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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Also in the early 2000s, California, Illinois, Washington and New York also passed similar legislation that allows undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition – and in some cases, state scholarships – at state universities.
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William McCorkle, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
The Department of Education and the State Board of Education oversee the state college system — but not state universities.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Alice, a middling student at a state university in Oklahoma, drifts from adolescent confusion into sleepless paranoia.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Lane and Thornton both work in the state university system.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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William McCorkle, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
The Department of Education and the State Board of Education oversee the state college system — but not state universities.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Alice, a middling student at a state university in Oklahoma, drifts from adolescent confusion into sleepless paranoia.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Lane and Thornton both work in the state university system.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for state university
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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