public university
Public universities, often called state universities, are funded by the public through the state government. For example, UCLA is a public university funded by California. Every state in the United States has a public university.
private university
Private universities are not funded or managed by the government. For example, Loyola Marymount University is not funded by the California government, but partly donated by private donors. Every state in the United States has private universities or colleges.
What's the difference between public universities and private universities?
The most obvious difference between public universities and private universities lies in tuition fees. Public universities are lower than private universities, and the four-year tuition fee of private universities may exceed $65,438+000,000. Although the fees of public universities will be lower, the tuition fees of private universities have nothing to do with whether the students come from the state or not, so the students are often more widely distributed. Of course, because of the lower tuition fees, the student groups in public universities are more diversified.
There are many famous private and public universities in America. Nevertheless, according to the ranking of the best universities by US News and World Report, the top 19 universities are all private universities. This is not to say that there are no famous public universities in the United States. There are many top public universities; Lower tuition fees do not mean lower education quality.