Catholic higher education includes
universities
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
,
college
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary sc ...
s, and other institutions of
higher education
Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
privately run by the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
, typically by
religious institutes. Those tied to the
Holy See
The Holy See (, ; ), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop ...
are specifically called
pontifical universities
A pontifical university or athenaeum is an ecclesiastical university established or approved directly by the Holy See, composed of three main ecclesiastical faculties (Theology, Philosophy and canon law (Catholic Church), Canon Law) and at least o ...
.
By definition,
Catholic canon law
The canon law of the Catholic Church () is "how the Church organizes and governs herself". It is the system of religious laws and ecclesiastical legal principles made and enforced by the hierarchical authorities of the Catholic Church to regul ...
states that "A Catholic school is understood to be one which is under control of the competent ecclesiastical authority or of a public ecclesiastical juridical person, or one which in a written document is acknowledged as Catholic by the ecclesiastical authority" (Can. 803). Although some schools are deemed "Catholic" because of their identity and a great number of students enrolled are Catholics, it is also stipulated in canon law that "no school, even if it is in fact Catholic, may bear the title 'Catholic school' except by the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority" (Can. 803 §3).
The
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers (, abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic Church, Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilians, Castilian priest named Saint Dominic, Dominic de Gu ...
was "the first order instituted by the Church with an academic mission", founding in every
convent
A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community.
The term is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...
of the order, and
''studia generalia'' at the early European universities such as the
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
and the
University of Paris
The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...
. In Europe, most universities with
medieval
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history were founded as Catholic. Many of them were rescinded to government authorities in the
Modern era
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. Some, however, remained Catholic, while new ones were established alongside the public ones. The Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental provider of higher education in the world. Many of them are internationally competitive. According to the census of the
Vatican
Vatican may refer to:
Geography
* Vatican City, an independent city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy
* Vatican Hill, in Rome, namesake of Vatican City
* Ager Vaticanus, an alluvial plain in Rome
* Vatican, an unincorporated community in the ...
's
Congregation for Catholic Education
The Congregation for Catholic Education (Institutes of Study) () was the pontifical congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for: universities, faculties, institutes and higher schools of study, either ecclesial or non-ecclesiastical depende ...
, the total number of Catholic universities and
higher education
Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
institutions around the world is 1,358. On the other hand, the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 2001 after the merger of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and United States Catholic C ...
(USCCB) counts it at 1,861. The Catholic religious order with the highest number of universities around the world today is the
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 ...
with 114.
Like other private schools, Catholic universities and colleges are generally nondenominational, in that they accept anyone regardless of religious affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, or civil status, provided the admission or enrollment requirements and legal documents are submitted, and rules and regulations are obeyed for a fruitful life on
campus
A campus traditionally refers to the land and buildings of a college or university. This will often include libraries, lecture halls, student centers and, for residential universities, residence halls and dining halls.
By extension, a corp ...
. However, non-Catholics, whether Christian or not, may or may not participate in otherwise required campus activities, particularly those of a religious nature.
Beyond its academic offerings, Catholic University College cultivates an active and engaging community that supports teamwork and creative thinking. By working with different organizations and institutions, the university strengthens its research efforts and expands its influence. It aims to develop graduates who are not only skilled in their disciplines but also socially conscious and prepared to positively impact society.
History
The
International Federation of Catholic Universities
The International Federation of Catholic Universities () is an organisation of 226 Catholic universities throughout the world. The secretariat is at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
History
The federation has its origins in collaboration in 192 ...
has its origins in 1924, in collaboration between the
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
and the
Catholic University of Nijmegen in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. In 2023, it had 226 member universities in the world.
List of Catholic institutions of higher education
To prevent repetition, for Ecclesiastical universities and faculties, see
Ecclesiastical university
An ecclesiastical university is a special type of higher education school recognised by the Canon law (Catholic Church), Canon law of the Catholic Church. It is one of two types of universities recognised, the other type being the Catholic univers ...
, and for Pontifical universities, see
Pontifical university
A pontifical university or athenaeum is an ecclesiastical university established or approved directly by the Holy See, composed of three main ecclesiastical faculties (Theology, Philosophy and canon law (Catholic Church), Canon Law) and at least o ...
.
Albania
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Catholic University "Our Lady of Good Counsel", Tirana
Angola
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Catholic University of Angola, Luanda
Argentina
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Austral University, Buenos Aires
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Catholic University of Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
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Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel, San Miguel
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Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires
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Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North, San Miguel de Tucumán
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Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Cordoba
*Universidad Católica de Cuyo,
San Juan
*Universidad Católica de La Plata,
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...
*Universidad Católica de Salta,
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous ...
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Universidad Católica de Santa Fe,
Santa Fe
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Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires
*Universidad FASTA,
Mar del Plata
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Australia
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Australian Catholic University
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses and also maintains a campus in Rome.
History
Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamation ...
, 7 campuses (nationwide including Sydney)
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Campion College, Toongabbie, near Sydney
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Catholic Institute of Sydney, Strathfield
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University of Notre Dame Australia, campuses in Fremantle, Sydney, and Broome
Austria
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Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological University, Heiligenkreuz
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Catholic Private University Linz, Linz
*Catholic University College of Education Graz,
Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
; f.2007
*
International Theological Institute
ITI Catholic University (German: ''Katholische Hochschule ITI'') is a Catholic theological school in Austria. The school was founded in 1996 as the International Theological Institute at the request of Pope John Paul II.Zenit.org"Theological Insti ...
, Trumau (near Wien)
*
Pázmáneum, Wien
*Private University College of Education of the Diocese of Linz,
Linz
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; f.1968
*University College of Teacher Education Edith Stein,
Innsbruck
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*
University of Innsbruck
The University of Innsbruck (; ) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669.
