A Pontifical university is any of several universities that usually award academic degrees at seminaries. These universities are usually established by a decree of the Pope and as such are Roman Catholic institutions often dedicated to the promotion of that faith.

List of Pontifical universities

• University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
• Pontifical University of Maynooth, Ireland
• Pontifical University of Saint Bonaventure , Italy
• Pontifical University of Salamanca , Spain
• Pontifical University of the Holy Cross , Italy
• Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum , Italy
• Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico , Puerto Rico
• Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador , Ecuador
• Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru , Peru
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana , Colombia
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais , Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo , Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná , Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
• The Catholic University of America, United States
• Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Spain

See also

• List of colleges and universities by country