List of Benedictine colleges and universities

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The following is a list of colleges and universities founded or operated by the Benedictines within the United States.

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Institutions

SchoolCityStateEnrollmentFounded
Belmont Abbey College Belmont North Carolina 1,3201876
Benedictine College Atchison Kansas 1,8551858
Benedictine University Lisle Illinois 6,8571887
Benedictine University at Mesa Mesa Arizona 3002013
Benedictine University at Springfield Springfield Illinois 9811929
Conception Seminary College Conception Missouri 1081886
University of Mary Bismarck North Dakota 2,9001959
Mount Angel Seminary St. Benedict, Oregon Oregon 1701889
Mount Marty College Yankton South Dakota 1,1001936
Saint Anselm College Goffstown New Hampshire 2,0001889
College of Saint Benedict St. Joseph Minnesota 2,0421913
Saint Gregory's University Shawnee Oklahoma 8001875
Saint John's University Collegeville Minnesota 1,8861857
Saint Joseph Seminary College Covington Louisiana 1711889
Saint Leo University Saint Leo Florida 1,6281889
Saint Martin's University Lacey Washington 1,6501895
Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology St. Meinrad Indiana 2521854
College of St. Scholastica Duluth Minnesota 3,3091912
Saint Vincent College Latrobe Pennsylvania 1,8481846
Thomas More University Crestview Hills Kentucky 1,5001921

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Belmont Abbey College

Benedictine College

Benedictine University at Lisle

Benedictine University at Springfield

  • A branch campus, Benedictine University at Springfield, formerly known as Springfield College in Illinois (SCI) or Springfield College, is focused on adult learners.

Benedictine University at Mesa

  • Is a branch campus in Mesa, Arizona. [1] It is a co-educational liberal arts university and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees grounded in Benedictine values. It is the only Catholic liberal arts college in the Southwest.

College of Saint Benedict

College of Saint Scholastica

Conception Seminary College

Mount Angel Seminary

Mount Marty College

Saint Anselm College

Saint John's University

Saint Joseph Seminary College

Saint Leo University

Saint Martin's University

Saint Vincent College

Thomas More University

University of Mary

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