Catholic higher education includes

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s, and other institutions of

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privately run by the

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, typically by religious institutes. Those tied to the

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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

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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

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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

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's Congregation for Catholic Education, the total number of Catholic universities and

institutions around the world is 1,358. On the other hand, the

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(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. However, non-Catholics, whether Christian or not, may or may not participate in otherwise required campus activities, particularly those of a religious nature. Beyond its academic offerings, Catholic University College cultivates an active and engaging community that supports teamwork and creative thinking. By working with different organizations and institutions, the university strengthens its research efforts and expands its influence. It aims to develop graduates who are not only skilled in their disciplines but also socially conscious and prepared to positively impact society.

History

The

International Federation of Catholic Universities The International Federation of Catholic Universities () is an organisation of 226 Catholic universities throughout the world. The secretariat is at the Institut Catholique de Paris. History The federation has its origins in collaboration in 192 ...

has its origins in 1924, in collaboration between the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in

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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

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, 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", Tirana

Angola

* Catholic University of Angola, Luanda

Argentina

* Austral University, Buenos Aires * Catholic University of Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero * Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel, San Miguel * Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires * Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North, San Miguel de Tucumán * Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Cordoba *Universidad Católica de Cuyo, San Juan *Universidad Católica de La Plata,

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...

*Universidad Católica de Salta,

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous ...

* Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Santa Fe * Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires *Universidad FASTA, Mar del Plata

Australia

* Australian Catholic University, 7 campuses (nationwide including Sydney) * Campion College, Toongabbie, near Sydney * Catholic Institute of Sydney, Strathfield * University of Notre Dame Australia, campuses in Fremantle, Sydney, and Broome

Austria

* Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological University, Heiligenkreuz * Catholic Private University Linz, Linz *Catholic University College of Education Graz,

Graz Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...

; f.2007 *

International Theological Institute ITI Catholic University (German: ''Katholische Hochschule ITI'') is a Catholic theological school in Austria. The school was founded in 1996 as the International Theological Institute at the request of Pope John Paul II.Zenit.org"Theological Insti ...

, Trumau (near Wien) * Pázmáneum, Wien *Private University College of Education of the Diocese of Linz,

Linz 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, Dhaka

Belarus

*John the Baptist Catholic College,

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Belgium

* Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, 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 *

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(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, (''Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles''), Brussels * St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee, 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 (''Université catholique de Louvain'', UC Louvain), Louvain-la-Neuve ** UCLouvain FUCaM Mons (''Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons''), Mons * University of Namur (''Université de Namur'', UNamur),

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

Belize

* St. John's College, Belize, Belize City

Benin

* Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité universitaire à

Cotonou Cotonou (; ) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...

Bolivia

* Luis Espinal Higher Institute of Philosophy and Humanities, Cochabamba * Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa, Carmen Pampa; a satellite campus of the ''Catholic University of Bolivia'' * Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz
Universidad Católica Boliviana Cochabamba
Unidad Académica Regional Cochabamba
Universidad Católica Boliviana Santa Cruz
Unidad Académica Regional Santa Cruz
Universidad Católica Boliviana Tarija
Unidad Académica Regional Tarija *Universidad La Salle Bolivia,

La Paz La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...

* Universidad Loyola de Bolivia, La Paz *Universidad Salesiana de Bolivia,

* University of San Francisco Xavier, Sucre

Brazil

*Católica de Vitória Centro Universitário, Vitória, ES *Centro Universitário Católica de Santa Catarina, Jaraguá do Sul, SC *Centro Universitário Católico do Sudoeste do Paraná, Palmas, PR *Centro Universitário Claretiano, Batatais, SP * Centro Universitário da FEI, São Bernardo do Campo, SP * Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, RS *Centro Universitário São Camilo, Ipiranga, SP *Faculdade Católica do Tocantins, Palmas, TO *Faculdade La Salle, Manaus, 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, Campinas * Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Goiânia * Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte * Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo * Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba * Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro * Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre * Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF * Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS * Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Recife, PE * Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, Petropolis, RJ * Universidade Católica de Santos, Santos, SP * Universidade Católica do Salvador, Salvador, BA * Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS * Universidade da Amazônia, Belem, PA *Universidade do Sagrado Coração, Bauru, SP * Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, RS * Universidade La Salle, Canoas, RS * Universidade Santa Úrsula, Rio de Janeiro, RJ * Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, SP * University of Vale do Paraíba, São José dos Campos, SP

Burkina Faso

* Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UCAO) - Unité Universitaire de Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso * Saint Thomas Aquinas University in Ouagadougou (Université Saint Thomas d'Aquin; USTA),

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (, , , ) is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the List of cities in Burkina Faso#Largest cities, country's largest city, wi ...

