private university
Non-state-funded institution
A private university is a college or university funded primarily through tuition, donations, and endowments rather than government support.
Private universities may be nonprofit or for-profit, religious or secular.
In the United States, they include both elite research institutions and small liberal arts colleges: She got into a private university but couldn't afford the tuition.
Educational program's content plan
- professorSenior university teacher
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- syllabusCourse plan document
undergraduate · graduate · degree · major · minor · dissertation · thesis · research
Payment for instruction
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- student loansBorrowed funds for tuition
grant · fellowship · bursary · merit-based · need-based · stipend · room and board · cost of attendance
Elite university athletic conference
- eliteSuperior select group
- selectiveChoosing with care
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
ranking · legacy admissions · networking · alumni network · old money · preparatory school · feeder school · name recognition
Those holding assets for others
- charterFounding organizational document
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
chancellor · president · provost · accreditation · bylaws · fiduciary · mission statement · strategic plan
Enclosed campus lawn
- dormitoryStudent living building
- residence hallCampus building for student housing
- libraryBook collection or building
- student centerUniversity community building
cafeteria · gymnasium · laboratory · chapel · bookstore · commons · courtyard · green space
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- professorSenior university teacher
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
syllabus · undergraduate · graduate · degree · major · minor · dissertation · thesis · research · faculty
tuition
Payment for instruction
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
student loans · grant · fellowship · bursary · merit-based · need-based · stipend · room and board · cost of attendance · sticker price
Ivy League
Elite university athletic conference
prestigious · ranking · legacy admissions · networking · alumni network · old money · preparatory school · feeder school · name recognition · brand
trustees
Those holding assets for others
- charterFounding organizational document
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- incorporationForming a legal entity
administration · chancellor · president · provost · accreditation · bylaws · fiduciary · mission statement · strategic plan · ombudsman
quad
Enclosed campus lawn
- dormitoryStudent living building
- residence hallCampus building for student housing
- libraryBook collection or building
student center · cafeteria · gymnasium · laboratory · chapel · bookstore · commons · courtyard · green space · athletic fields
- private institution
- universitiesHarvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton
- Indian EducationNIT, UGC, primary schools, secondary schools, primary education
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
private universitypublic university
Government-funded higher education institution
state university · state school · public college · land-grant university · community college
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