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Can you name the oldest major American universities by year founded?
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alakocy
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Year Founded
University Name
Location
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Cambridge, MA
1693
Williamsburg, VA
1701
New Haven, CT
1740
Philadelphia, PA
1746
Princeton, NJ
1754
New York, NY
1764
Providence, RI
1766
New Brunswick, NJ
1769
Hanover, NH
1773
Carlisle, PA
1785
Athens, GA
Year Founded
University Name
Location
1787
Lancaster, PA
1787
Pittsburgh, PA
1789
Washington, DC
1791
Burlington, VT
1793
Clinton, NY
1793
Williamstown, MA
1794
Brunswick, ME
1794
Knoxville, TN
1795
Chapel Hill, NC
1795
Schenectady, NY
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Oldest Major American Universities Quiz
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DJ_Donkeypunch
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Feb 2nd, 2011 at 19:07 GMT
1 point
Accept "North Carolina" for "University of North Carolina"
RealityChuck
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Feb 2nd, 2011 at 19:59 GMT
1 point
If you're accepting Hamilton and Williams, and go up to 1795, then you need to include Union College.
MatchuAndMatrix
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Feb 3rd, 2011 at 02:20 GMT
1 point
The University of Delaware was founded in 1743, just so you know.
nathan1
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Feb 3rd, 2011 at 02:31 GMT
2 points
UNC was the first public school in the country; it opened in 1795. UGA was "founded" in 1785 but didn't open its doors until 1801.
JayHankEdLyon
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Feb 3rd, 2011 at 20:23 GMT
1 point
Yeah, WilMa!
TLHKnight
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Feb 7th, 2011 at 15:35 GMT
1 point
If you're including the various small colleges you've listed, then you should go ahead and include them all, e.g. Washington College in Maryland, founded in 1782 or Washington & Lee University in Virginia, which traces its history to 1749.
huey782
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Feb 8th, 2011 at 16:41 GMT
1 point
University of Vermont is commonly abbreviated to UVM for those of us from New England. . .
Sein1
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Feb 8th, 2011 at 23:35 GMT
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upenn should be accepted for the university of pennsylvania
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