Oklahoma State University #36

Oklahoma State University #36    Image Source   Oklahoma State University was created, until the Morrill Act in 1890, as Oklahoma Territorial Agricultural & Mechanical College. During World War II, OSU was famously one of six colleges selected for the Navy Electronics Training...

Ball State University #37

Ball State University #37  Image Source Located in the city of Muncie, Indiana, about an hour northeast from Minneapolis, Ball State University is a public university established in 1918. Here, on this suburban campus of over 1,000 acres, world-renowned faculty conduct research, the NCAA...

Cleveland State University #38

Cleveland State University #38     Image Source Cleveland State University was originally founded in 1923 as Fenn College in honor of the YMCA president Sereno Peck Fenn. Today, CSU is a public, co-educational research university endowed for $66.2 million. Cleveland State educates...

Texas Tech University #39

Texas Tech University #39   Image Source     Texas Tech University, commonly referred to as Texas Tech and TTU, is a public research institution of higher learning residing in Lubbock, Texas. It is the state of Texas’ sixth biggest university. The university was founded in...

Indiana State University #40

Indiana State University #40   Image Source Initially founded by the Indiana General Assembly in 1865 as a teachers’ college, Indiana State University has since evolved into a comprehensive public higher learning institution. ISU is classified as a doctoral-granting research university...

West Virginia University #41

West Virginia University #41   Image Source West Virginia University is a public university that was founded in 1867. It is a land-grant institution that offers innovative, high-quality educational programs. West Virginia University has a rich tradition of inclusion, diversity and...

Fordham University #42

Fordham University #42  Image Source   Fordham University was established in 1841 as the Northeast’s first Catholic college by Reverend John J. Hughes. Initially called St. John’s College, Fordham evolved into a private, non-profit research institution within the Jesuit tradition....

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign #43

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  #43     Image Source The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the largest public college in the state and the main campus in the University of Illinois system. It goes by a number of different names, but most students,...

University of Kentucky #44

University of Kentucky #44    Image Source The University of Kentucky is a public educational institution that was founded in 1865. It is one of Kentucky’s only two land-grant universities, but it is the largest higher learning facility in the state. It is located in Lexington,...

Washington State University #45

Washington State University #45  Image Source Founded in 1890 as the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, Washington State University is now one of the largest public colleges in the state and in the Pacific Northwest. Called Wazzu by current and former students and WSU...

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee # 46

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee     Image Source The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee first opened its doors in 1885 as the Wisconsin State Normal School with 76 pupils. After 1955 legislation, UWM grew into a comprehensive public, state-funded research institution with doctoral...