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State university
For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation) .
In the United States , a state university or state college is one of the colleges or universities in the state (or territorial) university system. There are no federally-run colleges or universities in the United States other than the United States military academies . State universities usually offer lower tuition costs to in-state residents, as they are funded by state tax dollars.
Notes:
As a general rule, schools are not alphabetized by their complete names, but rather by the names by which they are normally called. For example, in a list alphabetized by normal rules, "Auburn University" would precede "University of Alabama", but the schools are virtually always referred to in popular conversation as "Auburn" and "Alabama" (followed by a campus identifier if required by the context). Therefore, in this article, "Alabama" precedes "Auburn".
The list also includes schools that grant first-professional doctorates only (e.g., medical schools , law schools , veterinary schools ) that are independent of any other school in a state system.
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
California State University system:
California Maritime Academy
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly, or Cal Poly SLO)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Channel Islands
California State University, Chico
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State)
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Marcos
California State University, Stanislaus
Humboldt State University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San José State University
Sonoma State University
University of California system:
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of California, Merced
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Note: Washburn University in Topeka is the only remaining municipally chartered university in the United States.
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
University System of New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas College
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education :
State Universities
State-Related Commonwealth Universities (private institutions receiving public funds and reduced tuition for PA residents)
Lincoln University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania State University , and its affiliated colleges and campuses:
Dickinson School of Law
Abington College
Altoona College
Berks-Lehigh Vally College, Berks
Berks-Lehigh Vally College, Lehigh
Capital College, Harrisburg
Capital College, Schuylkill
Commonwealth College
Commonwealth College, Beaver
Commonwealth College, Delaware County
Commonwealth College, Dubois
Commonwealth College, Fayette
Commonwealth College, Hazleton
Commonwealth College, McKeesport
Commonwealth College, Mont Alto
Commonwealth College, New Kensington
Commonwealth College, Shenango
Commonwealth College, Wilkes-Barre
Commonwealth College, Worthing-Scranton
Commonwealth College, York
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State, Erie , The Behrend College
Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
Temple University
Temple University, Ambler
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh, Bradford
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
University of Pittsburgh, Titusville
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
University of the Virgin Islands system
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming