List of university and college name changes in the United States

Here follows a list of renamings of universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

and college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...

s in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
University of Advancing Technology University of Advancing Technology University of Advancing Technology is a private, family owned institution of higher education located in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1983, UAT is a university with multiple areas of study in technical fields, while retaining liberal arts requirements in the Fine Arts and Humanities...	CAD Institute; University of Advancing Computer Technology	1996, 2002
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is a public, historically black university, Land-grant university located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama....	State Normal School and University for the Education of the Colored Teachers and Students (1873–1878); State Normal and Industrial School (1878–1885); State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville (1885–1896) The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes (1896–1919); State Agricultural and Mechanical Institute for Negroes (1919–1948); Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (1948–1949); Alabama A&M College (1949–1969)	1969
University of Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....	University of the State of Alabama
Alabama State University Alabama State University Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ASU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- History :...	Lincoln Normal School of Marion; State Teachers College; Alabama State College for Negroes; Alabama State College
Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University is a small liberal arts college located in Anchorage, Alaska, that emphasizes experiential and active learning...	Alaska Methodis University
Alcorn State University Alcorn State University Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...	Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College	1974
Alliant International University Alliant International University Alliant International University is a private, non-profit higher education institution based in San Diego, California. It offers programs in six California cities and four locations outside the United States...	California Western
Amridge University Amridge University Amridge University is an accredited coeducational private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Montgomery, Alabama...	Southern Christian University; Alabama Christian School of Religion; Regions University
Anderson University Anderson University Anderson University may refer to:Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina....	Anderson Bible Training School; Anderson College and Theological Seminary; Anderson College
Appalachian State University Appalachian State University Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...	Appalachian State Teachers College; Appalachian Training School for Teachers; Appalachian State Normal School; Watauga Academy	1967
Apollo College Apollo College Carrington College, formerly known as Apollo College, is a privately held, for-profit institution of higher education. Carrington College, along with co-operating division Carrington College California, is owned and operated by Carrington Colleges Group, Inc. a subsidiary of DeVry Inc. Carrington...	American Institute of Health Technology	2005
Arcadia University Arcadia University Arcadia University is a private university located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. A master's university by Carnegie Classification, the university has a co-educational student population of more than 4,000. The university was ranked 25th in the master's universities in...	Beaver College	2001
Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...	Tempe Normal School	1958
University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas at Little Rock , is a public research university located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, and the second largest university by enrollment in the state of Arkansas....	Little Rock Junior College; Little Rock University	1957, 1969
University of Arkansas at Monticello University of Arkansas at Monticello The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....	Fourth District Agricultural School; Arkansas Agricultural& Mechanical College	1925, 1971
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith	Fort Smith Junior College; Westark Junior College; Westark Community College; Westark College	1966, 1972, 1998, 2000
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a historically black university located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest HBCU and the second oldest public institution in the state of Arkansas . UAPB is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...	Arkansas AM&N College; Branch Normal College	1972
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville is a public community college located in Batesville, Arkansas. It is an accredited two-year university offering various Associates of Arts and Associates of Science degrees.- History :...	Gateway Technical College
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope University of Arkansas Community College at Hope University of Arkansas Community College at Hope is a two-year community college located in Hope, Arkansas. It is affiliated as a division of the University of Arkansas System as a result a merger by act of the Arkansas Legislature in 1995 and is accredited by the North Central Association of...	Red River Technical-Vocational School; Red River Technical College	1991, 1998
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton is a two-year, state-supported institution which offers university-transfer and career-specific training programs, as well as adult education, workforce education, and community outreach programs....	Petit Jean Vocationa-Technical School; Petit Jean Technical College	1991, 2001
Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University is a comprehensive regional institution located in Russellville, Arkansas, United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. As of 2004, the University also operates a small satellite campus in the town of Ozark...	Second District Agricultural School; Arkansas Polytechnic College	1925, 1976
Arkansas Tech University Ozark campus Arkansas Tech University Ozark campus Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus delivers high-quality, up-to-the-minute instruction that reflects industry standards. The Ozark Campus offers exceptional training and education in Associate of Applied Science degrees and Technical Certificate programs...	Arkansas Valley Vocational Technical School; Arkansas Valley Technical Institute	1991, 2003
Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong Atlantic State University, also referred to as Armstrong Atlantic, Armstrong, or simply AASU, is a four-year public university part of the University System of Georgia. It is located on a campus in suburban Savannah, Georgia, United States...	Armstrong College of Savannah; Armstrong State College	1996
Art Institute of Las Vegas	Denver Automotive and Diesel College
Asbury University	Asbury College
The Athenaeum of Ohio	St. Francis Xavier Seminary; Mount St. Mary's of the West
Athens State University Athens State University Athens State University, located in Athens, Alabama, USA, is a two-year upper level university. Athens State is the only two-year upper level university in the state of Alabama. Thirty-three different majors are offered to junior and senior students....	Athens Female Academy; Athens Female Institute; Athens College; Athens State College	1998
Auburn University Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...	East Alabama Male College; Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama; Alabama Polytechnic Institute;	1960
Augusta State University Augusta State University Augusta State University is a public university located in Augusta, Georgia, United States and is the oldest institution in the state of Georgia ....	Augusta College	1996
Augusta Technical College	Augusta Technical Institute	2000

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Babson College Babson College Babson College is a private business school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts near Boston.- History :Babson College was founded by Roger Babson on September 3, 1919, as the Babson Institute. It was renamed "Babson College" in 1969...	Babson Institute	Bemidji State University Bemidji State University Bemidji State University is a public state university in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA, located on the shores of Lake Bemidji. It is a part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities .-History:BSU was founded in 1919 as Bemidji State Normal School...	Bemidji State College
Benedictine University Benedictine University Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The institution has retained close relations with the Benedictine Order. Originally named St. Procopius College and located in the Pilsen community of Chicago, the school was founded in 1887 by...	Illinois Benedictine College	1996
Bethune-Cookman University	Bethune-Cookman College	2007
Biola University Biola University Biola University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located near Los Angeles. Biola's main campus is in La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California. In addition, the university has several satellite campuses in Chino Hills, Inglewood, San Diego, and Laguna Hills.-...	Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Black River Technical College Black River Technical College Black River Technical College is a public community college serving northeast Arkansas, located in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is named for the Black River which runs through the city....	Black River Vocational Technical School
Bowie State University Bowie State University Bowie State University , is a public university located on 355½ acres in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, north of the suburban city of Bowie. Bowie State is part of the University System of Maryland...	Maryland State Normal School No. 3; Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie for the Training of Colored Youths
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...	Bowling Green State Normal School (1914–1929); Bowling Green State Normal College (1929–1935)	1935
Bradley University Bradley University Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350....	Bradley Polytechnic Institute	1946
Brescia University Brescia University Brescia University is a coeducational Catholic university located in Owensboro, Kentucky, in the United States. It was founded in 1950 by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph as Brescia College. It attained university status in 1998 with the addition of Master's degree programs in...	Brescia College	1998
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...	Brigham Young Academy	1903
	Church College of Hawaii	1972
Brigham Young University Idaho	Bannock Stake Academy (1888–1898); Fremont Stake Academy (1898–1903); Ricks Academy (1903–1917); Ricks Normal College (1917–1923); Ricks College (1923–2001)	2001
Broward College	Broward Community College	2008
Brown Mackie College, South Bend	Michiana College	2004
Brown University Brown University Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...	College in the English Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations; College of Rhode Island

