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 In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

history were founded as Catholic. Many of them were rescinded to government authorities in the

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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 ...

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

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 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, colloquially the Catholic University of Milan () or simply the Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 1921. Its main campus is located in Milan, Italy, with satellite campuses in B ...

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

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. 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

Catholic University "Our Lady of Good Counsel" Our Lady of Good Counsel (Albanian: Universiteti Katolik "Zoja e Këshillit të Mirë", UNIZKM) is a private Catholic university in Tirana and Elbasan, Albania. The subjects are taught in Italian. Organization UNIZKM has three Faculties: *Fac ...

, Tirana

Angola

Catholic University of Angola The Catholic University of Angola (''Universidade Católica de Angola'', UCAN) is a Catholic institution in Angola's capital of Luanda. On 7 August 1992, the government of Angola allowed the Angolan Catholic Church to establish its own university. ...

, Luanda

Argentina

* Austral University, Buenos Aires *

Catholic University of Santiago del Estero The Catholic University of Santiago del Estero (UCSE) is an institution created by a group of lay Catholics in collaboration with the Congregation of the Brothers of Mercy, and was inaugurated on June 21, 1960, as the ''Instituto Universitario San ...

, Santiago del Estero * Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel, San Miguel *

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (), also known as Catholic University of Argentina (; UCA), is a private university in Argentina with campuses in the cities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Rosario, Paraná, Mendoza and Pergamino. The ...

, Buenos Aires *

Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North The Universidad del Norte de Santo Tomás de Aquino (''Saint Thomas Aquinas North University'', UNSTA) is a Catholic university located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán province, Argentina. External links * Official website Catholic uni ...

, San Miguel de Tucumán *

Universidad Católica de Córdoba Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Cordoba *Universidad Católica de Cuyo,

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to: * San Juan, Puerto Rico * San Juan, Argentina * San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines San Juan may also refer to: Places Arge ...

*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 ...

* Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Santa Fe *

Universidad del Salvador The University of the Salvador (, also known for its acronym USAL) is a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its campus in downtown Buenos Aires, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, San Miguel, Bahía B ...

, Buenos Aires *Universidad FASTA,

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...

Australia

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) *

Campion College Campion College Australia is a Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Roman Catholic tertiary educational liberal arts college located at Austin Woodbury Place, Toongabbie, New South Wales, Toongabbie in the Western Sydney, western suburbs of Syd ...

, Toongabbie, near Sydney *

Catholic Institute of Sydney The Catholic Institute of Sydney, a tertiary educational facility that is a Partner Institution of the University of Notre Dame Australia, delivers theological courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The institute is located in , in ...

, Strathfield *

University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame Australia (known simply as Notre Dame; ; French language, French for 'Mary, mother of Jesus, Our Lady') is a Private university, private Catholic university with campuses in Perth, Sydney and Broome, Western Austr ...

, campuses in Fremantle, Sydney, and Broome

Austria

Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological University The Pope Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological University (German language, German: ''Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Benedikt XVI. Heiligenkreuz''), colloquially referred to as Hochschule Heiligenkreuz, is a private, Catholic Church, Rom ...

, Heiligenkreuz *

Catholic Private University Linz The Catholic Private University Linz is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, with approximately 500 students enrolled. Its roots go back to 1672 and it is a Papal faculty since 1978. It is an accredited private universit ...

, 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 : ''For other universities with similar names, see Pázmáneum (disambiguation)'' The Pázmáneum (in Latin Collegium Pazmanianum) is a university in Vienna, founded in 1619 by Péter Pázmány as a seminary for Hungarian theological candidates ...

, Wien *Private University College of Education of the Diocese of Linz,

Linz Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...

; f.1968 *University College of Teacher Education Edith Stein,

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

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

Notre Dame University Bangladesh Notre Dame University Bangladesh or NDUB (), is a private non-profit Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Bangladesh. Located in Motijheel Thana, Motijheel, Dhaka, the university was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 201 ...

, Dhaka

Belarus

*John the Baptist Catholic College,

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

Belgium

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences The Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (NL: Arteveldehogeschool) is a Catholic University of Applied Sciences in the city of Ghent, Belgium. The Artevelde University of Applied sciences offers a diverse range of bachelor-programs, bachelor-af ...

, Ghent *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 * 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 Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...

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 Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...

University of Louvain UCLouvain (or Université catholique de Louvain , French for Catholic University of Louvain, officially in English the University of Louvain) is Belgium's largest French-speaking university and one of the oldest in Europe (originally establishe ...

(''Université catholique de Louvain'',

UC Louvain UCLouvain (or Université catholique de Louvain , French for Catholic University of Louvain, officially in English the University of Louvain) is Belgium's largest French-speaking university and one of the oldest in Europe (originally establishe ...

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 ...

UCLouvain FUCaM Mons UCLouvain FUCaM Mons is a satellite campus of the Université catholique de Louvain, University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Mons, Belgium, Mons, Wallonia, Belgium founded in 1896. Until 2011, it was an independent institution known as the Catholi ...

(''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 ...

University of Namur A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

(''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

St. John's College, Belize St. John's College (abbreviated as SJC, and locally known as St. John's or John's) is a Private school, private Catholic school, Catholic selective school, selective secondary school for boys and Private university, private co-educational univers ...

, Belize City

Benin

Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest or Catholic University of West Africa was founded in 1967 as the Higher Institute of Religious Culture; later it became a university. It is situated in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It has also campuses in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Cotonou (Benin), ...

- 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

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 *

Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa The Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa (UAC-Carmen Pampa) is a satellite campus of the Catholic University of Bolivia founded in 1993 to serve the rural poor of Bolivia.Carmen Pampa Fund. n.d. History and Mission of the College. Available a ...

, Carmen Pampa; a satellite campus of the ''Catholic University of Bolivia'' *

Universidad Católica Boliviana Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo" is the official name of the Catholic University of Bolivia. This private university is the oldest in Bolivia that does not receive economical budget of Government. Established in La Paz in 1963 and act ...

, 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 ...

Universidad Loyola de Bolivia Universidad Loyola de Bolivia (Loyola University) is in La Paz, Bolivia. Founded in 1995, in 2019 the university celebrated 25 years in existence. The school offers several degree programs including in engineering Engineering is the pr ...

, La Paz *Universidad Salesiana de Bolivia,

University of San Francisco Xavier The Royal and Pontifical Higher University of San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca (USFX; ) is a public university in Sucre, Bolivia. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the New World. In many ...

, Sucre

Brazil

*Católica de Vitória Centro Universitário, Vitória, ES *Centro Universitário Católica de Santa Catarina,

Jaraguá do Sul Jaraguá do Sul () is a city in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina. History The city was founded on July 25, 1876, by engineer and Brazilian Army colonel Emílio Carlos Jourdan and his family. The city wa ...

, SC *Centro Universitário Católico do Sudoeste do Paraná, Palmas, PR *Centro Universitário Claretiano,

Batatais Batatais is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. History The settlement became a town and an independent municipality on March 14, 1839, when it was separated from Franca. It became a city in 1875. Washington ...

, SP *

Centro Universitário da FEI Centro Universitário da FEI is a higher education facility in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, offering undergraduate degrees in engineering, business administration, and computer sciences as well as master's degrees in mechanical engineering, ele ...

, São Bernardo do Campo, SP *

Centro Universitário Franciscano Santa Maria is a municipality (''município'') in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2020, its population was 283,677 inhabitants in a total area of . Santa Maria is the 5th biggest municipality in the ...

, 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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás The Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás (, PUC-Goiás) is a private and non-profit Pontifical catholic university, located in Goiânia (headquarters) and Ipameri, is the first university of the State of Goiás. It is maintained by the Catho ...

, Goiânia *

Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (, PUC-MG) is a private and non-profit Brazilian Roman Catholic Church, Catholic university in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais. In 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014, PUC-MG was chosen the be ...

, Belo Horizonte *

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 *

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (, PUCPR) is a private, not-for-profit Catholic university. The main campus is located in Curitiba, the capital city of the State of Paraná, Brazil. There are four additional campuses located in the ...

, Curitiba *

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 *

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (, PUCRS) is a private non-profit Catholic university. With campuses in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and Viamão, it is the largest private university of the state of Rio Grande do S ...

, Porto Alegre * Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF *

Universidade Católica de Pelotas The Catholic University of Pelotas (, UCPel) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Pelotas, one of the more southern cities of the country. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Rio Grande do Sul. It i ...

, Pelotas, RS *

Universidade Católica de Pernambuco The Catholic University of Pernambuco (, Unicap) in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, is a Catholic University, private and non-profit, run by the Society of Jesus. It is considered one of the best universities in Brazil, and the best private one in the ...

, Recife, PE * Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, Petropolis, RJ *

Universidade Católica de Santos The Catholic University of Santos (, UniSantos or Católica de Santos) is a Brazilian private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Santos, São Paulo, the first university in the region of the city. It is one of the largest and most p ...

, Santos, SP *

Universidade Católica do Salvador The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ...

, Salvador, BA *

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco The Dom Bosco Catholic University (, UCDB) is a private, non-profit Catholic university, located in Campo Grande, the capital of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, in western Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande. T ...

, Campo Grande, MS * Universidade da Amazônia, Belem, PA *Universidade do Sagrado Coração,

Bauru Bauru () is a Brazilian municipality located in the interior of São Paulo state, recognized as the most populous city in the Central-West region of São Paulo. It is one of the 19 municipalities comprising the Bauru Immediate Geographic Region ...

, SP *

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 * Universidade La Salle,

Canoas Canoas () is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, forming part of the Greater Porto Alegre area. It is the largest municipality of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the third largest municipality of Rio Grande do ...

, RS *

Universidade Santa Úrsula University Santa Úrsula is a private university (Roman Catholic) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded in 1937 by Alceu Amoroso Lima. It was the first of Rio de Janeiro's higher education institutions to accept women. The main campus is lo ...

, Rio de Janeiro, RJ * Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, SP * University of Vale do Paraíba, São José dos Campos, SP

Burkina Faso

(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 Saint Thomas Aquinas University (USTA) is a private university in West Africa located in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. History USTA is a private Catholic institution established in . Its first rector was Professor Albert Ouédrao ...

(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 Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In la ...

Cambodia

*Saint Paul Institute (SPI),

Tram Kak District Tram Kak District () is a district located in Takeo Province, in southern Cambodia. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 144,032. See page 269. Administration As of 2019, Tram Kak District has 15 communes, 244 villages. ...

