Attempting to database and highlight all higher education schools in the U.S. that have a direction in their name, for no reason at all. Completed states: 🔗
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Guidelines:
- Only public and provite not-for-profit schools
- Only 2 and 4 year higher education schools
- For simplicity, only searching cardinal directions (no central, upper, lower, etc.)
- School grouped by primary direction first (i.e. northwest grouped under north)
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Delaware
Sadly there are no directional schools in Delaware:(
However, did you know that there are more corporations in the state of Delaware than there are people? (It’s true, look it up)
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Connecticut
Directional Schools: 3
Ranking: tied 38th most (with 2 other states)
Fun Fact: There is a Western, Southern, and Eastern State Connecticut University but sadly no Northern.
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Southern Connecticut State University
City: New Haven
Type: 4-year, Public
Established: 1893
Sports Affiliation: NCAA Division 2
Nickname: Fighting Owls
Mascot: Otus the Owl
Fun Fact: SCSU is the only public university in the NCAA D2 Northeast-10 conference.
@SCSU
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Western Connecticut State University
City: Danbury
Type: 4-year, Public
Established: 1903
Sports Affiliation: NCAA Division 3
Nickname: Wolves
Mascot: Wally the Wolf
Fun Fact: WCSU has two distinct campuses just 3 miles apart.
@WestConn
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Directional School Project retweeted
Northern is growing—and we're proud of the progress. 🐺 Our overall headcount grew to 3,739, with transfer enrollment up 33% (highest among regental schools). We love seeing students choose to continue their journey with the Wolfpack!
Read more: nrthn.com/5tMj0E
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Colorado
Directional Schools: 4
Ranking: tied 33rd most (with 5 other states)
Fun Fact: Unsurprisingly, there are no South or East Colorado schools.
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University of Northern Colorado
City: Greely
Type: 4-year, Public
Established: 1889
Sports Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
Nickname: Bears
Mascot: Klawz the Bear
Fun Fact: Before the bear was adopted as the mascot in 1923, athletes used the nickname “the Teachers”.
@UNC_Colorado
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Western Colorado University
City: Gunnison
Type: 4-year, Public
Established: 1901
Sports Affiliation: NCAA Division 2
Nickname: Mountaineers
Mascot: Mad Jack
Fun Fact: WCU has a High Altitude Performance Lab, at 7,750 feet above sea level, for sports performance.
@WesternColoU
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IU South Bend’s enrollment continues to grow. The total number of students enrolled for the fall 2025 semester is 4,716, an increase of nearly 2% over last year.
Read more: news.iu.edu/southbend/live/n…
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#RiseHigh
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California
Directional Schools: 22
Ranking: 2nd most (behind Texas)
Fun Fact: Not surprisingly, some form of west is the most common directional school in California (west, southwest, western, etc.).
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Western University of Health Sciences
City: Pomona
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Established: 1977
Sports Affiliation: None
Nickname: N/A
Mascot: N/A
Fun Fact: Western University has three campuses, two in Oregon and one in California.
@WesternUNews
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Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabab West Coast Talmudical Seminary
City: Los Angeles
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Established: 1977
Sports Affiliation: None
Nickname: N/A
Mascot: N/A
Fun Fact: Rabbi Ezra Schochet has been dean since its founding in 1977.
@YeshivaYOEC
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