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The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges, and universities listed here. Some of these universities are in the United States where they are organized as the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities .
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and three theological centers in the United States, Canada, and Belize committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education at the national and ...
Maryville University (St. Louis, Missouri) – renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1972; Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) – formerly Marquette University College of Medicine; Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, New York) - renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in the 1970’s.
For a complete list of the 175 or so universities and colleges run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), see the List of Jesuit institutions. Listed below are only those for which there are Wikipedia articles.
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ ʒ u ɪ t s, ˈ dʒ ɛ zj u-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Fordham University (/ ˈ f ɔːr d ə m /) is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States.Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located, Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the northeastern United States [11] and the third-oldest university in New York State.
Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College.
Regis University (/ ˈ r iː dʒ ɪ s / REE-jiss) [5] is a private Jesuit university in Denver, Colorado, United States.Founded in 1877 by the Society of Jesus, [6] [7] the university offers more than 120 degrees through three colleges in a variety of subjects, including education, liberal arts, business, nursing, and technology.