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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.
Capella University
Capella University: Minneapolis-based online university owned by Strategic Education, Inc.; HLC-accredited since 1997; known for FlexPath, its 2013 direct-assessment, subscription-based competency degrees.
Capital Medical University
Capital Medical University (首都医科大学), founded 1960 in Beijing as Beijing Second Medical College, is a key municipal medical university jointly run with the National Health Commission and Ministry of Education, with 22 affiliated hospitals, about 16,763 students, and #2 among Chinese medical universities in ShanghaiRanking 2026.
Cardiff University
Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd), formerly University College Cardiff, is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales, founded in 1883 and the only Welsh member of the Russell Group.
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.
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: U.S. framework, created 1973, now run by ACE and the Carnegie Foundation. 2025 redesign replaced the Basic Classification with a 31-group Institutional Classification, separate R1/R2/RCU research designations, and a Student Access and Earnings Classification.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), a private research university in Pittsburgh founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie and formed by the 1967 Carnegie Tech-Mellon Institute merger, received a record $3 billion Ken Griffin gift in 2026 for a Miami campus.
Carolina–Duke rivalry
The Carolina-Duke rivalry pits North Carolina's Tar Heels against Duke's Blue Devils, begun in football on Thanksgiving 1888 (Trinity won 16-0) and famous for basketball since 1920; UNC led the hardwood series 145-117 as of 2025.
Carroll College
Carroll College (Helena, Montana), a private Catholic diocesan liberal arts college founded in 1909 by Bishop John Patrick Carroll; NAIA Fighting Saints; distinct from Carroll University, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Carroll University
Carroll University, formerly Carroll College, is a private Presbyterian-affiliated university in Waukesha, Wisconsin, chartered January 31, 1846 as Wisconsin's first four-year institution of higher learning, known for liberal arts and health sciences programs.
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University, also known as CWRU, is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 1967 by the federation of two institutions.
Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America, founded by the US bishops in 1887 with papal approval, is a private research university in Washington, D.C., and the nation's oldest Catholic research university.
Cedarville University
Cedarville University, also known as Cedarville College, is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, and professional fields.
CEGEP
CEGEP (cégep, Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel) is Québec's public college level between secondary school and university, created in 1967 after the Parent Report, offering two-year pre-university and three-year technical DEC programs.
Centennial College (Canada)
Centennial College (The Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology) is a public Toronto college founded in 1966 as Ontario's first community college, serving the eastern GTA from five campuses, with about 200 full-time programs and 54 programs suspended in 2025.
Central College (Iowa)
Central College is a private liberal arts college in Pella, Iowa, founded in 1853, affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, with about 1,100 students, NCAA Division III Dutch athletics, and strong study abroad programs.
Central European University
Central European University (CEU, Közép-európai Egyetem) is a private English-language research university in Vienna, founded by George Soros in 1991, which relocated from Budapest to Vienna in 2019.