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United States Coast Guard Academy
The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is a federal service academy in New London, Connecticut, founded in 1876, that educates and commissions officers for the Coast Guard.
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA, Kings Point), a federal service academy at Kings Point, NY, run by MARAD under DOT; trains merchant marine officers with a condensed three-year curriculum, Sea Year at sea, Coast Guard license, and reserve commission.
United States service academies
The five United States service academies (USMA, USNA, USAFA, USCGA, USMMA) are tuition-free federal undergraduate colleges that commission military officers, requiring congressional nomination and an eight-year service obligation.
Universidad Iberoamericana
Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO), a private Jesuit university founded in Mexico in 1943 and located in Santa Fe, Mexico City since 1988; unrelated bodies with the same name include UNIB in Puerto Rico and institutions in Colombia and Panama.
Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino
Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino was the colonial university of Santo Domingo, founded by papal bull in 1538 and often called the first university in the Americas.
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO, University of Western Brittany) is a French public multidisciplinary university founded in 1971, headquartered in Brest in Finistère, with campuses in Quimper and Morlaix.
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (UdeM) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1876 and the largest French-language university in the Americas.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), originally Universiti Pulau Pinang, is Malaysia's second-oldest public research university, founded 1969 in Penang, the sole APEX university, ranked QS #=128 (2027), with main, Engineering, and Health campuses.
Universities UK
Universities UK (UUK) is the representative body of 142 UK universities, whose members are vice-chancellors and principals; it lobbies government on funding, international students, and sector policy from Woburn House, London.
University
University: institution of higher education with degree-conferring authority, from medieval Latin universitas. Bologna was the first; the Bologna Process set three-cycle degrees; global enrollment reached 264 million students.
University at Albany, SUNY
The University at Albany, officially the State University of New York at Albany and commonly called UAlbany, is a public research university in New York's capital city, founded in 1844.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York at Buffalo, is a public AAU research university founded in 1846 as a private medical college, merged into SUNY in 1962, and co-flagship of SUNY with Stony Brook.
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), collegiate athletic league founded 1938 by UP, UST, NU, and FEU; now eight member universities competing in basketball, volleyball, and other amateur sports.
University College Cork
University College Cork (UCC), founded 1845 as Queen's College Cork and renamed 1908, is a National University of Ireland constituent university in Cork, ranked 220th in QS 2027 and 2nd worldwide in UI GreenMetric sustainability.
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath), Ireland's largest university, founded 1854 by John Henry Newman; NUI constituent college since 1908; 34,715 students in 2024/25 on a 133-hectare Belfield campus.
University College London
University College London (UCL), founded 1826 as London University, is a secular research university in Bloomsbury and a constituent college of the federal University of London, with 29 Nobel Prizes, about 50,000 students, and firsts including admitting women to UK degrees in 1878.
University College, Oxford
University College Oxford (Univ), founded by William of Durham's 1249 bequest, claims to be Oxford's oldest college; King Alfred legend, Main Quad 1634-1676, Radcliffe Quad, Shelley's expulsion, first women 1979.
University for Peace
University for Peace (UPEACE, Universidad para la Paz), a UN-established international university in El Rodeo, Costa Rica, created by General Assembly Resolution 35/55 of 5 December 1980; 41 treaty parties, UN observer since 2008, mandated exclusively for peace education.
University Grants Commission (India)
University Grants Commission (UGC), India's statutory higher education regulator (est. 1953, statutory 1956), sets standards for universities and colleges, issues regulations, oversees NAAC and UGC-DEB, and faces proposed replacement by a single regulator.
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen: ancient Scottish university founded 1495 by papal bull via Bishop William Elphinstone; King's and Marischal Colleges merged 1860; 14,000 students, Old Aberdeen and Foresterhill campuses, Qatar and Mumbai sites, five Nobel laureates.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: South Australia's first university, founded 1874, Australia's third-oldest, a Group of Eight member; first to admit women to all degrees; merged with UniSA into Adelaide University in January 2026.
University of Akron
The University of Akron, also known as Akron University, is a public research university in Akron, Ohio, founded in 1870 and known for its top-ranked polymer science program.
University of al-Qarawiyyin (جامعة القرويين)
The University of al-Qarawiyyin (جامعة القرويين) is a mosque and center of learning in Fez, Morocco, founded in 859 and recognized as the world's oldest operating institution of higher education.
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (UA, the Capstone), founded 1831 in Tuscaloosa, is Alabama's flagship public research university, Carnegie R1, with 42,431 fall 2026 students, 30th president Peter J. Mohler, and a $3.4 billion statewide economic impact.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, known as UAB, is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, and the largest research institution in the state.
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH): public research university in Huntsville, Alabama, part of the UA System. Founded 1950 as a UA extension center, autonomous 1969; strong aerospace, defense, and NASA-linked research near Redstone Arsenal.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), founded 1917 as Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, is Alaska's Arctic research university, a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution with 7,857 students, Carnegie R2 status, and Poker Flat Research Range.
University of Alberta
University of Alberta (U of A), public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, founded 1908. 46,201 students, 17 faculties, five campuses; QS #96 world; $652M research revenue; top-five Canadian research institution.
University of Allahabad (इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय)
University of Allahabad (इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय), a central university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, established 23 September 1887 as India's fourth oldest university; central status in 2005, four faculties, 11 constituent colleges, over 25,000 students.
University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam (UvA), Dutch public research university founded as the Athenaeum Illustre in 1632, municipal university 1877-1961. Over 44,000 students, four city campuses, seven faculties, €850 million annual budget.