)

 * Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) - also associated with Brothers of Holy Cross
 * King's College (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
 * Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, Louisiana)
 * St. Edward's University (Austin, Texas)
 * Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, Indiana) - Sisters of the Holy Cross
 * Stonehill College (Easton, Massachusetts)
 * University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Indiana)
 * University of Portland (Portland, Oregon)

Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

 * Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) Official site
 * Canisius University (Buffalo, New York) Official site
 * College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts) Official site
 * Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska) Official site
 * Fairfield University (Fairfield, Connecticut) Official site
 * Fordham University (Bronx, New York, New York, New York & West Harrison, New York) Official site
 * Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) Official site
 * Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) Official site
 * John Carroll University (University Heights, Ohio) Official site
 * Le Moyne College (Syracuse, New York) Official site
 * Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, California) Official site
 * Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) Official site
 * Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) Official site
 * Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) Official site
 * Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Official site
 * Regis University (Denver, Colorado) Official site
 * Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Missouri) Official site
 * Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri) Official site
 * Saint Peter's University (Jersey City, New Jersey) Official site
 * Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, California) Official site
 * Seattle University (Seattle, Washington) Official site
 * Spring Hill College (Mobile, Alabama) Official site
 * University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Michigan) Official site
 * University of San Francisco (San Francisco, California) Official site
 * University of Scranton (Scranton, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Official site

Missionaries of the Precious Blood

 * Calumet College of St. Joseph (Whiting, Indiana) Official site

Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

 * Cabrini University (Radnor, Pennsylvania) Official site

Norbertine (Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré)

 * St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) Official site

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

 * DeSales University (Center Valley, Pennsylvania) Official site

Pontifical

 * The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.) Official site
 * Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Ponce, Puerto Rico)  Official site

School Sisters of Notre Dame

 * Mount Mary University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
 * Notre Dame of Maryland University (Baltimore, Maryland)

Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters

 * Dominican University (River Forest, Illinois) Official site
 * Edgewood College (Madison, Wisconsin) Official site

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
 * College of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, New Jersey), Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey
 * Mount St. Joseph University (Cincinnati, Ohio), Sisters of Charity of Ohio Official site
 * 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 Official site

Sisters of Divine Providence (Congregation of Divine Providence)

 * La Roche College (McCandless, Pennsylvania), Sisters of Divine Providence, Maria de la Roche Province
 * Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, Texas)

Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

 * Holy Family University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Sisters of Mercy
- Conference for Mercy Higher Education


 * Carlow University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * College of Saint Mary (Omaha, Nebraska) Official site
 * Georgian Court University (Lakewood, New Jersey) Official site
 * Gwynedd Mercy University (Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * Maria College (Albany, New York) Official site
 * Mercyhurst University (Erie, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * Misericordia University (Dallas, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, Pennsylvania) Official site
 * Mount Mercy University (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Official site
 * Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Standish, Maine) Official site
 * St. Xavier University (Chicago, Illinois) Official site
 * Salve Regina University (Newport, Rhode Island) Official site
 * Trocaire College (Buffalo, New York) Official site
 * University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Michigan) Official site
 * University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, Connecticut) Official site

Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld

 * Notre Dame College (South Euclid, Ohio), Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

 * Emmanuel College (Boston, Massachusetts)
 * Notre Dame de Namur University (Belmont, California), offering graduate programs only since 2021
 * Trinity Washington University (Washington, D.C.)

Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

 * Rivier University (Nashua, New Hampshire)

Sisters of Providence (Montreal)

 * University of Providence (Great Falls, Montana) Official site

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

 * Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (Terre Haute, Indiana)

Sisters of Saint Anne

 * Anna Maria College (Paxton, Massachusetts)

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

 * Manor College (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania)

Sisters of St. Joseph
- Association of Colleges of Sisters of Saint Joseph


 * Avila University (Kansas City, Missouri)
 * Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
 * The College of Saint Rose (Albany, New York) Official site
 * Elms College (Chicopee, Massachusetts) Official site
 * Fontbonne University (St. Louis, Missouri)
 * Mount St. Mary's University (Los Angeles, California) Official site
 * Regis College (Weston, Massachusetts)
 * St. Catherine University (St. Paul, Minnesota)
 * St. Joseph's University (Brooklyn, New York)

Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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

Society of the Holy Child Jesus

 * Rosemont College (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)

Society of Mary (Marianists)
- Association of Marianist Universities


 * Chaminade University of Honolulu (Honolulu, Hawaii) Official site
 * St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas) Official site
 * University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) Official site

Spiritans (Congregation of the Holy Spirit)

 * Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Official site

Ursuline (Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)

 * Brescia University (Owensboro, Kentucky) Official site

Vincentian (Congregation of the Mission)

 * DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois)
 * Niagara University (Lewiston, New York)
 * St. John's University (Jamaica, New York)

Independent

 * Augustine Institute (Denver, Colorado) Official site
 * Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, Florida) Official site
 * Bellarmine University (Louisville, Kentucky) Official site
 * Catholic Distance University (Charles Town, West Virginia) Official site
 * Christendom College (Front Royal, Virginia) Official site
 * Dominican University of California (San Rafael, California) Official site, founded in 1890 by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael as an independent university of Catholic heritage
 * Holy Apostles College and Seminary (Cromwell, Connecticut) Official site
 * Holy Spirit College (Atlanta, Georgia)
 * John Paul the Great Catholic University (San Diego, California) Official site
 * Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts (Warner, New Hampshire) Official site
 * Marymount University (Arlington, Virginia) Official site, founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
 * Mexican American Catholic College (San Antonio, Texas) Official site, the Americas' only bilingual, bi-cultural Catholic college, formerly the Mexican American Cultural Center
 * Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, Connecticut)
 * Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, California) Official site
 * Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, New Hampshire) Official site
 * University of Dallas (Irving, Texas) Official site
 * University of the Sacred Heart (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Official site
 * University of San Diego (San Diego, California) Official site
 * Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, Ohio) Official site, maintains close ties to its founding religious congregation, the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland
 * Wyoming Catholic College (Lander, Wyoming) Official site
 * Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, Louisiana), the only Catholic HBCU, founded by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament

Catholic dental schools

 * Creighton University School of Dentistry (Omaha, Nebraska)
 * Marquette University School of Dentistry (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
 * University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (Detroit, Michigan)

Catholic engineering schools

 * Catholic University School of Engineering (Washington, D.C.)
 * Christian Brothers University School of Engineering (Memphis, Tennessee)
 * Fairfield University School of Engineering (Fairfield, Connecticut)
 * Gannon University College of Engineering and Business (Erie, Pennsylvania)
 * Gonzaga University School of Engineering and Applied Science (Spokane, Washington)
 * Loyola Marymount University College of Science and Engineering (Los Angeles, California)
 * Manhattan College School of Engineering (Riverdale, New York)
 * Marquette University College of Engineering (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
 * Saint Louis University Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology (St. Louis, Missouri)
 * Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, Connecticut)
 * Saint Martin's University Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering (Lacey, Washington)
 * St. Mary's University School of Science, Engineering and Technology (San Antonio, Texas)
 * Santa Clara University School of Engineering (Santa Clara, California)
 * Seattle University College of Science and Engineering (Seattle, Washington)
 * University of Dayton School of Engineering (Dayton, Ohio)
 * University of Detroit Mercy College of Engineering and Science (Detroit, Michigan)
 * University of Mary School of Engineering
 * University of Notre Dame College of Engineering (South Bend, Indiana)
 * University of Portland Shiley School of Engineering (Portland, Oregon)
 * University of St. Thomas School of Engineering (St. Paul, Minnesota)
 * University of San Diego Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering (San Diego, California)
 * Villanova University College of Engineering (Villanova, Pennsylvania)