Burundi

*Olivia University Bujumbura, Bujumbura

Cambodia

*Saint Paul Institute (SPI), Tram Kak District

Cameroon

*Catholic University Institute of Buea, Buea * Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda * Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé * Saint Monica University, Buea

Canada

Public universities that claim Catholic affiliation * Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia * Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia * St. Francis Xavier University, 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, Quebec City, Quebec * Université Sainte-Anne, Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia Catholic institutions affiliated or federated to public universities * Assumption University, Windsor, Ontario ( University of Windsor) * Brescia University College, London, Ontario (

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

) * Campion College, Regina, Saskatchewan (

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a j ...

) * Corpus Christi College, Vancouver, British Columbia (

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

) * Dominican University College, Ottawa, Ontario (

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...

) * 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, Ottawa, Ontario (

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...

) * St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, Ontario (

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...

) * 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, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ( University of Saskatchewan) * Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba (

) Private Catholic universities * Catholic Pacific College, 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, Santiago * Alberto Hurtado University, Santiago * Catholic University of the Holy Conception, Concepcion * Catholic University of the Maule, Talca * Catholic University of the North, Antofagasta * Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago * Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaiso *Silva Henríquez Catholic University,

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

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, Santiago *Universidad Santo Tomás,

& many campuses * University of the Andes, Chile, Santiago

Colombia

*Augustinian University (Uniagustiniana),

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

* Catholic University of Colombia, Bogotá *Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Caldas * Del Rosario University, Bogotá; f. 1653 *Fundación Universitaria Católica Lumen Gentium,

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...

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, Medellín * Pontifical Xavierian University, Bogotá * Saint Martin University, 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, Bogotá *Universidad Católica de Manizales, Manizales *Universidad Católica da Pereira, Pereira * Universidad Católica de Oriente, Rionegro (near Medellín) *Universidad CESMAG, San Juan de Pasto *Universidad de San Buenaventura, 4 campuses (including

) *Universidad Mariana, Pasto * University of La Sabana, Chía

Congo, Democratic Republic of

* Académie des Beaux-Arts, Kinshasa * Catholic University of Graben, Butembo * Loyola University of Congo, Kinshasa *Marist University of Congo,

Kisangani Kisangani (), formerly Stanleyville (), is the capital of Tshopo, Tshopo Province, located on the Congo River in the eastern part of the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's fifth-most populous urban a ...

*Mazenod University (Université De Mazenod),

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...

* 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 *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, Zagreb * Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb; f.2005 *

Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...

, Zagreb * University of Split Faculty of Catholic Theology, Split

Cuba

* Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, Havana

Czech Republic

*Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Prague * Palacký University of Olomouc Saint Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Olomouc * University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Faculty of Theology
České Budějovice (Budweis)

Dominican Republic

* Instituto Politécnico Loyola, San Cristobal * Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo *Universidad Católica del Este, Higüey *Universidad Católica Nordestana, San Francisco de Macoris * Universidad Católica Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo *Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao, La Vega

Ecuador

* Politecnica Salesiana University, Cuenca * Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito *Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca * Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, 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 (La Universidad Católica de Loja), Loja

El Salvador

*Universidad Católica de El Salvador, Santa Ana * Universidad Centroamericana, San Salvador *Universidad Don Bosco, Soyapango

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 (Institut Catholique d'Etudes Supérieures), La Roche-sur-Yon * Catholic University of Lyon, Lyon * Catholic University of Rennes, Rennes * Catholic University of the West, Angers * Catholic University of Toulouse, Toulouse * Centre Sèvres, Paris; ''Jesuit'' institution *

Chavagnes Studium The Chavagnes Studium is an English-speaking international centre for the study of the Liberal Arts, founded in 2002 as part of Chavagnes International College, an educational institution in the Vendée in the west of France. The Studium supports ...

