private colleges
Non-state-funded universities
Private colleges are institutions of higher education that operate independently of government control and receive no direct public funding.
They rely instead on tuition, endowments, and donations.
Private colleges range from elite research universities with billion-dollar endowments to small liberal arts schools to religious institutions.
Tuition is typically higher than at public universities, though financial aid may offset the difference: She got a better aid package from the private college than from the state school.
- dormitoriesCommunal student lodgings
- board of trusteesBody overseeing an institution
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- donor contributionsGifts from benefactors
fundraising campaigns · diversity initiatives · tuition · alumni network · student clubs · selectivity · liberal arts colleges · tenure track · honors courses · work-study programs · career counseling · study abroad opportunities · economic mobility · dining halls · mentorship programs · graduate programs · alumni · quad
- higher educationuniversity, degree, diploma, graduate school, law school
- College Historyfounding date, founding documents, historical records, landmark buildings, school traditions
- private institutionsreligious schools, boarding schools, prep schools, academies, seminaries
- Minnesota SchoolsDuluth, Morris, Gustavus, Augsburg, St. Thomas
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
private collegesstate universities
Government-operated higher education schools
public universities · state colleges · community colleges · state schools · public institutions