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
University of California, Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...	Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture	1959
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...	Southern Branch of the University of California	1927
California College of the Arts California College of the Arts California College of the Arts , founded in 1907, is known for its broad, interdisciplinary programs in art, design, architecture, and writing. It has two campuses, one in Oakland and one in San Francisco, California, USA...	California College of Arts and Crafts
California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay is a public university located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The university, as part of the 23-campus California State University system, offers over 100 areas of study...	Alameda County State College; California State College at Hayward; California State University, Hayward	2007
California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of...	Fresno State Normal School	1972
	Los Angeles-Orange County State College; Long Beach State College; California State College at Long Beach; California State College, Long Beach	1972
California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles is a public comprehensive university, part of the California State University system...	Los Angeles State College	1964
California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....	San Fernando Valley State College	1972
	California State Teachers College, Southwestern Normal School	1983
Campbellsville University Campbellsville University Campbellsville University, also known as CU, is a private university in Campbellsville, Kentucky, the seat of Taylor County. Founded as Russell Creek Academy, a Baptist institution, the university currently enrolls more than 3,000 students and is open to students of all denominations...	Russell Creek Academy; Campbellsville Junior College; Campbellsville College
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Cankdeska Cikana Community College Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a tribal college in Fort Totten, North Dakota, on the Spirit Lake Reservation. The college is named after Paul "Little Hoop" Yankton, a Dakota man who fought and died in World War II....	Little Hoop Community College	2005
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....	Carnegie Institute of Technology	1967
Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...	Case Institute of Technology Western Reserve University	1967
Cecil College Cecil College Cecil College is a community college in North East, Maryland, named for its location in Cecil County.-History:Cecil Community College was founded in 1968 to meet the educational needs of Cecil County residents...	Cecil Community College	2007
University of Central Arkansas University of Central Arkansas The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...	State College of Arkansas; Arkansas State Teachers College; Arkansas State Normal School	1975
Central Baptist College Central Baptist College Central Baptist College is a four-year, private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Majors are available within the fields of behavioral science, business, general education, missions, music, religion, and science. Located on a campus , CBC was founded in 1952 and awards both associate and...	Central College	1962
Central Georgia Technical College Central Georgia Technical College Central Georgia Technical College is a community college governed by The Technical College System of Georgia . CGTC serves people in Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties in Central Georgia. CGTC's main campus is located in Macon, Georgia with a satellite campus in...	Macon Technical College	2000
Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...	Central State Normal School
University of Central Missouri University of Central Missouri The University of Central Missouri is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg, Missouri.- History :...	Central Missouri State University	2006
University of Central Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...	Oklahoma Territorial Normal School; Central State Normal School; Central State College (Okla.)	1991
Central Washington University Central Washington University Central Washington University, often abbreviated CWU, is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington in the United States.This location was selected by the state legislature as a consolation prize after Ellensburg lost its bid to be state capital...	Washington State Normal School; Central Washington College of Education; Central Washington State College	1977
Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University, founded in 1964 as Baptist College, is an independent comprehensive university located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston Southern enrolls a maximum of 3,200 students. Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the university's mission is...	Baptist (South Carolina)	1964
Chester College of New England Chester College of New England Chester College of New England is a bachelor's degree-granting college that provides a foundation in the liberal arts and the fine arts, complemented by majors in the professional arts...	White Pines College	2002
University of Charleston University of Charleston The University of Charleston is a private university in Charleston, West Virginia, United States of over 1,300 students.-History:The school was founded in 1888 as the Barboursville Seminary of the Southern Methodist Church...	Morris Harvey College	1979
Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...	Christopher Newport College
University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....	McMiken University	1870
Cleveland State University Cleveland State University Cleveland State University is a public university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 when the state of Ohio assumed control of Fenn College, and it absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1969...	Fenn College, The Cleveland State University	1964
Colgate University Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...	Baptist Education Society; Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution; Madison University	1890
CollegeAmerica CollegeAmerica CollegeAmerica is a private college in the United States offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.-History:...	Northern Arizona College of Health Careers
College of Coastal Georgia	Coastal Georgia Community College	2008
College of Idaho	Albertson College of Idaho (used from 1991 until October 2007)	2007
Collins College	Al Collins Graphic Design School	2001
Colorado State University Colorado State University Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...	Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College	1957
Colorado State University–Pueblo	University of Southern Colorado	2003
Columbia International University Columbia International University Columbia International University is a Christian institution of higher education located in Columbia, South Carolina. The university is recognized for its emphasis upon spiritual formation, biblical authority and world evangelization.-History:...	Columbia Bible College; Columbia Bible College and Seminary	1994
Columbia University Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...	King's College; Columbia College	1896
Columbus State University Columbus State University Columbus State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and is fully accredited by the Commission on...	Columbus College	1996
Concordia College Concordia College, Selma Concordia College, Selma is a college of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod's Concordia University System, located in Selma, Alabama, in the United States. It is the only historically black college in the Concordia System.-History:...	Alabama Lutheran Academy & College	1980
Concordia University, Irvine Concordia University, Irvine Concordia University is a private, liberal arts university located in Irvine, California, United States and affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in six colleges and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges...	Christ College, Irvine
Concordia University Chicago Concordia University Chicago Concordia University Chicago is an American private, Lutheran liberal arts university located in the Illinois suburb of River Forest, 10 miles west of Chicago.-Description:...	Concordia University, River Forest; Concordia Teachers' College (1992)	2006
Cossatot Community College Cossatot Community College Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas is a public community college serving southwest Arkansas. Its main campus is located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains in De Queen, Arkansas.- History :...	Cossatot Vocational-Technical School; Cossatot Technical College	1991, 2001
Crown College (Minnesota) Crown College (Minnesota) Crown College is a private Christian college in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, an exurb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and...	St. Paul Bible College	1992
Crown College (Tacoma) Crown College (Tacoma) Crown College was a small, for-profit, predominantly online college located in Tacoma, Washington. Crown College lost its educational accreditation on July 31, 2007 and it suspended operations on August 10, 2007.- History :...	Crown School of Hair Design	1994
University of the Cumberlands University of the Cumberlands University of the Cumberlands is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, with an enrollment of approximately 3,200 students...	Cunberland College	2005

