List of university and college name changes in the United States
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Here follows a list of renamings of universities and colleges in the United States.
A
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Adams State University | Adams State College | 2012[1] |
University of Advancing Technology | CAD Institute; University of Advancing Computer Technology | 1996, 2002 |
Adventist University of Health Sciences | Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences | 2012[2] |
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University | State Normal School and University for the Education of the Colored Teachers and Students (1873–1878); State Normal and Industrial School (1878–1885); State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville (1885–1896) The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes (1896–1919); State Agricultural and Mechanical Institute for Negroes (1919–1948); Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (1948–1949); Alabama A&M College (1949–1969) | 1969 |
University of Alabama | The University of the State of Alabama | 1820–1827 |
Alabama State University | Lincoln Normal School of Marion; State Teachers College; Alabama State College for Negroes; Alabama State College | 1969 |
Alaska Pacific University | Alaska Methodist University | |
Albany State University | Georgia Normal and Agricultural College, Albany State College | 1917, 1932[3] |
Alcorn State University | Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1974 |
Alliant International University | California Western | |
Amridge University | Southern Christian University; Alabama Christian School of Religion; Regions University | |
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary | Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary | 2012[4] |
Anderson University (Indiana) | Anderson Bible Training School; Anderson College and Theological Seminary; Anderson College | 1988 |
Anderson University (South Carolina) | Johnson Female Seminary 1848; Anderson College | 2006 |
Andersonville Theological Seminary | Andersonville Baptist Seminary | 2002 |
Antioch University Midwest | Antioch University McGregor | 2010 |
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin | 2012[5] |
Appalachian State University | Appalachian State Teachers College; Appalachian Training School for Teachers; Appalachian State Normal School; Watauga Academy | 1967 |
Apollo College | American Institute of Health Technology | 2005[6] |
Arcadia University | Beaver College | 2001 |
Arizona Christian University | Southwestern Conservative Baptist Bible College | 2011[7] |
Arizona State University | Tempe Normal School | 1958 |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock Junior College; Little Rock University | 1957, 1969 |
University of Arkansas at Monticello | Fourth District Agricultural School; Arkansas Agricultural & Mechanical College | 1925, 1971 |
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith | Fort Smith Junior College; Westark Junior College; Westark Community College; Westark College | 1966, 1972, 1998, 2000 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Arkansas AM&N College; Branch Normal College | 1972 |
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville | Gateway Technical College | |
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope | Red River Technical-Vocational School; Red River Technical College | 1991, 1998 |
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton | Petit Jean Vocationa-Technical School; Petit Jean Technical College | 1991, 2001 |
Arkansas Tech University | Second District Agricultural School; Arkansas Polytechnic College | 1925, 1976 |
Arkansas Tech University Ozark campus | Arkansas Valley Vocational Technical School; Arkansas Valley Technical Institute | 1991, 2003 |
Armstrong State University | Armstrong College of Savannah; Armstrong State College; Armstrong Atlantic State University | 2014 |
Art Institute of Las Vegas | Denver Automotive and Diesel College | |
Asbury University | Asbury College | 2010 |
The Athenaeum of Ohio | St. Francis Xavier Seminary; Mount St. Mary's of the West | |
Athens State University | Athens Female Academy; Athens Female Institute; Athens College; Athens State College | 1998 |
Auburn University | East Alabama Male College; Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama; Alabama Polytechnic Institute; | 1960 |
Augusta Technical College | Augusta Technical Institute | 2000 |
Augusta University | Augusta College (1828), Augusta State University (1996), Georgia Regents University (2012) | 2015[8] |
B
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Babson College | Babson Institute | 1969 |
Baldwin Wallace University | Baldwin Institute (1845), Baldwin University (1855), Baldwin-Wallace College (1913) | 2012[9] |
Bellevue College | Bellevue Community College | 2009[10] |
Bemidji State University | Bemidji State College | |
Benedictine University | St. Procopius College (1887), Illinois Benedictine College (1971) | 1996 |
Benedictine University at Springfield | Springfield Junior College, Springfield College in Illinois (1929) | 2009[11] |
Bethune-Cookman University | Bethune-Cookman College | 2007[12] |
Biola University | Bible Institute of Los Angeles | 1981 |
Black River Technical College | Black River Vocational Technical School | |
Bowie State University | Maryland State Normal School No. 3; Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie for the Training of Colored Youths | 1988 |
Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green State Normal School (1914–1929); Bowling Green State Normal College (1929–1935) | 1935 |
Bradley University | Bradley Polytechnic Institute | 1946 |
Brescia University | Brescia College | 1998 |
Brigham Young University | Brigham Young Academy | 1903 |
Brigham Young University Hawaii | Church College of Hawaii | 1972 |
Brigham Young University Idaho | Bannock Stake Academy (1888–1898); Fremont Stake Academy (1898–1903); Ricks Academy (1903–1917); Ricks Normal College (1917–1923); Ricks College (1923–2001) | 2001 |
Broward College | Broward Community College | 2008 |
Brown Mackie College | Michiana College | 2004[13] |
Brown University | College in the English Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations; College of Rhode Island | |
University at Buffalo | University of Western New-York (chartered by New York State in 1836, but never organized); University of Buffalo (1846–1962) | 1962[14] |
C
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Cabrini University | Cabrini College | 2016[15] |
Cairn University | Philadelphia Bible Institute, Philadelphia College of Bible, Philadelphia Biblical University | 1958,2001,2012[16] |
University of California, Berkeley | Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College of Oakland (1866–1868); College of California (1868–1873) | 1873 |
University of California, Davis | Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture | 1959 |
University of California, Los Angeles | Southern Branch of the University of California | 1927 |
California College of the Arts | California College of Arts and Crafts | |
California Institute of Technology | Throop University; Throop Polytechnic Institute; Throop College of Technology | 1893, 1913, 1920 |
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | Humboldt State Normal College; Humboldt State College; California State University, Humboldt; Humboldt State University | 1913, 1935, 1972, 1974, 2022 |
California State University, East Bay | Almeda County State College; Almeda University; California State College at Hayward; California State University, Hayward | 2007 |
California State University, Fresno | Fresno State Normal School | 1972 |
California State University, Long Beach | Los Angeles-Orange County State College; Long Beach State College; California State College at Long Beach; California State College, Long Beach | 1972 |
California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles State College | 1964 |
California State University Maritime Academy | The California Maritime Academy | 2015 |
California State University, Northridge | San Fernando Valley State College | 1972 |
California University of Pennsylvania | California State Teachers College, Southwestern Normal School | 1983 |
Campbellsville University | Russell Creek Academy; Campbellsville Junior College; Campbellsville College | 1996 |
Cankdeska Cikana Community College | Little Hoop Community College | 2005[17] |
Carnegie Mellon University | Carnegie Institute of Technology | 1967 |
Case Western Reserve University | Case Institute of Technology Western Reserve University |
1967 |
Cecil College | Cecil Community College | 2007 |
Centenary University | Centenary College | 2016 |
University of Central Arkansas | State College of Arkansas; Arkansas State Teachers College; Arkansas State Normal School | 1975 |
Central Baptist College | Central College | 1962 |
University of Central Florida | Florida Technological University | 1978[18] |
Central Georgia Technical College | Macon Technical College | 2000[19] |
Central Michigan University | Central State Normal School | |
University of Central Missouri | Central Missouri State University | 2006 |
University of Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma Territorial Normal School; Central State Normal School; Central State College (Okla.) | 1991 |
Central Washington University | Washington State Normal School; Central Washington College of Education; Central Washington State College | 1977 |
Charleston Southern University | Baptist (South Carolina) | 1991 |
Chancellor University | Dyke College, David N. Myers College | 1995, 2008[20] |
Chester College of New England | White Pines College | 2002 |
University of Charleston | Morris Harvey College | 1979 |
Christopher Newport University | Christopher Newport College | 1992 |
University of Cincinnati | McMiken University | 1870 |
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | South Carolina Military Academy, The Citadel Academy | 1910 |
Clemson | Clemson Agricultural College | 1950 |
Cleveland State University | Fenn College, The Cleveland State University | 1964 |
Coleman University | Coleman College | 2008[21] |
Colgate University | Baptist Education Society; Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution; Madison University | 1890 |
CollegeAmerica | Northern Arizona College of Health Careers | |
College of Coastal Georgia | Coastal Georgia Community College | 2008 |
College of Idaho | Albertson College of Idaho (used from 1991 until October 2007) | 2007 |
Collins College | Al Collins Graphic Design School | 2001 |
Colorado Heights University | Teikyo Loretto Heights University | 2009[22] |
Colorado Mesa University | Mesa State College | 2011[23] |
Colorado State University | The State Agricultural College, Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1910, 1957 |
Colorado State University–Pueblo | Southern Colorado Junior College, Pueblo Junior College, Southern Colorado State College, University of Southern Colorado | 1937, 1961, 1975, 2003 |
Columbia International University | Columbia Bible College; Columbia Bible College and Seminary | 1994 |
Columbia University | King's College; Columbia College | 1896 |
Columbus State University | Columbus College | 1996 |
Concordia College | Alabama Lutheran Academy & College | 1980 |
Concordia University, Irvine | Christ College, Irvine | 1993 |
Concordia University Chicago | Concordia University, River Forest; Concordia Teachers' College (1992) | 2006 |
Cossatot Community College | Cossatot Vocational-Technical School; Cossatot Technical College | 1991, 2001 |
Corban University | Phoenix Bible Institute (1935–1946); Western Baptist Bible College (1946–1973); Western Baptist College (1973–2005); Corban College (2005–2010) | 2010 |
Crown College (Minnesota) | St. Paul Bible College | 1992 |
Crown College (Tacoma) | Crown School of Hair Design | 1994 |
University of the Cumberlands | Cumberland College | 2005 |
D
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Daymar College | Owensboro Business College | 2001 |
Dakota State University | Madison Normal School; Eastern State Normal School; Dakota Normal School; Dakota State Normal School; General Beadle State College; Dakota State College | 1989 |
Daytona State College | Daytona Beach College | 2008 |
Delaware Valley University | National Farm School;National Agricultural College;Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture;Delaware Valley College | 1948,1960,1989,2014[24] |
DeSales University | Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales | 2001[25] |
Diné College | Navajo Community College | 1997 |
University of Detroit Mercy | University of Detroit and Mercy College of Detroit | 1990 |
University of the District of Columbia | D.C. Teachers College merged with Federal City College | 1977 |
Dominican University | Rosary College | 1997 |
Dominican University of California | Dominican College | |
Drexel University | Drexel Institute of Technology (1936–1970); Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (1891–1936) | 1970 |
Duke University | Trinity College (North Carolina) | 1924 |
Dunlap-Stone University | International Import-Export Institute | 2008 |
E
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Eastern Arizona College | St. Joseph Stake Academy; Gila College; Eastern Arizona Junior College | |
Eastern Florida State College | Brevard Community College, Brevard Junior College | 2013 |
Eastern Illinois University | Eastern Illinois State Normal School | 1957 |
Eastern Kentucky University | Central University (1874–1906), Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906–1922), Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (1922–1930), Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College (1930–1948), Eastern Kentucky State College (1948–1966) | 1966 |
Eastern Michigan University | Eastern Michigan College; Michigan State Normal College; Michigan State Normal School | 1959 |
Eastern Washington University | Benjamin J. Cheney Academy; State Normal School; Eastern Washington College of Education; Eastern Washington State College | 1877 |
East Tennessee State University | East Tennessee State Normal School | |
Elmhurst University | Elmhurst College | 2020 |
Elon University | Elon College | 2001 |
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University | Embry-Riddle School of Aviation; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute | |
Emporia State University | Kansas State Normal College; Kansas State Teachers College; Emporia Kansas State College | 1977 |
University of Evansville | Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute; Moores Hill College; Evansville College | 1967 |
Everest Institute[26] | Duffs Business Institute | |
Everest University | Florida Metropolitan University | 2008 |
Excelsior College | Regents College of the University of the State of New York | 2001 |
F
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Fairleigh Dickinson University | FDU-Madison | |
Fairmont State University | Fairmont State Normal School | 2004 |
Faulkner University | Montgomery Bible School; Alabama Christian College | 1985 |
Fitchburg State University | State Normal School in Fitchburg (1894–1932); State Teachers College at Fitchburg (1932–1960); State College at Fitchburg (1960–1965); Fitchburg State College (1965–2010) | 2010[27] |
Florida Career College | Florida Computer and Business School | |
Florida SouthWestern State College | Edison Community College (1972); Edison State College | 2014[28] |
Florida State University | Florida State College for Women | 1947 |
Fort Hays State University | Fort Hays Kansas State College | 1977 |
Framingham State University | Normal School (1839–1845); State Normal School (1845–1932); State Teacher's College at Framingham (1932–1960); State College at Framingham (1960–1968); Framingham State College (1968–2010) | 2010 |
Franklin Pierce University | Franklin Pierce College | 2007 |
G
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Gage Academy of Art | Seattle Academy of Art | 2006 |
Gallaudet University | Gallaudet College; National Deaf-Mute College | 1986; 1894 |
GateWay Community College | Maricopa Technical College | 1987 |
George Fox University | Pacific College (1891–1949); George Fox College (1949–1996) | 1949; 1996[29] |
George Mason University | University College; George Mason College of the University of Virginia | |
George Washington University | Columbian College, Columbian University | 1821, 1873, 1904 |
Georgia Piedmont Technical College | DeKalb Technical College | 2011[30] |
Georgia Southern University | First District A&M; Georgia Normal School; South Georgia Teachers College; Georgia Teachers College; | 1924; 1929; 1939; 1959 |
Georgia State University | Georgia State College of Agriculture | 1910 |
Globe University | Globe College | 2007 |
Griggs University | The Fireside Correspondence School; Home Study Institute |
H
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Hampton University | Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute/Hampton Institute | 1930/84 |
Harding University | Harding College | |
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Harrisburg Polytechnic Institute | 2003[31] |
Henderson State University | Arkadelphia Methodist College (1890–1904), Henderson College (1904–1911), Henderson-Brown College (1911–1929), Henderson State Teachers College (1929–1967), Henderson State College (1967–1975) | 1975 |
Hendrix College | Central Institute (1876–1881), Central Collegiate Institute (1881–1889), Hendrix College (1889–1929), Hendrix-Henderson College (1929–1931), Trinity College (1931) | 1931 |
Henry Ford College | Henry Ford Community College | 2014[32] |
Heritage University | Heritage College | |
Heritage Christian University | International Bible College | 2001 |
Hodges University | International College | 2007[33] |
Hollins University | Valley Union Seminary (1842–1855), Hollins Institute (1855–1911), Hollins College (1911–1998) | 1998 |
University of Houston | Houston Junior College (1927–1934); University of Houston–University Park (1983–1991)[34][35] |
1934 |
University of Houston–Clear Lake | University of Houston at Clear Lake City (1971–1983) | 1983 |
University of Houston–Downtown | University of Houston–Downtown College (1974–1983) | 1983 |
Huntingdon College | Tuskegee Female College (1854–1872), Alabama Conference Female College (1872–1910), Woman's College of Alabama (1910–1934) | 1934 |
Husson University | Husson College | 2008[36] |
I