, Chavagnes en Paillers; Anglophone Liberal Arts Centre * Collège des Bernardins (Faculté Notre-Dame), Paris *

ECAM Rennes - Louis de Broglie ECAM may refer to: * Electronic centralised aircraft monitor, a system that monitors aircraft functions and relays them to the pilots * ''Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine'', a medical journal * École Catholique des Arts et M� ...

, Bruz, near Rennes * École catholique des arts et métiers (ECAM), Lyon * École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales ( ESSEC Business School), Cergy-Pontoise * Institut catholique d'arts et métiers ( ICAM), Lille & 5 cities * Institut Catholique de Paris, Paris * Institut supérieur d'électronique de Paris, Paris * Unilasalle (Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle), Beauvais & Rouen * Université Catholique de Lille, Lille * University of Strasbourg Faculty of Catholic Theology, Strasbourg

Georgia

* Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani

University A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

, Tbilisi

Germany

*Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB),

Berlin 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 (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 (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, Eichstätt &

Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (; Austro-Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an Independent city#Germany, independent city on the Danube, in Upper Bavaria, with 142,308 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2023). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan ...

* Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology, University of Tübingen,

Tübingen Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...

Munich School of Philosophy Munich School of Philosophy (German: ''Hochschule für Philosophie München'') is a small Jesuit higher education college in Munich, Germany founded in 1925. History Founded as a seminary at Pullach in 1925 by Augustin Bea, first named the Ber ...

, Munich * Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology,

Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

* University of Freiburg Faculty of Theology, Freiburg

Ghana

*Catholic Institute of Business and Technology,

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

; affiliated to the University of Ghana * Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre *Spiritan University College, Ejisu

Guatemala

* Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala City * Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City; f.1676 * Universidad del Istmo, Fraijanes * Universidad Mesoamericana, Guatemala City

Haiti

* University Notre Dame of Haiti (Université Notre Dame d'Haïti), Port-au-Prince

Honduras

* Universidad Católica de Honduras, Tegucigalpa (and various campuses throughout the country)

Hong Kong

* Saint Francis University (Hong Kong), Hong Kong; formerly Caritas Institute of Higher Education

Hungary

*Apor Vilmos Catholic College, Vác *Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University, Eger * Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest * Saint Ignatius Jesuit College of Excellence, Budapest

India

As of fall 2004, there are 291 Catholic colleges and universities in India. Among them are the following: * Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati * Christ University, Bangalore * De Paul Institute of Science & Technology (DIST), Angamaly * Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Mumbai *

Father Muller Medical College Father Muller Medical College is a private university, private medical school located at Kankanady in Mangaluru, Karnataka. It is a part of the Father Muller Charitable Institutions (FMCI). History Fr. Muller's Hospital opened its doors to ...

, Mangalore *

Jesus and Mary College Jesus and Mary College (JMC) is a women-only college of the University of Delhi located in New Delhi, India. The college offers bachelor's degrees in Commerce, Arts, and Mathematics. The college offers honours degrees in Elementary Education, H ...

, New Delhi *

Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute is a private, non-profit Christian minority medical college, hospital and research institute located at Thrissur in Kerala, India. The establishment is administered by the Jubilee Mission H ...

, Thrissur *

Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College is a government aided private Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1925 by the France, French Jesuits, Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram, along with other ...

, Chennai * Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai * Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri, Marthandam * Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla * Sathyabama University, Chennai * St. Berchmans College, Changanassery; with three Cardinals of the Catholic Church among its alumni * St. Francis Institute of Technology, Mumbai * St. John's Medical College, Bangalore * St. Joseph University, Chümoukedima, Nagaland * St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, Bangalore * St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, Kolkata; f.1860 * St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Mumbai; f.1869 * St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, Kolkata * Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai * XIM University, Bhubaneswar

Indonesia

* Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta; 8 schools including School of Medicine * Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung; f.1955, oldest Catholic University in Indonesia *Catholic University of Saint Thomas, Medan * De La Salle Catholic University, Manado, Manado * Mechatronics Polytechnic of Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta * Polytechnic ATMI Surakarta, Surakarta * Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta *Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Pineleng,

Manado Manado (, ) is the capital City status in Indonesia, city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 census giving a population of 451,916,Badan ...

