University City Explained

University City or university city may refer to a town/city specialized in providing higher education where its colleges and universities have a disproportionately large weight on its economic, social and cultural landscape, also known as college town, or a neighborhood within a town/city with the same characteristics. Examples of these include:

Places

Americas

Brazil

• Cidade Universitária, a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.

Colombia

• University City of Bogotá (Ciudad Universitaria), a university in Bogotá, Colombia

Mexico

• Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico

United States

• University City, Missouri
• University City (Charlotte neighborhood)
• University City, Philadelphia, easternmost region of West Philadelphia
  • University City (SEPTA station), a train station in University City, Philadelphia
• University City, Pittsburgh
• University City, San Diego, northwestern portion of the city next to the University of California

Other places

• University City of Sharjah, an education district in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• University City of Madrid, complex in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid, Spain

See also

• City University (disambiguation)
• Ciudad Universitaria (disambiguation)
• College town