- 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.
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Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change University of Advancing Technology CAD Institute; University of Advancing Computer Technology 1996, 2002 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 University of the State of Alabama Alabama State University Lincoln Normal School of Marion; State Teachers College; Alabama State College for Negroes; Alabama State College Alaska Pacific University Alaska Methodis University 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 Anderson University Anderson Bible Training School; Anderson College and Theological Seminary; Anderson College Appalachian State University Appalachian State Teachers College; Appalachian Training School for Teachers; Appalachian State Normal School; Watauga Academy 1967 [1] Apollo College American Institute of Health Technology 2005 [2] Arcadia University Beaver College 2001 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 Atlantic State University Armstrong College of Savannah; Armstrong State College 1996 Art Institute of Las Vegas Denver Automotive and Diesel College Asbury University Asbury College 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 State University Augusta College 1996 Augusta Technical College Augusta Technical Institute 2000 B
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Babson College Babson Institute 1969 Bemidji State University Bemidji State College Benedictine University Illinois Benedictine College 1996 Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman College 2007[3] Biola University Bible Institute of Los Angeles 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 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, South Bend Michiana College 2004[4] Brown University College in the English Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations; College of Rhode Island C
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change 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 State University, East Bay Alameda County State College; 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, 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 Cankdeska Cikana Community College Little Hoop Community College 2005[5] Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Institute of Technology 1967 Case Western Reserve University Case Institute of Technology
Western Reserve University1967 Cecil College Cecil Community College 2007 University of Central Arkansas State College of Arkansas; Arkansas State Teachers College; Arkansas State Normal School 1975 Central Baptist College Central College 1962 Central Georgia Technical College Macon Technical College 2000 [6] 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) 1964 Chester College of New England White Pines College 2002 University of Charleston Morris Harvey College 1979 Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport College University of Cincinnati McMiken University 1870 Cleveland State University Fenn College, The Cleveland State University 1964 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 State University Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College 1957 Colorado State University–Pueblo University of Southern Colorado 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 Concordia University Chicago Concordia University, River Forest; Concordia Teachers' College (1992) 2006 Cossatot Community College Cossatot Vocational-Technical School; Cossatot Technical College 1991, 2001 Crown College (Minnesota) St. Paul Bible College 1992 Crown College (Tacoma) Crown School of Hair Design 1994 University of the Cumberlands Cunberland College 2005 D
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Daymar College Owesboro 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 Daytona State College Daytona Beach College 2008 DeSales University Allentown 2001 Diné College Navajo Community College University of Detroit Mercy University of Detroit and Mercy College of Detroit 1990 University of the District of Columbia D.C. Teachers; Federal City Dominican University Rosary 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
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Eastern Arizona College St. Joseph Stake Academy; Gila College; Eastern Arizona Junior College Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois State Normal School 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 Elon University Elon College 2001 Edison State College Edison College (prev. Edison Junior College) 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 University of Evansville Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute; Moores Hill College; Evansville College 1967 Everest Institute[7] Duffs Business Institute Everest University Florida Metropolitan University 2008 Excelsior College Regents College of the University of the State of New York 2001 F
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Faulkner University Montgomery Bible School; Alabama Christian College 1985 Florida Career College Florida Computer and Business School FDU-Florham FDU-Madison Fairmont State University Fairmont State Normal School Fort Hays State University Fort Hays Kansas State College Florida State University Florida State College for Women 1947 Framingham State University Normal School 91839-1845); 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
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Gage Academy of Art Seattle Academy of Art 2006 GateWay Community College Maricopa Technical College 1987 George Mason University University College; George Mason College of the University of Virginia Georgia Piedmont Technical College DeKalb Technical College 2011[8] Georgia Southern University Georgia Teachers Globe University Globe College Griggs University The Fireside Correspondence School; Home Study Institute H
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Hampton University Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute/Hampton Institute 1930/84 Harding University Harding College Henderson State University Arkadelphia Methodist College (1890–1904); Henderson College (1904–1911); Henderson-Brown College 91911-1929); Henderson State Teachers College (1929–1967); Henderson State College (1967–1975) 1975 Hendrix College Central Institute; Central Collegiate Institute; Hendrix-Henderson College; Trinity College Heritage University Heritage College Heritage Christian University International Bible College 2001 Hodges University International College 2007[9] 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)[10][11]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 Humboldt State University Humboldt State Normal College; Humboldt State Teacher's College and Junior College; Humboldt State College Huntingdon College Tuskegee Female College (1854–1872); Alabama Conference Female College (1872–1910); Woman's College of Alabama (1910–1934) 1934 I
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change 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 Illinois Institute of Technology Armour Institute of Technology 1940 Illinois State University Illinois St. Normal and Illinois Normal 1968 Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Technical College 1963 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana St. (Pa.) 1965 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion College 1988 University of Indianapolis Indiana Central 1986 University of Iowa State University of Iowa Iowa State University Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 1959 J
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State Teachers College; Jacksonville State University 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 John Brown University John E. Brown College John Paul the Great Catholic University The New Catholic University 2005[12] Johnson C. Smith University Biddle University 1923 Judson College Judson Female Institute Juilliard School Institute of Musical Art; Juilliard School of Music K
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Kansas State University Kansas State College (Kansas State Agricultural College) 1955 (1927) 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 Kent State University Ohio State Normal College at Kent; Kent State Normal School; Kent State Normal College; Kent State College 1911, 1915, 1929, 1935 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 L
