E 1.1 The Order of Founding American Colonial Colleges

Order

Year

Original Title

Subsequent Title

Location

1

1636

Harvard College

 

Cambridge, Mass

2

1697

William and Mary

 

Williamsburg, Va.

3

1701

Yale College

 

New Haven, Conn.

4

1746

College of New Jersey

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

5

1754

King's College

Columbia College

NYC, NY

6

1755

College of Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pa.

7

1764

College of Rhode Island

Brown University

Providence, RI

8

1766

Queen's College

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ

9

1769

Dartmouth College

 

Hanover, NH