A university system should not be confused with a multiple-campus university. A university system contains several universities. A multiple-campus university is a single university that has more than one campus. In the US, a common test of whether institutions comprise a system is whether they are separately accredited by a government-approved regional accreditor (this supersedes per-campus accreditation by national professional accreditors). University marketing departments may emphasize or deemphasize the independence of member institutions.

In Canada, university system usually refers to the collection of all universities within a jurisdiction, as distinguished from other post-secondary institutions. Used as a point of comparison, it may refer to the universities within a province or within a country. In the UK, university system has been used to refer to the policy and practise of integrated administration and infrastructure of the universities within the country.

List of University Systems

Argentina

see also: Argentinean Universities

• National Universities (Compounded by 38 autonomous state-run National Universities)
• National Technological University (A particular National University specialiced on hard sciences with 22 campuses throughout Argentina)

International

• University of Phoenix (190+ campuses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico)
• DeVry University (23 major campuses in the United States and Canada)

France

• University of Paris (an alliance of 13 constituent universities).

Philippines

• De La Salle University System (7 campuses) (Abolished in 2006)
• University of the Philippines (7 Constituent Universities, with 10 campuses)
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines (1 Main, 4 Branches, 13 Extensions)

Taiwan

• University System of Taiwan (4 campuses)
• Taiwan University System (4 campuses)
• University System of Formosa (4 campuses)

United States

Alabama

• University of Alabama System (3 campuses)
• Auburn University System (2 campuses)

Alaska

• University of Alaska System (3 campuses)

California

• University of California (11 campuses)
• California State University (23 campuses)

Colorado

• Johnson & Wales University (4 campuses around the United States)

Connecticut

• Connecticut State University System (4 campuses)

Florida

• Johnson & Wales University (4 campuses around the United States)

Georgia

• University System of Georgia (35 college and university campuses)

Hawaii

• University of Hawaii (3 campuses)

Illinois

• University of Illinois system (3 campuses)
• Southern Illinois University (2 institutions and multiple campuses)

Indiana

• Indiana University (9 campuses)
• Purdue University System (6 campuses)

Maine

• University of Maine System (7 campuses)

Maryland

• University System of Maryland (13 campuses)

Massachusetts

• University of Massachusetts (5 campuses)

Michigan

• University of Michigan (3 campuses)

Minnesota

• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (3 campuses)

Nebraska

• University of Nebraska system (4 campuses)
• Nebraska State College System (3 campuses)

Nevada

• Nevada System of Higher Education (2 universities, one state college, 4 community colleges, and one research institute)

New Hampshire

• University System of New Hampshire (4 campuses)

New York

• City University of New York (21 campuses)
• State University of New York (66 campuses)

North Carolina

• University of North Carolina (16 campuses, plus one affiliated high school)
• Johnson & Wales University (4 campuses around the United States)

North Dakota

• North Dakota University System (11 campuses)

Oregon

• Oregon University System (7 campuses)

Pennsylvania

• Commonwealth System of Higher Education (4 institutions with 33 campuses)
• Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (14 institutions with 20 campuses)

Puerto Rico

• University of Puerto Rico (11 campuses)

Rhode Island

• Johnson & Wales University (4 campuses around the United States)

Texas

• University of Houston System (4 institutions and 2 teaching centers)
• University of North Texas System (2 institutions and 1 satellite campus)
• University of Texas System (9 institutions)
• Texas A&M University System (9 institutions)
• Texas State University System (7 institutions)
• Texas Tech University System (3 institutions)

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin System (13 campuses)

See also

• Affiliating university

References