Universities and colleges are about a lot more than what you see in the classroom or in a catalog! Sometimes it’s not the big picture but the individual facts and details that can peak your interest in a school. If you like snooping around for offbeat tidbits of information then you’ve come to the right place. And you can contribute by adding your own interesting snippets of knowledge about American universities and colleges. Every state and school has a story to tell so have a look and see what you might find out.
Drexel University is the third largest private engineering college in the U.S.
Purdue University has the largest international student population of any public university in the U.S.
Morehead State University is one of only four universities in the nation to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Space Science
Arizona State University is the third largest campus in the United States with a student body of over 51,000.
Columbia University was the first American school to grant the M.D. degree
Columbia University was the birthplace of modern genetics
The College of Health Professions at Armstrong Atlantic State University is the largest and most comprehensive health professions education centre in Georgia
Duquesne University is the only Spiritan institution of higher learning in the world
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Louisiana has been roughly 212,000
In 1988, fans at a Louisiana State University football game cheered so loud that the noise registered on a seismograph, shaking the ground as much as a small earthquake
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private comprehensive university with regional accreditation founded in 1829 and delivering distance education since 1990. RIT offers nearly 50 online program options, including ...
