Universities and colleges are about a lot more than what you see in the classroom or in a catalog! Sometimes it’s not the big picture but the individual facts and details that can peak your interest in a school. If you like snooping around for offbeat tidbits of information then you’ve come to the right place. And you can contribute by adding your own interesting snippets of knowledge about American universities and colleges. Every state and school has a story to tell so have a look and see what you might find out.
In 1988, fans at a Louisiana State University football game cheered so loud that the noise registered on a seismograph, shaking the ground as much as a small earthquake
The fastpitch softball team at Northern Kentucky University holds the NCAA record for most consecutive wins in a season with 55
Baruch College has the largest collegiate school of business in the U.S.
Texas Tech University houses one of the largest comprehensive collections of information on the Vietnam War
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment in Alabama has been over 218,000.
The University of Mississippi houses the largest blues music collection in the U.S.
Purdue University has the largest international student population of any public university in the U.S.
In recent years, the total undergraduate fall enrollment for the state of Pennsylvania has been over 571, 000
Southern Polytechnic State University is known as "Georgia's Technology University"
The University of Rhode Island has the largest library in the state of Rhode Island
University of Wisconsin - Platteville University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) has offered degrees at a distance since 1978, currently offering undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Criminal Justice and graduate degrees in Project Management, Criminal Justice ...
