Bayan shekaru uku, a 1823, Baptist Theological Seminary a Birnin New York ya haɗu da Baptist Education Society kuma daga baya ya canza sunansa zuwa Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution. Daga cikin masu kula da shi William Colgate, wanda ya kafa Kamfanin Colgate. A shekara ta 1826, masu kula da makarantar sun sayi gonar da ta zama cibiyar mayar da hankali na makarantar, wanda aka sani da 'The 1800'.
Jami'ar Madison