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Daymar College Daymar College Daymar College is a for-profit career training school based in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. Founded in 1963 and operated as Owensboro Business College until 2001, Daymar offers over 35 career tracks in 13 different academic programs...	Owesboro Business College	2001
Dakota State University Dakota State University Dakota State University is a public university located in Madison, South Dakota. The university has a technology centric focus with programs in computer and information science, business, education, physical sciences, among other graduate and undergraduate programs...	Madison Normal School; Eastern State Normal School; Dakota Normal School; Dakota State Normal School; General Beadle State College; Dakota State College
Daytona State College	Daytona Beach College	2008
DeSales University DeSales University DeSales University is a private Catholic university for men and women, located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Before 2001, it was known as Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales.- History :...	Allentown	2001
Diné College Diné College Diné College is a two-year, tribally controlled community college, serving the 27,000 square-mile Navajo Indian Reservation, which spans the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah....	Navajo Community College
University of Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi is the president. With origins dating from 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university...	University of Detroit and Mercy College of Detroit	1990
University of the District of Columbia University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia is a historically black, public university located in Washington, D.C. UDC is one of only a few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...	D.C. Teachers; Federal City
Dominican University Dominican University (Illinois) Dominican University is a coeducational, comprehensive, Catholic institution of higher education and research in River Forest, Illinois. Affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees and certificate programs...	Rosary College
Drexel University Drexel University Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...	Drexel Institute of Technology (1936–1970); Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (1891–1936)	1970
Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...	Trinity College (North Carolina)	1924
Dunlap-Stone University Dunlap-Stone University Dunlap-Stone University is a for-profit, virtual college headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The school was founded in 1995 as the International Import-Export Institute...	International Import-Export Institute	2008

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Eastern Arizona College Eastern Arizona College Eastern Arizona College , is a community college located in Graham County, Arizona. The main campus is in Thatcher, with satellite locations in Gila County, and Greenlee County...	St. Joseph Stake Academy; Gila College; Eastern Arizona Junior College
Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...	Eastern Illinois State Normal School
Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...	Central University (1874–1906), Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906–1922), Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (1922–1930), Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College (1930–1948), Eastern Kentucky State College (1948–1966)	1966
Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...	Eastern Michigan College; Michigan State Normal College; Michigan State Normal School	1959
Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...	Benjamin J. Cheney Academy; State Normal School; Eastern Washington College of Education; Eastern Washington State College	1877
East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University is an accredited American university located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities, the nation's sixth largest system of public education, and is the fourth largest university in the state...	East Tennessee State Normal School
Elon University Elon University Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...	Elon College	2001
Edison State College	Edison College (prev. Edison Junior College)
	Embry-Riddle School of Aviation; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute
Emporia State University Emporia State University Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...	Kansas State Normal College; Kansas State Teachers College; Emporia Kansas State College
University of Evansville University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...	Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute; Moores Hill College; Evansville College	1967
Everest Institute	Duffs Business Institute
Everest University	Florida Metropolitan University	2008
Excelsior College Excelsior College Excelsior College is a private, non-profit institution of higher education in Albany, New York. It is a constituent member of The University of the State of New York, and has its own charter and Board of Trustees. Excelsior College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level...	Regents College of the University of the State of New York	2001

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Faulkner University Faulkner University Faulkner University is a private Christian university, located in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, and affiliated with the Church of Christ. The University was founded in 1942 as Montgomery Bible School. In 1953 the school's name was changed to Alabama Christian College . In 1965, the college was moved to...	Montgomery Bible School; Alabama Christian College	1985
Florida Career College	Florida Computer and Business School
FDU-Florham Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...	FDU-Madison
Fairmont State University Fairmont State University Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. Enrollment of the university is about 7,700 and offers masters degrees in business, education, teaching, criminal justice and nursing in addition to 90 baccalaureate and 50 associate degrees...	Fairmont State Normal School
Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the...	Fort Hays Kansas State College
Florida State University Florida State University The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...	Florida State College for Women	1947
Framingham State University	Normal School 91839-1845); State Normal School (1845–1932); State Teacher's College at Framingham (1932–1960); State College at Framingham (1960–1968); Framingham State College (1968–2010)	2010
Franklin Pierce University	Franklin Pierce College	2007

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Gage Academy of Art Gage Academy of Art Gage Academy of Art is a fine art school located in Seattle, Washington, specializing in drawing, painting and sculpting. The core of its programming is traditional observational training, with an emphasis on the foundational skills of figure drawing and painting...	Seattle Academy of Art	2006
GateWay Community College GateWay Community College GateWay Community College is an urban campus established in 1968 located in Phoenix, Arizona near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. GateWay is one of ten regionally accredited colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District. The Maricopa Skill Center is a division of GateWay...	Maricopa Technical College	1987
George Mason University George Mason University George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...	University College; George Mason College of the University of Virginia
Georgia Piedmont Technical College	DeKalb Technical College	2011
Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive...	Georgia Teachers
Globe University	Globe College
Griggs University Griggs University Griggs University, formerly Home Study International, is a Seventh-day Adventist distance learning university recently based on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan . Founded in 1909 as The Fireside Correspondence School and later known as the Home Study Institute, it began...	The Fireside Correspondence School; Home Study Institute

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Hampton University Hampton University Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.-History:...	Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute/Hampton Institute	1930/84
Harding University Harding University Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas, in the United States, about north-east of Little Rock. It is a private liberal arts Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ. The university takes its name from James A...	Harding College
Henderson State University Henderson State University Henderson State University, founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College, is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. It is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...	Arkadelphia Methodist College (1890–1904); Henderson College (1904–1911); Henderson-Brown College 91911-1929); Henderson State Teachers College (1929–1967); Henderson State College (1967–1975)	1975
Hendrix College Hendrix College Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college located in Conway, Arkansas. The student body averages around 1,400 and currently represents forty-three states and fourteen foreign countries. In US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges, Hendrix is ranked annually in the top tier of...	Central Institute; Central Collegiate Institute; Hendrix-Henderson College; Trinity College
Heritage University Heritage University Heritage University, located in Toppenish, Washington on the Yakama Indian Reservation, offers associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in a number of academic disciplines, including:Englishbusiness administrationmathematicscomputer science...	Heritage College
Heritage Christian University Heritage Christian University Heritage Christian University is a primarily undergraduate university in Florence, Alabama. It is affiliated with churches of Christ.The university is governed by a Board of Directors, all of whom must be active members of the churches of Christ.- History :...	International Bible College	2001
Hodges University Hodges University Founded in 1990, Hodges University is a comprehensive degree granting institution located in Naples, Florida. The University offers Associate in Science, Bachelor of Science and master's degree programs in career-related disciplines...	International College	2007
Hollins University Hollins University Hollins University is a four-year institution of higher education, a private university located on a campus on the border of Roanoke County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia...	Valley Union Seminary (1842-1855); Hollins Institute (1855-1911); Hollins College (1911-1998)	1998
University of Houston University of Houston The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...	Houston Junior College (1927–1934); (1983–1991)	1934
	(1971–1983)	1983
	(1974–1983)	1983
Humboldt State University Humboldt State University Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...	Humboldt State Normal College; Humboldt State Teacher's College and Junior College; Humboldt State College
Huntingdon College Huntingdon College Huntingdon College, founded in 1854, is a coeducational liberal arts college in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Related to the United Methodist Church, the college's central hallmarks are faith, wisdom, and service. The college is known for providing a solid academic experience based on good...	Tuskegee Female College (1854–1872); Alabama Conference Female College (1872–1910); Woman's College of Alabama (1910–1934)	1934

