Which college was founded first, Washington University in St. Louis or Berea College?
Washington University in St. Louis: Washington University in St. Louis (also referred to as WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university located in the St. Louis metropolitan area and in Missouri, United States. Washington University in St. Louis:  Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries. Berea College:  Founded in 1855, Berea College is distinctive among post-secondary institutions for providing free education to students and for having been the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated.
Washington University in St. Louis