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Institution of higher education, usually comprising a liberal arts and sciences college and graduate and professional schools that confer degrees in various fields.
A university differs from a college in that it is usually larger, has a broader curriculum, and offers advanced degrees in addition to undergraduate degrees. The first true university was the University of Bologna , founded in the 11th century; the first in northern Europe was the University of Paris , which served as a model for the universities of Oxford , Cambridge , Heidelberg , and others. One of the first modern universities, in which secular objectivity and rationalism replaced religious orthodoxy, was the University of Halle (founded 1694 in Halle, Ger.). The liberalism of Halle was adopted by Berlin , and many other German universities. The German model of the university as a complex of schools and research institutes also exerted a worldwide influence. The growth of universities in the U.S., where most colleges had been established by religious denominations, was greatly spurred by the Morrill Act of 1862.
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Alberta University of
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Beijing University
Berlin University of
Humboldt University of Berlin
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Geneva University of
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Glasgow University of
Guelph University of
Harvard University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University
Laval University
Leipzig University of
London University of
Louvain Catholic University of
Manchester Victoria University of
Manitoba University of
McGill University
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Melbourne University of
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mexico National Autonomous University of
Michigan University of
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Moscow State University
Munich University of
New Brunswick University of
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New York State University of
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Notre Dame University of
Ohio State University
Oxford University of
Paris University of
Pennsylvania University of
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton University
Queen's University at Kingston
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Rice University
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Saint Andrews University of
Saskatchewan University of
Simon Fraser University
Texas University of
Tokyo University of
Toronto University of
Tuskegee University
Vanderbilt University
Victoria University of
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Virginia University of
Washington and Lee University
Washington University
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Western Ontario University of
Yale University
Yeshiva University
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