Cameroon

*Catholic University Institute of Buea,

Buea Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region (Cameroon), Southwest Region of Cameroon. The city is located in Fako (department), Fako Division, on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon, and has a population of about 800.000 inhabitants as of 2 ...

Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda The Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), or in Latin ''(Universitas Catholica Cameruniae)'' is a private university located in Bamenda in the North West region of the Republic of Cameroon. It is the Provincial University of the Catholic Chur ...

Catholic University of Central Africa The Catholic University of Central Africa (Université Catholique de l'Afrique Centrale) (CUAC or UCAC) is a private Roman Catholic university in Yaoundé, Cameroon. History CUAC was founded in 1989 by the Association of the Episcopal Conference ...

, Yaoundé *

Saint Monica University Saint Monica University or Saint Monica University: The American International University (SMU) is an accredited private independent Catholic university with operations in Cameroon. It is an American-style university offering career-focused progra ...

, Buea

Canada

Public universities that claim Catholic affiliation *

Mount Saint Vincent University Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as the Mount, is a public, primarily undergraduate, university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873. Mount Saint Vincent offers undergraduate Arts, Science, Edu ...

, Halifax, Nova Scotia * Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia *

St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada. History St. Fran ...

, Antigonish, Nova Scotia * St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick *

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 *

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 *

Université Sainte-Anne Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada. It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces. History Université Sa ...

, Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia Catholic institutions affiliated or federated to public universities * 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 ...

) *

Brescia University College Brescia University College was a Catholic higher education, Catholic Liberal arts college, liberal arts women's college located in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Affiliated with the University of Western Ontario, Brescia was the la ...

, 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 ...

) *

, 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 ...

) *

Dominican University College The Dominican University College (DUC; ) was a bilingual university located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 2012 to 2024, Dominican University College was an affiliated college of Carleton University. Founded in 1900 and granted a civil univ ...

, 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 ...

) * King's University College, London, Ontario (

) * 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 Saint Paul University () is a bilingual Catholic university federated with the University of Ottawa since 1965. It is located on Main Street in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, Ontario. Fully bilingual, it offers instruction in both of the countr ...

, 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 St. Jerome's University (commonly shortened to St. Jerome's or SJU) is a public Roman Catholic university in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is federated with the University of Waterloo. St. Jerome's, within the University of Waterloo, combines ac ...

, 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 ...

) * 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 ...

) * St. Mark's College, Vancouver, British Columbia (

) * St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario (

) * 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 St. Thomas More College (STM) is a Catholic, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a federated college of the University of Saskatchewan. History St. Thomas More College (STM), named for St. Th ...

, 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 ...

) *

Université de Saint-Boniface The Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) is a French-language public university located in the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. An affiliated institution of the University of Manitoba, the university offers general and sp ...

, Winnipeg, Manitoba (

) Private Catholic universities *

Catholic Pacific College Catholic Pacific College (formerly Redeemer Pacific College) is a private Catholic post-secondary institution in Langley, British Columbia, which is located on the west coast of Canada. It is endorsed by the Cardinal Newman Society in The New ...

, Langley, British Columbia * Newman Theological College, Edmonton, Alberta * Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College, Barry's Bay, Ontario * 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

Academy of Christian Humanism University The Academy of Christian Humanism University (UAHC) () is a Chilean non-profit private university, founded in 1988 but whose origins date back to 1975 when establishing the Academy of Christian Humanism, led by Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez ( S ...

, Santiago * Alberto Hurtado University, Santiago *

Catholic University of the Holy Conception The Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, translated into English as "Catholic University of the Most Immaculate Conception", is a private catholic university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. History ...

, Concepcion *

Catholic University of the Maule Catholic University of Maule (, UCM) is a university in Maule, Chile, Maule, Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. This university was created in 1991, in what was the former Talca campus of the Pontif ...

, Talca *

Catholic University of the North Catholic University of the North (Spanish: ''Universidad Católica del Norte'' (UCN)) is a university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. It is located in Antofagasta, Chile. The Catholic University of the North was fo ...

, Antofagasta *

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 *

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso () (PUCV), also known as ''Universidad Católica de Valparaíso'' (UCV), is one of six Catholic universities in Chile and one of the two pontifical universities in the country, along with th ...

, 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 ...

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 *

Universidad Finis Terrae Universidad Finis Terrae () (UFT) is a Chilean university. It is a private autonomous institution in Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital city, capital and largest city of Chile and one of the ...

, Santiago *Universidad Santo Tomás,

& many campuses *

University of the Andes, Chile Universidad de los Andes () (UANDES) is a private catholic-inspired higher learning institution that carries out non-profit education, research, and assistance activities, and was founded in 1989 in Santiago de Chile by a group of academics and ...

, 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 ...

Catholic University of Colombia The Catholic University of Colombia is a private institution of higher education. It was founded in Bogotá, Colombia in 1970, notable in its early loyalty to Catholic church doctrine. The institution had more than ten thousand students in Septembe ...

, Bogotá *Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Caldas *

Del Rosario University The Universidad del Rosario, officially Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, is a Colombian private university founded on Roman Catholic principles, by Friar, Fray Cristobal de Torres in 1653. Located in Bogotá, due to its important pla ...

, 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 ...

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 * Luis Amigó Catholic University, Medellín *Minuto de Dios University Corporation,

Pontifical Bolivarian University The Pontifical Bolivarian University (), also referred to as UPB, is a private university in Colombia with its main campus in Medellín, where it was founded in 1936. As of 2023, the university is ranked among the top four universities in Colombia ...

, 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 *

Saint Martin University The Fundación Universitaria San Martín (FUSM) is a Colombian private university with headquarters in Bogotá and extension offices throughout the country. In 1981, the San Martin University Foundation was founded by Mariano A. Alvear Sofán, ...

, Bogotá *

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 *

Sergio Arboleda University Sergio Arboleda University () is a university located in Bogotá, Colombia, with sectionals located in Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with ...

, 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 * Universidad Católica de Oriente, Rionegro (near Medellín) *Universidad CESMAG,

San Juan de Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the municipality ...

*Universidad de San Buenaventura, 4 campuses (including

) *Universidad Mariana,

Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the municipality ...

University of La Sabana The Universidad de La Sabana is a private university in Colombia, supervised by the Ministry of National Education (Colombia), Colombian Ministry of Education. It was founded on September 21, 1979, by the Asociación para la Enseñanza Aspaen, i ...

, 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 *

Catholic University of Graben The Catholic University of Graben (U.C.G) is a private Catholic university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Butembo. The language of instruction is French. History The university was established on . It gained autonomy in 2 ...

, Butembo *

Loyola University of Congo Loyola University of Congo, also referred to by its acronym ULC, is a private Roman Catholic higher education institution run by the Central Africa Province of the Society of Jesus in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic 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 ...

* Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu *Université Catholique du Congo,

*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 Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the Rwenzori graben and west of Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, a ...

*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,

Congo, Republic of

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

* 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

Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb Catholic Faculty of Theology (, acronym: KBF) is a faculty of the University of Zagreb specialised for philosophical-theological studies. The Faculty was established in 1669. It includes a regional theology study in Rijeka. History The Catholi ...

, Zagreb *

Catholic University of Croatia Catholic University of Croatia (; ) is a private university of the Catholic Church located in Zagreb, Croatia. History On October 12, 2004, the Croatian Bishops' Conference, on its 29th plenary session, held in Zadar, adopted a ''Decision on the ...

, 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 *

University of Split The University of Split (, ) is a university located in Split, Croatia. It was founded in 1974. and is organized in 13 faculties and 124 faculty programmes. As of 2009, a total of approximately 40,000 students have graduated, and a total of 337 ...

Faculty of Catholic Theology, Split

Cuba

* 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 * Palacký University of Olomouc Saint Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Olomouc *

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (, , JU or JČU) is a public university located in the city of České Budějovice (with branch campuses in Tábor, Vodňany, Nové Hrady) in the Czech Republic. Established in 1991, it has mo ...

Faculty of Theology
České Budějovice (Budweis)

Dominican Republic

Instituto Politécnico Loyola Loyola Polytechnic Institute ( or IPL) is an educational institution of basic and technological education in the Dominican Republic, founded by the Society of Jesus in 1952. Its Loyola Specialized Institute of Higher Education (IEESL) grants eng ...

, San Cristobal * Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo *Universidad Católica del Este,

Higüey Higüey (), or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern La Altagracia Province, in the Dominican Republic, and has 415,084 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census. The Yuma River (Dominican Republic), Yuma River flows t ...

*Universidad Católica Nordestana, San Francisco de Macoris *

Universidad Católica Santo Domingo Universidad Católica Santo Domingo ("Santo Domingo Catholic University"; acronym, UCSD; also known as La Católica) is a private Catholic university located in the archdiocese of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Rep ...

, Santo Domingo *Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao, La Vega

Ecuador

Politecnica Salesiana University The Politecnica Salesiana University in Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It a ...

, Cuenca *

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: ''Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador'') is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador. History The university opened in the fall of 1946, with Carlo ...

, Quito *Universidad Católica de Cuenca,

Cuenca Cuenca may refer to: People * Cuenca (surname) Places Ecuador * Cuenca Canton, in the Azuay Province ** Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of Cuenca Canton and Azuay Province ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca Peru * Cuenca District, Huarochirí ...

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG) (English: Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil) is a private, Catholic, higher education institution in Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a coun ...

, Guayaquil * 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 Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) is a private institution that provides on-campus and continuing education programmes. There are 23 Bachelor's degrees on the Loja campus and 20 continuing education programmes. It is considered the f ...

(La Universidad Católica de Loja), Loja

El Salvador

*Universidad Católica de El Salvador, Santa Ana *

Universidad Centroamericana Central American University may refer to: * Central American University, Managua * Central American University, San Salvador * Autonomous University of Central America, located in Costa Rica {{Disambiguation ...

, 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 ...

* Ethiopian Catholic University of St. Thomas Aquinas (ECUSTA),

France

Catholic Institute of Higher Studies - ICES 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 ...

(Institut Catholique d'Etudes Supérieures), La Roche-sur-Yon *

Catholic University of Lyon The Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), also known as the Lyon Catholic Institute ( French: ''Institut Catholique de Lyon''), is a French private university based in Lyon and Annecy, Southeastern France. History The Lyon Catholic University has ...

, Lyon *

Catholic University of Rennes The Catholic University of Rennes (''Institut catholique de Rennes'' or ICR) is a Catholic university in Rennes, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas reg ...

