Knowledge Institutions — United States

A sourced directory of 10,625 knowledge institutions founded across history — universities, libraries and madrasas, with their founding periods and locations. From the Library of Alexandria and Nalanda to Bologna and the Nizamiyya Madrasa. Data compiled from Wikidata (CC0).

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Harvard University · University, 1636 CE, United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · University, 1861 CE, United States
Stanford University · University, 1885 CE, United States
Yale University · University, 1701 CE, United States
Library of Congress · Library, 1800 CE, United States
Princeton University · University, 1746 CE, United States
Cornell University · University, 1865 CE, United States
Columbia University · University, 1754 CE, United States
University of California, Berkeley · University, 1868 CE, United States
University of Chicago · University, 1890 CE, United States
Internet Archive · Library, 1996 CE, United States
University of Pennsylvania · University, 1740 CE, United States
California Institute of Technology · University, 1891 CE, United States
University of California, Los Angeles · University, 1919 CE, United States
University of Michigan · University, 1817 CE, United States
Johns Hopkins University · University, 1876 CE, United States
University of Washington · University, 1861 CE, United States
New York University · University, 1831 CE, United States
Duke University · University, 1838 CE, United States
Brown University · University, 1765 CE, United States
Boston University · University, 1869 CE, United States
University of California · University, 1868 CE, United States
Indiana University Bloomington · University, 1820 CE, United States
University of Southern California · University, 1880 CE, United States
University of Virginia · University, 1819 CE, United States
Dartmouth College · University, 1769 CE, United States
United States Military Academy · University, 1802 CE, United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · University, 1789 CE, United States
New York Public Library · Library, 1895 CE, United States
University of Wisconsin–Madison · University, 1848 CE, United States
University of Minnesota · University, 1851 CE, United States
Georgetown University · University, 1789 CE, United States
University of Notre Dame · University, 1842 CE, United States
University of Pittsburgh · University, 1787 CE, United States
Ohio State University · University, 1870 CE, United States
Northwestern University · University, 1851 CE, United States
Carnegie Mellon University · University, 1900 CE, United States
University of Arizona · University, 1885 CE, United States
University of Florida · University, 1853 CE, United States
University of Texas at Austin · University, 1883 CE, United States
Rutgers University · University, 1766 CE, United States
University of California, Santa Barbara · University, 1891 CE, United States
Rice University · University, 1891 CE, United States
Purdue University · University, 1869 CE, United States
University of California, San Diego · University, 1960 CE, United States
The Rockefeller University · University, 1901 CE, United States
University of California, Davis · University, 1905 CE, United States
Michigan State University · University, 1855 CE, United States
Syracuse University · University, 1870 CE, United States
University of Maryland · University, 1856 CE, United States
George Washington University · University, 1821 CE, United States
University of Utah · University, 1850 CE, United States
University of California, Irvine · University, 1965 CE, United States
Georgia Tech · University, 1885 CE, United States
Vanderbilt University · University, 1873 CE, United States
University of Delaware · University, 1743 CE, United States
Texas A&M University · University, 1876 CE, United States
Arizona State University · University, 1885 CE, United States
Pennsylvania State University · University, 1855 CE, United States
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · University, 1867 CE, United States
University of Kansas · University, 1864 CE, United States
Washington University in St. Louis · University, 1853 CE, United States
University of Iowa · University, 1847 CE, United States
Brigham Young University · University, 1875 CE, United States
Tufts University · University, 1852 CE, United States
University of California, San Francisco · University, 1873 CE, United States
University of Rochester · University, 1850 CE, United States
Emory University · University, 1836 CE, United States
University of Missouri · University, 1839 CE, United States
Howard University · University, 1867 CE, United States
University of Alabama · University, 1831 CE, United States
Florida State University · University, 1851 CE, United States
Virginia Tech · University, 1872 CE, United States
United States Naval Academy · University, 1845 CE, United States
United States National Library of Medicine · Library, 1836 CE, United States
Wesleyan University · University, 1831 CE, United States
Berklee College of Music · University, 1945 CE, United States
University of California, Santa Cruz · University, 1965 CE, United States
University of Colorado Boulder · University, 1876 CE, United States
University of Connecticut · University, 1881 CE, United States
University of Georgia · University, 1785 CE, United States
State University of New York · University, 1948 CE, United States
Fordham University · University, 1841 CE, United States
Brandeis University · University, 1948 CE, United States
University of Kentucky · University, 1865 CE, United States
Louisiana State University · University, 1860 CE, United States
University of Baltimore · University, 1925 CE, United States
Tulane University · University, 1834 CE, United States
University of Oklahoma · University, 1890 CE, United States
University of Miami · University, 1925 CE, United States
Boston College · University, 1863 CE, United States
Florida International University · University, 1965 CE, United States
College of William & Mary · University, 1693 CE, United States
The New School · University, 1919 CE, United States
Stony Brook University · University, 1957 CE, United States
University at Buffalo · University, 1846 CE, United States
California State University · University, 1857 CE, United States
University of Oregon · University, 1876 CE, United States
