Higher Learning Commission - (HLC)
Degree granting institutions of higher education incorporated in or operating under federal authority in, the United States; and that have a substantial presence, as defined elsewhere in HLC policy, in the United States. This includes degree granting institutions operating within federally authorized sovereign nations that are authorized (licensed) by the same any state within the United States or such federally authorized sovereign nation to award higher degrees (including associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees (both research and professional). (2021)
Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)
Recognized by
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
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United States
The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of March 2024, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.
- University of Minnesota Crookston - Crookston, MN
- University of Minnesota Duluth - Duluth, MN
- University of Minnesota Morris - Morris, MN
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - Minneapolis, MN
- University of Missouri-Columbia - Columbia, MO
- University of Missouri-Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
- University of Missouri-Saint Louis - St. Louis, MO
- University of Mount Union - Alliance, OH
- University of Nebraska at Kearney - Kearney, NE
- University of Nebraska at Omaha - Omaha, NE
- University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha, NE
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, NE
- University of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture - Curtis, NE
- University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM
- University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, ND
- University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO
- University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA
- University of Northwestern - St. Paul - Saint Paul, MN
- University of Northwestern Ohio - Lima, OH
- University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN
- University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
- University of Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ
- University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College - Rio Grande, OH
- University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne, IN
- University of Saint Mary - Leavenworth, KS
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - Chickasha, OK
- University of Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls, SD
- University of South Dakota - Vermillion, SD
- University of Southern Indiana - Evansville, IN
- University of St. Francis - Joliet, IL
- University of St. Thomas - St. Paul, MN
- University of the Ozarks - Clarksville, AR
- University of the Southwest - Hobbs, NM
- University of Toledo - Toledo, OH
- University of Tulsa - Tulsa, OK