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.
Founded in 1849, Central Connecticut State University is the oldest public university in Connecticut
Bronco Stadium at Boise State University is the only football field in the U.S. with a blue playing surface
Troy University is the first and only university in Alabama offering a Bachelor of Science in Interpretation Training.
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Tennessee has been just under 240,000
Pennsylvania has roughly 260 degree-granting institutions
The University of Mississippi houses the largest blues music collection in the U.S.
Clark University's geography program is the only one in North America to have a mountain range named after it (The Clark Mountains in Antarctica)
The University of New York has graduated 19 Academy Award winners (more than any other university in the U.S.)
Texas Tech University houses one of the largest comprehensive collections of information on the Vietnam War
Alabama has nearly 70 degree-granting post secondary institutions.
Wentworth Institute of Technology (Wentworth) offers a Bachelor of Science in Management through the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management. The BS Management has been developed to prepare students for a range of business management career options, and students acquire the various managerial and analytical skills necessary to successfully administer human, natural, and technological resources within an organization. The curriculum covers finance, marketing, operations, organizational behavior, economics, and business law. Classroom studies are complemented by practical hands-on lab work and two required co-op work ... [more]
