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.
The University of South Dakota has the state's oldest and largest Political Science department
The University of South Carolina houses the first freestanding academic library in the United States
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Massachusetts has been close to 330,000
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Idaho has been roughly 69,000
Hawaii has approximately 20 degree-granting institutions
Kansas State university is the oldest public university in the state of Kansas
Columbia University was the birthplace of modern genetics
The University of Louisville Health Sciences Centre participated in the first successful hand transplant and the development of the first fully self-contained artificial heart transplant
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Missouri has been roughly 305,000
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Kansas has been roughly 168,000
University of Georgia University of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (IDL) offers more than 100 undergraduate, academic credit courses through web and print formats and are taught by University of Georgia faculty. Students ...
