| Abilene Christian University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, seminary | Abilene | 1906 |
| Albertus Magnus College | private not-for-profit educational institution, school | — | 1925 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | nonprofit organization, learned society, academic publisher | Cambridge | May 4, 1780 |
| American Antiquarian Society | research library, nonprofit organization, historical society, learned society | Worcester | 1812 |
| American Conservatory Theater | theatre company, nonprofit organization, private not-for-profit educational institution | San Francisco | 1965 |
| American Numismatic Association | nonprofit organization, library, learned society | Colorado Springs | 1891 |
| American Physical Society | nonprofit organization, publishing house, open-access publisher, scientific society, learned society | College Park | May 20, 1899 |
| American Society for Testing and Materials | standards organization, business, company, learned society | West Conshohocken | 1961 |
| American Sociological Association | nonprofit organization, learned society, academic publisher | 1430 K Street | 1905 |
| American University | research university, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | — | 1893 |
| Amherst College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1821 |
| Andrews University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, open-access publisher, private university | Berrien Springs | 1874 |
| Aurora University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Aurora | 1893 |
| Ave Maria University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1998 |
| Babson College | private not-for-profit educational institution | — | September 3, 1919 |
| Bard College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1860 |
| Barry University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1940 |
| Bates College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1855 |
| Baylor University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | — | 1845 |
| Beloit College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1846 |
| Bennington College | college, private not-for-profit educational institution | Bennington | 1932 |
| Bentley University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Waltham | 1917 |
| Berea College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution, school | Berea | 1855 |
| Bethel University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1871 |
| Boston College | college, private not-for-profit educational institution, university, open-access publisher | Chestnut Hill | 1863 |
| Bowdoin College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | Brunswick | 1794 |
| Brandeis University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Waltham | October 20, 1948 |
| Brigham Young University–Hawaii | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1955 |
| Bryn Mawr College | private not-for-profit educational institution, women's college, university | Bryn Mawr | 1885 |
| California Baptist University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1950 |
| California Institute of Technology | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | California | 1891 |
| Calvin University | church college, private not-for-profit educational institution, university | East Grand Rapids | 1876 |
| Campbell University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1887 |
| Canisius University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | Buffalo | 1870 |
| Carleton College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | Northfield | 1866 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | research university, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Pittsburgh | 1900 |
| Carroll University | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | Waukesha | 1846 |
| Clarkson University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1896 |
| Colorado College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution | Colorado Springs | 1874 |
| Connecticut College | liberal arts college, private not-for-profit educational institution, school | — | 1911 |
| Cooper Union | college, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1859 |
| Cornell University | research university, private not-for-profit educational institution, land-grant university, sun grant institution, private university | Ithaca | 1865 |
| Culinary Institute of America | private not-for-profit educational institution, cooking school, private university | Hyde Park, New Haven, Hyde Park | May 22, 1946 |
| Denison University | liberal arts college, Colleges That Change Lives, private not-for-profit educational institution | — | 1831 |
| Dickinson College | college, private not-for-profit educational institution | Carlisle | 1783 |
| Dominican University | private not-for-profit educational institution, university, Catholic university | — | 1901 |
| Drake University | private not-for-profit educational institution, private university | — | 1881 |
| Drew University | botanical garden, private not-for-profit educational institution, university | — | 1867 |