It is the largest education facility in the Austrian States of Austria, ...
Faculty of Catholic Theology, Innsbruck
*
University of Salzburg
The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg, Salzburg municipality, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State, ...
Faculty of Catholic Theology, Salzburg
*
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...
Faculty of Catholic Theology, Wien
Bangladesh
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Notre Dame University Bangladesh, Dhaka
Belarus
*John the Baptist Catholic College,
Minsk
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Belgium
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Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Ghent
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ICHEC Brussels Management School
ICHEC Brussels Management School, officially Institut catholique des Hautes Études commerciales, is a Brussels, Brussels-based management school, constituting the economic category of the "Haute École ICHEC - ECAM - ISFSC". It also has severa ...
(''Institut catholique des hautes études commerciales''), Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
*
Institut des hautes etudes des communications sociales
An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body.
In some countries, institutes c ...
(IHECS), Brussels
*
Institut libre Marie Haps
The Institut libre Marie Haps (ILMH) was a former French language, French-speaking institution of higher education in Brussels, Belgium, founded by Marie Haps in 1919. Since 1995 it has become a constituent part of Haute École Léonard de Vinci ex ...
(ILMH), Ixelles
*
Institut Saint-Luc
The Institut Saint-Luc () is an arts school in Brussels, Belgium. It consists of six departments, with a total of 2,200 students and 430 employees, spread over five locations in Ixelles and Saint-Gilles, Belgium, Saint-Gilles.
History
The school ...
, Saint-Gilles
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Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts (KdG) () is a higher education institution established in Antwerp, Belgium.
The university offers Bachelor's degree, bachelor’s, Master's degree, master’s and Doctorate, PhD degrees in fi ...
, Antwerp
*
LUCA School of Arts
Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussel (the "LUCA School of Arts") is an independent Flemish Community, Flemish art school based in the Schaerbeek municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is a predominantly Dutch language, Dutch-speaking institution located o ...
, Brussels
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Saint Ignatius University Centre, Antwerp
St. Ignatius University Centre, Antwerp (UCSIA) is an independent continuation of the Jesuit effort to keep the Christian influence alive on to education after its predecessor the Universitaire Faculteiten Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen (UFSIA) joined tw ...
(UCSIA), Antwerp
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Saint-Louis University, Brussels
UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels is an autonomous university campus specialized in social and human sciences part of UCLouvain and based in Brussels, Belgium.
Established in 1857, Saint-Louis University, Brussels (officially, in French Universi ...
, (''Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles''), Brussels
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St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee
St John Berchmans University College, locally known as Jezuietenhuis or Lerkeveld, is an educational institution run by the European Low Countries Province of the Society of Jesus in Heverlee, outside Leuven. It was built in 1958 by Jos Ritzen, wh ...
, Heverlee
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University of Leuven (''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'',
KU Leuven
KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries.
In addition to its mai ...
),
Leuven
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**
Kulak
Kulak ( ; rus, кула́к, r=kulák, p=kʊˈɫak, a=Ru-кулак.ogg; plural: кулаки́, ''kulakí'', 'fist' or 'tight-fisted'), also kurkul () or golchomag (, plural: ), was the term which was used to describe peasants who owned over ...
(''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven associatie Kortrijk''),
Kortrijk
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University of Louvain (''Université catholique de Louvain'',
UC Louvain),
Louvain-la-Neuve
Louvain-la-Neuve (; French for "New Leuven"; ) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town was built to house th ...
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UCLouvain FUCaM Mons (''Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons''),
Mons
Mons commonly refers to:
* Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium
* Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris), in mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone
* Mons (planetary nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain
* Batt ...
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University of Namur (''Université de Namur'', UNamur),
Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namur stands at the confl ...
Belize
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St. John's College, Belize, Belize City
Benin
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Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité universitaire à
Cotonou
Cotonou (; ) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...
Bolivia
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Luis Espinal Higher Institute of Philosophy and Humanities
Luis Espinal Higher Institute of Philosophy and Humanities (Instituto Superior de Filosofía y Humanidades "Luis Espinal") is a Jesuit-run university in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
The Institute is named after Luís Espinal Camps, a Jesuit priest, poet, ...
, Cochabamba
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Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa, Carmen Pampa; a satellite campus of the ''Catholic University of Bolivia''
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Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz
Universidad Católica Boliviana Cochabamba Unidad Académica Regional Cochabamba
Universidad Católica Boliviana Santa Cruz Unidad Académica Regional Santa Cruz
Universidad Católica Boliviana Tarija Unidad Académica Regional Tarija
*Universidad La Salle Bolivia,
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
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Universidad Loyola de Bolivia, La Paz
*Universidad Salesiana de Bolivia,
La Paz
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*
University of San Francisco Xavier, Sucre
Brazil
*Católica de Vitória Centro Universitário,
Vitória, ES
*Centro Universitário Católica de Santa Catarina,
Jaraguá do Sul, SC
*Centro Universitário Católico do Sudoeste do Paraná,
Palmas, PR
*Centro Universitário Claretiano,
Batatais, SP
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Centro Universitário da FEI, São Bernardo do Campo, SP
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Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, RS
*Centro Universitário São Camilo,
Ipiranga, SP
*Faculdade Católica do Tocantins,
Palmas, TO
*Faculdade La Salle,
Manaus
Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, w ...
, AM
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Institutos Supereriores de Ensino La Salle
Institutos Superiores de Ensino La Salle is a private institution of higher education established in early 2002 in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, run by the Catholic religious La Salle Order, of French origin, established in Rio de Janeiro. ...
, Niteroi, RJ
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La Salle College of Lucas do Rio Verde
The La Salle College of Lucas do Rio Verde () is a Brazilian private college located to the north of Mato Grosso in Lucas do Rio Verde, Brazil.