* Soegijapranata Catholic University ( Unika Soegijapranata), Semarang *Universitas Atma Jaya Makassar,

Makassar Makassar ( ), formerly Ujung Pandang ( ), is the capital of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, ...

* Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta *Widya Karya Catholic University,

Malang Malang (; , ), historically known as Tumapel, is an inland List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Java. It has a history dating back to the age of the Singhasari, Singhasari K ...

* Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya *Widya Mandira Catholic University,

Kupang Kupang (, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as o ...

Iraq

* Catholic University in Erbil, Ankawa-Erbil

Ireland

* All Hallows College, Dublin;

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...

All Hallows Campus * Catholic University of Ireland, 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, Dublin * Mary Immaculate College, Limerick; a college of the University of Limerick * St. Patrick's, Carlow College, Carlow * St. Patrick's College, Thurles, now MIC St. Patrick's Thurles Campus * St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Maynooth * The Priory Institute, Tallaght; Dominican institution, validated by Technological University of Dublin

Israel

* École Biblique, Jerusalem * Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem *Studium Theologicum Salesianum, Ratisbonne Monastery, Jerusalem * Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem

Italy

''See also'' Vatican * European University of Rome (UER), Roma; ''Legionaries of Christ'' * John Felice Rome Center, Roma * Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta ( LUMSA), Roma * Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia, Cagliari * St. John's University (Italy), Roma; ''Vincentian Fathers'' * Studium Generale Marcianum, Venezia * Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma; ''Opus Dei'' * Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano & Roma * Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ( Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele), Milano

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

* Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Abidjan

Jamaica

*Catholic College of Mandeville, Manchester Parish *

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, Nagasaki * Nanzan University, Nagoya * Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama * St. Catherine University, Matsuyama * St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki * St. Mary's College (Japan), Kurume * St. Thomas University, Japan, Amagasaki * Seisen Jogakuin College, Nagano * Seisen University, Tokyo * Sendai Shirayuri Women's College, Sendai * Shirayuri University, Tokyo * Sophia University, Tokyo * Tenshi College, Sapporo * Tokyo Junshin University, Tokyo * University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo

Jordan

* American University of Madaba, Madaba

Kenya

* Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi *

Hekima University College Hekima College is a Jesuit school of Theology#Theology and ministerial training, theology in Nairobi, Kenya, affiliated with the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. It opened in 1984 as a seminary for Jesuits studying to be Catholic priesthood ...

, Nairobi; Jesuit *Regina Pacis University College,

Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...

*St. Joseph's Medical Training College, Sondu * Strathmore University, Nairobi *Tangaza University College,

*Uzima University College,

Kisumu Kisumu ( ) is the third-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the second-largest city after Kampala in the Lake Victoria Basin. The city has a population of slightly over 600,000. The ...

Korea

*Catholic Kkottongnae University, Cheongju * Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung * Catholic Sangji College, Andong * Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu * Catholic University of Pusan, Pusan *Daejeon Catholic University, Sejong City * Gwangju Catholic University, Naju *

Incheon Catholic University Incheon 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 * Sogang University, 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, Seoul & Bucheon

Lebanon

* Antonine University, Baabda * College La Sagesse St Joseph - Ashrafieh, Beirut * Notre Dame University - Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh * Saint Joseph University, Beirut * Université La Sagesse, Furn-El-Chebak * Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Kaslik *Université Sainte Famille, Batroun

Liberia

* Stella Maris Polytechnic University, Monrovia

Lithuania

*St. Ignatius of Loyola University of Applied Sciences,

Kaunas 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 Faculty of Catholic Theology, Kaunas

Luxembourg

* Sacred Heart University Luxembourg, Luxembourg City

Macau

* University of Saint Joseph (), Macau; formerly Macau Inter-University Institute

Madagascar

* Catholic University of Madagascar, Antananarivo * Ecole Professionnelle Supérieure Agricole Bevalala, Antananarivo * Saint Michael Higher Technical Institute, Amparibe, Antananarivo * SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication, Amparibe

