whatt's the difference betwee a college and a universiity?

Answer 1

A University has graduate programs. A college is supposed to be undergrad only.

Answer 2

pjonas and beaglegirl are both right:

An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose
of imparting instruction, examining students, and
otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of
literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer
degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology,
law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without
having any college connected with it, or it may consist of
but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of
colleges established in any place, with professors for
instructing students in the sciences and other branches of
learning. In modern usage, a university is expected to
have both an undergraduate division, granting bachelor's
degrees, and a graduate division, granting master's or
doctoral degrees, but there are some exceptions. In
addition, a modern university typically also supports
research by its faculty
[1913 Webster]

Answer 3

Typically the difference is that a university issues both undergraduate and graduate (Masters, Doctoral) degrees, whereas a college only issues undergraduate degrees.

There are, however, universities which retain "college" in their name (for historic reasons--from when they were originally just colleges.)

Answer 4

A university is a group of colleges under one administration

Answer 5

a college you get a bach degree and do not offer as many classes in a universiity you can get higher degrees and also has a bigger campus

Answer 6

From what it seems like--I believe a university is bigger and offers various different programs in greater numbers than a college.

Answer 7

Pretty much name only. I am going to Metro State College of Denver, and there are different colleges (music, math, etc) under it too.

Answer 8

A college usually offers two year degrees, it also depends on their accreditation.

University offer B.A> or B.S degrees in more programs, bigger campus, more money, definitely! Prestige is nice, but you can get that also at private colleges, depending on their reputation.

Answer 9

The amount of Asians.

Answer 10

univerversities are certified differently than colleges