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
The College of Idaho	Albertson College of Idaho (1991–2007); The College of Idaho (1891–1991)	2007
Iḷisaġvik College Ilisagvik College Iḷisaġvik College is a public community college located in Barrow, Alaska, on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. The College is the only tribally controlled college in Alaska and is the northernmost accredited community college in the United States. Accredited in 2003 by the Northwest Commission on...	North Slope Higher Education Center; Arctic Sivunmun Iḷisaġvik College
Illinois Benedictine College	St. Procopius College	1971
University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...	Ill.-Chicago Circle	1982
Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...	Armour Institute of Technology	1940
Illinois State University Illinois State University Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...	Illinois St. Normal and Illinois Normal	1968
Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology The Indiana Institute of Technology is a small, private college located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The university specializes in career-oriented degree programs in business, engineering, computer science, education, criminal justice and more...	Indiana Technical College	1963
	Indiana St. (Pa.)	1965
Indiana Wesleyan University Indiana Wesleyan University Indiana Wesleyan University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Marion, Indiana that is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church denomination...	Marion College	1988
University of Indianapolis University of Indianapolis The University of Indianapolis is a university located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The shortened name it uses is UIndy...	Indiana Central	1986
University of Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...	State University of Iowa
Iowa State University Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...	Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts	1959

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State University is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in four academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees, in addition to continuing and...	Jacksonville State Teachers College; Jacksonville State University	1957,1967
James Madison University James Madison University James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University...	State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg (until 1924), State Teachers College at Harrisonburg (1924 to 1938), Madison College (1938 to 1976)	1976
John Brown University John Brown University The main campus in Northwest Arkansas has been the site of the university since it was founded in 1919. JBU has 2,183 students as of the 2011-2012 school year, 1,279 of which are traditional undergraduates. Of these, 878 live on campus. The Graduate School has 468 students...	John E. Brown College
John Paul the Great Catholic University John Paul the Great Catholic University John Paul the Great Catholic University is located in San Diego, California. It currently offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Communications Media and Business, each with two or more concentrations offered...	The New Catholic University	2005
Johnson C. Smith University Johnson C. Smith University Johnson C. Smith University is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. JCSU is also a historically black college...	Biddle University	1923
Judson College Judson College (Alabama) Judson College, originally named Judson Female Institute, was founded by members of the Siloam Baptist Church in 1838 in Marion, Alabama. It is the fifth oldest women's college in the United States. It was named after Ann Hasseltine Judson, the first female foreign missionary from the United States...	Judson Female Institute
Juilliard School Juilliard School The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...	Institute of Musical Art; Juilliard School of Music

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Kansas State University Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...	Kansas State College (Kansas State Agricultural College)	1955 (1927)
Kaplan Business Institute	ICM School of Business and Medical Careers
Kaplan College	Hamilton College
Kaplan College	Heritage College Kaplan College Kaplan College is a system of for-profit colleges in the United States and is a subsidiary of Kaplan Inc. and Kaplan Higher Education. Kaplan College offers career training for the healthcare industry....
Kaplan College Kaplan College Kaplan College is a system of for-profit colleges in the United States and is a subsidiary of Kaplan Inc. and Kaplan Higher Education. Kaplan College offers career training for the healthcare industry.... (Indiana)	Sawyer College
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the college is among the 100 oldest in the country. Today, it produces more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than any other U.S...	Michigan and Huron Institute	1855
Kean University Kean University Kean University is a coeducational, public research university located in Union and Hillside, New Jersey, United States. Kean University serves its students in the liberal arts, the sciences, and the professions with a dedication to intellectual and cultural growth and is best known for its...	Newark Normal School; New Jersey State Normal School at Newark; Newark State College
Kent State University Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...	Ohio State Normal College at Kent; Kent State Normal School; Kent State Normal College; Kent State College	1911, 1915, 1929, 1935
Kettering University Kettering University Kettering University is a university in Flint, Michigan, offering degrees in engineering, math, science, and business. The campus is located along the Flint River on property that used to be the main manufacturing location for General Motors...	The School of Automotive Trades (1919–1923); Flint Institute of Technology (1923–1926); General Motors Institute of Technology (1926–1932); General Motors Institute (1932–1982); GMI Engineering & Manufacturing Institute (1982–1998)	1998
University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...	Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (1865–1878)	1878
Kentucky Christian University Kentucky Christian University Kentucky Christian University is a comprehensive baccalaureate level Christian university located in Grayson, Kentucky. It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a "normal school" its programs included a high school, a junior...	Christian Normal Institute
Kentucky State University Kentucky State University Kentucky State University is a four-year institution of higher learning, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, the Commonwealth's capital. The school is an historically black university, which desegregated in 1954...	State Normal School for Colored Persons (1887-1902); Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons (1902-1926); Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926-1938); Kentucky State College for Negroes (1938-1952); Kentucky State College (1952-1972)	1972
	Kutztown State Teachers College

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
LaGrange College LaGrange College LaGrange College is the oldest private college in the U.S. state of Georgia. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, it is located in LaGrange, Georgia, with an enrollment of about 1,000 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1...	LaGrange Female Academy; LaGrange Female College	1934
Lamar University Lamar University Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...	Lamar Tech	1971
Lewis-Clark State College Lewis-Clark State College Lewis–Clark State College is a public undergraduate college located in Lewiston, Idaho. It was founded in 1893, and has an annual enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. The college offers over 83 degrees and is well-known for its Criminal Justice, Education, Nursing, and Technical programs.-...	Lewiston State Normal School
Liberty University Liberty University Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...	Lynchburg Baptist; Liberty Baptist
Lincoln College of Technology Lincoln Group of Schools The Lincoln Group of Schools is a group of for-profit vocational institutions consisting of 43 campuses in the United States. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation... : Denver	Denver Automotive and Diesel College
Lipscomb University Lipscomb University Lipscomb University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east...	David Lipscomb University (1988–2005); David Lipscomb College (1918–1988); Nashville Bible School (1891–1918)	2005
Lone Star College–CyFair	Cy-Fair College	2007
Lone Star College–Kingwood	Kingwood College	2007
Lone Star College–Montgomery	Montgomery College	2007
Lone Star College–North Harris	North Harris College	2007
Lone Star College–Tomball	Tomball College	2007
Longwood University Longwood University Longwood University is a four-year public, liberal-arts university located in Farmville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 and became a university on July 1, 2002...	Farmville Female College; Longwood College	2004
University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...	Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (1900–1921), Southwestern Louisiana Institute (1921–1960), University of Southwestern Louisiana (1960–1999)	1999
University of Louisiana at Monroe University of Louisiana at Monroe The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...	Northeast Louisiana	1999
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...	Loyola U. of L.A. and Marymount College	1973
Luna Community College	Luna Vocational Technical Institute	2000
Lynn University Lynn University Lynn University is a private, non-profit university in Boca Raton, Florida, founded in 1962.The university currently hosts students from 40 states and 90 nations...	College of Boca Raton	1991
Lyon College Lyon College Lyon College is an independent, residential, co-educational, undergraduate liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . Founded in 1872, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas...	Arkansas College	1994

