What’s in a Name? An Enrollment Increase, When a College Becomes a University

[SteveFoerster]

I remember back in my college years (early 90’s) being told universities have graduate degrees, colleges don’t.  That seemed true because that truly did reflect the differences within the area.   Each of the colleges eventually changed their names to university once they added graduate programs.  Since then, I have seen otherwise…. So now I am confused again. LOL

Alpha pointed out the most prominent exception, and there are a few others, but what you describe is close enough to serve as a rule of thumb for the U.S.