References
Lucas do Rio Verde
Education in Mato Grosso
Educational institutions established ...
, Lucas do Rio Verde, MT
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Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
The Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (, PUC-Campinas; ) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Campinas, the second largest city in the State of São Paulo. The university is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese o ...
, Campinas
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Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Goiânia
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Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
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Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (, PUC-SP), locally known as ''PUC'' or ''Catholic University'' ('), is a private and non-profit Catholic university. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo. The university is ...
, São Paulo
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Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba
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Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (; PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the So ...
, Rio de Janeiro
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Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
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Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF
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Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS
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Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Recife, PE
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Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, Petropolis, RJ
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Universidade Católica de Santos, Santos, SP
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Universidade Católica do Salvador, Salvador, BA
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Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS
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Universidade da Amazônia, Belem, PA
*Universidade do Sagrado Coração,
Bauru, SP
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Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Unisinos (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos''—literally "University of the Sinos River Valley") is a Brazilian private Jesuit university founded in 1969. Its main campus is located in South Region, Brazil ...
, São Leopoldo, RS
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Universidade La Salle,
Canoas, RS
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Universidade Santa Úrsula, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, SP
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University of Vale do Paraíba, São José dos Campos, SP
Burkina Faso
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Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UCAO) - Unité Universitaire de Bobo-Dioulasso,
Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso ( , ) is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 1,129,000 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo- Dioula".
The local Bobo-speaking pop ...
*
Saint Thomas Aquinas University in Ouagadougou (Université Saint Thomas d'Aquin; USTA),
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (, , , ) is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the List of cities in Burkina Faso#Largest cities, country's largest city, wi ...
Burundi
*Olivia University Bujumbura,
Bujumbura
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Cambodia
*Saint Paul Institute (SPI),
Tram Kak District
Cameroon
*Catholic University Institute of Buea,
Buea
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Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda
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Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé
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Saint Monica University, Buea
Canada
Public universities that claim Catholic affiliation
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Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
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St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...
, Montreal, Quebec
*
Université de Sherbrooke
The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; Quebec English, English: ''University of Sherbrooke'') is a French-language Public university, public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the Mont ...
, Sherbrooke, Quebec
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Université Laval
(; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...
, Quebec City, Quebec
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Université Sainte-Anne, Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
Catholic institutions affiliated or federated to public universities
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Assumption University, Windsor, Ontario (
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor (UWindsor, U of W, or UWin) is a public university, public research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has approximately 17,500 students. The university was incorporated by ...
)
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Brescia University College, London, Ontario (
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...
)
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Campion College, Regina, Saskatchewan (
University of Regina
The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a j ...
)
*
Corpus Christi College, Vancouver, British Columbia (
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...
)
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Dominican University College, Ottawa, Ontario (
Carleton University
Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...
)
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King's University College, London, Ontario (
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...
)
*
Regis College, Toronto, Ontario (
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
)
*
Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario (
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...
)
*
St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, Ontario (
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...
)
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St. Joseph's College, Edmonton, Alberta (
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...
)
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St. Mark's College, Vancouver, British Columbia (
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...
)
*
St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario (
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
)
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St. Paul's College, Fort Garry, Manitoba (
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...
)
*
St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Universities in Canada, Canadian public university, public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatch ...
)
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Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba (
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...
)
Private Catholic universities
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Catholic Pacific College, Langley, British Columbia
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Newman Theological College, Edmonton, Alberta
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Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College, Barry's Bay, Ontario
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St. Mary's University, Calgary, Alberta
Central African Republic
*Catholic University Center (Centre Catholique Universitaire; CCU),
Bangui
Bangui (; or Bangî in Sango language, Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in the Central African Republic, largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a Fren ...
Chile
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Academy of Christian Humanism University, Santiago
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Alberto Hurtado University, Santiago
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Catholic University of the Holy Conception, Concepcion
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Catholic University of the Maule, Talca
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Catholic University of the North, Antofagasta
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Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC Chile; ) is a traditional private university based in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the thirteen Catholic universities existing in Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical univ ...
, Santiago
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Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaiso
*Silva Henríquez Catholic University,
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
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Temuco Catholic University
Catholic University of Temuco () is a university in Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities.
Temuco
Catholic universities and colleges in Chile
Educational institutions established in 1991
19 ...
, Temuco
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Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago
*Universidad Santo Tomás,
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
& many campuses
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University of the Andes, Chile, Santiago
Colombia
*Augustinian University (Uniagustiniana),
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...
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Catholic University of Colombia, Bogotá
*Corporación Universitaria Lasallista,
Caldas
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Del Rosario University, Bogotá; f. 1653
*Fundación Universitaria Católica Lumen Gentium,
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
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La Salle University, Colombia
The Universidad de La Salle is a private, Catholic and Lasallian institution of higher education run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Bogotá, D.C., Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca, Colombia. It was founded by th ...
, Bogotá
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Luis Amigó Catholic University, Medellín
*Minuto de Dios University Corporation,
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...
*
Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín
*
Pontifical Xavierian University
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (English:
Xavierian Pontifical University) is a private university in Colombia founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest and most traditional Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its ...
, Bogotá
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Saint Martin University, Bogotá
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Saint Thomas Aquinas University
Saint Thomas University () is a Roman Catholic university located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the oldest Colombian university, founded in 1580 by the Dominican Order. It has campuses in Bucaramanga, Tunja, Medellín, and Villavicencio, and offers ...
, Bogotá
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Sergio Arboleda University, Bogotá
*Universidad Católica de Manizales,
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...
*Universidad Católica da Pereira,
Pereira
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Universidad Católica de Oriente, Rionegro (near Medellín)
*Universidad CESMAG,
San Juan de Pasto
*Universidad de San Buenaventura, 4 campuses (including
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...
