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Common collocations with university in American Collocation

university noun countable

US /ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti/

quality

elite
good
leading
prestigious
top
world-class

Cambridge is a world-class university.

age

modern
new
old
redbrick
traditional

Founded in 1881, the University of Liverpool is the original redbrick university.

study at university

attend
enter
go to
study at

At the age of 20 she attended university.

leave university

finish
graduate from
leave

I don’t know what he did after leaving university.

apply to university

apply to

I didn’t have any idea about how to prepare for applying to university.

places

campus
department
faculty
library

The School of Electronics and Computer Science is the largest and most successful university department of its kind in the UK.

teacher

academic
lecturer
professor
researcher
staff
teacher
tutor

Two university academics have recently published books in their fields of expertise.

student

graduate
student
undergraduate

Do I have to be a university graduate?

education

course
degree
education
teaching
tuition

Include any advanced university degrees on your business card.

joining a university

admission
entrance

We help students decide on the right subjects for university entrance.