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- First_university_in_the_United_States abstract "First university in the United States is a status asserted by more than one U.S. university. In the United States there is no official definition of what entitles an institution to be considered a university versus a college, and the common understanding of university has evolved over time.The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica tells the story of the gradual emergence of U.S. \"universities\" thus:The issue is further confused by the fact that at time of founding of many of the institutions in question, the United States didn't exist as a sovereign nation. Moreover, questions of institutional continuity sometimes make it difficult to determine the true \"age\" of any institution.".