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Vancouver Island University
Vancouver Island University (VIU), formerly Malaspina College and Malaspina University-College, is a public teaching university in Nanaimo, British Columbia, founded in 1936, with campuses in Duncan and Powell River and about 12,000 students.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University, founded 1873 in Nashville, Tennessee by a Cornelius Vanderbilt gift, is a private R1 research university with 12 schools, 340-acre arboretum campus, SEC Commodores athletics, and chancellor Daniel Diermeier.
Varsity Blues scandal
Varsity Blues scandal: Operation Varsity Blues, the 2019 FBI college admissions bribery case run by Rick Singer, involving exam cheating, fake athletic recruits, 55 defendants, and later overturned convictions.
Varsity team
Varsity team: the principal representative athletic squad of a school or university, from "varsity" (1825 shortening of university). Covers junior varsity, club sports, NCAA scholarships, roster limits, and eligibility rules.
Vassar College
Vassar College, founded by Matthew Vassar in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1861, is a coeducational liberal arts college that was a pioneering women's college and the first in the nation to admit men, in 1969.
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), founded 1984 as Vellore Engineering College, is a deemed university in Tamil Nadu with campuses in Vellore, Chennai, Amaravati, and Bhopal; NIRF 2025 university rank 14, NAAC A++.
Vice-chancellor
Vice-chancellor: chief executive and principal academic officer of a university in UK, Australian, Indian, and Commonwealth systems; appointed by councils or chancellors, typically five-year terms, Australian average pay $1.049 million in 2023.
Victoria University (Australia)
Victoria University (VU), a public dual-sector university in Melbourne's west, descends from Footscray Technical School (1916) and took its name in 2005. Known for the first Australian Block Model (2018), India campus, and equity focus.
Victoria University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester: English civic university growing out of Owens College (1851), chartered as federal Victoria University in 1880, renamed 1903; merged with UMIST on 1 October 2004 to form today's University of Manchester.
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington (Te Herenga Waka), founded 1897 as Victoria College, is a New Zealand public university in the capital, known for law, government, Triple Crown business school, and QS ranks around 240th.
Victoria University, Toronto
Victoria University is a federated university of the University of Toronto, founded 1836 in Cobourg by royal charter, federated 1890, comprising Victoria College (4,400 undergraduates) and Emmanuel College (250 graduate theology students).
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private Augustinian Catholic university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, founded in 1842 and known for its basketball titles and alumnus Pope Leo XIV.
Vincennes University
Vincennes University (VU), founded 1801 as Jefferson Academy by William Henry Harrison, is a public multi-campus institution in Vincennes, Indiana; Indiana's first college, incorporated 1806, HLC-accredited, with tuition frozen through 2026-2027.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia, formed in 1968 by merging the Medical College of Virginia and Richmond Professional Institute. It enrolls about 29,288 students, holds Carnegie R1 and Community Engagement classifications, spent $524 million on research in FY2024, and runs VCU Health.
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Military Institute (VMI), founded 1839 in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and a Title 10 Senior Military College. All-cadet, undergraduate-only; coeducational since 1997 after United States v. Virginia; led by 16th superintendent David Furness since 2025.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech, formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is a public land-grant university in Blacksburg, Virginia, founded in 1872 and the state's largest undergraduate university.
Virginia Union University
Virginia Union University (VUU) is a private HBCU in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1865 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to educate freedmen; formed from four merged institutions and noted for alumni such as L. Douglas Wilder.
Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati, also called Visva-Bharati University, is a central university and Institution of National Importance at Santiniketan, West Bengal, founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, incorporated by the 1951 Act, with Santiniketan a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2023.
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is a state technological university in Belagavi, Karnataka, India, established in 1998 and named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya, with over 300,000 students in affiliated colleges.
Vladan Đokić (Владан Ђокић)
Vladan Đokić (Владан Ђокић), born 1963, Serbian architect, urbanist, and rector of the University of Belgrade since 2021; supported the student blockades, survived a 2026 Rectorate police raid and confirmed Pegasus spyware infection, and was vetted off the 2026 Student List.
VN Karazin Kharkiv National University
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Karazin University), founded 17 November 1804 by Vasyl Karazin under Alexander I's charter, is one of Eastern Europe's oldest universities, a leading Ukrainian research university in Kharkiv with 26 schools and three Nobel laureates.
Wabash College
Wabash College, founded November 21, 1832 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, is a private, independent all-male liberal arts college granting the Bachelor of Arts, with about 900 students, the Gentleman's Rule conduct code, comprehensive senior exams, and the Monon Bell football rivalry with DePauw.
Wagner College
Wagner College: private liberal arts college on Grymes Hill, Staten Island, New York; founded 1883 in Rochester, moved 1918; known for the Wagner Plan practical liberal arts curriculum, NCAA Division I Seahawks, and 2026 acquisition of the St. John's University Staten Island campus.
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 1834 as Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute, moved from the town of Wake Forest in 1956, and named a university in 1967; motto Pro Humanitate, Demon Deacons, 9,633 students.
Walden University
Walden University: private for-profit online university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded 1970 by Bernie and Rita Turner for working adults; HLC-accredited since 1990, known for nursing, education, public health, and social work programs and a 2022 $28.5 million settlement.
Walk-on (sports)
Walk-on (sports): a college athlete who joins a team without an athletic scholarship, via tryout or invitation; includes preferred walk-ons, and covers how House settlement roster limits changed walk-on opportunities.
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska, WUT) is a public technical research university in Warsaw, Poland, operating under its current name since 1915.
Wartburg College
Wartburg College, a private ELCA liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa, founded 1852 as a Lutheran teachers' seminary by Georg Grossmann under Wilhelm Löhe; named for Wartburg Castle; 1,400 students, NCAA Division III Knights.
Waseda University (早稲田大学)
Waseda University, also called Sōdai, is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, founded in 1882 by statesman Shigenobu Okuma and renamed from Tokyo Senmon Gakko in 1902.
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, formed in 1865 by merging Washington College and Jefferson College; NCAA Division III Presidents, MSCHE-accredited, about 1,200 undergraduates.