Cheyney University (originally the Institute for Colored Youth) is the oldest institution founded (1837) for the purpose of educating black youth. It focused on elementary and high school level...
The oldest private degree granting black college/university is Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. It was founded in 1856. Wilberforce was named to honor the great 18th century abolitionist,...
College Date Founded New College (Harvard University) 1636 The College of William and Mary 1693Collegiate School (Yale) 1701Academy of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvannia) 1740College of New...