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Mannes College The New School for Music	The David Mannes Music School; Mannes Music School; Mannes College of Music
Marist College Marist College Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...	Marian College	1960
	N.Y. Maritime
Marycrest International University Marycrest International University Marycrest College Historic District is located on a bluff overlooking the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The district encompasses the campus of Marycrest International University, which was a small, private collegiate institution...	Teikyo Marycrest
University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Eastern Shore located on 776 acres in Princess Anne, Maryland, United States, is part of the University System of Maryland...	Maryland St.	1970
University of Mary Washington University of Mary Washington The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational liberal arts college located in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1908 by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a normal school, during much of the twentieth century it was part of the University of Virginia, until...	State Normal and Industrial School for Women; Mary Washington College	2005
University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...	Massachusetts St.; Massachusetts Agriculture Col.	1947
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a public, residential, liberal arts college that offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, it is part of the state university system of Massachusetts. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts...	North Adams St.	1997
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Dartmouth The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River...	Southeastern Mass.	1991
University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, and part of the University of Massachusetts system...	University of Lowell	1991
McDaniel College McDaniel College McDaniel College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland, located 30 miles northwest of Baltimore. The college also has a satellite campus located in Budapest, Hungary. Until July 2002, it was known as Western Maryland College...	Western Maryland	2002
University of Memphis University of Memphis The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....	West Tennessee State Normal School; Memphis State University	1994
Methodist University	Methodist College	2006
Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...	Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (1855–1861); State Agricultural College (1861–1909); Michigan Agricultural College (1909–1925); Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (1925–1955); Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (1955–1964)	1964
Miles College Miles College Miles College is a historically black college founded in 1898. It is located in Fairfield, Alabama, which is six miles west of Birmingham, Alabama. It is a private liberal arts institution of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church...	Miles Memorial College
Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...	Mankato Teachers; Mankato St.	1998
Minnesota State University Moorhead Minnesota State University Moorhead Minnesota State University Moorhead is a four-year, public university located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has an enrollment of nearly 7,500 students and 337 full-time faculty members. MSUM is a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system...	Moorhead St.; Moorhead Teachers	2000
Missouri State University Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...	Southwest Missouri State	2005
University of Mobile University of Mobile The University of Mobile is an American four-year, private, Baptist-affiliated university in Mobile, Alabama. The master's-level university has an enrollment of 1,577.-History:...	Mobile College
University of Montevallo University of Montevallo The University of Montevallo is a four-year public university located in Montevallo, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1896, it is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Programs are offered through the Michael E...	Alabama Girls' Industrial School (1896–1911); Alabama Girls' Technical Institute (1911–1919); Alabama Girls' Technical Institute and College for Women (1919–1923); Alabama College, State College for Women (1923–1956); Alabama College (1956–1969)	1969
Montana State University - Billings Montana State University - Billings Montana State University Billings is a state university. Its main campus is located in downtown Billings, Montana, United States. Formerly Eastern Montana Normal School when it was founded, it was then renamed to Eastern Montana College before being renamed to its present name in 1994...	Eastern Montana	1994
Montana State University - Northern Montana State University - Northern Montana State University – Northern is a public state university, part of the Montana State University System, located in Havre, Montana. Montana State University – Northern was known as Northern Montana College prior to the restructuring of Montana's public university system...	Northern Montana	1994
Montclair State University Montclair State University Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...	Montclair Normal School
Murray State University Murray State University Murray State University, located in the city of Murray, Kentucky, is a four-year public university with approximately 10,400 students. The school is Kentucky’s only public university to be listed in the U.S.News & World Report regional university top tier for the past 20 consecutive years...	Murray State Normal School (1923-1926); Murray State Normal School and Teachers College (1926-1930); Murray State Teachers College (1930-1948); Murray State College (1948-1966)	1966

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
National College National College of Business & Technology National College, formerly National College of Business & Technology and also formerly National Business College, is a for-profit career college operating in the southeastern and east-central United States...	National College of Business
National Park Community College National Park Community College National Park Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. NPCC was founded in 2003 as a result of a merger between Garland County Community College and Quapaw Technical Institute, which had been established in 1973 and 1969, respectively...	Garland County Community College
University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Kearney The University of Nebraska at Kearney , founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, is the Kearney, Nebraska, United States campus of the University of Nebraska system.-History:...	Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney; Kearney State College	1991
University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Omaha The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a four-year state university located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University...	Omaha	1968
Neumann University	Our Lady of Angels College (1965-1980); Neumann College (1980-2009)	2009
University of New England, Maine University of New England, Maine The University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two campuses in Maine: the main campus in Biddeford and another in Portland.- History :...	St. Francis	1978
The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey, abbreviated TCNJ, is a public, coeducational university located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a suburb of Trenton....	Trenton State College	1996
New Jersey City University New Jersey City University New Jersey City University is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. It is a member of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities....	New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City; New Jersey State Teachers College; Jersey City State	1998
New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....	Newark College of Engineering (NCE)	1975
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...	New Mexico A&M
University of New Orleans University of New Orleans The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...	Louisiana State University New Orleans	1974
The New School The New School The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...	The New School for Social Research; New School University	1997, 2005
Norfolk State University Norfolk State University Norfolk State University is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.-Academics:...	Norfolk State College
University of North Alabama University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....	LaGrange College (1830–1854); Florence Wesleyan University (1854–1872); State Normal School at Florence (1872–1889); State Normal College (1889–1913); State Normal School (1913–1929); Florence State Teachers College (1929–1957); Florence State College (1957–1967); Florence State University (1967–1974)	1974
North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels....	North Carolina College	1969
North Idaho College North Idaho College North Idaho College is a community college with over 6,000 students in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, situated at the north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene.-History:The school was established during the Great Depression in 1933 as Coeur d'Alene Junior College...	Coeur d'Alene Junior College; North Idaho Junior College	1971
Northwest Florida State College Northwest Florida State College The Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College is a charter school in Niceville, Florida that was established in 2000. The Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College is an innovative charter school that enables 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to simultaneously earn...	Okaloosa-Walton Community College	2008
Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Nampa, Idaho.-History:Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School...	Northwest Nazarene College	2000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...	Charlotte College	1965
	Pembroke State	1996
North Central College North Central College North Central College is a leading liberal arts college providing students at different stages of life and from different ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds with comprehensive educational programs.-Academics:...	North-Western	1926
North Central Texas College North Central Texas College North Central Texas College is a community college serving Cooke County, Denton County, and Montague County, Texas. NCTC operates four campuses, the main campus in Gainesville, campuses in Corinth, Bowie, and a branch campus in Graham....	Cooke County College	1994
University of North Texas University of North Texas The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...	North Texas State University	1988
Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern Illinois University is a public state university located in Chicago, Illinois. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. Tracing its founding to 1867, it was first established as a separate branch of a...	Northeastern Illinois State College	1971
Northeastern State University Northeastern State University Northeastern State University is a public university with its main campus located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Northeastern's home, Tahlequah, is also the capital of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma...	Northeastern Oklahoma State
Northwestern State University Northwestern State University Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...	Louisiana State Normal College
Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...	Northern Arizona Normal School; Northern Arizona State Teachers' College; Arizona State Teachers' College of Flagstaff; Arizona State College of Flagstaff	1966
University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado -Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...	State Normal School of Colorado; Colorado State College	1970

