Lists and Rankings

Colleges that Build Moral Character

These colleges were cited by the John Templeton Foundation for their emphasis on character development as an integral part of the undergraduate experience.

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• Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX)
• Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)
• Alma College (Alma, MI)
• Alvernia University (Reading, PA)
• Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI)
• Anderson University (Anderson, IN)
• Arcadia University (Glenside, PA)
• Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
• Asbury University (Wilmore, KY)
• Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD)
• Austin College (Sherman, TX)
• Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)
• Barry University (Miami Shores, FL)
• Baylor University (Waco, TX)
• Belhaven University (Jackson, MS)
• Belmont University (Nashville, TN)
• Benedictine College (Atchison, KS)
• Bentley University (Waltham, MA)
• Berea College (Berea, KY)
• Bethany College (Bethany, WV)
• Bethel College (Mishawaka, IN)
• Bethel College (North Newton, KS)
• Birmingham–Southern College (Birmingham, AL)
• Blackburn College (Carlinville, IL)
• Bluffton University (Bluffton, OH)
• Boise State University (Boise, ID)
• Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
• Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA)
• Brigham Young University — Provo (Provo, UT)
• Brown University (Providence, RI)
• Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)
• CUNY — Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, NY)
• California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA)
• California State University — Chico (Chico, CA)
• California State University — Fresno (Fresno, CA)
• California State University — Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
• California State University — Northridge (Northridge, CA)
• California State University — San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)
• California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA)
• Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI)
• Carroll University (Waukesha, WI)
• Carson–Newman College (Jefferson City, TN)
• Castleton State College (Castleton, VT)
• Centenary College (Hackettstown, NJ)
• Central College (Pella, IA)
• Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO)
• Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)
• Chapman University (Orange, CA)
• Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC)
• Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA)
• Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)
• Clarke University (Dubuque, IA)
• Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)
• College of Mount St. Joseph (Cincinnati, OH)
• College of St. Benedict (St. Joseph, MN)
• College of St. Mary (Omaha, NE)
• College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)
• College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
• College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)
• Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
• Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
• Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• Concordia College — Moorhead (Moorhead, MN)
• Concordia University — Irvine (Irvine, CA)
• Connecticut College (New London, CT)
• Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
• Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
• Culver–Stockton College (Canton, MO)
• Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)
• Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
• DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
• DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)
• Defiance College (Defiance, OH)
• Drury University (Springfield, MO)
• Duke University (Durham, NC)
• Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Earlham College (Richmond, IN)
• Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA)
• Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, MA)
• Eastern University (St. Davids, PA)
• Edgewood College (Madison, WI)
• Elon University (Elon, NC)
• Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
• Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
• Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS)
• Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville, OH)
• Furman University (Greenville, SC)
• Gardner–Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)
• George Fox University (Newberg, OR)
• George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
• Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA)
• Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
• Gordon College (Wenham, MA)
• Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC)
• Grove City College (Grove City, PA)
• Guilford College (Greensboro, NC)
• Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN)
• Hampden–Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)
• Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
• Hampton University (Hampton, VA)
• Haverford College (Haverford, PA)
• Heidelberg University (Tiffin, OH)
• Hendrix College (Conway, AR)
• Heritage University (Toppenish, WA)
• High Point University (High Point, NC)
• Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI)
• Hope College (Holland, MI)
• Houghton College (Houghton, NY)
• Howard Payne University (Brownwood, TX)
• Huntington University (Huntington, IN)
• Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)
• Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, IA)
• James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
• John Brown University (Siloam Springs, AR)
• Johnson & Wales University at Denver (Denver, CO)
• Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI)
• Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
• Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY)
• King's College (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
• La Sierra University (Riverside, CA)
• LaGrange College (LaGrange, GA)
• Lee University (Cleveland, TN)
• Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
• Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR)
• Lincoln Christian University (Lincoln, IL)
• Louisiana College (Pineville, LA)
• Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA)
• Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)
• Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL)
• Lyon College (Batesville, AR)
• Malone University (Canton, OH)
• Manchester College (North Manchester, IN)
• Marietta College (Marietta, OH)
• Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
• Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
• Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
• Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, VA)
• Marymount University (Arlington, VA)
• Maryville College (Maryville, TN)
• Maryville University of St. Louis (St Louis, MO)
• Messiah College (Grantham, PA)
• Methodist University (Fayetteville, NC)
• Miami University — Oxford (Oxford, OH)
• Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
• Midway College (Midway, KY)
• Millsaps College (Jackson, MS)
• Misericordia University (Dallas, PA)
• Mississippi College (Clinton, MS)
• Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
• Molloy College (Rockville Centre, NY)
• Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
• Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA)
• Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI)
• Mount St. Mary's College (Los Angeles, CA)
• Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD)
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon, OH)
• Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
• Nazareth College of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
• Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE)
• New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM)
• Newberry College (Newberry, SC)
• Niagara University (Niagara University, NY)
• Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA)
• North Carolina State University — Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)
• North Georgia College and State University (Dahlonega, GA)
• Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL)
• Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI)
• Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)
• Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
• Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)
• Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)
• Ohio University (Athens, OH)
• Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)
• Oklahoma Christian University (Edmond, OK)
• Olivet College (Olivet, MI)
• Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)
• Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
• Otterbein University (Westerville, OH)
• Pace University (New York, NY)
• Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach, FL)
• Pennsylvania State University — University Park (University Park, PA)
• Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
• Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA)
• Portland State University (Portland, OR)
• Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC)
• Prescott College (Prescott, AZ)
• Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
• Providence College (Providence, RI)
• Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN)
• Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah, NJ)
• Regis University (Denver, CO)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
• Rhodes College (Memphis, TN)
• Rice University (Houston, TX)
• Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (Pomona, NJ)
• Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
• Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY)
• Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey — New Brunswick (Piscataway, NJ)
• SUNY — Albany (Albany, NY)
• SUNY College — Brockport (Brockport, NY)
• SUNY College at Oneonta (Oneonta, NY)
• Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH)
• Saint Augustine's College (Raleigh, NC)
• Saint Francis University (Loretto, PA)
• Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, IN)
• Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)
• Saint Michael's College (Colchester, VT)
• Salem College (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Samford University (Birmingham, AL)
• San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA)
• Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
• Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA)
• Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
• Shaw University (Raleigh, NC)
• Simpson College (Indianola, IA)
• Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
• Southern Illinois University — Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)
• Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)
• Southwestern College (Winfield, KS)
• Spalding University (Louisville, KY)
• Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)
• Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)
• St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, NY)
• St. Catherine University (St. Paul, MN)
• St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY)
• St. John's University (Collegeville, MN)
• St. John's University (Queens, NY)
• St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
• St. Mary's University of San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
• St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI)
• St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN)
• St. Peter's College (Jersey City, NJ)
• St. Xavier University (Chicago, IL)
• Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
• Sterling College (Craftsbury Common, VT)
• Stonehill College (Easton, MA)
• Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA)
• Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
• Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA)
• Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
• Taylor University (Upland, IN)
• Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX)
• Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
• The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ)
• The College of St. Rose (Albany, NY)
• The Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
• The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
• The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
• The University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK)
• Trinity College (Hartford, CT)
• Tufts University (Medford, MA)
• Tusculum College (Greeneville, TN)
• Union University (Jackson, TN)
• United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy, CO)
• United States Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT)
• United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)
• United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
• University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
• University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
• University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
• University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
• University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
• University of Colorado, Boulder (Boulder, CO)
• University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
• University of Denver (Denver, CO)
• University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI)
• University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
• University of Mary (Bismarck, ND)
• University of Mary Hardin–Baylor (Belton, TX)
• University of Maryland — Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
• University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD)
• University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
• University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
• University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)
• University of Nebraska — Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
• University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV)
• University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
• University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA)
• University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)
• University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
• University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
• University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
• University of Portland (Portland, OR)
• University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)
• University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)
• University of Richmond (University of Richmond, VA)
• University of Saint Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
• University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
• University of Scranton (Scranton, PA)
• University of South Carolina — Columbia (Columbia, SC)
• University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD)
• University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
• University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
• University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
• University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI)
• University of Wisconsin — Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)
• University of the Southwest (Hobbs, NM)
• Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA)
• Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN)
• Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
• Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)
• Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA)
• Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI)
• Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)
• Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)
• Wartburg College (Waverly, IA)
• Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
• Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA)
• Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA)
• West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
• Westminster College (New Wilmington, PA)
• Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)
• Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
• Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, WV)
• Whittier College (Whittier, CA)
• William Penn University (Oskaloosa, IA)
• Wilmington College (Wilmington, OH)
• Wilson College (Chambersburg, PA)
• Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC)
• Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
• Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
• Yale University (New Haven, CT)
• York College (York, NE)
• Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH)

Source: College and Character: A National Initiative of the John Templeton Foundation, www.collegeandcharacter.org.