)
*Universidad Mariana,
Pasto
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University of La Sabana, Chía
Congo, Democratic Republic of
*
Académie des Beaux-Arts
The (; ) is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the . The current president of the academy (2021) is Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect.
Background
The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a me ...
, Kinshasa
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Catholic University of Graben, Butembo
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Loyola University of Congo, Kinshasa
*Marist University of Congo,
Kisangani
Kisangani (), formerly Stanleyville (), is the capital of Tshopo, Tshopo Province, located on the Congo River in the eastern part of the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's fifth-most populous urban a ...
*Mazenod University (Université De Mazenod),
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
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Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu
*Université Catholique du Congo,
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
*Université Catholique la Sapientia de Goma,
Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...
*Université de l'Assomption,
Butembo
*Université de l'Uélé,
Isiro
Isiro () is the capital of Haut-Uele Province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies between the Tropical rainforest, equatorial forest and the savannah and its main resource is coffee. Isiro's population is est ...
*Université Notre Dame du Kasayi,
Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï ...
*University of Cardinal Malula,
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
Congo, Republic of
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Higher Institute of Technology of Central Africa
IST-AC (Institut Supérieur de Technologie d’Afrique Centrale) is a higher education institution, part of the Catholic University of Central Africa (UCAC). Its headquarters are in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Management of IST-AC is entrusted to a Frenc ...
(IST-AC), Pointe Noire & Douala
Costa Rica
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Universidad Católica de Costa Rica,
San José; f.1993
*Universidad de La Salle,
San José; f.1994
*Universidad Juan Pablo II,
San José; f.1996
Croatia
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Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb
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Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb; f.2005
*
Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences
The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...
, Zagreb
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University of Split Faculty of Catholic Theology, Split
Cuba
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Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, Havana
Czech Republic
*Catholic Theological Faculty,
Charles University in Prague
Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the oldest university north of the ...
, Prague
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Palacký University of Olomouc Saint Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Olomouc
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University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceFaculty of Theology České Budějovice (Budweis)
Dominican Republic
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Instituto Politécnico Loyola, San Cristobal
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo
*Universidad Católica del Este,
Higüey
*Universidad Católica Nordestana,
San Francisco de Macoris
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Universidad Católica Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo
*Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao,
La Vega
Ecuador
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Politecnica Salesiana University, Cuenca
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito
*Universidad Católica de Cuenca,
Cuenca
*
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil
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Universidad de Los Hemisferios,
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
*
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (La Universidad Católica de Loja), Loja
El Salvador
*Universidad Católica de El Salvador,
Santa Ana
*
Universidad Centroamericana, San Salvador
*Universidad Don Bosco,
Soyapango
Soyapango is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Soyapango is the country's largest municipality with 284,700 residents. Soyapango is a satellite city of San Salvador and it is the main thoroughfare between San Salvador and ...
Ethiopia
*Ethiopian Catholic University - La Salle (ECUL),
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...
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Ethiopian Catholic University of St. Thomas Aquinas (ECUSTA),
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...
France
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Catholic Institute of Higher Studies - ICES (Institut Catholique d'Etudes Supérieures), La Roche-sur-Yon
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Catholic University of Lyon, Lyon
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Catholic University of Rennes, Rennes
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Catholic University of the West, Angers
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Catholic University of Toulouse, Toulouse
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Centre Sèvres, Paris; ''Jesuit'' institution
*
Chavagnes Studium
The Chavagnes Studium is an English-speaking international centre for the study of the Liberal Arts, founded in 2002 as part of Chavagnes International College, an educational institution in the Vendée in the west of France. The Studium supports ...
, Chavagnes en Paillers; Anglophone Liberal Arts Centre
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Collège des Bernardins (Faculté Notre-Dame), Paris
*
ECAM Rennes - Louis de Broglie
ECAM may refer to:
* Electronic centralised aircraft monitor, a system that monitors aircraft functions and relays them to the pilots
* ''Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine'', a medical journal
* École Catholique des Arts et M� ...
, Bruz, near Rennes
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École catholique des arts et métiers (ECAM), Lyon
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École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales (
ESSEC Business School), Cergy-Pontoise
*
Institut catholique d'arts et métiers (
ICAM), Lille & 5 cities
*
Institut Catholique de Paris
The Institut catholique de Paris (, abbr. ICP), known in English as the Catholic University of Paris (and in Latin as ''Universitas catholica Parisiensis''), is a private university located in Paris, France.
History: 1875–present
The Institut ...
, Paris
*
Institut supérieur d'électronique de Paris, Paris
*
Unilasalle (Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle), Beauvais & Rouen
*
Université Catholique de Lille, Lille
*
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg (, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers. Founded in the 16th century by Johannes Sturm, it was a center of intellectual life during ...
Faculty of Catholic Theology, Strasbourg
Georgia
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Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
, Tbilisi
Germany
*Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB),
Berlin
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Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (KH Freiburg),
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...
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Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz (KH Mainz),
Mainz
Mainz (; #Names and etymology, see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in ...
*Catholic University of Applied Sciences Munich (KSH München),
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
*Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia (KatHO NW),
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
&
Münster
Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...
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Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt,
Eichstätt &
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt (; Austro-Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an Independent city#Germany, independent city on the Danube, in Upper Bavaria, with 142,308 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2023). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan ...
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Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology, University of Tübingen,
Tübingen
Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...
*
Munich School of Philosophy
Munich School of Philosophy (German: ''Hochschule für Philosophie München'') is a small Jesuit higher education college in Munich, Germany founded in 1925.
History
Founded as a seminary at Pullach in 1925 by Augustin Bea, first named the Ber ...
, Munich
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Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology,
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
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University of Freiburg Faculty of Theology, Freiburg
Ghana
*Catholic Institute of Business and Technology,
Accra
Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...
