Universities in Connecticut, USA

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is the state of Connecticut's land-grant university.

It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 28,000 students on its six campuses, including nearly 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs.

UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Town of Mansfield. The university's president is Dr. Michael J. Hogan, noted historian and last provost of the University of Iowa.

Considered a Public Ivy by higher education specialists, UConn is one of the founding establishing of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor.

It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. UConn is a member of the Big East Conference.

Universities of Connecticut

Albertus Magnus College
Central Connecticut State University
Charter Oak State College
Connecticut College
Eastern Connecticut State University
Fairfield University
Hartford Seminary
Holy Apostles College & Seminary
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
Mitchell College
Post University
Quinnipiac University
Sacred Heart University
Saint Joseph College
Southern Connecticut State University
Trinity College
United States Coast Guard Academy
University of Bridgeport
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
University of New Haven
Wesleyan University
Western Connecticut State University
Yale University

Universities of Washington

University of Washington (UW, commonly called U-Dub) was founded in 1861 and is a social research university in Western Washington, United States UW is the largest university in the northwestern United States, one of the oldest universities on the west sea-shore and is one of the excellent research universities in the world.

The university has 3 campuses, with its flagship campus in Seattle's University District and much less branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell.

Its operating budget for fiscal year 2005 was $3.1 billion. The city of Seattle was one of few settlements in the mid to late 19th century vying for primacy in the newly formed Washington Territory.

In 1854, territorial governor Isaac Stevens recommended the establishment of a university in Washington. Several prominent Seattle-area residents, chief among them Methodist preacher Daniel Bagley, saw the siting of this University as a chance to add to the city's prestige.

Universities of Washington:
Antioch University–Seattle
Art Institute of Seattle
Bastyr University
Central Washington University
City University of Seattle
Cornish College of the Arts
Eastern Washington University
Evergreen State College
Gonzaga University
Heritage University
Northwest University
Pacific Lutheran University
Saint Martin's University
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
Trinity Lutheran College
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington
Walla Walla University
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Whitman College
Whitworth University

Universities of US