public university

university predominantly funded by public means
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public university

Summary

public university is a type of university[1]. It draws 1,980 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_university category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • public university's field of work was higher education[3].
  • public university's instance of is recorded as type of university[4].
  • public university is a type of university[5].
  • public university is a type of public educational institution[6].
  • public university's Commons category is recorded as Public universities and colleges[7].
  • public university's said to be the same as is recorded as state university[8].
  • public university is the opposite of private university[9].
  • public university's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Public universities and colleges[10].
  • public university's different from is recorded as public college[11].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P6375[12].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P94[13].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P571[14].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P910[15].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P18[16].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P856[17].
  • public university's properties for this type is recorded as P1075[18].

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Definition and Type

public university's instance of is recorded as type of university[4]. Recorded subclass of include university[5] and public educational institution[6]. It is the opposite of private university[9].

Why It Matters

public university draws 1,980 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_university category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as state university
    Field of work higher education
    Opposite of private university
    Instance of type of university
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548554505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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