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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The College of Idaho | Albertson College of Idaho (1991–2007); The College of Idaho (1891–1991) | 2007 |
Iḷisaġvik College | North Slope Higher Education Center; Arctic Sivunmun Iḷisaġvik College | |
Illinois Benedictine College | St. Procopius College | 1971 |
University of Illinois at Chicago | Ill.-Chicago Circle | 1982 |
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | Ill.-Illinois Industrial University | 1885 |
Illinois Institute of Technology | Armour Institute of Technology | 1940 |
Illinois State University | Illinois St. Normal and Illinois Normal | 1968 |
Immaculata University | Villa Maria College;Immaculata College | 1929,2002[37] |
Indiana Institute of Technology | Indiana Technical College | 1963 |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana Normal School;Indiana State Teachers College; Indiana State College | 1920,1959,1965[38] |
Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion College | 1988 |
Iowa State University | Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts | 1959 |
Ivy Tech Community College | Indiana Vocational Technical College | 1995 |
Ivy Tech State College | 2005 | |
University of Indianapolis | Indiana Central | 1986 |
University of Iowa | State University of Iowa | 1964 |
J
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville State Teachers College; Jacksonville State College | 1957,1967 |
James Madison University | State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg (until 1924), State Teachers College at Harrisonburg (1924 to 1938), Madison College (1938 to 1976) | 1976 |
University of Jamestown | Jamestown College | 2013[39] |
John Brown University | John E. Brown College | |
John Carroll University | St. Ignatius College | 1923 |
John Paul the Great Catholic University | The New Catholic University | 2005[40] |
Johnson C. Smith University | Biddle University | 1924 |
Johnson University | The School of the Evangelists (1895–1909); Johnson Bible College | 2011[41] |
Judson College | Judson Female Institute | |
Juilliard School | Institute of Musical Art; Juilliard School of Music |
K
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Kansas State University | Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (Kansas State Agricultural College) | 1959 (1931)[42] |
Kaplan Business Institute | ICM School of Business and Medical Careers | |
Kaplan College | Hamilton College | |
Kaplan College | Heritage College | |
Kaplan College (Indiana) | Sawyer College | |
Kalamazoo College | Michigan and Huron Institute | 1855 |
Kean University | Newark Normal School; New Jersey State Normal School at Newark; Newark State College | 1997 |
Kent State University | Ohio State Normal College at Kent; Kent State Normal School; Kent State Normal College; Kent State College | 1911, 1915, 1929, 1935 |
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine | Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine | 2012 |
Kettering University | The School of Automotive Trades (1919–1923); Flint Institute of Technology (1923–1926); General Motors Institute of Technology (1926–1932); General Motors Institute (1932–1982); GMI Engineering & Manufacturing Institute (1982–1998) | 1998 |
University of Kentucky | Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (1865–1878) | 1878 |
Kentucky Christian University | Christian Normal Institute | |
Kentucky State University | State Normal School for Colored Persons (1887–1902); Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons (1902–1926); Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926–1938); Kentucky State College for Negroes (1938–1952); Kentucky State College (1952–1972) | 1972 |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown State Teachers College | 1983 |
L
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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LaGrange College | LaGrange Female Academy; LaGrange Female College | 1934 |
Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Lake Washington Technical College | 2011 |
Lamar University | Lamar Tech | 1971 |
Lenoir-Rhyne University | Lenoir College (1891), Lenoir-Rhyne College (1928) | 2008[43] |
Lewis and Clark College | Albany Collegiate Institute (1873–1939); Albany College (1939–1942) | 1942 |
Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston State Normal School | 1971 |
Liberty University | Lynchburg Baptist; Liberty Baptist | 1984 |
Linfield University | Linfield College; McMinnville College; Oregon City College; Baptist College at McMinnville | 1848–1849, 1858–1922, 1922–2020 |
Lincoln College of Technology: Denver | Denver Automotive and Diesel College | |
Lipscomb University | David Lipscomb University (1988–2005); David Lipscomb College (1918–1988); Nashville Bible School (1891–1918) | 2005 |
Lone Star College–CyFair | Cy-Fair College | 2007 |
Lone Star College–Kingwood | Kingwood College | 2007 |
Lone Star College–Montgomery | Montgomery College | 2007 |
Lone Star College–North Harris | North Harris College | 2007 |
Lone Star College–Tomball | Tomball College | 2007 |
Longwood University | Farmville Female College; Longwood College | 2004 |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (1900–1921), Southwestern Louisiana Institute (1921–1960), University of Southwestern Louisiana (1960–1999) | 1999 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe | Northeast Louisiana | 1999 |
Lourdes University | Lourdes College | 2011[44] |
Loyola Marymount University | Loyola U. of L.A. and Marymount College | 1973 |
Luna Community College | Luna Vocational Technical Institute | 2000[45] |
Lynn University | College of Boca Raton | 1991 |
Lyon College | Arkansas College | 1994 |
M
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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University of Maine | University of Maine at Orono | 1986[46] |
Manchester University | Manchester College [Indiana] | 2012[47] |
Mannes College The New School for Music | The David Mannes Music School; Mannes Music School; Mannes College of Music | |
Marist College | Marist Normal Training School (1929–1946); Marian College (1946–1960) | 1960 |
