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Top 10 Oldest University In United States 

By, Muhd. Faizan

Date - 10/08/2023

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Harvard University (1636)

Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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College of William & Mary (1693)

The College of William & Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, after Harvard University.

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St. John's College(1696)

St. John's College is the sixth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first college to adopt a Great Books curriculum.

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Yale University (1701)

Yale University is the third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was founded in 1701 in Saybrook, Connecticut, as the Collegiate School.

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University of Pennsylvania (1740)

The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Princeton University (1746)

It is one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and has produced many notable alumni, including Woodrow Wilson, Michelle Obama, and John Nash.

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University of Delaware (1743)

The University of Delaware is the seventh-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was founded in 1743 in New London, Pennsylvania, as the Newark Academy.

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Washington and Lee University (1749)

Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia. It is known for its honor code, which is one of the oldest and strictest in the United States.

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Columbia University (1754)

Columbia University is the ninth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.

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Brown University (1764)

Brown University is the tenth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was founded in 1764 in Providence, Rhode Island, by a group of Baptists.

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