state university

noun

: a university maintained and administered by one of the states of the U.S. as part of the state public educational system

Examples of state university in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Indiana recently enacted legislation calling for all state universities there to offer by next year at least one bachelor’s degree program that could be completed in three years, and to look into whether more could be implemented. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 While there are many factors at play in which students get accepted where, some basic data highlights high schools where students are better prepared for enrollment at state universities. Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024 The regional state universities and community colleges, which already have raised tuition and cut staff, collectively need $63 million next year to avoid more pain. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024 Trump had a 2-point lead with about half the vote in, but most of the vote had not been reported in Burlington, Vermont’s largest city and the home of the flagship state university. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for state university 

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Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of state university was in 1785

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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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