colleges and universities

colleges and universities, institutions of higher education. Universities differ from colleges in that they are larger, have wider curricula, are involved in research activities, and grant graduate and professional as well as undergraduate degrees.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
• Early Years to 1900
• Nineteenth Century
• Early History
• Bibliography

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