SG-001 · 2020
Lutheran university · Oregon
Concordia University Portland — The Largest Lutheran University in America, Gone in a Single Vote
finances + abrupt closure · Closed
SG-002 · 2018
Lutheran college · Alabama
Concordia College Alabama — The Only Black Lutheran College in America, Closed in Selma
enrollment + finances · Closed
SG-003 · 2017
Catholic college · Indiana
Saint Joseph’s College — A Century-Old Catholic College Sunk by $100 Million in Bills
debt + deferred maintenance · Closed
SG-004 · 2013
Episcopal HBCU · Virginia
Saint Paul’s College — A 125-Year-Old HBCU That Lost Its Accreditation and Its Life
lost accreditation · Closed
SG-005 · 2018
Seventh-day Adventist college · Massachusetts
Atlantic Union College — A 136-Year Adventist College That Closed Twice
lost accreditation · Closed
SG-006 · 2018
Catholic university · Oregon
Marylhurst University — The Adult-Learning Pioneer the Market Caught Up To
enrollment decline · Closed
SG-007 · 2024
Catholic college · Ohio
Notre Dame College — A Century-Old Catholic College Closed by Debt and a Failed Merger
enrollment + finances · Closed
SG-008 · 2020
Catholic college · Wisconsin
Holy Family College — A 135-Year-Old Franciscan College the Pandemic Pushed Over the Edge
enrollment cliff (COVID-accelerated) · Closed
SG-009 · 2023
Catholic university · Wisconsin
Cardinal Stritch University — America’s Largest Franciscan University, Emptied in a Decade
enrollment cliff · Closed
SG-010 · 2023
Methodist university · Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan University — A 181-Year-Old Methodist University the State Declined to Save
debt + finances · Closed
SG-011 · 2025
Catholic university · Missouri
Fontbonne University — A Century of Catholic St. Louis, Closed by Financial Exigency
enrollment cliff · Closed
SG-012 · 2023
Catholic university · California
Holy Names University — 154 Years of Oakland’s First-Generation College, Closed by Debt and Decline
deficits + enrollment · Closed
SG-013 · 2022
Catholic university · California
Marymount California University — A Failed Merger, Then a Closure on the Doorstep of Fall
finances + enrollment · Closed
SG-014 · 2020
Swedenborgian college · Ohio
Urbana University — Johnny Appleseed’s New Church College, Closed by a Branch Office Decision
enrollment decline · Closed
SG-015 · 2019
Catholic college · Michigan
Marygrove College — A Detroit Catholic College That Died So a Campus Could Be Reborn
enrollment + finances · Closed