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Many colleges and universities are named after people.Namesakes include the founder of the institution, financial benefactors, revered religious leaders, notable historical figures, members of royalty, current political leaders, and respected teachers or other leaders associated with the institution.
List of colleges and universities named after people This page was last edited on 12 March 2022, at 19:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Lincoln University College, Malaysia; Lincoln College (Illinois), a private college in Lincoln; Lincoln Land Community College, a public community college in Springfield, Illinois; Abraham Lincoln High School (disambiguation) Lincoln High School (disambiguation), includes some schools that may not be named after the president
William & Mary officially became a public college in 1906. Rutgers was founded in 1766 as Queen's College, named for Queen Charlotte. For much of its history, it was privately affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It changed its name to Rutgers College in 1825 and was designated as the State University of New Jersey after World War II.
This list of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States provides a lexicon of such names. It includes only alternative names for institutions, not nicknames for their campuses, athletic teams, or personalities. Thus it specifically excludes mascots and athletic team names. To see those lists, please go to:
Yale University founders (6 P) Pages in category "University and college founders" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 410 total.
Balliol College: 1263 Walter de Merton: Merton College: 1264 Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter: Exeter College: 1314 Adam de Brome: Oriel College: 1324 Robert de Eglesfield, chaplain of Queen Philippa: Queen's College: 1341 William of Wykeham: New College: 1379 Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln: Lincoln College: 1427 Henry Chichele: All ...
Former Name(s) Year of Change The College of Idaho: Albertson College of Idaho (1991–2007); The College of Idaho (1891–1991) 2007 Iḷisaġvik College: North Slope Higher Education Center; Arctic Sivunmun Iḷisaġvik College Illinois Benedictine College: St. Procopius College 1971 University of Illinois at Chicago: Ill.-Chicago Circle 1982