First college established in the us?

Answer 1

Harvard was the first college in the US. It was built in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636, before the US had become an independent nation.

Harvard University is composed of Harvard College and ten other separate academic units. It would be equally correct to say that Harvard College or Harvard University is the oldest college.

Answer 2

1)Harvard Univ. Cambridge, Mass. 1636

2)Coll. of William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. 1693

3)Yale Univ. New Haven, Conn. 1701

4)Princeton Univ. Princeton, N.J. 1746

5)Columbia Univ. New York City 1754

6)Univ. of Penn. Philadelphia, Penn. 1757

7)Brown Univ. Providence, R.I. 1764

8)Rutgers New Brunswick, N.J. 1766

9)Dartmouth Coll. Hanover, N.H. 1769,

10)The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 1770 (also the oldest municipal college/university)

11)United States Military Academy 1802

12)Marietta College Marietta, OH 1835

Actually, Saint John's College, in Annapolis, MD is the third oldest institution in the United States, founded as "King William's School in 1696.

Moravian College, PA 1742

Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335 Est. 1815 (32nd Oldest College)

****Actually a college has been missed on this list, Vincennes University formerly Harrison Academy was founded in 1801 and was established by Pres. William Henry Harrison. Vincennes University is a comprehensive University offering both Associates and Baccalaureate degree programs to students from every state and many from abroad.

Answer 3

Harvard University, originally known as New College, was founded in 1636 and is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was the first of nine colonial colleges and was founded in the Massachusetts bay colony.

Answer 4

Oberlin College in 1833