; affiliated to the
University of Ghana
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Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre
*Spiritan University College,
Ejisu
Guatemala
*
Rafael Landívar University
Rafael Landívar University ''(Universidad Rafael Landívar)'' is a private Catholic coeducational higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Vista Hermosa III Guatemala. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1961. The main campus is ...
, Guatemala City
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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC, ''University of San Carlos of Guatemala'') is the largest and oldest university of Guatemala; it is also the fourth founded in the Americas. Established in the Kingdom of Guatemala during the Spa ...
, Guatemala City; f.1676
*
Universidad del Istmo, Fraijanes
*
Universidad Mesoamericana, Guatemala City
Haiti
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University Notre Dame of Haiti (Université Notre Dame d'Haïti), Port-au-Prince
Honduras
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Universidad Católica de Honduras, Tegucigalpa (and various campuses throughout the country)
Hong Kong
*
Saint Francis University (Hong Kong), Hong Kong; formerly
Caritas Institute of Higher Education
Hungary
*Apor Vilmos Catholic College,
Vác
Vác (; ; ; ) is a thousand-year old city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spelling of the name is ''Vácz''.
Location
Vác is located north of Budapest on the eastern bank of the Danube river, below t ...
*Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University,
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...
*
Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
*
Saint Ignatius Jesuit College of Excellence, Budapest
India

As of fall 2004, there are 291 Catholic colleges and universities in India. Among them are the following:
*
Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati
*
Christ University, Bangalore
*
De Paul Institute of Science & Technology (DIST), Angamaly
*
Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Mumbai
*
Father Muller Medical College
Father Muller Medical College is a private university, private medical school located at Kankanady in Mangaluru, Karnataka. It is a part of the Father Muller Charitable Institutions (FMCI).
History
Fr. Muller's Hospital opened its doors to ...
, Mangalore
*
Jesus and Mary College
Jesus and Mary College (JMC) is a women-only college of the University of Delhi located in New Delhi, India. The college offers bachelor's degrees in Commerce, Arts, and Mathematics. The college offers honours degrees in Elementary Education, H ...
, New Delhi
*
Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute is a private, non-profit Christian minority medical college, hospital and research institute located at Thrissur in Kerala, India. The establishment is administered by the Jubilee Mission H ...
, Thrissur
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Loyola College, Chennai
Loyola College is a government aided private Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1925 by the France, French Jesuits, Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram, along with other ...
, Chennai
*
Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai
*
Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri
Malankara Syrian Catholic College, Mariagiri, Tamil Nadu, India is owned and managed by the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Marthandom, Eparchy of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, with the approval of the government of Tamil ...
, Marthandam
*
Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla
*
Sathyabama University, Chennai
*
St. Berchmans College, Changanassery; with three
Cardinals of the Catholic Church among its alumni
*
St. Francis Institute of Technology, Mumbai
*
St. John's Medical College, Bangalore
*
St. Joseph University, Chümoukedima, Nagaland
*
St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, Bangalore
*
St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, Kolkata; f.1860
*
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Mumbai; f.1869
*
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, Kolkata
*
Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai
*
XIM University, Bhubaneswar
Indonesia
*
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta; 8 schools including School of Medicine
*
Parahyangan Catholic University,
Bandung
Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...
; f.1955, oldest Catholic University in Indonesia
*Catholic University of Saint Thomas,
Medan
Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...
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De La Salle Catholic University, Manado, Manado
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Mechatronics Polytechnic of Sanata Dharma
Mechatronics Polytechnic of Sanata Dharma (PMSD) grew out of the Jesuit Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and became a separate institution in 2011.
Courses
Mechatronics Polytechnic of Sanata Dharma offers diploma courses in Mec ...
, Yogyakarta
*
Polytechnic ATMI Surakarta
Polytechnic ATMI Surakarta, formerly called Academy of Industrial Machine Engineering, Indonesia, is a mechanical engineering academy established in 1968 with support from the Karya Bakti Foundation of the Indonesian Jesuits. It has developed into ...
, Surakarta
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Sanata Dharma University
Sanata Dharma University () abbreviated as USD or Sandhar, is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational higher education institution run by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in Yogyakarta (city), Yogyakarta Indonesia. The two w ...
, Yogyakarta
*Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Pineleng,
Manado
Manado (, ) is the capital City status in Indonesia, city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 census giving a population of 451,916,Badan ...
*
Soegijapranata Catholic University (
Unika Soegijapranata), Semarang
*Universitas Atma Jaya Makassar,
Makassar
Makassar ( ), formerly Ujung Pandang ( ), is the capital of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, ...
*
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta
*Widya Karya Catholic University,
Malang
Malang (; , ), historically known as Tumapel, is an inland List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Java. It has a history dating back to the age of the Singhasari, Singhasari K ...
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Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya
*Widya Mandira Catholic University,
Kupang
Kupang (, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as o ...
Iraq
*
Catholic University in Erbil, Ankawa-Erbil
Ireland
*
All Hallows College, Dublin;
Dublin City University
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...
All Hallows Campus
*
Catholic University of Ireland
The Catholic University of Ireland (CUI; ) was a private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1851 following the Synod of Thurles in 1850, and in response to the Queen's University of Ireland and its assoc ...
, Dublin; became
National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland (NUI) () is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called '' constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under the Irish Universities Act 1908, and signifi ...
*
Marino Institute of Education
Marino Institute of Education (Irish language, Irish: ), abbreviated as Marino Institute or MIE, is an Irish College of Education, an associated College of Trinity College Dublin. It is located on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. Its degrees and dip ...
, Dublin
*
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Mary Immaculate College (''Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál''), also known as MIC and Mary I, is a College of Education and Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, the university level College of Education and the Liberal Arts is academically linked with the ...
; a college of the
University of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in Septemb ...
*
St. Patrick's, Carlow College, Carlow
*
St. Patrick's College, Thurles, now MIC St. Patrick's Thurles Campus
*
St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Maynooth
*
The Priory Institute, Tallaght; Dominican institution, validated by
Technological University of Dublin
Israel
*
École Biblique, Jerusalem
*
Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF), Latin for 'Franciscan Biblical Studies', is a Franciscan academic society based in Jerusalem. It is a center of biblical and archaeological research and studies, established by the Franciscan Custody of the H ...
, Jerusalem
*Studium Theologicum Salesianum,
Ratisbonne Monastery, Jerusalem
*
Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem
Italy
''See also'' Vatican
*
European University of Rome (UER), Roma; ''Legionaries of Christ''
*
John Felice Rome Center, Roma
*
Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta (
LUMSA), Roma
*
Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia, Cagliari
*
St. John's University (Italy), Roma; ''Vincentian Fathers''
*
Studium Generale Marcianum, Venezia
*
Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma; ''Opus Dei''
*
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano & Roma
*
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele), Milano
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
*
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Abidjan
Jamaica
*Catholic College of Mandeville,
Manchester Parish
The Parish of Manchester () is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its Capital (political), capital, Mandeville, Jamaica, Mandeville, is a major business centre. Its St. Paul of the Cross ...
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Saint Joseph's Teachers' College
St. Joseph's Teachers' College is a Roman Catholic teacher training college in Kingston, Jamaica. It was founded in 1897 by the Franciscan Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, Sisters of Allegany, a religious order in the Roman Catholicism in Jamai ...
, Kingston
Japan
*
Elisabeth University of Music
is a Jesuit university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1948. It was chartered as a university in 1963.
History
Belgians, Belgian Jesuit Father Ernest Goossens began a music classroom for ...
, Hiroshima
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Fuji Women's University
is a private university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
History
The predecessor of the school was founded in 1925, and it was chartered as a university in 1961. The university was founded by three Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George af ...
, Sapporo
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Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University file:Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University.JPG, Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University
is a private university, private women's university in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1933, and it was chartered as ...
, Satsumasendai
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Kyoto Notre Dame University
, also known as KNDU, is a small private university for women in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. This is one of several Catholicism, Catholic universities in Japan. Notre Dame means “Our Lady” in French.
Overview
KNDU is located ...
, Kyoto
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Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University, Nagasaki
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Nanzan University
is a Private university, private, Catholic and Mixed-sex education, coeducational higher education institution run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) in the Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Shōwa Ward of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is consi ...
, Nagoya
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Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama
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St. Catherine University, Matsuyama
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St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki
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St. Mary's College (Japan), Kurume
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St. Thomas University, Japan, Amagasaki
*
Seisen Jogakuin College, Nagano
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Seisen University, Tokyo
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Sendai Shirayuri Women's College, Sendai
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Shirayuri University, Tokyo
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Sophia University, Tokyo
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Tenshi College, Sapporo
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Tokyo Junshin University, Tokyo
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University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo
Jordan
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American University of Madaba, Madaba
Kenya
*
Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi
*
Hekima University College
Hekima College is a Jesuit school of Theology#Theology and ministerial training, theology in Nairobi, Kenya, affiliated with the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. It opened in 1984 as a seminary for Jesuits studying to be Catholic priesthood ...
, Nairobi; Jesuit
*Regina Pacis University College,
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
*St. Joseph's Medical Training College,
Sondu
*
Strathmore University, Nairobi
*Tangaza University College,
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
*Uzima University College,
Kisumu
Kisumu ( ) is the third-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the second-largest city after Kampala in the Lake Victoria Basin. The city has a population of slightly over 600,000. The ...
Korea
*Catholic Kkottongnae University, Cheongju
*Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung
*Catholic Sangji College, Andong
*Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu
*Catholic University of Pusan, Pusan
*Daejeon Catholic University, Sejong City
*Gwangju Catholic University, Naju
*Incheon Catholic University, Incheon
*Mokpo Catholic University, Mokpo
*Sogang University, Seoul
*Suwon Catholic University, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
*The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul & Bucheon
Lebanon
*Antonine University, Baabda
*College La Sagesse St Joseph - Ashrafieh, Beirut
*Notre Dame University - Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh
*Saint Joseph University, Beirut
*Université La Sagesse, Furn-El-Chebak
*Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Kaslik
*Université Sainte Famille, Batroun
Liberia
*Stella Maris Polytechnic University, Monrovia
Lithuania
*St. Ignatius of Loyola University of Applied Sciences, Kaunas
*Vytautas Magnus University Faculty of Catholic Theology, Kaunas
Luxembourg
*Sacred Heart University Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
Macau
*University of Saint Joseph (), Macau; formerly Macau Inter-University Institute
Madagascar
*Catholic University of Madagascar, Antananarivo
*Higher Vocational Agricultural School of Bevalala, Ecole Professionnelle Supérieure Agricole Bevalala, Antananarivo
*Saint Michael Higher Technical Institute, Amparibe, Antananarivo
*SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication, Amparibe
Malawi
*Catholic University of Malawi, Montfort
*DMI - St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi
Malta
*University of Malta Faculty of Theology, Msida
Mexico
*Ateneo de Monterrey University, Monterrey
*Ibero-American University of Torreón, Torreón
*Ibero-American University Tijuana, Tijuana
*Intercultural Institute of Ayuuk, Oaxaca
*ITESO, Guadalajara; ''Jesuit'' university
*Loyola University of the Pacific, Acapulco
*Marist University of Querétaro, Querétaro
*Montolinia del Pedregal University, Ciudad de México
*Pontifical University of Mexico, Ciudad de México
*Simón Bolívar University (Mexico), Ciudad de México
*Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education, Altamira
*Universidad Anáhuac Cancún, Cancún
*Universidad Anáhuac del Sur, Ciudad de México
*Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, Mérida
*Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Huixquilucan
*Universidad Anahuac Oaxaca, Oaxaca
*Universidad Anáhuac San Andrés Cholula, Puebla
*Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara
*Universidad Bonaterra, Aguascalientes
*Universidad Catolica Lumen Gentium, Ciudad de Mexico
*Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey
*Universidad del Valle de México, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad de México
*Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Zapopan
*, Ciudad de México
*Universidad Iberoamericana León, León
*Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, San Andrés Cholula
*Universidad Incarnate Word, Ciudad de Mexico & Irapuato
*Universidad Intercontinental, Ciudad de México
*Universidad La Salle, Ciudad de México
*Universidad La Salle Chihuahua (La Salle University of Chihuahua), Chihuahua
*Universidad La Salle Noroeste, Ciudad Obregón
*Universidad La Salle Saltillo, Saltillo
*Universidad La Salle Victoria, Ciudad Victoria
*Universidad La Salle Laguna, Gómez Palacio
*Universidad La Salle Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca
*Universidad La Salle Pachuca, Pachuca
*Universidad La Salle Oaxaca, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
*Universidad La Salle Benavente, Puebla
*Universidad La Salle Bajío, León, Spain, León - Celaya - San Francisco del Rincon
*Universidad La Salle Nezahuelcóyotl, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
*Universidad La Salle Morelia, Morelia
*Universidad La Salle Cancún, Cancún
*Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México
*Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla City
*Universidad Salesiana México, Ciudad de México
*Vasco de Quiroga
University
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
, Morelia
Montenegro
*Pontifical Catholic University of Montenegro, Kotor
Mozambique
* Catholic University of Mozambique (Universidade Católica de Moçambique), Beira
* Holy Family Pedagogical University, Maxixe, Mozambique, Maxixe
* St. Thomas University of Mozambique, Maputo
Nepal
*St. Xavier's College, Kathmandu, St. Xavier's College, Kathmandu
Netherlands
*KPZ University of Applied Sciences (Katholieke Pabo Zwolle), Zwolle
*Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen; non ''ex corde''
*University of Tilburg, Tilburg
New Zealand
*Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand, Wellington
*Good Shepherd College, Auckland
Nicaragua
*Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock, Estelí
*Catholic University Redemptoris Mater, Managua
*Central American University (Managua), Managua
*Thomas More Universitas, Managua
*Universidad La Anunciata, Rivas, Nicaragua, Rivas
*Universidad Internacional Antonio de Valdivieso, Rivas, Nicaragua, Rivas
*Universidad Juan Pablo II, Managua
*Universidad Tecnológica La Salle, León, Nicaragua, León
Nigeria
*Augustine University Ilara, Epe
*Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
*Caritas University, Amorji-Nike
*Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt
*Catholic University of Nigeria (Veritas University), Abuja
*Dominican University Ibadan, Ibadan
*Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu
*Gregory University, Uturu
*Madonna University (Ihiala), Madonna University, Ihiala
*Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology, Enugu
*Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos
*Spiritan University, Umunneochi
Pakistan
*Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi
*Sargodha Institute of Technology, Sargodha
Palestine
*Bethlehem University, Bethlehem
Panama
*Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Panama City
*Universidad de Cartago, David, Chiriquí
Papua New Guinea
*Divine Word University, Madang
Paraguay
*Higher Institute of Humanistic and Philosophical Studies, Asuncion
*Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Asuncion
Peru
*Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University (UARM), Lima
*Catholic University Los Angeles of Chimbote, Chimbote
*Catholic University of Santa María, Arequipa
*Catholic University of Trujillo, Trujillo
*Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima
*Universidad Católica de San Pablo, Arequipa
*Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Lambayeque, Peru, Lambayeque
*Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae (UCSS), Lima
*Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima
*Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Lima
*Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima
*University of the Pacific (Peru), University of the Pacific, Lima
*University of Piura, Piura & Lima
Philippines
There are more than 40 ''universities'' — besides many ''colleges'' — in the Philippine Catholic Church. Among these, some universities are:
*Adamson University, Manila
*Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City
*Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City
*Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
*Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City
*De La Salle Araneta University, Malabon
*De La Salle University, Manila
*De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, Cavite
*Holy Angel University, Angeles City
*La Salle University (Ozamiz, Philippines), La Salle University, Ozamiz
*Saint Louis University (Philippines), Baguio City
*St. Paul University Manila, Manila
*St. Paul University Quezon City, Quezon City
*University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao, Cagayan
*University of San Carlos, Cebu City
*University of San Jose–Recoletos, University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu City
*University of Santo Tomas, Manila
*University of Santo Tomas - Legazpi, Albay
Poland
*Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw
*Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum, Kraków
*John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin
*Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Warsaw, Warsaw
*Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Wrocław
*Pontifical University of John Paul II, Kraków
*University of Opole Faculty of Theology, Opole
cf. In Poland also work faculties of theology in some public universities.