, Rennes *

Catholic University of the West The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

, Angers *

Catholic University of Toulouse The Institut Catholique de Toulouse (or ICT) is a Catholic establishment of higher education in Toulouse, France. The Catholic Institute of Toulouse (ICT) is a private institution of higher education including the humanities and social sciences, l ...

, Toulouse *

Centre Sèvres The Centre Sèvres is a university-level, Jesuit faculty of philosophy and theology on the Rue de Sèvres, in the heart of Paris. It was formed in 1974 from the merger of former Jesuit schools of philosophy at Lyon-Fourvière and philosophy at Cha ...

, 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 *

Collège des Bernardins The Collège of Bernardins, or Collège Saint-Bernard, located no 20, rue de Poissy in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a former Cistercian college of the University of Paris. Founded by Stephen of Lexington, abbot of Clairvaux, and built from 1 ...

(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 *

École catholique des arts et métiers École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * Éco ...

(ECAM), Lyon *

École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales Founded in 1907, ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) is a French higher education institution specialising in business and management. It is a grande école, a type of institution known for select ...

(

ESSEC Business School Founded in 1907, ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) is a French higher education institution specialising in business and management. It is a grande école, a type of institution known for select ...

), Cergy-Pontoise *

Institut catholique d'arts et métiers Located in six cities in France, Institut catholique d'arts et métiers is a Graduate Engineering school created in 1898. It is one of the ''grande école, grandes écoles'' part of Toulouse Tech. Its different curricula lead to the following Fr ...

( 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 Institut supérieur d’électronique de Paris (ISEP) is a French ''grande école'' located in Paris. It specializes in electronics, telecommunication and computer science. ISEP cultivates engineers in the key areas of IT world: Computer science ...

, Paris *

Unilasalle UniLaSalle is one of the 210 France, French Engineering education, engineering schools authorized to award engineering degrees. It was created following the merger of ESITPA and LaSalle Beauvais. UniLaSalle is a Independent school, private higher ...

(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

Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Prince Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani ( ka, სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი ; November 4, 1658 – January 26, 1725), known simply as Sulkhan-Saba, was a Georgian writer and diplomat. Orbeliani is noted in part due to his impor ...

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 Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg The Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (German ''Katholische Hochschule Freiburg'') was founded in 1971 through combining several predecessor institutions. It is one of the five Universities of Freiburg and one of the seven Catholi ...

(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 ...

Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz The Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz (German ''Katholische Hochschule Mainz'') is a university located in Mainz, Germany. It was founded in 1972 and is operating on behalf of the Roman Catholic Dioceses Cologne, Limburg, Mainz, Sp ...

(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 ...

Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt The Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) is a Catholic research university in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. It is the only Catholic university in Germany. Compared to other German universities it is a rather small ...

Eichstätt Eichstätt () is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Dioce ...

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 ...

Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology, University of Tübingen The Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology () is one of the seven "Faculties" of the University of Tübingen located in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. In 1812, the "Faculty" was founded as University of Ellwangen. The newly founded univer ...

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 *

Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology (German: ''Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen'') is a higher education Jesuit college in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The school offers a 10-semester Magister in Catholic T ...

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 ...

University of Freiburg Faculty of Theology The Freiburg Faculty of Theology is one of the constituent Faculty (division), faculties of the University of Freiburg located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It was one of the four founding faculties of the univer ...

, 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 The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

Catholic University College of Ghana The Catholic University College of Ghana is a private universities in Ghana. It is located at Fiapre, Sunyani in the Bono Region. It was granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board on 4 December 2002. The first class began ins ...

, Fiapre *Spiritan University College,

Ejisu Ejisu is a city in Greater Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi. It is the capital of Ejisu Municipal Assembly, a municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate s ...

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 *

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 Universidad del Istmo (University of the Isthmus), commonly referred to as UNIS, is a private university in Guatemala. UNIS was officially founded in 1997 as the successor institution of the Instituto Femenino de Estudios Superiores (IFES), (I ...

, Fraijanes *

Universidad Mesoamericana Universidad Mesoamericana (in english language, English, Mesoamerican University) is a private university in Guatemala. It has branches in Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango. History In 1971, the Salesians of Don Bosco association signed an agr ...

, Guatemala City

Haiti

University Notre Dame of Haiti A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

(Université Notre Dame d'Haïti), Port-au-Prince

Honduras

Universidad Católica de Honduras The Universidad Católica de Honduras, officially named "Universidad Católica de Honduras Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz" (Catholic University of Honduras Our Lady Queen of Peace), or "UNICAH" as it is affectionately called among its students, ...

, Tegucigalpa (and various campuses throughout the country)

Hong Kong

Saint Francis University (Hong Kong) Saint Francis University (SFU, formerly Caritas Institute of Higher Education from 2011 to January 2024) is a private university in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The institute was established by Caritas Hong Kong in 1985, and is ...

, Hong Kong; formerly

Caritas Institute of Higher Education Saint Francis University (SFU, formerly Caritas Institute of Higher Education from 2011 to January 2024) is a private university in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The institute was established by Caritas Hong Kong in 1985, and is ...

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 Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE) ( (''PPKE'')) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church in Hungary, Catholic Church and recognized by the state. While PPKE takes its name after an insti ...

, Budapest *

Saint Ignatius Jesuit College of Excellence The Saint Ignatius Jesuit College of Excellence (in Hungarian: Szent Ignác Jezsuita Szakkollégium (SZIK)) in Budapest, Hungary, in the VIII. district is a college of excellence established in 1990. It is run by the Jesuits. It has 60 members o ...

, Budapest

India

As of fall 2004, there are 291 Catholic colleges and universities in India. Among them are the following: *

Assam Don Bosco University Assam Don Bosco University is a Private university, state private, non-profit, Mixed-sex education, co-educational, Catholic Church, Catholic research university located in Assam, India. The university was founded on 29 March 2008, by the Salesi ...

, Guwahati *

Christ University Christ University, earlier known as Christ College, is a private deemed-to-be-university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. On 22 July 2008, It was declared as an institution deemed to be university under section 3 of UGC Act 1956. Chr ...

, Bangalore * De Paul Institute of Science & Technology (DIST), Angamaly *

Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai Don Bosco Institute of Technology is a private engineering college situated at Kurla (West), Mumbai affiliated with the University of Mumbai. It has been granted a "Religious Minority" status (Roman Catholics). History In 2005, the college ...

, 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 *

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 The Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology (LICET) is a private Catholic engineering and technology school run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, India. It is approved by AICTE and affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. It is a ...

, 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 The Pushpagiri Medical College is attached to a 678-bed, multidisciplinary, speciality hospital in Thiruvalla, Kerala, India. It is administered by Thiruvalla Archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. The hospital began as an eight-bed ...

, Thiruvalla *

Sathyabama University Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-campus deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ...

, Chennai * St. Berchmans College, Changanassery; with three Cardinals of the Catholic Church among its alumni *

St. Francis Institute of Technology St. Francis Institute of Technology (SFIT) in Mumbai, India, is an engineering college named after Francis of Assisi, the 12th-century Italian saint. The college is accredited by the ISO and the National Board of Accreditation, approved by the A ...

, Mumbai *

St. John's Medical College St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences is a private university, private medical school, medical college and hospital situated in Bengaluru, India. It is part of the St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences run by the Catholic Bis ...

, Bangalore *

St. Joseph University, Chümoukedima St. Joseph University, Chümoukedima is a private Catholic university located in Nagaland, India. It is run by DMI Sisters & MMI Fathers with the sole goal of providing education to the people of Nagaland. It was started in the year 2016 and is r ...

, Nagaland *

St. Joseph's College, Bangalore St. Joseph's University is a private aided, Jesuit, higher educational institution run by the Karnataka Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the oldest educational institution in the state of Ka ...

, Bangalore *

St. Xavier's College, Calcutta St. Xavier's College is a Private university, private, Catholic, autonomous college in Kolkata, India. It is run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after Francis Xavier, St. Franc ...

, Kolkata; f.1860 *

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic Church, Catholic, institution of higher education run by the Bombay Province of the Society of Jesus in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by the Jesuits on 2 January 1869. The college is ...

, Mumbai; f.1869 *

St. Xavier's University, Kolkata St. Xavier's University Kolkata is a Jesuit university located in New Town, Kolkata, India. It was established in February 2018 and inaugurated in July of the same year. Although run by the same Jesuit community which administers St. Xavier's ...

, Kolkata *

Xavier Institute of Engineering The Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE), a sister institution of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, is an engineering college in central Mumbai, established in the year 2005 to deliver technical education to all, with a preferential option for ec ...

, Mumbai *

XIM University XIM University is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was authorized by the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2013 making it the first Jesuit university in India. Drawing its legacy from Xavier Institute of Man ...

, Bhubaneswar

Indonesia

Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (, abbreviated as ''Unika Atma Jaya''), also known as Atma Jaya University or Atma Jaya, is an institute of higher learning in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was founded by the Atma Jaya Foundation on 1 J ...

, Jakarta; 8 schools including School of Medicine *

Parahyangan Catholic University Parahyangan Catholic University, () abbreviated as UNPAR, is one of the oldest and most prestigious private universities in Indonesia, located in Bandung. The main campus is on Ciumbuleuit street, and other campuses are on Merdeka street, Aceh s ...

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 ...

De La Salle Catholic University, Manado De La Salle Catholic University Manado (), is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. it was established by the De La Salle Brothers, C ...

, Manado *

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 *

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 Soegijapranata Catholic University (), abbreviated as SCU, is an Indonesian Catholic institution with an institutional accreditation of A. It is located in the city of Semarang, Central Java and under the auspices of the Sandjojo Foundation which ...

), 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 Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta () (), abbreviated as UAJY, is a university located in Depok, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. UAJY is one of the 50 most promising university and one of the best six universities in Indonesi ...

, 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 ...

Widya Mandala Catholic University Widya Mandala Catholic University () commonly abbreviated as WMCU or UKWM, is a major private Roman Catholic university in Indonesia, located in the heart of Darmo District in Surabaya, East Java - Indonesia. Widya Mandala Catholic University i ...

, 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 The Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) () is a private non-profit institution of higher education and research located in the Erbil suburb of Ankawa, Kurdistan Region, Iraq It was founded in December 2015 by the Archbishop Bashar Warda of the ...

, Ankawa-Erbil

Ireland

All Hallows College All Hallows College was a college of higher education in Dublin. It was founded in 1842 and was run by the Vincentians from 1892 until 2016. On 23 May 2014, it was announced that it was closing because of declining student enrollment. The sale ...

