UNIVERSITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNIVERSITY?

Need another word that means the same as “university”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “university” in this overview.

The synonyms of “University” are: college, academy, institute, varsity

University as a Noun

Definitions of "University" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “university” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees.
• Establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching.
• The body of faculty and students at a university.
• A high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.

Synonyms of "University" as a noun (4 Words)

academy	A learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge. A police academy.
college	The body of faculty and students of a college. The Oxford colleges.
institute	An association organized to promote art or science or education. A research institute.
varsity	(especially of a sporting event or team) relating to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge. He had his hair cut when he got back from varsity.

Usage Examples of "University" as a noun

• I went to university at the Sorbonne.
• His daughter is at university.

Associations of "University" (30 Words)

academy	A learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge. A police academy.
alumnus	A former member of a group, company, or organization. A Harvard alumnus.
bed	A place on the seabed where shellfish especially oysters or mussels breed or are bred. The pavement consists of granite blocks set on a bed of cobblestones and cement.
campus	The grounds of a school, hospital, or other institution. For the first year I had a room on campus.
class	Arrange or order by classes or categories. Flirting is not unknown in college classes.
college	The teaching staff and students of a college considered collectively. The Oxford colleges.
collegian	A student (or former student) at a college or university.
diploma	A certificate awarded by an educational establishment to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study.
disciple	A personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. A disciple of Rousseau.
education	The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education including federal aid to educational institutions and students created 1979. A girl s education was less important than a boy s.
grad	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
graduate	A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree. She graduated in 1990.
homeroom	A classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business.
lecturer	A public lecturer at certain universities. A senior lecturer in surgery at Leeds University.
lesson	Instruct or teach (someone. He had a facility for languages and had learned his lessons well.
literati	The literary intelligentsia.
matriculate	A person who has matriculated. The arms have been matriculated by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh.
pedagogics	The principles and methods of instruction.
polytechnic	An institution of higher education offering courses at degree level or below, especially in vocational subjects.
postgraduate	A student engaged in a postgraduate course. A postgraduate degree.
professor	An associate professor or an assistant professor. The professors of true religion.
pupil	A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. They are former pupils of the school.
scholar	A student who holds a scholarship. A Rhodes scholar.
schooling	Education received at school. Schooling fences.
schoolmaster	Presiding officer of a school.
student	A school pupil. A student of sociology.
teach	Work as a teacher. I ll teach you to throw rocks at my windows.
teaching	A doctrine that is taught. I went into teaching because I like working with children.
trainee	Someone who is being trained. Trainee solicitors.
undergraduate	Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. Undergraduate students.