State University of New York Maritime College | N.Y. Maritime | |
Marycrest International University | Teikyo Marycrest | |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland State College | 1970 |
University of Maryland | Maryland State College of Agriculutre | 1910 |
University of Mary Washington | State Normal and Industrial School for Women; Mary Washington College | 2005 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Massachusetts St.; Massachusetts Agriculture Col.; Massachusetts College of Agriculture | 1947, 1925 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston Society of Natural History, Boston Tech | 1865, 1916 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams State College | 1997 |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Southeastern Mass. | 1991 |
University of Massachusetts Lowell | University of Lowell | 1991 |
McDaniel College | Western Maryland College | 2002 |
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | MCPHS University | 2013 |
University of Memphis | West Tennessee State Normal School; Memphis State University | 1994 |
Methodist University | Methodist College | 2006 |
University of Michigan | Catholepistemiad of Detroit or University of Michigania | 1837 |
Michigan State University | Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (1855–1861); State Agricultural College (1861–1909); Michigan Agricultural College (1909–1925); Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (1925–1955); Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (1955–1964) | 1964[48] |
Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Roanoke Bible College | 2009[49] |
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Monterey Institute of International Studies | 2014[50] |
Midway University | Midway College | 2015[51] |
Miles College | Miles Memorial College | 1941 |
Minnesota State University, Mankato | Mankato Teachers; Mankato St. | 1998 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead St.; Moorhead Teachers | 2000 |
Missouri State University | Southwest Missouri State | 2005 |
Missouri University of Science and Technology | University of Missouri – Rolla | 2008 |
Mississippi State University | Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1910 |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law | William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law merged | 2015[52] |
University of Mobile | Mobile College | 1993 |
University of Montevallo | Alabama Girls' Industrial School (1896–1911); Alabama Girls' Technical Institute (1911–1919); Alabama Girls' Technical Institute and College for Women (1919–1923); Alabama College, State College for Women (1923–1956); Alabama College (1956–1969) | 1969 |
Montana State University | Montana College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts | 1930 |
Montana State University - Billings | Eastern Montana | 1994 |
Montana State University - Northern | Northern Montana | 1994 |
Montclair State University | Montclair Normal School | 1994 |
Mount St. Joseph University | College of Mount St. Joseph | 2014[53] |
University of Mount Union | Mount Union Seminary (1846–1853); Mount Union College (1853–2010) | 2010[54] |
Multnomah University | Multnomah School of the Bible (1936–1993); Multnomah Bible College (1993–2008) | 2008 |
Murray State University | Murray State Normal School (1923–1926); Murray State Normal School and Teachers College (1926–1930); Murray State Teachers College (1930–1948); Murray State College (1948–1966) | 1966 |
Miami Dade College | Miami Dade Community College | 2003 |
N
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
---|---|---|
National Park Community College | Garland County Community College (1973) merged with Quapaw Technical Institute (1969) | 2003 |
University of Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney; Kearney State College | 1991 |
University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | 1968 |
Neumann University | Our Lady of Angels College (1965–1980); Neumann College (1980–2009) | 2009 |
Nevada State University | Nevada State College | 2023 |
University of New England, Maine | St. Francis | 1978 |
The College of New Jersey | New Jersey State Normal School (1855); New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton (1908); New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton (1929); New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton (1937); Trenton State College (1958) | 1996 |
New Jersey City University | New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City; New Jersey State Teachers College; Jersey City State | 1998 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark College of Engineering (NCE) | 1975 |
New Mexico State University | New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; New Mexico A&M | 1935 |
University of New Orleans | Louisiana State University New Orleans | 1974 |
The New School | The New School for Social Research; New School University | 1997, 2005 |
Norfolk State University | Norfolk State College | 1979 |
University of North Alabama | LaGrange College (1830–1854); Florence Wesleyan University (1854–1872); State Normal School at Florence (1872–1889); State Normal College (1889–1913); State Normal School (1913–1929); Florence State Teachers College (1929–1957); Florence State College (1957–1967); Florence State University (1967–1974) | 1974 |
North Carolina Central University | North Carolina College | 1969 |
North Dakota State University | North Dakota Agricultural College | 1935 |
North Idaho College | Coeur d'Alene Junior College; North Idaho Junior College | 1971 |
Northland Community & Technical College | Northwest Technical College (Minnesota) | 2003[55] |
Northwest Florida State College | Okaloosa-Walton Community College | 2008 |
Northwest Nazarene University | Northwest Nazarene College | 2000 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte College | 1965 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke State | 1996 |
North Carolina State University | North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts | 1935 |
North Central College | North-Western | 1926 |
North Central Texas College | Cooke County College | 1994 |
University of North Georgia | consolidation of Gainesville State College and North Georgia College & State University | 2013[56] |
University of North Texas | North Texas State University | 1988 |
Northeastern Illinois University | Northeastern Illinois State College | 1971 |
Northeastern State University | Northeastern Oklahoma State | 1985 |
Northwestern State University | Louisiana State Normal College | 1970 |
Northern Arizona University | Northern Arizona Normal School; Northern Arizona State Teachers' College; Arizona State Teachers' College of Flagstaff; Arizona State College of Flagstaff | 1966 |
University of Northern Colorado | State Normal School of Colorado; Colorado State College | 1970 |
Northern Vermont University | Johnson State College (1828); Lyndon State College (1911) | 2018[57] |
Notre Dame of Maryland University | Notre Dame of Maryland Preparatory School and Collegiate Institute(1837–1897); College of Notre Dame of Maryland | 2011[58] |
O
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Oakwood University | Oakwood Industrial School; Oakwood Manual Training School; Oakwood Junior College; Oakwood College | 2007 |
Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1957 |
Old Dominion University | William & Mary (Norfolk) | 1962 |
Oregon State University | Corvallis Academy, 1856; Corvallis College, 1858; Corvallis State Agricultural College, 1868; State Agricultural College, 1876; Corvallis State Agricultural College, 1881; Oregon State Agricultural College, 1882; State Agricultural College of Oregon, 1886; Oregon Agricultural College, 1890; Oregon State Agricultural College, 1927 | 1961 |
University of Oregon | Oregon State University (unofficially "State University") | 1880 |
Orion College | Allied Health Institute | |
Otterbein University | Otterbein College | 2010 |
Ouachita Baptist University | Ouachita Baptist College | 1965 |
Ozarka College | Ozarka Vocational-Technical School; Ozarka Technical College | 1999 |
University of the Ozarks | Cane Hill College; Arkansas Cumberland College; College of the Ozarks | 1987 |
P
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Paradise Valley Community College | Northeast Valley Education Center | |
Parker University | Parker College of Chiropractic | 2011[59] |
Parsons The New School for Design | Chase School (1896–1898); New York School of Art (1898–1909); New York School of Fine and Applied Art (1909–1936); Parsons School of Design (1936–1970) | 1970 |
Pepperdine University | George Pepperdine | |
Penn Foster College | ICS Center for Degree Studies | |
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | Pennsylvania School of the Arts | 2003 |
Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport Technical Institute; Williamsport Area Community College | 1989 |
University of Pennsylvania | Academy of Philadelphia; College of Philadelphia; University of the State of Pennsylvania | 1791 |
Philadelphia Biblical University | Philadelphia College of the Bible | |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | Philadelphia Pharmacy | 1998 |
Philadelphia University | Philadelphia Textile School, Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science | 1961, 1999 |
Philander Smith College | Walden Seminary | 1882 |
University of Pikeville | Pikeville Collegiate Institute; Pikeville College | 2011[60] |
Pima Community College | Pima College | 1972 |
University of Pittsburgh | Western University of Pennsylvania | 1908 |
Point University | Atlanta Christian College | 2011[61] |
Polytechnic University of New York | New York Poly; Brooklyn Poly | |
Portland State University | Portland State College; Vanport Extension | 1969 |
Post University | Teikyo Post; Post | 1990 |
Princeton University | College of New Jersey; unofficially Nassau Hall | 1896 |
University of Providence | University of Great Falls | 2017[62] |
R
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
---|---|---|
Radford University | State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Radford (1910–1924); State Teachers College at Radford (1924–1943); Women's Division of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1943–1964); Radford College (1964–1979) | 1979 |
Randolph College | Randolph Macon Woman's College | 2006 |
Rasmussen College | Aakers College | 2007 |
Rasmussen College | Webster College | 2007 |
Regent University | CBN University (1978–1990) | 1990 |
Rhodes College | Masonic University of Tennessee; Montgomery Masonic College; Stewart College; Southwestern Presbyterian University; Southwestern; Southwestern at Memphis | 1984 |
William Marsh Rice University | Rice Institute | 1960 |
Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester Athenaeum; Mechanics Institute | 1847; 1944[63] |
University of the Rockies | Colorado School of Professional Psychology | 2007 |
Roger Williams University | Roger Williams Junior College; Roger Williams College | 1992 |
Roseman University of Health Sciences | University of Southern Nevada | 2011[64] |
Rowan University | Glassboro St. | 1997 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Queens College | 1825 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–Camden | College of South Jersey & South Jersey Law School | 1950 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–Newark | University of Newark | 1945 |
S
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
---|---|---|
St. Andrews University (North Carolina), a branch of Webber International University | St. Andrews Presbyterian College | 2011[65] |
Saint Augustine's University (listed in Wikipedia as St. Augustine's University), North Carolina[66] | Saint Augustine's College | 2012 |
Saint Paul's College, Virginia | Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School; Saint Paul's Polytechnic Institute | 1957 |
Saint Peter's University | Saint Peter's College | 2012[67] |
Salem International University | Salem-Teikyo; Salem | 2000 |
Salus University | Pennsylvania College of Optometry (one of four colleges combined to found Salus) | 2008 |
Salem State University | Salem State College, State College at Salem, State Teachers College at Salem, Salem Normal School | 2010, 1968, 1960, 1932 |
Samford University | Howard College | |
