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
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That led six state universities to preemptively cut or consolidate hundreds of degree programs, including 71 education degrees and more than a dozen master of arts in teaching degrees.
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Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
In 2020, Thompson was appointed president of the University of Wisconsin system and led state universities through the turbulence of the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In some cases, high-school seniors were actively pushed to apply to out-of-state universities.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
On Friday evening thousands gathered at the state university campus.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
In 2020, Thompson was appointed president of the University of Wisconsin system and led state universities through the turbulence of the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In some cases, high-school seniors were actively pushed to apply to out-of-state universities.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
On Friday evening thousands gathered at the state university campus.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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