Catholic law schools

 * Ave Maria School of Law (Naples, Florida)
 * Barry University School of Law (Orlando, Florida)
 * Boston College Law School (Newton, Massachusetts)
 * Columbus School of Law (The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.)
 * Creighton University School of Law (Omaha, Nebraska)
 * DePaul University College of Law (Chicago, Illinois)
 * Duquesne University School of Law (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
 * Fordham University School of Law (New York, New York)
 * Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.)
 * Gonzaga University School of Law (Spokane, Washington)
 * Loyola Law School (Los Angeles, California)
 * Loyola University Chicago School of Law (Chicago, Illinois)
 * Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (New Orleans, Louisiana)
 * Marquette University Law School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
 * Notre Dame Law School (Notre Dame, Indiana)
 * Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
 * St. John's University School of Law (Jamaica, New York)
 * Saint Louis University School of Law (St. Louis, Missouri)
 * St. Mary's University School of Law (San Antonio, Texas)
 * St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami, Florida)
 * Santa Clara University School of Law (Santa Clara, California)
 * Seattle University School of Law (Seattle, Washington)
 * Seton Hall University School of Law (Newark, New Jersey)
 * University of Dayton School of Law (Dayton, Ohio)
 * University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Michigan)
 * University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
 * University of San Diego School of Law (San Diego, California)
 * University of San Francisco School of Law (San Francisco, California)
 * Villanova University School of Law (Villanova, Pennsylvania)

Catholic medical schools

 * Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha, Nebraska)
 * Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington, D.C.)
 * Loyola University Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine (Maywood, Illinois)
 * Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Indianapolis, Indiana)
 * Saint Louis University School of Medicine (St. Louis, Missouri)
 * University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (San Antonio, Texas)

Catholic schools of professional psychology

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

Catholic Honor Society

 * Delta Epsilon Sigma is the official national scholastic honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition.

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 College (Poughkeepsie, New York) – ownership transferred to a lay board of trustees in 1969
 * Marymount Manhattan College (New York, New York)
 * Maryville University (St. Louis, Missouri) – renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1972
 * 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 1970’s.
 * 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
 * University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark, New Jersey) – sold by Seton Hall University to the State of New Jersey in the 1960s
 * Webster University (Webster Groves, Missouri) – founded by the Sisters of Loretto; renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1967

Defunct Catholic universities and colleges

 * Barat College (Lake Forest, Illinois)
 * Cardinal Cushing College (Brookline, Massachusetts)
 * Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi
 * College of Santa Fe (became secular as Santa Fe University of Art and Design, then closed) (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
 * Cardinal Newman College (St. Louis, Missouri)
 * Claver College (Guthrie, Oklahoma)
 * College of New Rochelle (New Rochelle, New York) - founded in 1904 as New York state's first Catholic college for women; merged into Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, New York)
 * College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch (Salt Lake City, Utah)
 * College of Saint Teresa (Winona, Minnesota)
 * College of Saint Thomas More (Fort Worth, Texas) Official site
 * Duchesne College (Omaha, Nebraska)
 * Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross (Washington, D.C.)
 * Holy Family College (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
 * Holy Name College (Washington, D.C.)
 * Holy Names University (Oakland, California)
 * Immaculate Heart College (Los Angeles, California)
 * Ladycliff College (Highland Falls, New York)
 * Lexington College (Chicago, Illinois) Official site
 * Marian Court College (Swampscott, Massachusetts) Official site
 * Mary Manse College (Toledo, Ohio), active from 1922 to 1975, was operated by the Ursuline Order of nuns.
 * Marycrest College (Davenport, Iowa)
 * Marygrove College (Detroit, Michigan)
 * Marylhurst University (Portland, Oregon) Official site
 * Marymount California University (Rancho Palos Verdes, California)
 * Marymount College (Salina, Kansas)
 * Marymount College (Tarrytown, New York)
 * Mount Saint Mary College (Hooksett, New Hampshire)
 * Notre Dame College (Manchester, New Hampshire)
 * Oblate College (Washington, D.C.)
 * St. Catharine College (St. Catharine, Kentucky)
 * St. Gregory's University (Shawnee, Oklahoma)
 * Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana) Official site
 * St. Mary of the Plains College (Dodge City, Kansas)
 * St. Viator College (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
 * Southern Benedictine College (Cullman, Alabama)
 * Southern Catholic College (Dawsonville, Georgia)
 * Trinity College of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont)
 * University of Albuquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico)