The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is a consortium of the 28
Jesuit
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
colleges and universities and three theological centers in the
United States
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,
Canada
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, and
Belize
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committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education at the national and international levels. It is headquartered in
Washington, D.C., and led by the Association's president,
Rev. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
Although each institution is legally autonomous under independent boards of trustees and separately chartered by respective states, the 28 schools and three theological schools share common Jesuit ideals and traditions. They also engage in a number of collaborative projects like the National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC) and other conferences.
Members
Note: In 2019,
Wheeling Jesuit University became disaffiliated from the Maryland Province of 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 ...
.
Gallery
File:BCburnslawnsunset.jpg, Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
File:Williamshall.jpg, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
File:Buffalo NY - Canisius College - Quad.JPG, Canisius University
File:Alumni Hall, College of the Holy Cross (2006).jpg, College of the Holy Cross
File:CU St Johns exterior - main entrance.jpg, Creighton University
File:Bellarmine Hall Rear.png, Fairfield University
File:Keating Hall, 2014.png, Fordham University
Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...
File:Healy Pink.jpg, Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
File:Gonzaga University Entrance.jpg, Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University (GU) ( ) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, United States. It is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges ...
File:Jcu tower.jpg, John Carroll University
File:Grewen Hall Entrance.jpg, alt=Grewen Hall on the Le Moyne College campus, Le Moyne College
File:Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons.JPG, Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic Church, ...
File:Sellinger front.jpg, Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University Maryland is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early (educator), John Early and eight other members of the Society of Je ...
File:Lmuxavierhall.jpg, Loyola Marymount University
File:LoyolaNOQuad2Castle.JPG, Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a Private university, private Jesuit university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the nam ...
File:Gesu Church, street.jpg, Marquette University
File:Old Main Hall, Regis University Main Campus.jpg, Regis University
Regis University ( ) is a Private university, private List of Jesuit educational institutions, Jesuit university in Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1877 by the Jesuits, Society of Jesus, the university offers more than 120 degrees th ...
File:Ignatius Science Bldg. Rockhurst U.png, Rockhurst University
File:FordyceChapSJC.png, St. John's College
File:Barbelin tower.JPG, Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a Private university, private Jesuits, Jesuit university in Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Jesuits, Society of J ...
File:Slu dubourg 1888.jpg, Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Missi ...
File:St. Peter's University Englewood Cliffs campus.jpg, Saint Peter's University
File:Santa Clara Mission Small.jpg, Santa Clara University
File:Lemieux Library.JPG, Seattle University
File:Spring Hill College Quad 01.JPG, Spring Hill College
File:University of Detroit Mercy Corktown Campus exterior 2012.jpg, University of Detroit Mercy
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 and is the largest Cath ...
File:Saint Ignatius Church, University of San Francisco, left side view.jpg, University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco (USF) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in San Francisco, California, United States. Founded in 1855, it has nearly 9,000 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees ...
File:Brennan Hall - University of Scranton.JPG, University of Scranton
File:XavierUniversityGallagherStudentCenter.jpg, Xavier University
Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...
File:Regis College, University of Toronto.JPG, Regis College
See also
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Jesuits in the United States
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
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Alpha Sigma Nu – honor society for students at Jesuit institutions of higher education
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Gamma Pi Epsilon – defunct honor society for women at Jesuit institutions of higher education
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List of Jesuit institutions
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Jesuit Ivy
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College and university associations and consortia in the United States
1970 establishments in Washington, D.C.
University and college admissions in the United States