difference between college and university?

Alexandre
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:48:56 +0000

Science and applied science are two different things. Science generall refers to the more theoretical disciplines, such as Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics and Physics. Applied Science generally refers to more practical, hands on sciences, such as Engineering.

There is no clear cut difference between college and university. Generally speaking, colleges offer only undergraduate degrees and their students are typically 100% undergraduate. Universities typically have graduate students and programs and are greatly engaged in research. But that’s just a rule of thumb. Boston College and Dartmouth College have graduate programs and Colgate University has absolutely not graduate offerings. So it there are exceptions.