Portugal
*Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon & Porto, Braga, Viseu
*Paula Frassinetti-Superior School of Education, Porto
Puerto Rico
*Bayamon Central University, Bayamon
*Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce
*University of the Sacred Heart (Puerto Rico), University of the Sacred Heart, Santurce (San Juan)
Qatar
*Georgetown University in Qatar, Education City
Romania
*Jesuit Academy of Kolozsvár, Cluj-Napoka
*Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Iaşi, Iaşi
Rwanda
*Catholic University of Rwanda, Butare
*Université Catholique de Kabgayi, Muhanga
Senegal
*
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité universitaire à Dakar
Sierra Leone
*University of Makeni, Makeni
Singapore
*LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Slovakia

*Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok
*Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology in Bratislava, Comenius University, Bratislava
*University of Trnava Faculty of Theology, Bratislava
* Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Prešov
Slovenia
*Catholic Institute Faculty of Law & Business Studies (FLBS), Ljubljana
*University of Ljubljana Faculty of Theology, Ljubljana
South Africa
*St Augustine College of South Africa, Johannesburg
South Sudan
*Catholic University of South Sudan, Juba and Wau
*St. Mary's University in Juba, Juba
Spain
*Abat Oliba CEU University, Barcelona
*Catholic University of Ávila, Avila
*CEU San Pablo University, Madrid
*Chemical Institute of Sarrià, Barcelona
*Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid
*ESADE, Barcelona
*Fernando III University, Seville
*Holy Family University Center, Úbeda
*IESE Business School, Barcelona
*International University of Catalonia, Barcelona
*Loyola University Andalusia, Córdoba and Seville
*Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca
*Ramon Llull University, Barcelona
*Real Centro Universitario Escorial-Maria Christina, San Lorenzo de El Escorial
*Saint Louis University Madrid Campus, Madrid
*San Damaso Ecclesiastical University, Madrid
*Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia
*Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia
*Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
*Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego
*University of Agricultural Engineering, Valladolid
*University of Deusto, Bilbao
*University of Navarra, Pamplona
*Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr, Valencia
*Villanueva University, Madrid
Sri Lanka
*Aquinas College of Higher Studies (Aquinas University College), Colombo
*Benedict XVI Catholic Institute, Negombo
Sudan
*Comboni College for Science and Technology, Khartoum
Sweden
*Newman Institute (Uppsala), Newman Institute, Uppsala
Switzerland
*University of Fribourg, Fribourg
*University of Lucerne Faculty of Theology, Luzern
Taiwan
*Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management, New Taipei
*Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei
*Providence University, Taichung
*Saint Mary's Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yilan City, Yilan
*Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung
Tanzania
*Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza
*Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi
*Ruaha Catholic University, Iringa
*St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Nyegezi & Malimbe
*St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, Ifakara
*St. Joseph University In Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Timor-Leste
* Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores, Baucau
* Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales, Dili
* Instituto Profissional de Canossa, Dili
* Instituto Superior de Filosofia e de Teologia, Dili
* St. John de Britto Institute, Kasait
* Universidade Católica Timorense, Dili
Thailand
*Assumption University (Thailand), Assumption University, Bangkok
*Saint John's Group of Schools and University, Bangkok
*Saint Louis College, Bangkok
*St. Theresa International College, Nakhon Nayok
Togo
*
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité universitaire à Togo, Lomé
Uganda
*Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi
*University of Kisubi, Kisubi
*University of the Sacred Heart Gulu, Gulu
Ukraine
*Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas, Kyiv
*Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv
United Arab Emirates
*Saint Joseph University - Dubai, Dubai
United Kingdom
*Blackfriars, Oxford, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford; Permanent private hall of University of Oxford
*Campion Hall, Oxford; Permanent private hall of University of Oxford
*Centre for Catholic Studies, part of Durham University.
*Digby Stuart College, London; constituent residential college of University of Roehampton
*Heythrop College, London; former constituent college of University of London
*Leeds Trinity University, Leeds
*Newman College Ireland, Ballykelly; former liberal arts college
*Newman University, Birmingham
*St Benet's Hall, Oxford, St Benet's Hall, Oxford; former Permanent private hall of University of Oxford
*St Mary's University, Twickenham, London
*St. Mary's University College (Belfast), St. Mary's University College, Belfast
United States
There are 244 Catholic
higher education
Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
degree-granting institutions in the United States. Among them are the following:
*Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, Florida
*Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas
*Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
*College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
*Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
*Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
*DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
*Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Fordham University, New York City, New York
*Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio
*Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
*Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
*Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
*Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
*Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
*Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont
*St. John's University (New York City), Saint John's University, Queens, New York
*Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
*Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
*Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, California
*University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
*University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
*University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
*University of San Diego, San Diego, California
*University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
*University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), St. Paul, Minnesota
*Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
*Wyoming Catholic College, Lander, Wyoming
*Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Uruguay
*Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, Montevideo
*Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo
Vatican
*Alphonsian Academy; Redemptorists
*Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life Claretianum; Claretians
*John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences
*Marianum; Servite Order
*Patristic Institute Augustinianum; Augustinians
*Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum; Legionaries of Christ
*Pontifical Biblical Institute; Jesuits
*Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies; White Fathers
*Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
*Pontifical Oriental Institute; Jesuits
*Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum; Carmelites
*Pontificia Università Gregoriana; Jesuits
*Pontificia Università Lateranense; Diocese of Rome
*Pontifical University Antonianum; Franciscans
*Pontifical University of the Holy Cross; Opus Dei
*Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure; Conventual Franciscans
*Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum); Dominicans
*Pontifical Urbaniana University; Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
*Pontificio Ateneo Sant Anselmo; Benedictines
*Salesian Pontifical University; Salesians
Venezuela
*Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas
*Catholic University of Tachira, San Cristóbal
*Jesus the Worker University Institute, Caracas
*Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta, Maracaibo
*Universidad Católica Santa Rosa, Caracas
*Universidad Monteávila, Caracas
Vietnam
*Catholic Institute of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City; f.2016
*Loyola University Chicago Vietnam Center, Ho Chi Minh City
*Pontifical College of St. Pius X, Da Lat
Zambia
*Charles Lwanga College of Education, Chisekesi
*DMI St. Eugene University, Chibombo and Chipata
*St. Bonaventure University College, Lusaka
*Zambia Catholic University, Kalulushi
Zimbabwe
*Arrupe Jesuit University, Harare
*Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Harare
Academic rankings
Some of the universities, including Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, are ranked in the top list of universities according to the ''Times Higher Education'' journal.
"The University Rankings 2010"
The World University Rankings There is so far no list of academic rankings of Catholic universities. In the United States, ''U.S. News & World Report'' magazine provides the Best Colleges ranking; University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University, and Boston College have been scored as top Catholic national universities.
See also
References
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