How to Use state university in a Sentence

state university

noun
Definition of state universitynext
  • The awards pay for 100 percent of tuition and fees at state universities.
    — Annie Martin, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2019
  • There are tough jobs in college football and then there is the state university of New Jersey.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Rosemarie had her eye on a big state university two hours west.
    — Ann Givens, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2021
  • My father dropped out of a New York state university after a few years and moved to Boston.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2018
  • Police in Wisconsin are stumped over who would steal a tree from the flagship branch of the state university.
    — James Leggate, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Other issues in Sanders’ past might be old news but still could strike some as red flags at a state university.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Trump had a 2-point lead with about half the vote in, but most of the vote had not been reported in Burlington, Vermont’s largest city and the home of the flagship state university.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In 2016, Beshear won a lawsuit against Bevin over funding cuts to state universities.
    — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2018
  • In Alabama, the state university system is leaving the choice up to each school.
    — NBC News, 20 May 2021
  • Is Oregon a vision of what most major state universities will look like in the near future?
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 14 Nov. 2018
  • His parents came to the United States as refugees at around his age, and got college degrees at state universities.
    — Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 8 July 2023
  • Downie made the cut as the only graduate of a state university.
    — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Our grandchild went to a great state university with low tuition.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
  • But that same year, a bill worked its way through the state House that would’ve done away with any rural protections on land within three miles of a state university.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The result will be that red state universities have to pay higher salaries to hire and retain faculty.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Many colleges – from state universities to the Ivy Leagues – are using the ubiquitous pop star’s appeal and talent to teach their lessons.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The team gives one college scholarship to an in-state university to a Utah high school senior of color for every Jazz win.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • Ohio has just one other license plate for an out-of-state university: the University of Notre Dame.
    — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The issue of slavery was discussed, immigration was on the agenda, and the formation of a state university and a state prison.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Harrisburg: Faculty at state universities will go without a pay raise this year but see their salaries climb at least 12% over the next three years.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Just this week, the Senate, which Patrick oversees, gave its approval to a bill aimed at banning the theory from state universities and colleges.
    — Valeria Olivares, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • But first who’s the new president of Cleveland state university.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Check out this year’s crop of stellar grads from the 29 state universities and community colleges.
    — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2018
  • Silagy remains the vice chair of the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state university system.
    — Annie Martin, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
  • But those that are hurt most are the six regional state universities, which also face soaring pension costs.
    — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Raised on the Broken Rock Reservation, Monica has served as a teacher both on the reservation and at the state university.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • But the university fared better on the state’s performance metrics, as did nine of the 12 state universities.
    — Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 June 2019
  • A decade ago, women helmed five of the nine state universities (not including the UMass system); today, that number is zero.
    — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Prestigious private schools are a draw, but hands down the biggest pull for international students are state universities and colleges.
    — Barnet Sherman, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Orbán, who is revered in some hardline conservative circles, seized control of state universities, a move that critics say has extended his government's right-wing influence.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 July 2024

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