Colleges & Universities

Cornell University is an Ivy League university in Ithaca, N.Y. Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White founded Cornell in 1865 with the idea of the school being open to all students regardless of sex, race, religion, nationality or ability to pay. Cornell is the federal land-grant institution of the state of New York State, a private endowed university, a member of the Ivy League (or Ancient Eight) and a partner of the State University of New York.

Located in Jackson, Miss., Jackson State University was founded in 1877 by The American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York and has 9,802 students.

Located in Portales, N.M., Eastern New Mexico University was founded in 1927 and has 5,574 students.

Located in Pueblo, Colo., Colorado State University – Pueblo was founded in 1933 and has 4,762 students.

Located in Stony Brook, N.Y., State University of New York at Stony Brook was founded in 1957 and has 20,670 students.