Samuel Merritt University | Samuel Merritt College | |
San Diego State University | San Diego Normal School; San Diego State College, California State University- San Diego | |
Sanford-Brown College | Sanford-Brown Institute | 2014 |
San Jose State University | California State University-San Jose; San Jose State College; San Jose State Teachers College; San Jose State Normal School; California State Normal School; Minns School | 1974 |
Santa Fe University of Art and Design | College of Santa Fe; St. Michael’s College | 2010, 1966 |
Schoolcraft College | Northwest Wayne County Community College | 1963 |
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology | Mars Hill Graduate School | 2011[68] |
Seattle University | Seattle College | 1948 |
Selma University | Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School; Alabama Baptist Colored University | 1908 |
Seton Hill University | Seton Hill Junior College (1914–1918); Seton Hill College (1918–2002) | 2002 |
Shenandoah University | Shenandoah College | 1991 |
Shimer College | Frances Shimer College; Frances Shimer Junior College; Frances Shimer School; Frances Shimer Academy of the University of Chicago; Mount Carroll Seminary | 1950, 1942, 1932, 1910, 1896[69] |
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg State College; Shippensburg State Teachers College; State Teachers College at Shippensburg; Cumberland Valley State Normal School | 1983, 1960, 1939, 1927[70] |
Shorter College (Arkansas) | Bethel University | |
University of Silicon Valley | Cogswell Technical School (1887–1930) Cogswell Polytechnical College (1930–2021) | 1930, 2021 |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock State College; Slippery Rock State Teachers College; Slippery Rock State Normal School | 1983, 1960, 1926[71] |
Sofia University | Institute of Transpersonal Psychology | 2012 |
Southeast Arkansas College | Pines Technical College | 1998 |
Southeastern University | Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God | 2005 |
Southern Arkansas University | Third District Agricultural School; Agricultural and Mechanical College, Third District; Southern State College | 1976 |
Southern Arkansas University Tech | Southwest Technical Institute | 1975 |
University of South Carolina | South Carolina College | 1906 |
Southern Connecticut State University | Connecticut Agricultural College | 1910 |
South Dakota State University | South Dakota College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts | 1935 |
University of Southern Indiana | Indiana State University-Evansville | 1985 |
University of Southern Maine | Maine Portland-Gorham; Gorham St. (Me.) | 1968 |
University of Southern Mississippi | Mississippi Normal College; State Teachers College; Mississippi Southern College | 1962 |
Southeast Missouri State University | Southeast Missouri State Normal School | |
Southern New Hampshire University | New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science; New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce; New Hampshire College | 1961, 1969, 2001[72] |
Southern Oregon University | Southern Oregon State Normal School | |
Southern University | Southern Baton Rouge | 1974 |
Southern Utah University | Branch Normal School; Branch Agricultural College; College of Southern Utah; Southern Utah State College | 1991 |
Southwest Minnesota State University | Southwest State | 2003 |
Stanford University | Leland Stanford Junior University (current legal name) | |
Stevens Institute of Technology | Stevens Tech | |
Stevenson University | Villa Julie College | 2008 |
Stockton University | Stockton College, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey | 1993,2015[73] |
Strayer University | Strayer's Business College; Strayer College | |
SUNY Adirondack | Adirondack Community College | 2010[74] |
T
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Tarleton State University | John Tarleton College, John Tarleton Agricultural College, Tarleton State College | 1899, 1917, 1949, 1973 |
Taylor University-Fort Wayne | Summit Christian College | 1980 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga University | 1969 |
The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington State College | 1967 |
The University of Texas at Austin | The University of Texas (1883–1967) | 1967 |
The University of Texas at El Paso | Texas Western College of the University of Texas | 1967 |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Pan American University, formed from merger of The University of Texas–Pan American and The University Texas at Brownsville | 2015 |
Texas A&M International University | Texas A&I University at Laredo, Laredo State University | 1969, 1977, 1993[75] |
Texas A&M University | Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas | 1963 |
Texas A&M University–Commerce | East Texas Normal College, East Texas State Normal College, East Texas State Teachers College, East Texas State College, East Texas State University | 1889,1923,1957,1962,1996[76] |
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi | University of Corpus Christi, Texas A&I University at Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi State University | 1947, 1963, 1971, 1993[77] |
Texas A&M University at Galveston | Nautical School, Texas Maritime Academy | 1931, 1971, 1981[75] |
Texas A&M University–Kingsville | South Texas Normal School, South Texas State Teachers College, Texas College of Arts & Industries, Texas A&I University | 1917, 1925, 1967, 1989[78] |
Texas Southmost College | The Junior College of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, The University of Texas at Brownsville – Texas Southmost College, | 1931, 1991, 2011[79] |
Texas State University | Southwest Texas State Normal School (1903–1918); Southwest Texas State Normal College (1918–1923); Southwest Texas State Teachers College (1923–1959); Southwest Texas State College (1959–1969); Southwest Texas State University (1969–2003); Texas State University–San Marcos (2003–2013) |
2013 |
Texas Tech University | Texas Technological College | 1969 |
Thomas More College | Villa Madonna College | 1968 |