, 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 St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland and was founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, a ...

, Carlow *

St. Patrick's College, Thurles Mary Immaculate College, (MIC) St. Patrick's Campus, Thurles is a third-level college of education in Thurles, County Tipperary. Formerly a seminary, the college specialises in humanities courses in accounting, business studies, Irish and relig ...

, now MIC St. Patrick's Thurles Campus * St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Maynooth *

The Priory Institute The Priory Institute, is part of the St. Mary's Dominican Priory on the grounds of the old Tallaght Castle, Dublin 24, Ireland and provides, certificate, diploma, and degree programmes in theology and philosophy. Course accreditation In 2011, ...

, Tallaght; Dominican institution, validated by

Technological University of Dublin Technological University Dublin () or TU Dublin is Ireland's first Technological Universities in Ireland, technological university. It was established on 1 January 2019, with a history going back to 1887 through the amalgamated Dublin Institute ...

Israel

École Biblique École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, commonly known as École Biblique, is a French academic establishment in Jerusalem specializing in archaeology and Biblical exegesis. It is housed by the Saint-Étienne priory. Associate ...

, 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 Ratisbonne Monastery (, ) is a monastery in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem, established by Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, a France, French Religious conversion, convert from Judaism. Work on the building, designed by the French architect M. D ...

, Jerusalem *

Tantur Ecumenical Institute Tantur Ecumenical Institute is an international ecumenical institute for advanced theological research in Jerusalem. Goals and objectives "No one climbs up to Tantur except to follow a vocation, the same vocation that led on the pioneers of ecu ...

, Jerusalem

Italy

''See also'' Vatican *

European University of Rome The European University of Rome (UER) is a university in Rome, located at Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190. It began its activities in 2005. It is oriented towards teaching the humanities, in particular: psychology, medicine, economics, management, l ...

(UER), Roma; ''Legionaries of Christ'' * John Felice Rome Center, Roma * Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta ( LUMSA), Roma *

Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia The Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia is a theological academic institution founded by pope Pius XI in Cuglieri (Sardinia – Italy) with the Apostolic Constitution ''Nostrarum Partem'' of 5 August 1927. It was the first Italian Faculty ...

, Cagliari *

St. John's University (Italy) St. John's University - Rome is an international branch of St. John's University located in Rome, Italy and in partnership with the Holy See. The campus functions as a graduate degree-granting institution and supports undergraduate study-abroad p ...

, Roma; ''Vincentian Fathers'' *

Studium Generale Marcianum The Studium Generale Marcianum was a complex of educational institutions established in Venice in 2004 by the Patriarchate of Venice to provide educational services at all levels from secondary school through post-graduate programs, including a fac ...

, Venezia * Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma; ''Opus Dei'' *

, Milano & Roma *

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ( Also known as UniSR) is a private, not for-profit university in Milan, Italy. The University was founded in 1996 within the Opera San Raffaele by Don Luigi Maria Verzé, who was its rector until his death in ...

( Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele), Milano

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

, 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 ...

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University is a private university in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from ...

, Nagasaki *

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 *

Notre Dame Seishin University is a private women's college in Okayama, Okayama, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends ...

, Okayama *

St. Catherine University St. Catherine University (St. Kate's) is a private Catholic university in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was established as one of the first institutions of higher learning specifically for women in the Midwest and was known as the College of St. C ...

, Matsuyama *

St. Marianna University School of Medicine is a private university in Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. History Established in 1971, it is a medical school affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Curriculum In addition to medical studies, the school offers a d ...

, Kawasaki *

St. Mary's College (Japan) is a private university in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from th ...

, Kurume *

St. Thomas University, Japan , formerly known as Sapientia University or , was a Christianity, Christian private university in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. The school was founded in 1962 as a junior college and became a four-year college in the following year. The name "St. Th ...

, Amagasaki *

Seisen Jogakuin College is a Catholic private women's college in Nagano, Nagano, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and e ...

, Nagano * Seisen University, Tokyo *

Sendai Shirayuri Women's College is a Private university, private, women's college located in Izumi-ku, Sendai, Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture Japan. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. History The Sisters of Charity of St. Paul from France established ...

, Sendai *

Shirayuri University is a Catholic Japanese women's university in Chōfu, Tokyo. The university comprises four Departments of Literature and a graduate school Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional ...

, Tokyo *

Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese language, Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapientiae'') is a private List of Jesuit educational institutions, Jesuit research university in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1913 by ...

, Tokyo *

Tenshi College is a private university in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan an ...

, Sapporo * Tokyo Junshin University, Tokyo * University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo

Jordan

American University of Madaba The American University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا) is a non-profit university located in Madaba, Jordan. It opened in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8,000 students once the campus is ...

, Madaba

Kenya

Catholic University of Eastern Africa Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) is a multi-campus private university in Kenya. It is accredited by the Commission for University Education in Kenya. Location The main campus of the university is located along Bogani East Road, in ...

, 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 Sondu is a small town border town in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in t ...

Strathmore University Strathmore University is a chartered university based in Nairobi, Kenya. ...

, Nairobi *Tangaza University College,

*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 Cheongju (; ) is the capital and largest list of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The 'Cheong' in the name of Chungcheong Province is the Cheong of Cheongju. History Cheongju has been an important prov ...

Catholic Kwandong University Catholic Kwandong University () is a private Roman Catholic University located in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea. The Kwandong Hockey Centre is on its grounds. History * 31 May 1954 - Kwandong University Foundation was established. * ...

, Gangneung *

Catholic Sangji College Catholic Sangji College is a private 2-year college affiliated with the South Korean Roman Catholic church. It is located in the city center of Andong City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. The president is Yu Gang-ha (유강하). As a ...

, Andong *

Catholic University of Daegu Daegu Catholic University (DCU; previously named Catholic University of Daegu) is a private research university in Daegu, South Korea. DCU is known for its academic strength, especially in the field of medical, pharmacy, health science, psychology ...

, Daegu *

Catholic University of Pusan The Catholic University of Pusan is situated in the southeastern South Korean port city of Busan. The current president is Son Sam-seok. The university is traditionally focused on nursing and health sciences, but in addition to these fields it ...

, Pusan *Daejeon Catholic University,

Sejong City Sejong or Sejong City (; ), officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a List of special cities of South Korea, special self-governing city and the ''de facto'' administrative capital of South Korea. Sejong was founded in 2007 as the ...

* Gwangju Catholic University, Naju *

Incheon Catholic University Incheon Catholic University () is a private university located in the Yeonsu District of Incheon, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, ...

, Incheon *

Mokpo Catholic University Mokpo Catholic University () is a Catholic university located in Mokpo, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and border ...

, Mokpo *

Sogang University Sogang University (SU; ) is a private Jesuit research university in Mapo, Seoul, South Korea. Sogang University was established on April 18, 1960 by the Society of Jesus, with the school being the oldest and only Jesuit institution of higher e ...

, Seoul *Suwon Catholic University,

Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Hwaseong (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Subway Line 1 ...

The Catholic University of Korea The Catholic University of Korea () is a Private university, private Roman Catholic university in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was established in 1855. The Catholic University of Korea operates campuses in Seoul and in the neighbor ...

, Seoul & Bucheon

Lebanon

Antonine University The Université Antonine (UA) is a private university in Lebanon, administered by the Antonin Maronite Order. History Founded in 1996, Université Antonine (Antonine University) is a private higher education institution located in the small c ...

, Baabda *

College La Sagesse St Joseph - Ashrafieh A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary education, tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding academic degree, degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further educatio ...

, Beirut *

Notre Dame University - Louaize Notre may refer to: *Notre language (ISO 639 language code bly), a Gur language found in Benin *André Le Nôtre (1613–1700), French landscape architect * See also *Lenotre (disambiguation) Lenôtre (also Le Nôtre or LeNotre) is a French fam ...

, Zouk Mosbeh *

Saint Joseph University Saint Joseph University of Beirut (; French: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', commonly known as USJ) is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Go ...

, Beirut *

Université La Sagesse The Université La Sagesse (), also known by the acronym ULS, is an established academic institute in Furn-El-Chebak, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the c ...

, Furn-El-Chebak *

Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK; , ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk'') is a private, non-profit, Catholic university in Jounieh, Lebanon. The university was founded by the Baladites in 1950 and ratified under the new H ...

, Kaslik *Université Sainte Famille,

Batroun Batroun ( ';, ancient Botrys (), is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the capital city of Batroun District. The main Political Party of this city is the Free patriotic ...

Liberia

* Stella Maris Polytechnic University, Monrovia

Lithuania

*St. Ignatius of Loyola University of Applied Sciences,

Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states by population, city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaun ...

Vytautas Magnus University Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) (, VDU) is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university. Initially it was known as the University of Lithuania, but ...

Faculty of Catholic Theology, Kaunas

Luxembourg

Sacred Heart University Luxembourg Sacred Heart University Luxembourg (SHULU) was a branch campus of Sacred Heart University that offered graduate-level business programs in Luxembourg City. Established in 1991 and tailored to the needs of working professionals, the campus closed ...

, Luxembourg City

Macau

University of Saint Joseph The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is a private Catholic university in Macau, China. The university was founded in 1996, previously known as Macau Inter-University Institute (; ; IIUM). It was jointly organized by the Catholic Universi ...

(), Macau; formerly Macau Inter-University Institute

Madagascar

Catholic University of Madagascar The Catholic University of Madagascar (UCM; French language, French: ''Université Catholique de Madagascar''; Malagasy language, Malagasy: ''Oniversite Katolika eto Madagasikara'') is a private university located in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Foun ...

, Antananarivo * Ecole Professionnelle Supérieure Agricole Bevalala, Antananarivo *

Saint Michael Higher Technical Institute, Amparibe Saint Michael Higher Technical Institute, Amparibe, (''Etablissement Technique Supérieur Saint Michel'' – ETS) was founded by the Jesuits in 1983 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It offers two academic paths: * An undergraduate (3 years and deliv ...

, Antananarivo *

SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication (''Sekoly Ambony momba ny Ita sy ny Serasera – École Supérieure de l'Information et de la Communication'') was founded in 2001 by the Jesuits on the campus of College of Saint Michael, Ampa ...

, Amparibe

Malawi

Catholic University of Malawi The Catholic University of Malawi is a fast-growing institution of higher learning accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to offer Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates. It was established by the Episcopal Conference of Mal ...

