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Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College: private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, chartered 1794, opened 1802; coeducational since 1971; about 1,900 undergraduates, 6.5% admit rate, need-blind no-loan aid, $2.9B endowment.
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University (BGSU), founded 1910 in Bowling Green, Ohio, is a public R2 research university with over 20,000 students, two campuses, 200+ undergraduate majors, and the 1984 NCAA hockey title.
Bradley University
Bradley University (Bradley Polytechnic Institute), private university in Peoria, Illinois founded 1897 by Lydia Moss Bradley; five colleges, ~5,400 students, 11:1 ratio, NCAA Division I Braves.
Brandeis University
Brandeis University, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts; founded 1948 by the American Jewish community as the first Jewish-sponsored nonsectarian US university; R1, AAU member, named for Justice Louis Brandeis.
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University (BSU), public university in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, founded 1840 by Horace Mann as Bridgewater State Normal School, third normal school in Massachusetts and the nation; 10,349 students, six colleges, Massachusetts's leading producer of teachers.
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College, a CUNY senior college in Brooklyn, New York, founded 1930 as the city's first public coeducational liberal arts college; Midwood campus, 14,469 students in fall 2025, notable alumni include Shirley Chisholm and Bernie Sanders.
Brown University
Brown University (founded 1764 as Rhode Island College) is an Ivy League private research university in Providence, Rhode Island, known for its 1969 Open Curriculum, no distribution requirements, and the Warren Alpert Medical School.
Bryant University
Bryant University is a private university in Smithfield, Rhode Island, founded in 1863 in Providence as a Bryant & Stratton branch, relocated in 1971 to land donated by Tupperware's Earl Tupper, and made a university in 2004; known for AACSB-accredited business education.
Bucknell University
Bucknell University, private university in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, founded 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, renamed 1886 for William Bucknell; three colleges (Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Freeman College of Management), about 3,900 undergraduates, Patriot League Division I athletics.
Butler University
Butler University, also called North Western Christian University at its 1855 founding, is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, with about 5,700 students, seven colleges, NCAA Division I BIG EAST athletics, and a 98% graduate placement rate.
Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Cal Poly Maritime Academy, formerly the California Maritime Academy, is the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast, in Vallejo, California; founded 1929, integrated into Cal Poly 2025-2026, trains Coast Guard-licensed cadets.
California Institute of Integral Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), formerly California Institute of Asian Studies, is a private San Francisco university founded in 1968 by Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri, accredited by WSCUC since 1981, known for integral, East-West psychology and psychedelic studies programs.
California State University
The California State University (CSU), also known as Cal State, is the largest public four-year university system in the United States, created in 1960 and enrolling over 471,000 students across California.
California State University Channel Islands
California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), branded Cal State Channel Islands, is a public university in Camarillo, California, opened in 2002 on the former Camarillo State Hospital site.
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Bakersfield, also known as CSUB, is a public university in Bakersfield, California. It is a comprehensive campus of the California State University system with 10,419 students.
California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico, also known as Chico State, is a public university in Chico, California. Founded in 1887, it is the second oldest campus of the CSU system.
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is a public CSU campus in Carson, California, founded in 1960 as South Bay State College, moved to Carson after the 1965 Watts Rebellion, and serving a highly diverse South Los Angeles student body.
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California, founded in 1911 as Fresno State Normal School, a teacher-training school. It serves the Central Valley with 74 bachelor's, 49 master's, and three doctoral programs, enrolls about 25,000 students, and holds R2 Carnegie research classification.
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton, CSUF), a public university in the California State University system, founded 1957 as Orange County State College, opened 1959 with 452 students, now over 45,000 students with 110 degree programs.
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB, Cal State Long Beach), a public CSU campus founded 1949 as Los Angeles-Orange County State College, on a 322-acre Puvungna-area campus, over 41,000 students, Carnegie R2 since 2022, and a top-ranked social-mobility university.
California State University, Los Angeles
Cal State LA, founded in 1947, is a public university in Los Angeles and a campus of the California State University system, ranked first nationally for upward mobility.
California State University, Monterey Bay
CSUMB is a public university in Seaside, California, founded in 1994 on the Fort Ord base. It offers 25 undergraduate degrees and was ranked 24th in 2026.
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN), formerly San Fernando Valley State College, is a large public CSU campus in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley: 36,848 students in fall 2024, nine colleges, a $592.6M 2026/27 budget, and heavy 1994 earthquake damage and recovery.
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State, Sac State) is a public CSU campus founded in 1947, university status 1972, with 31,000+ students on a 300-acre Sacramento campus, R2 research classification, and the largest Black enrollment in the CSU system.
California State University, Stanislaus
California State University, Stanislaus, also called Stanislaus State or Stan State, is a public university in Turlock, California, established in 1957 as a campus of the California State University system.
Cameron University
Cameron University is a public regional university in Lawton, Oklahoma, founded in 1908 as the Cameron State School of Agriculture and named for Rev. E. D. Cameron; university status since 1974, president Shane Hunt, HLC accredited, Division II athletics.
Campbell University
Campbell University, formerly Buies Creek Academy, is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, founded January 5, 1887 by Baptist minister James Archibald Campbell, now with about 4,800 students, SACSCOC accreditation, 21 Division I Fighting Camels teams, and the sixth president William M. Downs since 2025.
Cape Breton University
Cape Breton University, formerly University College of Cape Breton, is a public university in Sydney, Nova Scotia, renamed in 2005, with about 9,100 students from more than 70 countries.
Carleton College
Carleton College (Northfield, Minnesota), founded 1866 as Northfield College, is a private liberal arts college with about 2,000 undergraduates, a 21.8% admit rate, 100% need met, and top-ranked undergraduate teaching.
Carleton University
Carleton University, founded 1942 as Carleton College in Ottawa, is a public non-denominational university incorporated by the 1952 Carleton University Act. Distinguishing facts: bicameral governance, 30,675 students, $155.4M research funding, 188,000+ alumni.