Thunderbird School of Global Management | American Institute for Foreign Trade (1946–1968); Thunderbird Graduate School of International (1968–1973) Management; American Graduate School of International Management (1973–1997); Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management (1997–2004); Garvin School of International Management (2004–2007) | 2007 |
Towson University | Towson State University | 1997 |
Transylvania University | Transylvania University (1780–1865), Kentucky University (via merger, 1865–1908) | 1908 |
Trident University International | Touro College; TUI University; Trident University | |
Trine University | Tri-State University | 2009[80] |
Troy University | Troy Normal School (1887–1929); Troy State Teachers College (1929–1957); Troy State College (1957–1967); Troy State University (1967–2004) | 2004 |
Truman State University | North Missouri Normal and Commercial School; North Missouri Normal School; North Missouri Normal School of the First District; Northeast Missouri State Teachers College; Northeast Missouri State College; Northeast Missouri State University | 1995 |
Tulane University | Medical College of Louisiana; The University of Louisiana | |
University of Tulsa | Henry Kendall College | 1920 |
Tuskegee University | Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute | 1910, 1920 |
U-V
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Union Institute & University | The Union for Research and Experimentation in Higher Education; The University Without Walls; The Union Institute | 2001 |
University of Utah | University of Deseret | |
Utah State University | Agricultural College of Utah; Carbon College; College of Eastern Utah | |
Utah Tech University | Dixie State University | 2021 |
Utah Valley University | Central Utah Vocational School; Utah Trade Technical Institute; Utah Technical College at Provo; Utah Valley Community College; Utah Valley State College | 2008 |
Valparaiso University | Valparaiso Male and Female College; Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute; Valparaiso College | 1906 |
University of Vermont | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Current |
Virginia Intermont College | Southwest Virginia Institute | |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or "Virginia Tech" | Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute; Virginia Polytechnic Institute | 1930, 1970 |
Virginia State University | Virginia Normal and Industrial School | 1979 |
Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Wesleyan College | 2017 |
Voorhees College | Voorhees School and Junior College | 1962 |
W–Z
[edit]Current Name | Former Name(s) | Year of Change |
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Wallace Community College | George C Wallace Community College | |
Washburn University | Lincoln College | |
Washington and Lee University | Washington College | 1870 |
Washington University in St. Louis | Washington Institute, Eliot Seminary | 1854, 1857 |
University of Washington | Territorial University of Washington | 1889 |
Washington State University | State College of Washington; Washington Agricultural College | 1935, 1959 |
Wayne State University | Wayne University | |
Waynesburg University | Waynesburg College | 2007[81] |
Weber State University | Weber Stake Academy (1889–1902); Weber Academy (1902–1918); Weber Normal College (1918–1922); Weber College (1922–1962); Weber State College (1962–1991) | 1991 |
University of West Alabama | Livingston Female Academy; Livingston Normal College; Livingston State Teachers College; Livingston State College; Livingston University | 1995 |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester State College; West Chester State Teachers College; West Chester Normal School | 1983, 1960, 1927[82] |
West Texas A&M University | West Texas State Normal College, West Texas State Teachers College, West Texas State College, West Texas State University, West Texas St. | 1914,1922,1949,1963,1993[83] |
Western Career College | Silicon Valley College[84] | |
Western Colorado University | Colorado Normal; Western State College of Colorado; Western Colorado State University | 1923, 2012, 2018 |
Western Illinois University | Western Illinois Normal School | |
Western Michigan University | Western Michigan College, Western Michigan College of Education, Western State Teachers College, Western State Normal School | 1957, 1955, 1941, 1927 |
Western New England University | Western New England College | 2011 |
Western New Mexico University | New Mexico Western University | |
Western Oregon University | Western Oregon State College, Oregon College of Education, Oregon Normal School, Oregon State Normal School, Christian College, Monmouth University | 1997 |
Westfield State University | Westfield State Normal School; Westfield State College | 2010 |
Westmar University | Western Union College; Teikyo Westmar | 1995 |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg Branch of West Virginia University; Parkersburg Community College | 1971, 1989 |
Wichita State University | Fairmount College (1886–1926); Municipal University of Wichita (1926–1964) | 1964 |
Widener University | Pennsylvania Military College | 1979 |
William James College | Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology | 2015[85] |
William Paterson University | Paterson State College | 1997 |
William Peace University | Peace College | 2012 |
Williams Baptist University | Southern Baptist College; Williams Baptist College | 1991, 2018 |
Winston-Salem State University | Slater Industrial and State Normal School | |
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Eau Claire Teachers | 1971 |
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | La Crosse Teachers | 1971 |
University of Wisconsin–River Falls | River Falls Teachers | 1971 |
University of Wisconsin–Superior | Superior Normal; Superior State Teachers | 1971 |
Xavier University | The Athenaeum; St. Xavier College | |
Yale University | The Collegiate School; Yale College | 1971 |
See also
[edit]- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States
- List of university and college mergers in the United States
- List of university and college nickname changes in the United States
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