, Montfort *DMI - St. John the Baptist University,

Mangochi Mangochi is a township in the Southern Region, Malawi, Southern Region of Malawi. Located near the southern end of Lake Malawi, in History of Malawi, colonial times it used to be called Fort Johnston. As of 2018, it has a population of 53,498. ...

Malta

University of Malta The University of Malta (, UM, formerly UOM) is a higher education institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates. It is a member of the European University Association, ...

Faculty of Theology, Msida

Mexico

*Ateneo de Monterrey University,

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

Ibero-American University of Torreón Ibero-America (, ) or Iberian America is generally considered to be the region in the Americas comprising countries or territories where Spanish or Portuguese are predominant languages (usually former territories of Spain or Portugal). Spain and ...

, Torreón *

Ibero-American University Tijuana The Ibero-American University (), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'', is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican province of the Society of Jesus (Je ...

, Tijuana *

Intercultural Institute of Ayuuk Intercultural Institute of Ayuuk (ISIA) (''Instituto Superior Intercultural Ayuuk'') is a small Jesuit University in the indigenous region of the Mixe people in Jaltepec de Candayoc, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico. It addresses the desire of the Mixe peo ...

, Oaxaca *

ITESO ''ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara'' — distinct from the University of Guadalajara — also known as ''Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, ITESO'' (Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education), is a ...

, Guadalajara; ''Jesuit'' university *Loyola University of the Pacific,

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , ; ), is a city and Port of Acapulco, major seaport in the Political divisions of Mexico, state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Located on a deep, semicirc ...

*Marist University of Querétaro,

Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

*Montolinia del Pedregal University,

Ciudad de México Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Alpha world city according to the ...

Pontifical University of Mexico A pontifical () is a Christian liturgical book containing the liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal for the ordination and consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops to Holy Orders. While the ...

, Ciudad de México *

Simón Bolívar University (Mexico) Simón Bolívar UniversityP&G Reclutamiento USBMéxico
" Simon Bo ...

, Ciudad de México *

Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education The Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education (), or IEST for its acronym in Spanish, is a private university in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico founded in 1974. It is one of the most recognized universities along with ITESM Campus Tampico in the sout ...

, Altamira *

Universidad Anáhuac Cancún The Anáhuac Cancún University belongs to the Anahuac University Network, affiliated with the Anahuac University Network (RUA), the international education system of the Legion of Christ, in 18 countries and serving over 100,000 students from ...

, Cancún *

Universidad Anáhuac del Sur Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Ciudad de México *

Universidad Anáhuac Mayab The Anahuac Mayab University (Spanish: ''Universidad Anáhuac Mayab'') is a private institution of higher education in Mérida, Yucatán, México and belongs to the religious congregation of the Legion of Christ. It was founded in 1984 through a ...

, Mérida *

Universidad Anáhuac México Norte Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Huixquilucan *Universidad Anahuac Oaxaca,

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

*Universidad Anáhuac San Andrés Cholula,

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara The (, ''Autonomous University of Guadalajara''), commonly abbreviated to UAG or Autónoma, is a coeducational, independent, private university based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. Established in 1935, it was the first private university ...

, Guadalajara * Universidad Bonaterra, Aguascalientes *Universidad Catolica Lumen Gentium,

Ciudad de Mexico Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

Universidad de Monterrey Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Monterrey * Universidad del Valle, Ciudad de México *

Universidad del Valle de Atemajac The Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA, also known as University of the Valley of Atemajac) is a private Catholic university in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It ...

, Zapopan *, Ciudad de México *

Universidad Iberoamericana León Universidad Iberoamericana León (IBERO León) is a private, Catholic, Jesuit university campus located in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, which was founded in 1978 as a campus of Universidad Iberoamericana to extend its reach to the state of Guanajuat ...

, León *

Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla The Ibero-American University Puebla (in Spanish: ''Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla'', abbreviated ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'') is a Mexican private institution of higher education sponsored by the Society of Jesus. A spin-off fro ...

, San Andrés Cholula *Universidad Incarnate Word,

Irapuato Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipalities of Mexico, municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the Mexican state, state of Guanajuato. It lies between the ...

Universidad Intercontinental The Universidad Intercontinental (commonly known as ''UIC''; in English: ''Intercontinental University'') is a private university, private Catholic University, located in Mexico City. Founded in 1976 by Guadalupe Missionaries and being one of the ...

, Ciudad de México *

Universidad La Salle Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Ciudad de México *Universidad La Salle Chihuahua (

La Salle University of Chihuahua The La Salle University of Chihuahua it is a university of Christian inspiration and prevailed located in the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, it distributes studies of degree and masters. History The La Salle University of Chihuahua it is ...

), Chihuahua *Universidad La Salle Noroeste,

Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Obregón is a city in southern Sonora. It is the state's second largest city after Hermosillo and serves as the municipal seat of Cajeme. As of 2020, the city has a population of 436,484. Ciudad Obregón is south of the country's U.S.� ...

*Universidad La Salle Saltillo,

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and high ...

*Universidad La Salle Victoria,

Ciudad Victoria Ciudad Victoria () (English: ''Victoria City'') is the seat of the Victoria Municipality, Tamaulipas, Municipality of Victoria, and the capital of the Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Tamaulipas. It is located in the Northern Mexico, n ...

*Universidad La Salle Laguna,

Gómez Palacio Gómez (frequently anglicization, anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish language, Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Old Galician version is Gomes, whi ...

*Universidad La Salle Cuernavaca,

Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; , "near the woods" , Otomi language, Otomi: ) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state, state of Morelos in Mexico. Along with Chalcatzingo, it is likely one of the origins of the Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican civilizatio ...

*Universidad La Salle Pachuca,

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

*Universidad La Salle Oaxaca,

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is a small city and municipality located 5 km from the state capital of Oaxaca in the south of Mexico. It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. The name comes from the Nahuatl word “xocotl� ...

*Universidad La Salle Benavente,

*Universidad La Salle Bajío, León - Celaya - San Francisco del Rincon *Universidad La Salle Nezahuelcóyotl,

Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl Nezahualcóyotl (), or more commonly Neza, is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico. It is located in the List of states of Mexico, state of State of Mexico, Mexico, adjacent to the ...

*Universidad La Salle Morelia,

Morelia Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...

*Universidad La Salle Cancún,

Cancún Cancún is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito J ...

Universidad Panamericana Panamerican University (), commonly known as UP, is a private research, Roman Catholic university founded in Mexico City. It has four campuses: the main Mixcoac campus in the Benito Juarez borough of south-western Mexico City, founded in 1968; ...

, Ciudad de México *

Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla The Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) is a private (Catholic), non-profit university located in the Mexican state of Puebla. Founded on 7 May 1973, it is currently a highly reputed university with an important national ...

, Puebla City *Universidad Salesiana México,

Vasco de Quiroga Vasco de Quiroga (1470/78 – 14 March 1565) was the first bishop of Michoacán, Mexico, and one of the judges ('' oidores'') in the second Real Audiencia of Mexico – the high court that governed New Spain – from January 10, 1531, to April 1 ...

, Morelia

Montenegro

Pontifical Catholic University of Montenegro A pontifical () is a Christian liturgical book containing the liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal for the ordination and consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops to Holy Orders. While the ...

, Kotor

Mozambique

Catholic University of Mozambique The Catholic University of Mozambique (, UCM) is a university in Mozambique. UCM was founded on August 10, 1996, by the Mozambican conference of Bishops to make higher education available to central and northern Mozambique. Before UCM's creati ...

(Universidade Católica de Moçambique), Beira * Holy Family Pedagogical University, Maxixe * St. Thomas University of Mozambique,

Maputo Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...

Nepal

St. Xavier's College A multitude of schools and universities have been named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. This page lists notable educational institutions named after St. Xavier, arranged by country a ...

, Kathmandu

Netherlands

*KPZ University of Applied Sciences (Katholieke Pabo Zwolle),

Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...

Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, , formerly ) is a public university, public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. RU has seven faculties and more than 24,000 students. Established in 1923, Radboud University has consistentl ...

, Nijmegen; non ''ex corde'' *

University of Tilburg Tilburg University is a Catholic research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg, Netherlands. Tilburg has a student population of about 19,1 ...

, Tilburg

New Zealand

*Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand,

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

Good Shepherd College In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its ...

, Auckland

Nicaragua

Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock The Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock (Spanish: ''Universidad Católica Agropecuaria del Trópico Seco (UCATSE)'') is a private catholic university located in Estelí, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1974 and is a member of the ...

, Estelí *

Catholic University Redemptoris Mater The Catholic University Redemptoris Mater (Spanish: ''Universidad Católica Redemptoris Mater (UNICA)'') is a private university in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1992 by Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to * Cardin ...

, Managua *

Central American University (Managua) Central American University – Managua (''Universidad Centroamericana'' – UCA) was a private Catholic university located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in July 1960 by the Society of Jesus on land donated by the Somoza family and was t ...

, Managua *

Thomas More Universitas Thomas More Universitas ( Spanish: ''Universidad Thomas More (UTM)'') is a private, Catholic university located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1997 and is one of the 46 universities accredited by the National University Council (''Consej ...

, Managua *Universidad La Anunciata, Rivas *Universidad Internacional Antonio de Valdivieso, Rivas *Universidad Juan Pablo II,

Managua Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...

*Universidad Tecnológica La Salle, León

Nigeria

Augustine University Ilara Augustine University, Ilara also known as AUI is a Private university, private Catholic-owned University located in Ilara, Lagos State, Ilara, a town in Epe, Nigeria, Epe local government area of Lagos State Southwestern Nigeria. The Universit ...

, Epe *Ave Maria University, Piyanko,

Nasarawa State Nasarawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba State, Taraba and Plateau State, Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states ...

Caritas University Caritas University is a private Catholic university in Amorji-Nike, Enugu State, Nigeria. Approved by both state and church authorities, the institution aims to revive the long-standing tradition of Catholic education while providing education gr ...

, Amorji-Nike *

Catholic Institute of West Africa The Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) is a tertiary educational institution in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. It is a higher ecclesiastical institute of the Catholic Church and remains the leading theological facility in West Afric ...

, Port Harcourt *

Catholic University of Nigeria Veritas University is a private university located in Abuja. It was founded in March 2002 by the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The Institution received its provisional operation licence in 2007 from the National Universities Commission and commenced ...

(

Veritas University Veritas University is a private university located in Abuja. It was founded in March 2002 by the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The Institution received its provisional operation licence in 2007 from the National Universities Commission and commenced ...

