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In the US, "college" means narrow subject matter, and "university" means a wide variety of colleges all together on one campus. For example, there may be a "Co
by souprock 6y ago
In the US, "college" means narrow subject matter, and "university" means a wide variety of colleges all together on one campus.
For example, there may be a "College of Engineering" and a "College of Arts and Science" that are part of one university.
It's possible to have a stand-alone college that isn't in a university. A good example is Berklee College of Music, which is narrowly focused on music.
- alistairSH 6y agoI’ve never seen “narrow focus” as a definition for college. I’ve always seen it used as US News uses it. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2018-02-14/understand-the-difference-between-a-college-and-university-in-the-us https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2018... But, you are correct that subject schools within a larger uni are often called College of Such and Such.