First Colleges in the United States By stephanieab Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1800 First Colleges in the United States Sep 1, 1636 Harvard University Puritan Oct 16, 1693 The College of William and Mary Church of England Aug 17, 1701 Yale University Puritan Dec 17, 1740 University of Pennsylvania Church of England but offically nonsectatian Sep 15, 1746 Princeton University Presbyterian but officially nonsectarian Oct 16, 1754 Columbia University Church of England Oct 16, 1764 Brown University Baptist Feb 6, 1766 Rutgers Dutch Reformed Oct 16, 1769 Dartmouth College Puritan
