9 Colleges Closing In 2026: Full List Of Closures And Mergers

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Siena Heights University campus in Adrian, Michigan, one of the nonprofit colleges closing in 2026

Key Points

  • At least nine U.S. nonprofit colleges have closed or announced closures in 2026, with no new announcement since July 29.
  • Four college mergers have closed this year, and six more are working through accreditor and federal approvals.
  • Huron Consulting projects that 442 of the nation’s roughly 1,700 private nonprofit colleges could close or merge within a decade.

No U.S. nonprofit college has announced a closure since the University of Valley Forge on July 29, 2026. The fallout from this year’s closures is still playing out, and Read Entire Article