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change LaGrange College LaGrange Female Academy; LaGrange Female College 1934 Lamar University Lamar Tech 1971 Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston State Normal School Liberty University Lynchburg Baptist; Liberty Baptist 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 Loyola Marymount University Loyola U. of L.A. and Marymount College 1973 Luna Community College Luna Vocational Technical Institute 2000 [13] Lynn University College of Boca Raton 1991 Lyon College Arkansas College 1994 M
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Mannes College The New School for Music The David Mannes Music School; Mannes Music School; Mannes College of Music Marist College Marian College 1960 State University of New York Maritime College N.Y. Maritime Marycrest International University Teikyo Marycrest University of Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland St. 1970 University of Mary Washington State Normal and Industrial School for Women; Mary Washington College 2005 University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts St.; Massachusetts Agriculture Col. 1947 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams St. 1997 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Southeastern Mass. 1991 University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Lowell 1991 McDaniel College Western Maryland 2002 University of Memphis West Tennessee State Normal School; Memphis State University 1994 Methodist University Methodist College 2006 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[14] Miles College Miles Memorial College 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 University of Mobile Mobile College 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 - Billings Eastern Montana 1994 Montana State University - Northern Northern Montana 1994 Montclair State University Montclair Normal School 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 N
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change National College National College of Business [15] National Park Community College Garland County Community College 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 University of New England, Maine St. Francis 1978 The College of New Jersey Trenton State College 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 A&M 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 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 Idaho College Coeur d'Alene Junior College; North Idaho Junior College 1971 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 Central College North-Western 1926 North Central Texas College Cooke County College 1994 University of North Texas North Texas State University 1988 Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern Illinois State College 1971 Northeastern State University Northeastern Oklahoma State Northwestern State University Louisiana State Normal College 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 O
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Oakwood University Oakwood Industrial School; Oakwood Manual Training School; Oakwood Junior College; Oakwood College Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical 1957 Old Dominion University William & Mary (Norfolk) 1962 Oregon State University Oregon State College, Oregon Agricultural College Ouachita Baptist University Ouachita Baptist College Ozarka College Ozarka Vocationa-Technical School; Ozarka Technical College 1999 University of the Ozarks Cane Hill College; Arkansas Cumberland College; College of the Ozarks 1987 P
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Paradise Valley Community College Northeast Valley Education Center 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 Philadelphia Biblical University Philadelphia College of the Bible University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Philadelphia Pharmacy 1998 Philadelphia University Philadelphia Textile 1999 Philander Smith College Walden Seminary 1882 University of Pikeville Pikeville Collegiate Institute; Pikeville College 2011 Pima Community College Pima College 1972 University of Pittsburgh Western University of Pennsylvania 1908 Polytechnic University of New York New York Poly; Brooklyn Poly Post University Teikyo Post; Post 1990 Princeton University College of New Jersey; Princeton College 1896 R
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 Women's College 2006 Rasmussen College Aaker 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 Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Stockton St. Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Athenaeum; Mechanics Institute 1847; 1944 [16] Roger Williams University Roger Williams Junior College; Roger Williams College 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
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Saint Paul's College, Virginia Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School; Saint Paul's Polytechnic Institute 1957 Salem International University Salem-Teikyo; Salem 2000 Samford University Howard College Samuel Merritt University Samuel Merritt College 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 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 Shorter College (Arkansas) Bethel University Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock State College University of South Carolina South Carolina College 1906 Southeast Arkansas College Pines Technical College 1998 Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State Normal School 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 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 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire College 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 Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Tech Stevenson University Villa Julie College 2008 Strayer University Strayer's Business College; Strayer College T
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change 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–Pan American Pan American University Texas A&M International University Texas A&I University at Laredo, Laredo State University 1969, 1977, 1993[17] 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[18] 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 [19] Texas A&M University at Galveston Nautical School, Texas Maritime Academy 1931, 1971, 1981[17] 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 [20] Texas Tech University Texas Technological College 1969 Texas State University–San Marcos Southwest Texas State University 2003 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 Trine University Tri-State University 2009 [21] 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 U-V
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change 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 Utah State Agricultural College Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah Carbon College; College of Eastern Utah Utah Valley University Central Utah Vocational School; Utah Trade Technical Institute; Utah Technical College at Provo; Utah Valley Community College; Utah Valley State College Valparaiso University Valparaiso Male and Female College; Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute; Valparaiso College 1906 Virginia Intermont College Southwest Virginia Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970 Virginia State University Virginia Normal and industrial School W–Z
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change 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 Washington State University Washington Agricultural College 1959 Wayne State University Wayne University Waynesburg University Waynesburg College 2007[22] 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 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[23] Western Career College Silicon Valley College[24] 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 Western State College of Colorado Colorado Western; Colorado Normal 1923 Westfield State University Westfield State Normal School; Westfield State College Westmar University Western Union College; Teikyo Westmar 1995 Wichita State University Fairmount College (1886-1926); Municipal University of Wichita (1926-1964) 1964 Widener University Pennsylvania Military College 1979 William Paterson University Paterson State College 1997 William Peace University Peace College 2012 (scheduled) Williams Baptist College Southern Baptist College 1991 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 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
- 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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