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List of research universities in the United States

Research universities in the United States, identified through the Carnegie Classification's 2025 Research Activity Designations: R1 ($50M R&D, 70 doctorates), R2, and Research Colleges and Universities, with federal funding and history.

List of scholars of Trinity College Dublin

Scholars of Trinity College Dublin: Foundation Scholars elected by competitive examination since 1592, part of the College's governing corporation, capped at seventy, with five-year entitlements to rooms, Commons, and fees waiver.

List of senior societies

List of senior societies: selective final-year student organizations at US universities, including Dartmouth's Sphinx and Casque and Gauntlet, Penn's Friars and Onyx, Columbia's Sachems and Nacoms, and Yale's Skull and Bones.

List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities

Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities: worldwide denominational higher education network of 115 tertiary institutions (2017), accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association, including 13 North American Division schools such as Andrews, Loma Linda, and Oakwood universities.

List of Southeastern Conference champions

SEC champions: yearly title winners of the Southeastern Conference since 1933 in football, baseball, basketball, and other sports; football decided by a championship game since 1992, Georgia the 2025 football champion.

List of Stanford University alumni

Stanford University alumni: Stanford counts as alumni anyone completing three quarters in a degree-granting program, roughly 250,000 people organized by the Stanford Alumni Association (founded 1892), including Google founders, Supreme Court justices, and Nobel laureates.

List of state and territorial universities in the United States

State and territorial universities are US public institutions governed by states, DC, and territories; includes land-grant institutions from the Morrill Acts of 1862, 1890, and 1994, territorial designations such as Puerto Rico and Guam, and state governance board structures.

List of unaccredited institutions of higher education

Unaccredited institutions of higher education, also called unrecognized HEIs or diploma mills, operate without official accreditation or recognition. Lists by ENIC-NARIC, CHEA, USDE, and national governments flag providers whose degrees may not be accepted for study or employment.

List of United States public university campuses by enrollment

Public US university campuses by enrollment: Ohio State Columbus leads flagships with 45,638 undergraduates (62,010 total), while systems like Arizona State exceed 200,000 and UC reached a record 301,093 students.

List of universities and colleges in Hungary

List of universities and colleges in Hungary: state-recognized higher education institutions under Annex 1 of the 2011 National Higher Education Act. 64 accredited institutions in 2022: 29 egyetem universities, 10 universities of applied sciences, 25 főiskola colleges, run by state, foundations, churches, and private providers.

List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates

Universities and colleges of the United Arab Emirates: 93 registered institutions including federal universities (UAEU, HCT, Zayed University), private universities, and 42 foreign branch campuses, licensed by MoHESR and accredited by the CAA.

List of universities and higher education colleges in London

Universities and higher education colleges in London: the University of London federation of 17 member institutions, London Higher's 70-plus member providers, specialist conservatoires and institutes, sector scale of 549,365 students, and OfS regulation.

List of universities by number of billionaire alumni

List of universities by number of billionaire alumni: rankings by Forbes and Wealth-X of universities by billionaire and ultra-wealthy alumni; Harvard leads Forbes 2025 with 127, Stanford second with 93.

List of universities in Australia

List of universities in Australia: the 42 (TEQSA reports 43 at June 2025) TEQSA-registered Australian University category providers, 36 public and 6 private, including the new 2026 Adelaide University merger.

List of universities in Bangladesh

Universities in Bangladesh: UGC-recognized degree-awarding institutions in four categories, 61 public, 116 private, 3 international and 1 CBHE, regulated by the University Grants Commission under the 1973 President's Order.

List of universities in Canada

Universities in Canada: 223 public and private degree-granting universities under provincial legislation, plus Universities Canada's provincial member list, governance, tuition, enrolment, and history from Université Laval (1852) onward.

List of universities in England

Universities in England: degree-awarding higher education providers regulated by the Office for Students, from Oxford and Cambridge to the 35 former polytechnics made universities under the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act.

List of universities in Germany

Universities in Germany (Universitäten): state-governed research universities within a three-type higher education system, oldest being Heidelberg (1386); Excellence Strategy funds Universities of Excellence, with five new ones selected October 2026.

List of universities in India

The list of universities in India is the University Grants Commission's official enumeration of recognized degree-granting institutions, divided into central, state, deemed, and private universities.

List of universities in Indonesia

Universities in Indonesia (perguruan tinggi): about 3,500 institutions, over 90% private, in five types including universities, institutes, and academies, governed by Law 12/2012 with BAN-PT accreditation and 31 Islamic MoRA institutions.

List of universities in Malaysia

Malaysia's universities: 20 government-funded public universities (5 research, 4 comprehensive, 11 focused), private IPTS under the 1996 Act, and 11 foreign branch campuses, rated by SETARA under MOHE.

List of universities in Singapore

List of universities in Singapore: six autonomous universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT, SUSS), the University of the Arts Singapore alliance of LASALLE and NAFA, and regulated private education institutions, with sizes, admissions, and rankings.

List of universities in South Africa

List of universities in South Africa: the 26 DHET-funded public universities, split into 11 general academic, 9 comprehensive, and 6 universities of technology, with campuses, provinces, merger history, and admission rules.

List of universities in the Netherlands

Universities in the Netherlands: 54 publicly funded institutions in a binary system, 18 research universities (WO) and 36 universities of applied sciences (HBO), plus institutes for international education, offering 2,767 NVAO-accredited CROHO programmes, 742 in English.

List of universities in the United Kingdom

The list of universities in the United Kingdom covers the degree-awarding higher education institutions across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Universities UK reported 260 providers in 2022/23.

List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment

List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment: HESA-based ranking of UK HE providers by student headcount. Open University largest at 124,580 (2024/25), then UCL 51,315, Manchester 46,305; 2,863,180 students total.

Little Ivies

The Little Ivies are an informal label for small, highly selective private liberal arts colleges in the northeastern US, centered on NESCAC members like Amherst, Williams, and Wesleyan; unlike the formal Ivy League, membership lists vary, typically 10 to 18 colleges.

LIU Post

LIU Post, formerly C.W. Post College, is the largest campus of Long Island University, in Brookville, New York, on the former Hillwood estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post.

London and South East University Group

London and South East University Group is a UK multi-university group formed on 1 August 2026 by merging the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent.

Long Island University

Long Island University (LIU), founded 1926, is a private multi-campus New York university with main campuses in Brooklyn and Brookville (LIU Post), over 150 degree programs, Middle States accreditation since 1955, NCAA Division I Sharks athletics, and Carnegie R2 research classification.