), Abuja *

Dominican University Ibadan The Dominican University Ibadan is a Tertiary education, tertiary institution at Samonda, Ibadan of Oyo State, Nigeria. The Dominican University Ibadan is a private university in Oyo State, Nigeria. It was established to provide quality educ ...

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the List of Nigerian cities by population, third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano (city), Kano, with a total populatio ...

Godfrey Okoye University Godfrey Okoye University (GO University) was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the Nat ...

, Enugu *

Gregory University Gregory University (GUU) is located in Uturu, Abia State in Nigeria. It is a Private University named after Pope Gregory I. The Vice-chancellor of the university is Professor Augustine A. Uwakwe. History The Gregory University is a christians ...

, Uturu *

Madonna University Madonna University is a private Catholic university in Livonia, Michigan, United States. It was founded as the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Junior College by the Felician Sisters in 1937. It became Madonna College in 1947 and Mado ...

, Ihiala *

Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology Our Saviour Institute of Science, Agriculture and Technology (OSISATECH) is a privately owned polytechnic in Enugu (city), Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria established in 1989. History It was founded by the Catholic priest Father Edeh, Rev. Fr. Pr ...

, Enugu *

Pan-Atlantic University Pan-Atlantic University is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lekki, Lagos State. Timeline The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School (LBS), established in 1991. The federal government approved the university ...

, Lagos *Spiritan University, Umunneochi

Pakistan

Notre Dame Institute of Education The Notre Dame Institute of Education (NDIE) is a teacher education facility in Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. History NDIE opened in 1991 with 17 students in the Bachelor of Education programme. Average annual enrollments in this are ...

, Karachi *

Sargodha Institute of Technology Sargodha Institute of Technology is a technical institute located in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. It is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. It is affiliated with the Punjab Board of Technical Education and Punjab Skill ...

, Sargodha

Palestine

Bethlehem University Bethlehem University () is a Catholic university located in the city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, Palestine. History Established shortly before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the university traces its roots to 1893, when the ...

, Bethlehem

Panama

* Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Panama City *Universidad de Cartago,

David, Chiriquí David (), known as David City in colonial times, is a city and corregimiento in the west of Panama. It is the capital of the province of Chiriquí and has an estimated population of 82,907 inhabitants as confirmed in 2013. It is a relatively afflue ...

Papua New Guinea

Divine Word University Divine Word University is a national Catholic university in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the newest tertiary institutions in the country. It was established as a university by an Act of Parliament in 1996. The university is ecumenical and coedu ...

, Madang

Paraguay

Higher Institute of Humanistic and Philosophical Studies Higher Institute of Humanistic and Philosophical Studies (ISEHF) has been training Jesuits in preparation for the priesthood since 1978. Since 1997 it has offered to the public degrees in philosophy and education. In 2015 it began offering the Mas ...

, Asuncion *

Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Asuncion

Peru

Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University (''Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya'' – UARM) is a private, non-profit university located in the city of Lima, Peru, in the district of Pueblo Libre. It was founded by the Society of Jesus on 4 July 2003. I ...

(UARM), Lima *

Catholic University Los Angeles of Chimbote Catholic University Los Angeles of Chimbote (Universidad Católica Los Ángeles de Chimbote; Uladech Católica or Uladech) is a Catholic university in Chimbote, Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America ...

, Chimbote *

Catholic University of Santa María The Catholic University of Santa María (UCSM) () is a local private University in Arequipa, Peru, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded on 6 December 1961. It was founded by William Daniel Morris Christy, an American priest f ...

, Arequipa *

Catholic University of Trujillo Catholic University of Trujillo () is a Peruvian private university located in Trujillo, Peru. It was born as an initiative of the Archdiocese of Trujillo on December 12, 1999, being Archbishop of Trujillo Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, and tak ...

, Trujillo *

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. The Peru ...

, Lima *

Universidad Católica de San Pablo Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Arequipa *Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Lambayeque * Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae (UCSS),

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Universidad de San Martín de Porres Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Lima * Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Lima *

Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola St. Ignatius of Loyola University () (USIL) is a private institution for higher education and research in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1995, as part of the Educational Corporation San Ignacio de Loyola, by Raúl Diez Canseco. The main campus is ...

, Lima * University of the Pacific, Lima *

University of Piura The University of Piura (; "UDEP") is a private university in Peru. It has two campuses, the main one is in Piura, while a more recently built one is located in the Miraflores District of Lima. In 1964, Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus D ...

, Piura & Lima

Philippines

There are more than 40 ''universities'' — besides many ''colleges'' — in the Philippine Catholic Church. Among these, some universities are: *

Adamson University Adamson University (; AdU or ADU) is a private Catholic university operated by the Congregation of the Mission located in Manila, Philippines. The university has academic programs in graduate school, law, the liberal arts, sciences, engineerin ...

, Manila *

Angeles University Foundation The Angeles University Foundation () also referred to by its acronym AUF, is a private Roman Catholic non-stock, non-profit educational institution run by lay persons in Angeles City. It was established on May 25, 1962, by Agustin P. Angeles, B ...

, Angeles City *

Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU; ) is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. It is run by the Philippine Jesuit Province. Before the Jesuits took over administration of the schoo ...

, Davao City * Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City *

Ateneo de Zamboanga University The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (), also referred to by its acronym AdZU, is a Private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic, coeducation, co-educational, Education in the Philippines, basic and higher education institution ...

, Zamboanga City *

De La Salle Araneta University De La Salle Araneta University, also referred to by its acronym (Araneta U or DLSAU), is a private Catholic Lasallian co-educational basic and higher education institution supervised by the Philippine District of the De La Salle Christian Brot ...

, Malabon *

De La Salle University De La Salle University (), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Man ...

, Manila *

De La Salle University – Dasmariñas De La Salle University–Dasmariñas (), also referred to by its acronym DLSU-D or La Salle–Dasma, is a private Roman Catholic, Lasallian co-educational secondary and higher education institution run by the De La Salle Brothers of the Phili ...

, Cavite *

Holy Angel University Holy Angel University is a Private school, private Catholic research university in Angeles City, Philippines. Founded in June 1933 by Don Juan Nepomuceno and Fr. Pedro Paulo Santos, who was later named as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Các ...

, Angeles City *

La Salle University La Salle University () is a private university, private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Bapt ...

, Ozamiz *

Saint Louis University (Philippines) Saint Louis University (; ; ; ) also referred to by its acronym SLU, is a private Catholic research basic and higher education institution run by the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baguio, Philippines. It was founded on Dece ...

, Baguio City *

St. Paul University Manila St. Paul University Manila (SPUM), also referred by its acronym SPU Manila, is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution established and run by the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in Manila, P ...

, Manila *

St. Paul University Quezon City St. Paul University Quezon City (SPUQC), also referred to as SPU Quezon City, is a private, sectarian and coeducational university located in Mariana, Quezon City, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. It was previously an all-girls' school an ...

, Quezon City *

University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao The University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. It was founded in 1965 by the CICM Missionaries. It traces ...

, Cagayan *

University of San Carlos The University of San Carlos (USC or colloquially San Carlos) is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Philippine Southern Province of the Society of the Divine Word missionarie ...

, Cebu City *

University of San Jose – Recoletos A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

, Cebu City *

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...

, Manila *

University of Santo Tomas - Legazpi A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

, Albay

Poland

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to * Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae ***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...

, Warsaw *

Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum Ignatianum University in Cracow (formerly ''Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow'') is a Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Kraków, Poland. It is officially recognized by the state of Poland. It offers BA, MA, ...

, Kraków *

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (, , abbreviation KUL) is a university established in 1918. History :pl:Idzi Radziszewski, Father Idzi Benedykt Radziszewski founded the university in 1918. Vladimir Lenin, Lenin allowed the priest ...

, Lublin *Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Warsaw,

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

*Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław,

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

Pontifical University of John Paul II The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow () is an academic institution located in Kraków, Poland, that offers graduate degrees in theology, philosophy, and church history. It derived from the theology faculty of Jagiellonian Unive ...

, Kraków *

University of Opole The University of Opole () is a public university in the city of Opole. It was founded in 1994 from a merger of two parallel educational institutions. The university has 17,500 students completing 32 academic majors and 53 specializations. The ...

Faculty of Theology, Opole cf. In Poland also work faculties of theology in some public universities.

Portugal

Catholic University of Portugal The Catholic University of Portugal ( Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Portuguesa'', pronounced nivɨɾsiˈðad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ, also referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is a concordat university (non-state-run unive ...

, Lisbon & Porto, Braga, Viseu *

Paula Frassinetti Paula Frassinetti is an Italian saint in the Roman Catholic Church and foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy (aka, Congregazione Suore di S. Dorotea della Frassinetti). Her feast day is June 11. Life Paula Frassinetti wa ...

-Superior School of Education,

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

Puerto Rico

* Bayamon Central University, Bayamon *

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Docto ...

, Ponce * University of the Sacred Heart, Santurce (San Juan)

Qatar

Georgetown University in Qatar Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is a campus of Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) in Education City, Doha, Qatar. It is one of Georgetown University's eleven undergraduate and graduate schools, and is supported by a partnership betwee ...

, Education City

Romania

* Jesuit Academy of Kolozsvár, Cluj-Napoka * Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Iaşi, Iaşi

Rwanda

*Catholic University of Rwanda,

Butare Butare (), also known as Huye and formerly known as Astrida, is a city with a population of 62,823 (2022 census) in the Southern Province of Rwanda and the capital of Huye district. It is the seventh largest town in Rwanda by population. Histo ...

*Université Catholique de Kabgayi,

Muhanga Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a List of cities in Rwanda, city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province, Rwanda, Southern Province. The city is situated above sea level. Though officially part of the Southern Pr ...

Senegal

- Unité universitaire à

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

Sierra Leone

University of Makeni University of Makeni (formerly known as the Fatima Institute and often known as UNIMAK) is the first private university, private, Catholic, university located in Makeni, Sierra Leone. History It was founded as the Fatima Institute on October 8, ...

, Makeni

Singapore

* LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

Slovakia

Budova katolicka univerzita v ruzomberku

Catholic University in Ružomberok Catholic University in Ružomberok (CU) is a public university with religious character. The Conference of Slovak Bishops and National Council of the Slovak Republic took part in its foundation in 2000. CU performs its activities especially in t ...

, Ružomberok *

Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology in Bratislava Roman Catholic Theology Faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava (skr. RKCMBF UK) is one of the thirteen faculties of Comenius University in Bratislava. It is the oldest existing theological faculty in the Slovak Republic Slovakia, ...