The Wharton School · University, 1881 CE, United States
Ohio University · University, 1804 CE, United States
University of California, Riverside · University, 1954 CE, United States
Northeastern University · University, 1898 CE, United States
Temple University · University, 1884 CE, United States
North Carolina State University · University, 1887 CE, United States
Oregon State University · University, 1856 CE, United States
Iowa State University · University, 1858 CE, United States
Auburn University · University, 1856 CE, United States
University of Tennessee · University, 1794 CE, United States
Wellesley College · University, 1870 CE, United States
University of South Florida · University, 1956 CE, United States
University of Vermont · University, 1791 CE, United States
George Mason University · University, 1957 CE, United States
University of Nebraska–Lincoln · University, 1869 CE, United States
University of Arkansas · University, 1871 CE, United States
Gallaudet University · University, 1857 CE, United States
Kansas State University · University, 1863 CE, United States
University of Illinois Chicago · University, 1983 CE, United States
University of Cincinnati · University, 1819 CE, United States
University of Denver · University, 1864 CE, United States
Smith College · University, 1871 CE, United States
University of South Carolina · University, 1801 CE, United States
American University · University, 1893 CE, United States
University of Houston · University, 1927 CE, United States
Wayne State University · University, 1868 CE, United States
Villanova University · University, 1842 CE, United States
University of Central Florida · University, 1963 CE, United States
University of Mississippi · University, 1848 CE, United States
University of California, Merced · University, 2002 CE, United States
University of Maine · University, 1865 CE, United States
Texas Tech University · University, 1923 CE, United States
Colorado State University · University, 1870 CE, United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst · University, 1863 CE, United States
Illinois Institute of Technology · University, 1940 CE, United States
City University of New York · University, 1961 CE, United States
San Diego State University · University, 1897 CE, United States
The Catholic University of America · University, 1887 CE, United States
United States Air Force Academy · University, 1954 CE, United States
University of Idaho · University, 1889 CE, United States
University of the People · University, 2012 CE, United States
University of Wyoming · University, 1886 CE, United States
Case Western Reserve University · University, 1967 CE, United States
University of New Mexico · University, 1889 CE, United States
Washington State University · University, 1959 CE, United States
Bryn Mawr College · University, 1885 CE, United States
Yeshiva University · University, 1886 CE, United States
West Virginia University · University, 1867 CE, United States
Hofstra University · University, 1935 CE, United States
Drexel University · University, 1891 CE, United States
Baylor University · University, 1845 CE, United States
San Francisco State University · University, 1899 CE, United States
Kent State University · University, 1910 CE, United States
Utah State University · University, 1888 CE, United States
The Morgan Library & Museum · Library, 1924 CE, United States
Binghamton University · University, 1946 CE, United States
San Jose State University · University, 1857 CE, United States
Lehigh University · University, 1865 CE, United States
University of North Dakota · University, 1883 CE, United States
Loyola University Chicago · University, 1870 CE, United States
Clemson University · University, 1889 CE, United States
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · University, 1907 CE, United States
Montana State University · University, 1893 CE, United States
Northern Illinois University · University, 1895 CE, United States
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · University, 1824 CE, United States
New Mexico State University · University, 1888 CE, United States
University of Louisville · University, 1798 CE, United States
Utah Valley University · University, 1941 CE, United States
Clark University · University, 1887 CE, United States
Wake Forest University · University, 1834 CE, United States
University of San Francisco · University, 1855 CE, United States
Miami University · University, 1809 CE, United States
Oberlin College · University, 1833 CE, United States
University of Montana · University, 1893 CE, United States
Northern Arizona University · University, 1899 CE, United States
University of New Hampshire · University, 1866 CE, United States
California Polytechnic State University · University, 1901 CE, United States
Southern Methodist University · University, 1911 CE, United States
Georgia State University · University, 1913 CE, United States
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum · Library, 1979 CE, United States
University of Guam · University, 1952 CE, United States
Hoover Institution · Library, 1919 CE, United States
DePaul University · University, 1898 CE, United States
Pace University · University, 1906 CE, United States
Dumbarton Oaks · Library, 1940 CE, United States
Marquette University · University, 1881 CE, United States
Bowling Green State University · University, 1910 CE, United States
University of Rhode Island · University, 1892 CE, United States
Oklahoma State University · University, 1890 CE, United States
University of South Dakota · University, 1862 CE, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University · University, 1968 CE, United States
Florida Atlantic University · University, 1961 CE, United States
Middlebury College · University, 1800 CE, United States
Rochester Institute of Technology · University, 1829 CE, United States
Colgate University · University, 1819 CE, United States
University of Memphis · University, 1912 CE, United States
National Defense University · University, 1976 CE, United States
Illinois State University · University, 1857 CE, United States
Pepperdine University · University, 1937 CE, United States
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · Library, 1919 CE, United States
Portland State University · University, 1946 CE, United States
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library · Library, 1963 CE, United States