List of state and territorial universities in the United States
In the United States, a state university or state college is one of the colleges or universities in the state university system. There are no federally run colleges or universities in the United States, besides the United States military academies. State universities usually offer lower tuition costs to in-state residents, as they are funded by state tax dollars.
Alaska
- University of Alaska system
Arizona
California
- California State University system:
- California Maritime Academy
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- California State University, Bakersfield
- California State University, Channel Islands
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, Dominguez Hills
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University, Fullerton
- California State University, Hayward
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Los Angeles
- California State University, Monterey Bay
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University, Sacramento
- California State University, San Bernardino
- California State University, San Marcos
- California State University, Stanislaus
- Humboldt State University
- San Diego State University
- San Francisco State University
- San José State University
- Sonoma State University
- University of California system:
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Merced
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, San Francisco
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Cruz
Colorado
Connecticut
- Connecticut State University system
- University of Connecticut system
Delaware
Hawaii
- University of Hawaii system
Idaho
Illinois
- Chicago State University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Illinois State University
- University of Illinois system:
- Northern Illinois University
- Southern Illinois University system:
- Western Illinois University
Indiana
- Ball State University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University system
- Purdue University system
- Indiana-Purdue joint campuses:
- University of Southern Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
- Emporia State University
- Fort Hays State University
- University of Kansas
- Kansas State University
- Pittsburg State University
- Wichita State University
- Note: Washburn University in Topeka is the only remaining municipally chartered university in the United States.
Kentucky
- Eastern Kentucky University
- University of Kentucky
- Kentucky State University
- University of Louisville
- Morehead State University
- Murray State University
- Northern Kentucky University
- Western Kentucky University
Maine
- University of Maine system
Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts system
Missouri
- Central Missouri State University
- Lincoln University of Missouri
- University of Missouri system:
- Missouri Southern State College
- Missouri Western State College
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Southwest Missouri State University
- Truman State University
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- City University of New York system
- State University of New York system
- University at Albany
- Binghamton University
- University at Buffalo
- Cornell University - "statutory" units only; see the Cornell article for a list
- Stony Brook University
North Dakota
- Dickinson State University
- Mayville State University
- Minot State University
- North Dakota State University
- University of North Dakota
- Valley City State University
Ohio
- University of Akron
- Bowling Green State University
- Central State University
- University of Cincinnati
- Cleveland State University
- Kent State University
- Miami University
- Ohio University system
- Ohio State University system
- Shawnee State University
- University of Toledo
- Wright State University
- Youngstown State University
Rhode Island
South Dakota
- Black Hills State University
- Dakota State University
- Northern State University
- Oglala Lakota College
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
- South Dakota State University
- University of South Dakota
Tennessee
- Austin Peay State University
- East Tennessee State University
- University of Memphis
- Middle Tennessee State University
- University of Tennessee System
- Tennessee State University
- Tennessee Technological University
Texas
- University of Houston system
- University of North Texas
- University of Texas system
- Texas A&M University system
- Texas Tech University
Vermont
Virginia
- Christopher Newport University
- George Mason University
- James Madison University
- Mary Washington College
- Norfolk State University
- Old Dominion University
- Radford University
- University of Virginia
- University of Virginia's College at Wise
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Military Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
- Virginia State University
- College of William and Mary
Washington
- Central Washington University
- Eastern Washington University
- The Evergreen State College
- University of Washington system
- Washington State University system
- Western Washington University
West Virginia
- Bluefield State College
- Concord College
- Fairmont State College
- Glenville State College
- Marshall University
- Shepherd College
- West Liberty State College
- West Virginia State College
- West Virginia University system
Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin system