<P> The first colleges, not including pre-collegiate academies, were: </P> <Ul> <Li> New College in Massachusetts (subsequently Harvard University) (1636) </Li> <Li> College of William and Mary in Virginia (1693) </Li> <Li> Collegiate School in Connecticut (subsequently Yale University) (1701) </Li> <Li> College of New Jersey (subsequently Princeton University) (1746) </Li> <Li> King's College in New York (subsequently Columbia University) (1754) </Li> <Li> College of Philadelphia (subsequently the University of Pennsylvania) (1755) </Li> <Li> College of Rhode Island (subsequently Brown University) (1764) </Li> <Li> Queen's College in New Jersey (subsequently Rutgers University) (1766) </Li> <Li> Dartmouth College in New Hampshire (1769) </Li> </Ul> <Li> New College in Massachusetts (subsequently Harvard University) (1636) </Li> <Li> College of William and Mary in Virginia (1693) </Li>

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