<p>A State University of New York school, SUNY Delhi. Its a terrible name for people who live on Long Island or in NYC because there is a school called Adelphi that most people know about and if someone mentions Delhi the response is usually “Adelphi?”</p>
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<p>How about Southwest Oklahoma State University? Look at a map. Oklahoma doesn’t even have a southwest! :)</p>
<p>Call me childish, but the name Ball State University made me crack up when they sent me stuff.
Also, though I’m clearly biased, I like Hendrix’s name. Yeah, we’re Hendrix College, spelled like Jimi Hendrix. Because we’re as awesome as he was. 8D</p>
<p>I second AnagramPanda on Ball State name. When I first saw their mail, I was like “Wat the heck … ahahahaha… ahahhahahha … AHAHAHAHAHAHAH…” 
But that’s not a bad name. Just a very funny one. I don’t know what is the worst name but the most misleading name must be University of Pennsylvania. Everyone thinks of a state school.</p>
<p>Oh, and know what, Ball State University is abbreviated BS U :))</p>
<p>“I think Notre Dame is pretty bad too. It means Our Lady. University of Our Lady. The freak. Not to mention it’s usually pronounced Notre Daaaaaaaim. Terrible.” </p>
<p>The full name is “University of Notre Dame du Lac”. Most schools would kill to have the branding power that “Notre Dame” has.
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<p>“I second AnagramPanda on Ball State name.”</p>
<p>Ball State is named as the Ball glass container company (as in Ball canning jars) which is based in Muncie, IN. Still a terrible name.</p>
<p>My pet peeve is all the little colleges that got the legislatures in their states to allow them to rename themselves as universities. I guess they thought “university” sounded more prestigious. Good 'ol American hucksterism, so I suppose it’s to be expected from the folks that get into the state legislatures.</p>
<p>worst: Ursinus, Marlboro, College of Wooster, Pitzer, Sweet Briar</p>
<p>two more: Bard at Simon’s Rock, Skidmore</p>
<p>I don’t know if this makes a difference but wooster is pronounced like the city worcester in Massachusetts. people think it is woooohster but it actually isn’t.:)</p>
<p>Best Name: Clemson
Public school that isn’t “University of <insert state=”“>” yet is the best college in the state of South Carolina, mixes things up a bit haha</insert></p>
<p>^Lol, not at all biased, huh? 
But I agree, Clemson is a good college name. Sounds like a Clementine orange. :D</p>
<p>I think Princeton is a good name, as well as Wharton (Penn) and Stanford. My favorite public school name is probably UC Berkeley - it sounds fancy.</p>
<p>Some of the worst names for me are Morehead, William and Mary, Fordham, or Ball State.</p>
<p>Best: Stanford, U of Rochester, Amherst, Carleton, Princeton, Haverford, Wesleyan
Worst: Brown, Yale, Morehead, Duke, Skidmore, Bob Jones (BJ U!)</p>
<p>Best: UCLA, Wharton, Dartmouth, CSU Long Beach (Just because it sounds 10 times more prestigious than it actually is)</p>
<p>I also really like the name Wake Forest for some reason.</p>
<p>Best: Wake Forest
Worst: Lake Forest</p>
<p>Best: Princeton, Yale, Middlebury, Haverford, Washington & Lee, Amherst, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, College of W&M, Bowdoin, Colby, Hamilton, Davidson (I think I could list more that I like. Also, it is required that I add Dartmouth)</p>
<p>Worst: Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, Grinnell, Rice, Ursinus, Occidental, ehh that’s all I can think of for names that I DON’T like.</p>
<p>I live in Maryland, and as a teenager we always had lean cuisines in my freezer. Whenever I hear of Salisbury University, all I can think about is Salisbury steak lean cuisines. Not gonna lie, I didn’t apply there for a few reasons but that was one of them. I can’t even eat steak, I didn’t want to go somewhere that makes me think of steak. </p>
<p>I go to Stevenson University, formerly Villa Julie College. I wish it was different, just because there are already so many SU’s out there. Villa Julie University would have been nice, but I guess I like Stevenson University. I hate it when people call it Stevie U, though. I’m a science major, so I’m still apart of the Villa Julie College of Arts and Sciences, but I would have loved VJU.</p>
<p>Also, not a 4 year university I think but:</p>
<p>University of Maryland University College.</p>
<p>…what?</p>
<p>And what about “The New School”. One of the most unoriginal names I’ve heard.</p>