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Oakwood University	Oakwood Industrial School; Oakwood Manual Training School; Oakwood Junior College; Oakwood College
Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical	1957
Old Dominion University Old Dominion University Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...	William & Mary (Norfolk)	1962
Oregon State University Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...	Oregon State College, Oregon Agricultural College
Ouachita Baptist University Ouachita Baptist University Ouachita Baptist University is a private, liberal arts, undergraduate institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, which is about 65 miles southwest of Little Rock. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arkansas...	Ouachita Baptist College
Ozarka College Ozarka College Ozarka College is a two-year public post-secondary institution located primarily in Melbourne, Arkansas, with satellite campuses in Mountain View and Ash Flat, and class offerings in Mammoth Spring, Salem and Viola...	Ozarka Vocationa-Technical School; Ozarka Technical College	1999
University of the Ozarks University of the Ozarks The University of the Ozarks is a private, four-year liberal arts, comprehensive university located in Clarksville, Arkansas, a community of just over 9,000 people and the county seat of Johnson County. U of O is located at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, about west of Little Rock...	Cane Hill College; Arkansas Cumberland College; College of the Ozarks	1987

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Current Name	Former Name(s)	Year of Change
Paradise Valley Community College Paradise Valley Community College Paradise Valley Community College is a 2-year community college in Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the North Phoenix neighborhood. A branch campus, , opened in August 2009 in the far northern section of Scottsdale, Arizona to serve this rapidly growing area...	Northeast Valley Education Center
Parsons The New School for Design Parsons The New School for Design Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...	Chase School (1896–1898); New York School of Art (1898–1909); New York School of Fine and Applied Art (1909–1936); Parsons School of Design (1936–1970)	1970
Pepperdine University Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...	George Pepperdine
Penn Foster College Penn Foster College Penn Foster College is a U.S. for-profit institution offering higher education via distance education. Penn Foster, originally International Correspondence Schools or ICS, was founded in 1890 by Thomas J. Foster, a Pennsylvania newspaper editor...	ICS Center for Degree Studies
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Pennsylvania College of Art and Design The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is a professional art college located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA.The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, and photography...	Pennsylvania School of the Arts	2003
Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania College of Technology, or Penn College, is a public college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University. As an applied technology college, the school offers certificate, associate and baccalaureate degree programs in more than 100 fields of...	Williamsport Technical Institute; Williamsport Area Community College	1989
Philadelphia Biblical University Philadelphia Biblical University Philadelphia Biblical University, formerly called Philadelphia College of Bible, is a school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania founded in 1913. Every undergraduate student graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Bible. In addition, students may work towards a dual degree, such as Business,...	Philadelphia College of the Bible
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of the Sciences , officially known as University of the Sciences in Philadelphia , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines.-History:The history of the University of the Sciences...	Philadelphia Pharmacy	1998
Philadelphia University Philadelphia University Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia University's student body consists of about 3,500 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries...	Philadelphia Textile	1999
Philander Smith College Philander Smith College Philander Smith College is a private, historically black college that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The student body averages around 850 attendees, with around 30% of that figure attending part time. Although known historically as a school...	Walden Seminary	1882
University of Pikeville	Pikeville Collegiate Institute; Pikeville College	2011
Pima Community College Pima Community College Pima Community College is an American two-year institution of higher education in Pima County, Arizona serving the Tucson metropolitan area. The community college district consists of six campuses, four education centers, and several adult education learning centers. It provides traditional and...	Pima College	1972
University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...	Western University of Pennsylvania	1908
Polytechnic University of New York Polytechnic University of New York The Polytechnic Institute of New York University, often referred to as Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NYU Polytechnic, or NYU-Poly, is the engineering and applied sciences affiliate of New York University...	New York Poly; Brooklyn Poly
Post University Post University Post University is a small university located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Post University was established in 1890. Prior to May 1990, it was known as Post College...	Teikyo Post; Post	1990
Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....	College of New Jersey; Princeton College	1896

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Radford University Radford University Radford University is one of Virginia's eight doctoral-degree granting public universities. Originally founded in 1910, Radford offers comprehensive curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, and graduate programs including the M.F.A., M.B.A...	State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Radford (1910-1924); State Teachers College at Radford (1924-1943); Women's Division of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1943-1964); Radford College (1964-1979)	1979
Randolph College Randolph College Randolph College is a private liberal arts and sciences college located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman's College, it was renamed on July 1, 2007, when it became coeducational....	Randolph Macon Women's College	2006
Rasmussen College Rasmussen College Rasmussen College is a 110-year old for-profit private college offering Bachelor's and Associate's degrees at multiple campuses in Minnesota including Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Bloomington, Lake Elmo, Mankato, Moorhead and St...	Aaker College	2007
Rasmussen College Rasmussen College Rasmussen College is a 110-year old for-profit private college offering Bachelor's and Associate's degrees at multiple campuses in Minnesota including Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Bloomington, Lake Elmo, Mankato, Moorhead and St...	Webster College Webster College Webster College is a private, for profit, two-year and four-year degree granting College with campuses in Ocala, Florida, and Holiday, Florida, an Online Division and formerly of Fairmont, WV...	2007
Regent University Regent University Regent University is a private coeducational interdenominational Christian university located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The school was founded by the American televangelist Pat Robertson in 1978 as Christian Broadcasting Network University. A satellite campus located in...	CBN University (1978–1990)	1990
Rhodes College Rhodes College Rhodes College is a private, predominantly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Originally founded by freemasons in 1848, Rhodes became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in 1855. Rhodes enrolls approximately 1,700 students pursuing bachelor's and master's...	Masonic University of Tennessee; Montgomery Masonic College; Stewart College; Southwestern Presbyterian University; Southwestern; Southwestern at Memphis	1984
William Marsh Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...	Rice Institute	1960
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Richard Stockton College of New Jersey The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, located in Galloway Township, New Jersey, an hour from Philadelphia and 20 minutes from Atlantic City, is an undergraduate and graduate college of the arts, sciences and professional studies of the New Jersey system of higher education. The College was...	Stockton St.
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...	Rochester Athenaeum; Mechanics Institute	1847; 1944
Roger Williams University Roger Williams University Roger Williams University, commonly abbreviated as RWU, is a private, coeducational American liberal arts university located on in Bristol, Rhode Island, above Mt. Hope Bay. Founded in 1956, it was named for theologian and Rhode Island cofounder Roger Williams...	Roger Williams Junior College; Roger Williams College
Rowan University Rowan University Rowan University is a public university in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA with a satellite campus in Camden, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a twenty-five acre tract of land donated by the town...	Glassboro St.	1997
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Queens College	1825
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden Rutgers-Camden Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, USA , is a state-funded, coeducational, public, research university. Founded in the 1920s, Rutgers–Camden began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. It is the southernmost of the three regional campuses of Rutgers,...	College of South Jersey & South Jersey Law School	1950
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark Rutgers-Newark Rutgers University in Newark is one of three campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the eighth oldest college in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities...	University of Newark	1945