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

, Bratislava *

University of Trnava The University of Trnava (in Trnava) () is based in Trnava, in western Slovakia. The university's presence in the town has historical antecedents as the University of Nagyszombat was operating there throughout the 17th and 18th century (present d ...

Faculty of Theology, Bratislava * Greek Catholic Theological Faculty,

University of Prešov The University of Prešov in Prešov () is the only public university in the Prešov Self-governing Region of Slovakia. It focuses on the areas of social, natural and theological sciences, sport, arts, management, and health care. It was establi ...

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

Slovenia

*Catholic Institute Faculty of Law & Business Studies (FLBS),

Ljubljana {{Infobox settlement , name = Ljubljana , official_name = , settlement_type = Capital city , image_skyline = {{multiple image , border = infobox , perrow = 1/2/2/1 , total_widt ...

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana (, , ), abbreviated UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 38,000 enrolled students. The university has 23 faculties and three art academies with approximately 4,000 teaching and re ...

Faculty of Theology, Ljubljana

South Africa

St Augustine College of South Africa St Augustine College of South Africa is a private tertiary academic institution in Johannesburg, South Africa. History Shortly after the formal establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in South Africa in 1951, it was first proposed to found a ...

, Johannesburg

South Sudan

Catholic University of South Sudan The Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) is a university located in South Sudan. CUofSS consists of two campuses; one in the capital of Juba, the other in Wau. The university is fairly new as it was established and operating since 2008. Howe ...

, Juba and Wau *

St. Mary's University in Juba Saint Mary's College in Juba (SMUJ) is a university in Juba, South Sudan, Juba, in Juba County, Central Equatoria, in South Sudan. The city of Juba is the capital of South Sudan and is the largest city in that country. History St. Mary's Universi ...

, Juba

Spain

Abat Oliba CEU University Abat Oliba CEU University (official name: Universitat Abat Oliba CEU; UAO CEU) is a private university located in Barcelona, Spain. It was founded in 1973 as the Abat Oliba College. In 2003, the Parliament of Catalonia approved its conversion to ...

, Barcelona *

Catholic University of Ávila Saint Teresa of Jesus Catholic University (), commonly known as the Catholic University of Ávila (UCAV), is a private, Catholic university, located in Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It is named after Saint Teresa of Ávila. The current rect ...

, Avila *

CEU San Pablo University CEU San Pablo University () is a private Catholic university located in Madrid, Spain, with campuses in Moncloa (Madrid) and in Montepríncipe ( Alcorcón). It is run by the Centro de Estudios Universitarios (CEU Foundation). It was establis ...

, Madrid *

Chemical Institute of Sarrià Chemical Institute of Sarrià (, , IQS) is an educational institution that manages two schools of the Ramon Llull University: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management. Both schools offer masters and doctorate programs. History E ...

, Barcelona *

Comillas Pontifical University Comillas Pontifical University () is a private Catholic Church, Catholic university run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. The university is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes, work practi ...

, Madrid *

ESADE Esade (Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) is an international private educational institution based in Barcelona, Spain. Esade runs two schools of the university, ESADE Business School, Esade Business School and ESADE Law Sch ...

, Barcelona *Fernando III University,

Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

Holy Family University Center Holy Family University Center (''Centro Universitario Sagrada Familia''), Úbeda, is a Jesuit school founded in 1941 in Eastern Andalusia, Spain, for teacher education. It also sponsors initiatives for the advancement of education for peoples of al ...

, Úbeda *

IESE Business School IESE Business School is the Catholic Church, Catholic graduate business school of the University of Navarra. It was established in Barcelona in 1958 by Opus Dei. From 1963, in collaboration with Harvard Business School, it offers a two-year Maste ...

, Barcelona *

International University of Catalonia The International University of Catalonia (UIC Barcelona) is a private university in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as ...

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

Loyola University Andalusia Loyola University Andalusia () is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Spain with campuses in Seville and Córdoba, It opened it doors for classes in the 2013-14 academic year. T ...

, Córdoba and Seville *

Pontifical University of Salamanca The Pontifical University of Salamanca (in Spanish (language), Spanish: ''Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca'') is a Private university, private Catholic university, Roman Catholic university based in Salamanca, Spain. History This Pontifica ...

, Salamanca *

Ramon Llull University University Ramon Llull (, URL; ) is a private university located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain established in 1990. Currently it is made up of several different colleges specializing in different subjects; most of which are located in downtown Ba ...

, Barcelona *

Real Centro Universitario Escorial-Maria Christina The Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina (RCUEMC) is a private college in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, founded in 1892 by the Regent Maria Christina of Austria. The governance of the institution was given to the Order of Saint Augusti ...

, San Lorenzo de El Escorial *

Saint Louis University Madrid Campus Saint Louis University—Madrid (SLU-Madrid) is a campus in Madrid, Spain, of Saint Louis University, a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri. SLU-Madrid offers undergraduate and graduate ...

, Madrid *

San Damaso Ecclesiastical University The San Damaso Ecclesiastical University is a catholic university erected by the Holy See in the Archdiocese of Madrid (Spain). It teaches Philosophy, Theology, Classical Philology, Canon Law and Religion Sciences with official validity in all th ...

, Madrid *

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia The Universidad Católica San Antonio ("Saint Anthony Catholic University"), also known as the Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), is a private university located in Murcia in south-eastern Spain. It is owned by the San Antonio University ...

, Murcia *

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera CEU Cardenal Herrera University (in Spanish: ''Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera'') is a private university located in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is part of the Centro de Estudios Universitarios, CEU Foundation, being the first private sc ...

, Valencia *

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria Francisco de Vitoria University () is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is a Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ. It is named after Francisco de ...

, Madrid *Universidad San Jorge,

Villanueva de Gállego Villanueva de Gállego is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating ...

University of Agricultural Engineering University of Agricultural Engineering, Valladolid, is a university run by the Society of Jesus which began in 1964 as the Nevares Institute of Agricultural Employers (INEA). It is currently affiliated with the University of Valladolid. History T ...

, Valladolid *

University of Deusto The University of Deusto (; ) is a Spanish private university owned by the Society of Jesus, with campuses in Bilbao and San Sebastián, and the Deusto Business School branch in Madrid. The University of Deusto is the oldest private university ...

, Bilbao *

University of Navarra The University of Navarra is a private Catholic research university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of '' Opus Dei'', as a corporat ...

, Pamplona * Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr, Valencia *

Villanueva University Universidad Villanueva is a private university located in Madrid (Spain), affiliated to the Catholic organization Opus Dei. It is the smallest university in Madrid by number of bachelor's students. It started teaching in the year 2020, although ...

, Madrid

Sri Lanka

Aquinas College of Higher Studies The Aquinas College of Higher Studies also known as Aquinas University College is a Sri Lankan nonprofit private Tertiary education institute that provides both academic degrees and vocational training. History The Aquinas College of Higher St ...

(Aquinas University College), Colombo *Benedict XVI Catholic Institute, Negombo

Sudan

Comboni College for Science and Technology Comboni College for Science and Technology (CCST), originally Comboni College for Computer Science, is a private college in Khartoum, Sudan, established as a technical college since 2001. It goes back to the earlier school for boys, founded by Ca ...

, Khartoum

Sweden

Newman Institute The Newman Institute is a charitable organisation based in Ballina, County Mayo in Ireland. Operating in conjunction with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala, one of its stated aims is to "provide an opportunity for people to learn more about ...

, Uppsala

Switzerland

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (; ) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg ...

, Fribourg *

University of Lucerne The University of Lucerne (UNILU; German: ''Universität Luzern'') is a public university with a campus in Lucerne, Switzerland. 1,460 undergraduates and 1,258 postgraduate students attend the university, which makes it Switzerland's smallest un ...

Faculty of Theology, Luzern

Taiwan

Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management (CTCN; ) is a private, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic, junior college in Xindian District, New Taipei and Sanxing, Yilan, Sanxing Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. The colle ...

, New Taipei *

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and ...

, New Taipei *

Providence University Providence University (PU; ) is a Catholic co-educational institution in Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Providence University is one of the U12 Consortium member schools, and is one of two Taiwan universities participating in the ISEP ...

, Taichung *Saint Mary's Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management,

Yilan Yilan may refer to: China * Yilan County, Heilongjiang (依兰县), county of central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China * Yilan Town, Heilongjiang (依兰镇), seat of Yilan County * Yilan, Jilin (依兰镇), town in Yanji Taiwan ...

Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (WZU; ) is the only university devoted to language education in Taiwan. It awards A.A., B.A., B.B.A. degrees, and offers a master's degree program conferring M.A., M.B.A., and M.F.A. degrees. Stude ...

, Kaohsiung

Tanzania

Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS) is a private university in Mwanza, Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by ...

, Mwanza *

Mwenge Catholic University The Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU), formerly Mwenge University College of Education (MWUCE), is a university which is under the Tanzania Episcopal Conference of the Roman Catholic Church, located in Moshi, Tanzania. History It was founded ...

, Moshi *

Ruaha Catholic University Ruaha Catholic University (RUCU) is a private university in Tanzania. It is located in Iringa, Tanzania. It was started by the Tanzania Episcopal Conference The Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) is the conference of bishops of the Roman Ca ...

, Iringa *

St. Augustine University of Tanzania St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) is a private university in Mwanza, Tanzania. It was founded by the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania in 1998 (accredited in 2002) as a secular, nonprofit, private institution. Before 1998, SAUT was called f ...

, Nyegezi & Malimbe *

St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences The St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS) is a constituent college of St. Augustine University of Tanzania. The college was established in 2010 by the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) based on the need of the ...

, Ifakara *

St. Joseph University In Tanzania St. Joseph University In Tanzania (SJUIT) is a private university in Tanzania. The university has two campuses at Mbezi Luguruni, Ubungo District and Boko Dovya Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The main campus is at Mbezi Luguruni, ...

, 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 St. John de Britto Institute also referred to by its acronym ISIB or by its Portuguese name ''Instituto São João de Brito'' is a private Catholic coeducational higher education institution run by the Timor-Leste Region of the Society of Jesus ...

, Kasait *

Universidade Católica Timorense St. John Paul II Timorese Catholic University (UCT; Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Timorense São João Paulo II''; Tetum: ''Universidade Katólika Timorense'') is a private Catholic university in Dili, Timor-Leste. Inaugurated on 8 December ...

