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RE: Exceptions to the rule when it comes to school naming
(04-29-2013 05:51 PM)Shannon Panther Wrote: (04-28-2013 01:29 AM)LastMinuteman Wrote: I don't think we can say there's any rule as to universities named after cities. At least in Division I, by my count there are 18 "City Universities" vs. 17 "Universities of City":
CUs: Boston U., Boston C., Providence, Seattle, Towson, Clemson, Auburn, Jacksonville, Georgetown, Radford, High Point, Valparaiso, Niagara, Fairfield, Hampton, Elon, Troy, and Santa Clara.
U of Cs: Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Richmond, Dayton, Denver, Miami, Hartford, Charleston, New Orleans, Houston, Akron, Toledo, Evansville, San Francisco, San Diego, and Portland.
I'm not counting any universities that are officially part of a state university system (e.g. Buffalo = SUNY Buffalo, Charlotte = UNC Charlotte), or any "City State" universities (e.g. Wichita State, Portland State).
Perhaps we can generalize that major cities tend to prefer U. of City while smaller towns tend to prefer Town U., though Boston and Evansville need to have a discussion on that point.
It is 18 /18. You missed Pitt, the University of Pittsburgh.
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University of Detroit-Mercy (formerly University of Detroit before the merger with Mercy College, so the naming "U of City" portion has not changed). After the absorbed the Mercy campus, they used to say Detroit-Mercy on everything (and added blue to the team uniforms). Now, most of their sports teams wear either "Detroit" - or "UDM" and even "UDM" is getting less common. Some teams are back to the traditional red/white (no blue) again. You rarely see "Detroit-Mercy" in print anymore. I assume the "-Mercy" will eventually be retired.
(This post was last modified: 05-30-2013 09:39 AM by nert.)
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