Note that this isn't necessarily true. There are often two large differences between "Institutes" (or Centers, etc. - nomenclature differs from university to un

Note that this isn't necessarily true. There are often two large differences between "Institutes" (or Centers, etc. - nomenclature differs from university to university): - Soft funding. Meaning very little to no support from the university. If you can't keep the money coming in, the Institute goes away (As do its employees). - Institute faculty may or may not have other appointments - but Institutes often can't do things like grant tenure.