, Dili

Thailand

* Assumption University, Bangkok *

Saint John's Group of Schools and University Saint John's Group of Schools and University () is a group of private Catholic educational institutions run by the Vincentian located in Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the officia ...

, Bangkok *Saint Louis College,

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

*St. Theresa International College,

Nakhon Nayok Nakhon Nayok is a capital of Nakhon Nayok province in the central region of Thailand. The town ('' thesaban mueang'') covers Nakhon Nayok subdsitrict (''tambon'') and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom, and Phrommani subdistricts, Mueang ...

Togo

- Unité universitaire à Togo,

Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

Uganda

Uganda Martyrs University Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a private University affiliated with the Roman Catholicism in Uganda, Roman Catholic Church in Uganda. The University is owned by the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. It is licensed by the ...

, Nkozi *

University of Kisubi University of Kisubi (UniK), is a private, co-educational, university in Uganda. Location The campus of the university is in Kisubi on the Kampala–Entebbe Road, about north-east of Entebbe International Airport. This is about south of Kampa ...

, Kisubi *

University of the Sacred Heart Gulu The University of the Sacred Heart Gulu (USHG) is a private university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda. It caters to students primarily from Uganda and neighboring South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the C ...

, Gulu

Ukraine

Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas The Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas is an institution of higher education in Kyiv (Ukraine), conducted by the Dominican Friars of the Vicariate General of Russia and Ukraine and, affiliated to the Pontifical Univer ...

, Kyiv *

Ukrainian Catholic University The Ukrainian Catholic University () is a Catholicism, Catholic university in Lviv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) was the first :Catholic universities and colleges, Catholic ...

, Lviv

United Arab Emirates

Saint Joseph University - Dubai Saint Joseph University of Beirut in Dubai ("USJ-Dubai") was founded in 2008. It is a branch campus of the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. USJ-Dubai is accredited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority of the United Arab Emir ...

, Dubai

United Kingdom

* Blackfriars Hall, Oxford;

Permanent private hall A permanent private hall (PPH) in the University of Oxford is an educational institution within the University. There are four permanent private halls at Oxford, three of which admit undergraduates. They were founded by different Christian denomina ...

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

Campion Hall, Oxford Campion Hall is one of the four permanent private halls of the University of Oxford in England. A Catholic hall, it is run by the Society of Jesus and named after Edmund Campion, a martyr and fellow of St John's College, Oxford. The hall is lo ...

;

*Centre for Catholic Studies, part of

Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...

. *

Digby Stuart College Digby Stuart College is one of the four constituent colleges of the University of Roehampton. Foundation The college was established in 1874 as Wandsworth College, a women's teacher training college, by the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred ...

, London; constituent residential college of

University of Roehampton The University of Roehampton, London, formerly Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, is a public university in the United Kingdom, situated on three major sites in Roehampton, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The University traces its r ...

Heythrop College Heythrop College, University of London, was a constituent college of the University of London between 1971 and 2018, last located in Kensington Square, London. It comprised the university's specialist faculties of philosophy and theology with soc ...

, London; former constituent college of

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The ...

Leeds Trinity University Leeds Trinity University is a public university in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally established to provide qualified teachers to Catholic schools, it gradually expanded and now offers foundation, undergraduate, and postgr ...

, Leeds *

Newman College Ireland Newman College Ireland was a Catholic liberal arts college in Northern Ireland which was opened in 2014. Named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, the founder of the Catholic University of Ireland which became University College Dublin, the college ...

, Ballykelly; former liberal arts college *

Newman University, Birmingham Birmingham Newman University is a public university based in the suburb of Bartley Green in Birmingham, England. The university was founded in 1968 as Newman College of Higher Education. From 2008 to 2013, it was known as Newman University Coll ...

St Benet's Hall St Benet's Hall (known colloquially as Benet's) was a permanent private hall (PPH) of the University of Oxford, originally a Roman Catholic religious house of studies. It closed in 2022. The principal building was located at the northern end of ...

, Oxford; former

St Mary's University, Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham is a public university in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its stated commitment is to the mission of the Catholic Church in higher education. History Originally foun ...

, London * St. Mary's University College, Belfast

United States

There are 244 Catholic

degree-granting institutions in the United States. Among them are the following: *

Ave Maria University Ave Maria University (AMU) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Ave Maria, Florida. It existed formerly as "Ave Maria College" in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which was founded in 1998 and reestablished in 2007 along ...

, Ave Maria, Florida *

Benedictine College Benedictine College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College (founded 1858) for men and Mount St. Scholastica College (founded 1923) for ...

, Atchison, Kansas *

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 ...

, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts *

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by educators Benedict Joseph Fenwick and Thomas F. Mulledy in 1843 under the auspices of the Society of Jesus. ...

, Worcester, Massachusetts *

Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Catholic research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of two pontifical universities of the Catholic Church in the United States – the only one that is not primarily a ...

, Washington, D.C. *

Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

, Omaha, Nebraska *

DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from ...

, Chicago, Illinois *

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a Private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *

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 ...

, New York City, New York *

Franciscan University of Steubenville Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Private university, private Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance, Franciscan university in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2023, the university enrolled 3,750 students in 40 under ...

, Steubenville, Ohio *

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 ...

, Washington, D.C. *

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 ...

, Spokane, Washington *

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...

, Los Angeles, California *

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, ...

, Chicago, Illinois *

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, by John Henni, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Ar ...

, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *

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 ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

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 ...

, St. Louis, Missouri *

Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College (St. Mikes) is a private Catholic college in Colchester, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund, it grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than 40 majors to abou ...

, Colchester, Vermont * Saint John's University, Queens, New York *

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...

, Santa Clara, California *

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizab ...

, South Orange, New Jersey *

Thomas Aquinas College Thomas Aquinas College is a private, conservative, Catholic liberal arts college in Santa Paula, California. It was established in 1971. Academics To ensure institutional autonomy, the college does not accept funding from either the federal ...

, Santa Paula, California *

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a Private university, private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the U ...

, Dayton, Ohio *

University of the Incarnate Word The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is lo ...

, San Antonio, Texas *

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Cathol ...

, South Bend, Indiana *

University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University ...

, San Diego, California *

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 ...

, San Francisco, California *

University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) The University of St. Thomas (also known as UST or simply St. Thomas) is a private Catholic research university with campuses in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1885 as a Catholic seminary, it is named after Thom ...

, St. Paul, Minnesota *

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...

, Villanova, Pennsylvania *

Wyoming Catholic College Wyoming Catholic College (WCC) is a private Catholic college in Lander, Wyoming, United States. WCC is the only Catholic college or university in the state. It is notable for its extensive outdoor education program, requiring all freshmen studen ...

, Lander, Wyoming *

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 ...

, Cincinnati, Ohio

Uruguay

Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Catholic University of Uruguay () (UCU) is a private university in Uruguay. Established in 1985 as the successor to several Catholic educational institutes dating back to the 1870s, it was the only private university in the country until 1996. It ...

, Montevideo *

Universidad de Montevideo Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Montevideo

Vatican

Alphonsian Academy 150px, Alphonsus Liguori, whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy. The Pontifical Alphonsian Academy (; ), also commonly known as the Alphonsianum, is a pontifical institution of higher education founded in 1949 by the Redempt ...

; Redemptorists *

Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life Claretianum The Claretianum, officially the Claretian Pontifical Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life (; ), is a pontifical educational institute of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome founded by the Claretians. It is part of the Pontifical Latera ...

; Claretians *

John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences The John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is a Catholic Pontifical university, pontifical institute of theological studies on marriage and family with affiliated campuses around the world. Its main headq ...

Marianum The ''Marianum'' is a pontifical institute in Rome, Italy founded by Gabriel Roschini for the study of Mariology. History Background The name ''Marianum'' itself goes back to Pope Boniface IX, who in 1398 granted the Servites the right to c ...

; Servite Order *

Patristic Institute Augustinianum The Patristicum, officially the Augustinian Patristic Pontifical Institute (), is a pontifical institute in Rome, under the supervision of the Order of Saint Augustine. It is an incorporated institute of the Pontifical Lateran University. It i ...

; Augustinians *

Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum The Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum (Italian: ''Pontificio Ateneo Regina Apostolorum'') is an educational institute of the Catholic Church in Rome. The Pontifical Athenaeum is directed by the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ. ...

; Legionaries of Christ *

Pontifical Biblical Institute The Pontifical Biblical Institute (also known as Biblicum) is a research and postgraduate teaching institution specialised in biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies located in Rome. Founded in 1909 by Pope Pius X, it is an institution of the ...

; Jesuits *

Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies The Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (, ; PISAI) is a Catholic Church, Catholic institution of higher education located in Rome focused on Arabic and Islamic culture, history and language. As of 2006, there have been over 1,300 ...

; White Fathers *

Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music The Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (; ) is an institution of higher education of the Roman Catholic Church specifically dedicated to the study of religious music, church music. It is based in Rome, Italy, located in the former Pontifical Ab ...

Pontifical Oriental Institute The Pontifical Oriental Institute, also known as the Orientale, is a Catholic institution of higher education located in Rome and focusing on Eastern Christianity. The plan of creating a school of higher learning for Eastern Christianity had bee ...

; Jesuits *

Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum The Teresianum, officially the Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum (), is a pontifical faculty in Rome. It was established by the Discalced Carmelites for the study of scientific theology and anthro ...

; Carmelites *

Pontificia Università Gregoriana Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...

; Jesuits *

Pontificia Università Lateranense The Pontifical Lateran University (; ), also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. The university ...

; Diocese of Rome *

Pontifical University Antonianum The Antonianum, also known as the Pontifical University of Saint Anthony (, ), and as Pontifical Athenaeum Antonianum, is a Franciscan pontifical university in Rome named in honour of Anthony of Padua. It is located in the Rione Esquiline Hill, Es ...

; Franciscans *

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (, ) is a Roman Catholic university under the Curial Congregation for Catholic Education, now entrusted to the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, or more commonly called Opus Dei. It was started i ...

; Opus Dei *

Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure The Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure or Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (, ), commonly called the Seraphicum, is the international study center of the Conventual Franciscans, Friars Minor Conventual in Rome. As a Pontif ...

; Conventual Franciscans *

Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (PUST), also known as the ''Angelicum'' or ''Collegio Angelico'' (in honor of its patron, the ''Doctor Angelicus'' Thomas Aquinas), is a pontifical university located in the historic center of R ...

; 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 *

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;

, and

have been scored as top Catholic national universities.

References

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