Malawi

* Catholic University of Malawi, Montfort *DMI - St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi

Malta

* University of Malta Faculty of Theology, Msida

Mexico

*Ateneo de Monterrey University,

Monterrey 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, 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 * Pontifical University of Mexico, Ciudad de México * Simón Bolívar University (Mexico), Ciudad de México * Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education, Altamira * Universidad Anáhuac Cancún, Cancún * Universidad Anáhuac del Sur, Ciudad de México * Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, Mérida * Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Huixquilucan *Universidad Anahuac Oaxaca,

Oaxaca 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, Guadalajara * Universidad Bonaterra, Aguascalientes *Universidad Catolica Lumen Gentium, Ciudad de Mexico * Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey * Universidad del Valle, Ciudad de México * Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Zapopan *, Ciudad de México * Universidad Iberoamericana León, León * Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, San Andrés Cholula *Universidad Incarnate Word, Ciudad de Mexico &

Irapuato 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, Ciudad de México * Universidad La Salle, 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 *Universidad La Salle Victoria, Ciudad Victoria *Universidad La Salle Laguna, Gómez Palacio *Universidad La Salle Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca *Universidad La Salle Pachuca, Pachuca *Universidad La Salle Oaxaca, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán *Universidad La Salle Benavente,

*Universidad La Salle Bajío, León - Celaya - San Francisco del Rincon *Universidad La Salle Nezahuelcóyotl, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl *Universidad La Salle Morelia, Morelia *Universidad La Salle Cancún, Cancún * Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México * Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla City *Universidad Salesiana México, Ciudad de México *

Vasco de Quiroga 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, Kotor

Mozambique

* Catholic University of Mozambique (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, Kathmandu

Netherlands

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

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

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, Estelí * Catholic University Redemptoris Mater, Managua * Central American University (Managua), Managua * Thomas More Universitas, 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, Epe *Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State * Caritas University, Amorji-Nike * Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt * Catholic University of Nigeria ( Veritas University), Abuja * Dominican University Ibadan,

Ibadan 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, Ihiala * Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology, Enugu * Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos *Spiritan University, Umunneochi

Pakistan

* Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi * Sargodha Institute of Technology, Sargodha

Palestine

* Bethlehem University, Bethlehem

Panama

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

Papua New Guinea

* Divine Word University, Madang

Paraguay

Higher Institute of Humanistic and Philosophical Studies 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, 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, Chimbote * Catholic University of Santa María, Arequipa * Catholic University of Trujillo, Trujillo * Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima * Universidad Católica de San Pablo, Arequipa *Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Lambayeque * 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, Lima * Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Lima * Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima * University of the Pacific, Lima * University of Piura, Piura & Lima

Philippines

There are more than 40 ''universities'' — besides many ''colleges'' — in the Philippine Catholic Church. Among these, some universities are: * Adamson University, Manila * Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City * Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City * Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City * Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City * De La Salle Araneta University, Malabon * De La Salle University, Manila * De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, Cavite *

Holy Angel University 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, Ozamiz * Saint Louis University (Philippines), Baguio City * St. Paul University Manila, Manila * St. Paul University Quezon City, Quezon City * University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao, Cagayan * University of San Carlos, Cebu City * University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu City * University of Santo Tomas, Manila * University of Santo Tomas - Legazpi, Albay

Poland

* Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw *

Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum 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, Kraków * University of Opole Faculty of Theology, Opole cf. In Poland also work faculties of theology in some public universities.

Portugal

* Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon & Porto, Braga, Viseu * Paula Frassinetti-Superior School of Education,

Porto 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, 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 *Université Catholique de Kabgayi, Muhanga

Senegal

* Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - 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, Makeni

Singapore

* LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

Slovakia

Budova katolicka univerzita v ruzomberku

* Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok * Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology in Bratislava, Comenius University, Bratislava * University of Trnava Faculty of Theology, Bratislava * Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov,

Prešov 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, Johannesburg

South Sudan

* Catholic University of South Sudan, Juba and Wau * St. Mary's University in Juba, Juba

Spain

* Abat Oliba CEU University, Barcelona * Catholic University of Ávila, Avila * CEU San Pablo University, Madrid * Chemical Institute of Sarrià, Barcelona * Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid * ESADE, Barcelona *Fernando III University,