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Saint Paul's College, Virginia Saint Paul's College, Virginia Saint Paul's College is a private, historically black college located in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The college is a four-year, private, co-ed, liberal arts institute affiliated with the Episcopal Church.-Campus:...	Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School; Saint Paul's Polytechnic Institute	1957
Salem International University Salem International University Salem International University is an American private university located in Salem, West Virginia, in the United States...	Salem-Teikyo; Salem	2000
Samford University Samford University Samford University, founded as Howard College is a private, coeducational, Alabama Baptist Convention-affiliated university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It includes the , Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V....	Howard College
Samuel Merritt University	Samuel Merritt College
San Jose State University San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...	California State University-San Jose; San Jose State College; San Jose State Teachers College; San Jose State Normal School; California State Normal School; Minns School	1974
Santa Fe University of Art and Design	College of Santa Fe; St. Michael’s College	2010, 1966
Schoolcraft College Schoolcraft College Schoolcraft College is a two-year community college located in Livonia, Michigan with a satellite campus in Garden City, Michigan. Schoolcraft College was established in 1961. Originally named Northwest Wayne County Community College, the name of the college was changed because of the length...	Northwest Wayne County Community College
Seattle University Seattle University Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA.SU is the largest independent university in the Northwest US, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools, and is one of 28 member...	Seattle College	1948
Selma University Selma University Selma University is a private, historically black, bible college located in Selma, Alabama, United States. It is affiliated with the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention.-History:...	Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School; Alabama Baptist Colored University	1908
Seton Hill University Seton Hill University Seton Hill University is a small Catholic liberal arts university of about 2100 students in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Formerly a women's college, it became a coeducational university in 2002....	Seton Hill Junior College (1914-1918); Seton Hill College (1918-2002)	2002
Shenandoah University Shenandoah University Shenandoah University is a comprehensive private university located in Winchester, Virginia in the United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students across more than ninety programs in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah...	Shenandoah College
Shorter College (Arkansas) Shorter College (Arkansas) Shorter College is a two-year, private, historically black liberal arts college located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It was founded in 1886 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church....	Bethel University
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public, master's-level university that offers some doctoral programs in cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Both institutions are members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education...	Slippery Rock State College
University of South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...	South Carolina College	1906
Southeast Arkansas College Southeast Arkansas College Southeast Arkansas College is a two year associate degree granting college in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Students and others in the area often refer to it as SEARK. Formerly a vocational-technical school, the state legislature designated the school as a college in 1991 with the name Pines Technical...	Pines Technical College	1998
Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University, is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, near the banks of the Mississippi River. The institution, having started as a normal school, has a traditional strength in teacher education...	Southeast Missouri State Normal School
Southeastern University Southeastern University of the Assemblies of God Southeastern University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Lakeland, Florida, USA. It was established in 1935 in New Brockton, Alabama as a Bible college, relocated to Lakeland in 1946, and became a liberal arts college in 1970. The school has four colleges and is the largest...	Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God	2005
Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas University is a public four-year institution located in Magnolia, the seat of Columbia County in Arkansas, United States, not far from the Louisiana state line.-Location:Southern Arkansas University is located in Magnolia, which, as of the census...	Third District Agricultural School; Agricultural and Mechanical College, Third District; Southern State College	1976
Southern Arkansas University Tech Southern Arkansas University Tech Southern Arkansas University Tech is a public community college, located in Camden, Arkansas.- History :SAU Tech was created on April 5, 1967, as Southwest Technical Institute by Act 534 of the Arkansas Legislature. The purpose of the institute was to provide a technically trained workforce for...	Southwest Technical Institute	1975
University of Southern Indiana University of Southern Indiana The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...	Indiana State University-Evansville	1985
University of Southern Maine University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...	Maine Portland-Gorham; Gorham St. (Me.)	1968
	Mississippi Normal College; State Teachers College; Mississippi Southern College	1962
Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private university in Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and also has numerous specialized...	New Hampshire College
Southern Oregon University Southern Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Ashland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1926, it was formerly known as Southern Oregon College and Southern Oregon State College . SOU offers criminology, natural sciences, including environmental science, Shakespearean studies and theatre arts programs...	Southern Oregon State Normal School
Southern University Southern University Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott’s Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section...	Southern Baton Rouge	1974
Southern Utah University Southern Utah University Southern Utah University, or SUU, is located in Cedar City, Utah. It was founded in 1897 as an extension of the Agricultural College of Utah, by the citizens of Cedar City.During its history, the school has been known as:...	Branch Normal School; Branch Agricultural College; College of Southern Utah; Southern Utah State College	1991
Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It is located in Marshall, Minnesota, United States, a city of 13,000 people. The school has a full-time enrollment of approximately 3,500 students and...	Southwest State	2003
Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology is a technological university located on a campus in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA – founded in 1870 with an 1868 bequest from Edwin A. Stevens. It is known for its engineering, science, and technological management curricula.The institute has produced leading...	Stevens Tech
Stevenson University	Villa Julie College	2008
Strayer University Strayer University Strayer University, formerly Strayer College of Baltimore, Maryland, is a private, for-profit educational institution. The Strayer University campuses are owned by Strayer Education, Inc. , headquartered in Herndon, Virginia....	Strayer's Business College; Strayer College

