| In the United States, there is at least one | | | | entities and one of the reasons attributed to |
| university in each state to cater to the | | | | the fall in the number of public universities |
| educational requirements of many aspiring | | | | is the lack of State support. Many public |
| youngsters. Most public universities in the | | | | universities run graduate programs in law, |
| US are state universities, which are set up | | | | medicine and other subjects exclusively on |
| and managed by state government. These | | | | private funding. So far the only federally |
| colleges offer courses in various streams | | | | chartered universities in the US, such as |
| such as Arts & Sciences, Biblical Studies, | | | | West Point has been those that are under the |
| Business Administration, education and Human | | | | patronage of the U.S. military. |
| Services, Nursing, Information Technology and | | | | |
| Computing and many, many more to match the | | | | It is still obscure whether the US |
| latest trends and needs of the society. | | | | Constitution would make any amendments to |
| Students can easily browse through the US | | | | establish a federal university system. The |
| state university information to hit upon the | | | | American Public University System is only a |
| right courses that suit their needs. The | | | | for-profit private university and not a |
| handy US state university information | | | | public university. Students choose these |
| available offline and online acts as a | | | | prestigious universities to imbibe quality |
| direction line for the students. | | | | education in military and civilian public |
| | | | service. Most of the public universities are |
| The oldest State University in the US is The | | | | highly selective and are known as Public |
| College of William & Mary, which traces its | | | | Ivies. In University of Michigan and |
| origin to 1693. Every state has at least one | | | | University of California - Berkeley, |
| university and there are large states with | | | | belonging to this genre, most of the |
| more than thirty universities. Some of the | | | | departments are top ranked, which take them |
| present day universities such as Missouri | | | | to the prestigious league of the Ivy League |
| State University and Texas State University | | | | University. |
| were started as teacher training institutions | | | | |
| and were later expanded into full fledged | | | | Some of the prestigious universities that |
| universities with an impressive line up of | | | | fall under the top twenty include Columbia |
| courses. States typically charge higher | | | | State University in New York, Stanford in |
| tuition for students coming from other states | | | | California, Cornell in New York, and |
| as they do not fall under the state taxes net | | | | University of Chicago in Illinois among |
| and hence are not contributing in subsidizing | | | | others. US state university information would |
| the university. | | | | help the students in selecting the courses as |
| | | | well as the institutions that would cater to |
| Most of the top universities are private | | | | their aspirations. |