Colleges & universities with the best names?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purdue makes me think of chicken 🤮

which is of course based not far from here (Perdue)

[Anonymous]

I like Harvey Mudd as a name.

My overseas relatives are confused by William and Mary.

[Anonymous]

my child went to a summer dance program at SRU, but unfortunately came down with something while there. She eventually had to go to the ER and was taken to...Grove City.

One town in that part pf PA I will not be going through again is Worthington. After seeing the controversial sign on the main street there, I was afraid I was going to be swarmed by the KKK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Worst:

California University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Indiana: the worst state name -- so named because Indians once lived there. I kid you not

[Anonymous]

Worst:

Pitt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worst:

California University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Indiana: the worst state name -- so named because Indians once lived there. I kid you not

Um....Virginia? Named after Elizabeth, the VIRGIN Queen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worst:

California University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

University of Maryland University College

That is not even a name.

[Anonymous]

High Point.

Like going to college is the "high point" of your life. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton and Duke both sound royal, and the campuses look the part to boot

Duke sounds young, strong, and dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton and Duke both sound royal, and the campuses look the part to boot

Duke sounds young, strong, and dumb.

It’s a dogs name .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They renamed Beaver College
Arcadia University which just sounds like part of the His Dark Materials series or some similar YA books.

UPenn. Awful.
University of Pennsylvania was just Penn. Fine.
Pennsylvania State University was Penn State.
UPenn sounds like an illness.

UPenn in Ursinus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worst:

California University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

University of Maryland University College

That is not even a name.

It was. It's now UM Global Campus.

[Anonymous]

University of the South (fka Sewanee)
Bowdoin (never sure how to pronounce)

[Anonymous]

Boulder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purdue makes me think of chicken 🤮

Colgate makes me think of brushing teeth

Babson sounds like a 1950s beauty school.