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Tarleton State University Tarleton State University Tarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States....	John Tarleton College, John Tarleton Agricultural College, Tarleton State College	1899, 1917, 1949, 1973
Taylor University-Fort Wayne Taylor University Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college located in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in America....	Summit Christian College	1980
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in...	Chattanooga University	1969
The University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...	Arlington State College	1967
The University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...	The University of Texas (1883–1967)	1967
The University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,...	Texas Western College of the University of Texas	1967
The University of Texas–Pan American University of Texas–Pan American The University of Texas–Pan American , founded as Edinberg College, is a state university located in Edinburg, Texas. Founded in 1927, it is a component institution of The University of Texas System. The university serves the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas with baccalaureate,...	Pan American University
Texas A&M International University Texas A&M International University Texas A&M International University, often referred to as TAMIU, is a public, co-educational, state-supported university located in Laredo, Texas...	Texas A&I University at Laredo, Laredo State University	1969, 1977, 1993
Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...	Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas	1963
	East Texas Normal College, East Texas State Normal College, East Texas State Teachers College, East Texas State College, East Texas State University	1889,1923,1957,1962,1996
	University of Corpus Christi, Texas A&I University at Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi State University	1947, 1963, 1971, 1993
Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering undergraduate degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine engineering technology, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime studies, maritime systems...	Nautical School, Texas Maritime Academy	1931, 1971, 1981
	South Texas Normal School, South Texas State Teachers College, Texas College of Arts & Industries, Texas A&I University	1917, 1925, 1967, 1989
Texas Tech University Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...	Texas Technological College	1969
	Southwest Texas State University	2003
Thomas More College	Villa Madonna College	1968
Thunderbird School of Global Management Thunderbird School of Global Management Thunderbird School of Global Management is a private business school whose main campus is located in Glendale, Arizona. Founded in 1946 by retired U.S...	American Institute for Foreign Trade (1946–1968); Thunderbird Graduate School of International (1968–1973) Management; American Graduate School of International Management (1973–1997); Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management (1997–2004); Garvin School of International Management (2004–2007)	2007
Towson University Towson University Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...	Towson State University	1997
Transylvania University Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...	Transylvania University (1780–1865), Kentucky University (via merger, 1865–1908)	1908
Trine University	Tri-State University Tri-State University Trine University is a postsecondary educational institution based in Angola, Indiana, United States. It has satellite campuses in South Bend/Mishawaka, Schererville, Logansport, Indiana, Indianapolis, Howe, Columbus Warsaw, and Fort Wayne.-History:...	2009
Troy University Troy University Troy University is a public university that is located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was originally founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689...	Troy Normal School (1887–1929); Troy State Teachers College (1929–1957); Troy State College (1957–1967); Troy State University (1967–2004)	2004
Truman State University Truman State University Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...	North Missouri Normal and Commercial School; North Missouri Normal School; North Missouri Normal School of the First District; Northeast Missouri State Teachers College; Northeast Missouri State College; Northeast Missouri State University	1995
Tulane University Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...	Medical College of Louisiana; The University of Louisiana
University of Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...	Henry Kendall College	1920
Tuskegee University Tuskegee University Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...	Tuskegee Institute

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Union Institute & University Union Institute & University Union Institute & University is a non-profit private college, specializing in limited residence and distance learning programs. With the main campus in Cincinnati, Union Institute & University operates -from Ohio- "satellite campuses" located in Montpelier, Vermont; Brattleboro, Vermont; North...	The Union for Research and Experimentation in Higher Education; The University Without Walls; The Union Institute	2001
University of Utah University of Utah The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...	University of Deseret
Utah State University Utah State University Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....	Utah State Agricultural College
Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah	Carbon College; College of Eastern Utah
Utah Valley University	Central Utah Vocational School; Utah Trade Technical Institute; Utah Technical College at Provo; Utah Valley Community College; Utah Valley State College
Valparaiso University Valparaiso University Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...	Valparaiso Male and Female College; Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute; Valparaiso College	1906
Virginia Intermont College Virginia Intermont College Virginia Intermont College is a small private liberal arts college in Bristol, Virginia. It was founded in 1884 by a Baptist minister to create additional education opportunities for women. The school has been coeducational since 1972....	Southwest Virginia Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	1970
Virginia State University Virginia State University Virginia State University is a historically black and land-grant university located north of the Appomattox River in Chesterfield, in the Richmond area. Founded on , Virginia State was the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for black Americans...	Virginia Normal and industrial School

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Wallace Community College Wallace Community College Wallace Community College , formally known as George C. Wallace State Community College, is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Dothan, Alabama. The college enrolls 3,958 students and has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and...	George C Wallace Community College
Washburn University Washburn University Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...	Lincoln College
Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...	Washington College	1870
Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...	Washington Institute, Eliot Seminary	1854, 1857
Washington State University Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...	Washington Agricultural College	1959
Wayne State University Wayne State University Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...	Wayne University
Waynesburg University Waynesburg University Waynesburg University is a private, university located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations, and enrolls over 2,500 students, including approximately 1,500 undergraduates.Waynesburg University was...	Waynesburg College	2007
Weber State University Weber State University Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...	Weber Stake Academy (1889-1902); Weber Academy (1902-1918); Weber Normal College (1918-1922); Weber College (1922-1962); Weber State College (1962-1991)	1991
University of West Alabama University of West Alabama The University of West Alabama is a public university located in Livingston, Alabama, United States. It is currently on probation with its regional accrediting body....	Livingston Female Academy; Livingston Normal College; Livingston State Teachers College; Livingston State College; Livingston University	1995
West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University , part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo. West Texas A&M opened on September 20, 1910...	West Texas State Normal College, West Texas State Teachers College, West Texas State College, West Texas State University, West Texas St.	1914,1922,1949,1963,1993
Western Career College Western Career College Carrington College California, formerly known as Western Career College, is a privately held, for-profit institution of higher education. Carrington College California, along with co-operating division Carrington College, is operated by Carrington Colleges Group, Inc., a subsidiary of DeVry Inc...	Silicon Valley College
Western Illinois University Western Illinois University Western Illinois University is a public university founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. Like many similar institutions of the time, Western Illinois State Normal School focused on teacher training for its relatively small body of students. As the normal school grew, it became...	Western Illinois Normal School
Western Michigan University Western Michigan University Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....	Western Michigan College, Western Michigan College of Education, Western State Teachers College, Western State Normal School	1957, 1955, 1941, 1927
Western New England University	Western New England College	2011
Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico University, a public university located in Silver City, New Mexico, has served the people of the state of New Mexico and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture,...	New Mexico Western University
Western Oregon University Western Oregon University Western Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College...	Western Oregon State College, Oregon College of Education, Oregon Normal School, Oregon State Normal School, Christian College, Monmouth University	1997
Western State College of Colorado Western State College of Colorado Western State College of Colorado is a four-year public liberal arts college located in Gunnison, Colorado. The enrollment stands at about 2400 students with a high percentage, one-fourth, from out of state. The far flung appeal for some students is found in the idyllic mountains and ski slopes...	Colorado Western; Colorado Normal	1923
Westfield State University	Westfield State Normal School; Westfield State College
Westmar University Westmar University Westmar University was a private four-year liberal arts college in Le Mars, Iowa, U.S. It permanently closed on November 21, 1997.Westmar University was founded in 1887 as the Northwestern Normal School and Business College by Jacob Wernli, the Plymouth County Superintendent of Schools...	Western Union College; Teikyo Westmar	1995
Wichita State University Wichita State University Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....	Fairmount College (1886-1926); Municipal University of Wichita (1926-1964)	1964
Widener University Widener University Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.Its main campus sits on 108 acres , just southwest of Philadelphia...	Pennsylvania Military College	1979
William Paterson University William Paterson University William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....	Paterson State College	1997
William Peace University	Peace College	2012 (scheduled)
Williams Baptist College Williams Baptist College Williams Baptist College is a private, coeducational four-year college located in the northeast corner of Arkansas near the town of Walnut Ridge. Founded in 1941, this institution began its life as a two year school. It began granting bachelor's degrees in the 1980s...	Southern Baptist College	1991
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been...	Slater Industrial and State Normal School
	Eau Claire Teachers	1971
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse	La Crosse Teachers	1971
	River Falls Teachers
University of Wisconsin–Superior University of Wisconsin–Superior The University of Wisconsin–Superior is a public university located in Superior, Wisconsin. UW–Superior grants bachelor's, master's, and specialist's degrees...	Superior Normal; Superior State Teachers	1971
Xavier University	The Athenaeum; St. Xavier College
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...	The Collegiate School; Yale College	1971

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