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University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia (UBC), public research university founded 1908, opened 1915, with Vancouver and Okanagan campuses; 72,100 students, $936.4M research funding, ranked 44th THE 2027, 3rd in Canada.

University of Bucharest

The University of Bucharest (Universitatea din București) is a public research university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1864 and the second oldest university in the country.

University of Buckingham

The University of Buckingham, formerly University College at Buckingham, is a private, non-profit university in Buckingham, England, chartered in 1983 and known for its two-year honors degrees.

University of Burundi

The University of Burundi (Université du Burundi) is a public university in Bujumbura created in 1964 and renamed in 1977, the country's largest, with over 12,000 students in 8 faculties.

University Of Calabar Teaching Hospital

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Nigeria: federal tertiary teaching hospital offering specialist care, medical training, and research; 610–850 beds, CMD Prof. Ikpeme Asanye Ikpeme, founding date reported as 1970 or 1979.

University of Calcutta (কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়)

University of Calcutta (কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), also called Calcutta University, is a public university in Kolkata founded 24 January 1857 on the London model; first an examining body, now a multi-campus collegiate university ranked 39th among Indian universities in NIRF 2025.

University of Calgary

University of Calgary (UCalgary): public comprehensive research university in Calgary, Alberta, autonomous since April 29, 1966; governed by a Board of Governors under Alberta's Post-Secondary Learning Act; $588.5M research revenue in FY2023-24.

University of Calicut (കാലിക്കറ്റ് സർവകലാശാല)

University of Calicut (കാലിക്കറ്റ് സർവകലാശാല), or Calicut University, is Kerala's largest state university, established 1968 as the state's second university, headquartered at Tenhipalam with hundreds of affiliated colleges across northern Kerala.

University of California

University of California: ten-campus public university system founded 1868, governed by a 26-member Board of Regents under the California Constitution, led by President James B. Milliken since August 2025.

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university in California, chartered in 1868. It is known for its high selectivity and its 110 Nobel laureates.

University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is a public land-grant research university in Davis, California. Founded in 1905 as the University Farm, it became a general UC campus in 1959 and is known for veterinary medicine, agriculture, and sustainability.

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine (UCI): public research university in Irvine, California, opened October 4, 1965 with 1,589 students; now 36,000+ students in 15 schools, a Carnegie Research 1 and AAU member ranked 8th among U.S. public universities (U.S. News 2027).

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), public research university in Westwood, Los Angeles. Founded 1919 as UC Southern Branch; largest UC enrollment (49,013 in 2025-26), $11 billion budget, No. 1 public university per U.S. News 2027, 127 NCAA titles.

University of California, Merced

University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is the newest UC campus, opened 2004–2005 in Merced, California; ninth undergraduate UC campus, site chosen 1995, expanded by the $1.3 billion Merced 2020 Project, Carnegie R1 since 2025.

University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside (UCR) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California, one of the ten campuses of the University of California system, opened in 1954.

University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego (UCSD, UC San Diego): public research university in La Jolla, California, founded 1960 around Scripps Institution of Oceanography; eight undergraduate colleges, 45,087 students, No. 6 U.S. public university per U.S. News 2026.

University of California, San Francisco

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): public health-sciences university founded 1864 as Toland Medical College, UC-affiliated 1873, only UC campus exclusively for health sciences, top-ranked in NIH funding and medical education.

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB): public research university and UC campus in Goleta, California, founded 1891, joined UC in 1944, general campus since 1958; AAU member, eight Nobel laureates, top Leiden-ranked scientific impact.

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC): public research university opened 1965 on 2,000 acres above Monterey Bay; R1 classified; ten residential colleges from Cowell to John R. Lewis; 19,775 students and 74 majors in 2025-26.

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, founded in 1209 by scholars who migrated from Oxford, with 31 self-governing colleges.

University of Canterbury

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, founded 1873 as Canterbury College, is New Zealand's second-oldest university, in Christchurch, with about 27,000 students, seven faculties, and an Ilam campus since 1975.

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa's oldest university, founded 1829 as the South African College, full university from 1918; six faculties, ranked 1st in Africa (THE 164th, QS 184th, US News 122nd).

University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida (UCF), formerly Florida Technological University, is a public metropolitan research university in Orlando founded in 1963 for the space program; Florida's largest by enrollment at 70,674, R1, with $237.4 million in funded research.

University of Central Missouri

University of Central Missouri (UCM), formerly Central Missouri State University, is a public university in Warrensburg, Missouri, founded 1871 as State Normal School No. 2; motto Education for Service, HLC-accredited since 1915, 13,700+ students.

University of Chester

University of Chester: Church of England-founded university in Chester, England, established 1839 as Chester Diocesan Training College; university name approved 2005; three faculties; £893m GVA impact.

University of Chicago

University of Chicago (UChicago), private research university in Hyde Park, Chicago; incorporated 1890, opened 1892, founded by John D. Rockefeller with first president William Rainey Harper; known for its Common Core, quarter system, Chicago Statement on free expression, and recent $128 million deficit reduction.

University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (Lab, U-High) is a private N-12 day school in Hyde Park, Chicago, founded in 1896 by John Dewey as an experimental progressive school and now a division of the University of Chicago.

University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is the scholarly publishing arm of the University of Chicago, founded in 1890 and now the largest university press in the United States.

University of Chile

The University of Chile (Universidad de Chile) is Chile's oldest public national university, created by law in 1842 under President Manuel Bulnes and headed by Andrés Bello.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS, 中国科学院大学), Beijing research university run by CAS; founded 1978 as China's first graduate school, renamed UCAS 2012, large graduate education, top Nature Index and ESI output.