| Springfield College | private not-for-profit educational institution | Springfield | 1885 |
| St. Lawrence University | private not-for-profit educational institution, liberal arts college in the United States, private university | Canton | 1856 |
| Suffolk University | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Boston | 1906 |
| Swarthmore College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1864 |
| Texas Christian University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, Christian school, private university | Fort Worth | 1873 |
| The New School | research university, private not-for-profit educational institution, educational institution, open-access publisher, private university | — | 1919 |
| The Rockefeller University | biological research institute, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | New York City | 1901 |
| The University of the Arts | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Philadelphia | 1987 |
| Transylvania University | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Lexington | 1780 |
| Tulane University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | New Orleans | 1834 |
| Union College | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Schenectady | February 25, 1795 |
| University of Charleston | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | — | 1888 |
| University of Dayton | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1850 |
| University of Denver | research university, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Denver | 1864 |
| University of Dubuque | private not-for-profit educational institution, school, university | — | 1852 |
| University of Miami | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Coral Gables | 1925 |
| University of Notre Dame | private not-for-profit educational institution, open-access publisher, Catholic university, private university, academic publisher | — | November 26, 1842 |
| University of Puget Sound | liberal arts college, Colleges That Change Lives, private not-for-profit educational institution | Tacoma | 1888 |
| University of Richmond | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Richmond | 1830 |
| University of Rochester | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Rochester | 1850 |
| University of San Francisco | publishing house, private not-for-profit educational institution, university, open-access publisher | San Francisco | 1855 |
| University of St. Thomas | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Saint Paul | 1885 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1881 |
| Vassar College | private not-for-profit educational institution, liberal arts college in the United States | — | 1861 |
| Wagner College | college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1883 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | St. Louis, St. Louis County | 1853 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | private not-for-profit educational institution, medical facility, medical school | — | April 14, 1898 |
| Wellesley College | private not-for-profit educational institution, women's college, university | — | 1870 |
| Wheaton College | liberal arts college, church college, Colleges That Change Lives, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1860 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1865 |
| Yale University | production company, colonial colleges, research university, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university, academic publisher | New Haven | 1701 |