Seville 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,

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, Córdoba and Seville * Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca * Ramon Llull University, Barcelona * Real Centro Universitario Escorial-Maria Christina, San Lorenzo de El Escorial * Saint Louis University Madrid Campus, Madrid * San Damaso Ecclesiastical University, Madrid * Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia * Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia *

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria 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 * University of Agricultural Engineering, Valladolid * University of Deusto, 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 (Aquinas University College), Colombo *Benedict XVI Catholic Institute, Negombo

Sudan

* Comboni College for Science and Technology, Khartoum

Sweden

* Newman Institute, Uppsala

Switzerland

* University of Fribourg, Fribourg * University of Lucerne Faculty of Theology, Luzern

Taiwan

* Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management, New Taipei *

Fu Jen Catholic University 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, Taichung *Saint Mary's Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yilan * Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung

Tanzania

* Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza * Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi * Ruaha Catholic University, Iringa * St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Nyegezi & Malimbe * St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, Ifakara * St. Joseph University In Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

Timor-Leste

* Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores, Baucau * Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales, Dili * Instituto Profissional de Canossa, Dili * Instituto Superior de Filosofia e de Teologia, Dili * St. John de Britto Institute, Kasait * Universidade Católica Timorense, Dili

Thailand

* Assumption University, Bangkok * Saint John's Group of Schools and University, 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

Togo

* Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - 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, Nkozi * University of Kisubi, Kisubi * University of the Sacred Heart Gulu, Gulu

Ukraine

* Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas, Kyiv * Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv

United Arab Emirates

* Saint Joseph University - Dubai, Dubai

United Kingdom

* Blackfriars Hall, Oxford; Permanent private hall of

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; Permanent private hall of

*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, London; constituent residential college of University of Roehampton *

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, Ballykelly; former liberal arts college * Newman University, Birmingham * St Benet's Hall, Oxford; former Permanent private hall of

* St Mary's University, Twickenham, 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, Florida * Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas * Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts * College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts * Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. * Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska * DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois * Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *

Fordham University 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, 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, Los Angeles, California * Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois * Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Saint Joseph's University, 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, Colchester, Vermont * Saint John's University, Queens, New York * Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California * Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey * Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, California *

University of Dayton 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, 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), 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, Lander, Wyoming * Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Uruguay

* Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, 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; 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; Servite Order * Patristic Institute Augustinianum; Augustinians * Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum; Legionaries of Christ * Pontifical Biblical Institute; Jesuits * Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies; White Fathers * Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music * Pontifical Oriental Institute; Jesuits * Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum; Carmelites * Pontificia Università Gregoriana; Jesuits * Pontificia Università Lateranense; Diocese of Rome * Pontifical University Antonianum; Franciscans * Pontifical University of the Holy Cross; Opus Dei * Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure; Conventual Franciscans * Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum); Dominicans * Pontifical Urbaniana University; Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples * Pontificio Ateneo Sant Anselmo; Benedictines * Salesian Pontifical University; Salesians

Venezuela

* Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas * Catholic University of Tachira, San Cristóbal *

Jesus the Worker University Institute Jesus the Worker University Institute (IUJO), (''Instituto Universitario Jesús Obrero'') was opened by the Jesuits in Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of Sout ...

, Caracas *Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta, Maracaibo *Universidad Católica Santa Rosa,

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

* Universidad Monteávila, Caracas

Vietnam

*Catholic Institute of Vietnam,

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

; f.2016 * Loyola University Chicago Vietnam Center, Ho Chi Minh City * Pontifical College of St. Pius X, Da Lat

Zambia

* Charles Lwanga College of Education, Chisekesi * DMI St. Eugene University, Chibombo and Chipata *St. Bonaventure University College,

Lusaka Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...

* Zambia Catholic University, Kalulushi

Zimbabwe

* Arrupe Jesuit University, Harare * Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Harare

Academic rankings

Some of the universities, including

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries. In addition to its main camp ...

, are ranked in the top list of universities according to the ''

Times Higher Education ''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The THES''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Ownership TPG Capital acquired TSL 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 Boston College have been scored as top Catholic national universities.

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