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At the time of the Revolution, American colonies had 9 higher education institutions. 6 of the 9 college presidents supported the Revolution. By looking at the table below, it's easy to guess which 3 presidents supported the British.
Institution (present name, where different) |
Colony |
Founded |
Chartered |
First instruction (degrees) |
Primary religious influence |
Ivy League |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New College[nb 1] (Harvard University) |
Massachusetts Bay Colony | 1636 | 1650[3] | 1642 (1642) | Puritan(Congregational) | Yes |
College of William & Mary | Colony of Virginia | 1693[nb 2] | 1693[6] | 1694[7] | Church of England[nb 3] | No |
Collegiate School (Yale University) |
Connecticut Colony | 1701 | 1701[8] | 1702 (1702 honorary MA) (1703 BA)[9] | Puritan(Congregational) | Yes |
College of New Jersey (Princeton University) |
Province of New Jersey | 1746 | 1746[10] | 1747 (1748) | Presbyterian but officially nonsectarian | Yes |
King's College (Columbia University in the City of New York) |
Province of New York | 1754 | 1754[11] | 1754 (1758) [12] | Church of Englandwith a policy of commitment to "religious liberty."[13] | Yes |
College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) |
Province of Pennsylvania | 1755 (college)[nb 4] | 1755[18] | 1755 (1757) | Church of England but officially nonsectarian[19][nb 5] | Yes |
College of Rhode Island[24] (Brown University) |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | 1764 | 1764[25] | 1765[26] | Baptist (no religious requirement for admissions)[nb 6] | Yes |
Queen's College (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) |
Province of New Jersey | 1766 | 1766[28] | 1771 (1774) | Dutch Reformed | No |
Dartmouth College | Province of New Hampshire | 1769 | 1769[29] | 1768 (1771)[nb 7] | Puritan(Congregational) | Yes |