List of Kappa Sigma chapters
All undergraduate chapters and colonies
Table:
Roll no.

School name

Chapter name

Founded

Chapter location

Status

1
University of Virginia
Zeta
12-10-1869
Charlottesville, Virginia
Active

2
Duke University
Eta Prime
02-28-1873
Durham, North Carolina
Active

3
Washington and Lee University
Mu
12-31-1873
Lexington, Virginia
Active

4
Virginia Military Institute
Xi (original)
01-03-1874
Lexington, Virginia
Inactive - fraternities banned

5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Nu Prime
06-17-1874
Blacksburg, Virginia
Active - Without formal university recognition

6
Emory & Henry College
Omikron[1]
06-24-1874
Emory, Virginia
Active

7
University of Maryland, College Park
Alpha-Alpha
11-28-1874
College Park, Maryland
Inactive

8
Mercer University
Alpha-Beta
03-08-1875
Macon, Georgia
Active

9
Vanderbilt University
Kappa
04-13-1877
Nashville, Tennessee
Active

10
Bethel Academy
Psi (original)
02-03-1880
Warrenton, Virginia
Inactive - school defunct

11
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Lambda
05-11-1880
Knoxville, Tennessee
Active

12
Cumberland College
Gamma (original)
08-31-1880
Lee County, Virginia
Inactive - school defunct

13
Virginia Episcopal School
Sigma (original)
1880
Lynchburg, Virginia
Inactive

14
Lake Forest College
Alpha-Chi
10-23-1880
Lake Forest, Illinois
Inactive

15
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Alpha-Iota
02-15-1882
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Active

16
Rhodes College
Phi
04-12-1882
Memphis, Tennessee
Active

17
University of the South
Omega
05-06-1882
Sewanee, Tennessee
Inactive

18
West Virginia University
Gamma-Phi
09-30-1883
Morgantown, West Virginia
Inactive

19
Hampden–Sydney College
Upsilon
11-14-1883
Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Colony

20
University of Texas at Austin
Tau
09-18-1884
Austin, Texas
Active

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The University of Virginia ( U.Va . or UVA ) is a public research university in Charlottesville , Virginia . It was founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson . It is the flagship university of Virginia and home to Jefferson 's Academical Village , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . UVA is known for its historic foundations , student-run honor code and secret societies . The original governing Board of Visitors included Jefferson , James Madison , and James Monroe . Monroe was the sitting President of the United States at the time of its foundation and earlier Presidents Jefferson and Madison were UVA 's first two rectors . Jefferson conceived and designed the original courses of study and original architecture . UVA was the first university of the American South elected to the research-driven Association of American Universities in 1904 . More than a century later , the journal Science credited UVA faculty with two of the top ten global scientific breakthroughs of 2015 . The University of Virginia offers 121 majors across the eight undergraduate and three professional schools . Its alumni have founded many companies , such as Reddit and CNET , which together produce more than $ 1.6 trillion in annual revenue and have created 2.3 million jobs .
Charlottesville , colloquially known as C'ville and officially named the City of Charlottesville , is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia . It is the county seat of Albemarle County , which surrounds the city , though the two are separate legal entities . It is named after the British Queen consort ( and Electress of Hanover ) Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , who as the wife of George III was Virginia 's last Queen . In 2018 , an estimated 48,117 people lived within the city limits . The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes , bringing its population to approximately 150,000 . Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area , which includes Albemarle , Buckingham , Fluvanna , Greene , and Nelson counties . Charlottesville was the home of two Presidents , Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe . During their terms as Governor of Virginia , they lived in Charlottesville , and traveled to and from Richmond , along the 71-mile ( 114 km ) historic Three Notch 'd Road . Orange , located 26 miles ( 42 km ) northeast of the city , was the hometown of President James Madison . The University of Virginia , founded by Jefferson and one of the original Public Ivies , straddles the city 's southwestern border . Monticello , 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) southeast of the city , is , along with the University of Virginia , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , attracting thousands of tourists every year .
Duke University is a private research university in Durham , North Carolina . Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838 , the school moved to Durham in 1892 . In 1924 , tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father , Washington Duke . Duke is often ranked as one of the world 's top 20-25 universities . The Wall Street Journal has also named Duke as the best university for graduate outcomes for several years in a row ( tied with Harvard University and Yale University ) . Several faculty members , affiliates and alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize in recent years . Notable examples since 2012 include Robert Lefkowitz , Brian Kobilka , Gregg L. Semenza , Paul Modrich , William Kaelin , and George Smith . In 2019 , Clarivate Analytics named 54 members of Duke 's faculty to its list of Highly Cited Researchers . That number places Duke 8th among the world 's universities behind Harvard , Stanford , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Max Planck Society , Broad Institute , UC Berkeley and WUSTL . Duke 's campus spans over 8,600 acres ( 3,500 hectares ) on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham as well as a marine lab in Beaufort . The West Campus - designed largely by architect Julian Abele - incorporates Gothic architecture with the 210-foot ( 64-meter ) Duke Chapel at the campus ' center and highest point of elevation , is adjacent to the Medical Center . East Campus , 1.5 miles ( 2.4 kilometers ) away , home to all first-years , contains Georgian-style architecture .
Durham ( /ˈdʌrəm/ ) is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina . Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County . The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city 's population to be 274,291 as of July 1 , 2018 , making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina , and the 79th-most populous city in the United States . The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River . Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area , which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates . The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area , commonly known as the Research Triangle , which has a population of 2,037,430 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates . A railway depot was established on land donated by Bartlett S. Durham in 1849 , the namesake of the city . Following the American Civil War , the community of Durham Station expanded rapidly , in part due to the tobacco industry . The town was incorporated by act of the North Carolina General Assembly , on April 1869 . The establishment of Durham County was ratified by the General Assembly 12 years later , in 1881 . It became known as the founding place and headquarters of the American Tobacco Company . Textile and electric power industries also played an important role .
Washington and Lee University ( Washington and Lee or W & L ) is a private liberal arts university in Lexington , Virginia . Established in 1749 , the university is a colonial-era college and the ninth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States . Washington and Lee 's 325-acre campus sits at the edge of Lexington and abuts the campus of the Virginia Military Institute in the Shenandoah Valley region between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Allegheny Mountains . The campus is approximately 50 miles ( 80 km ) northeast from Roanoke , 140 miles ( 230 km ) west from the state capital of Richmond , and 180 miles ( 290 km ) inland southwest from the national capital at Washington , D.C. Washington and Lee was originally founded as a small classical school named Augusta Academy ( later renamed Liberty Hall Academy ) by Scots-Irish Presbyterian pioneers , though the university has never claimed any sectarian affiliation . In 1796 , shortly before the end of his second term as US President , George Washington endowed the struggling academy with a gift of stock , one of the largest gifts to an educational institution at that time . In gratitude , the school was renamed for the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775-1783 ) , president at the Federal Constitutional Convention meeting in Philadelphia ( summer of 1787 ) , framer of the American Constitution ( 1787-1788 ) , and the first President of the United States ( 1789-1797 ) . In 1865 , shortly after his April 9 surrender to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant , commander of the Union Armies , former Confederate States Army General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee ( 1807-1870 ) was called and served as president of the college for five years until his death in 1870 , when the college was thereafter renamed the Washington and Lee University . One of the oldest institutions of higher education in the American South , W & L is the second-oldest in the Commonwealth of Virginia ( next to the College of William & Mary , founded in 1693 ) . The university consists of three academic units : the college itself ; the Williams School of Commerce , Economics , and Politics ; and the School of Law . The university hosts 24 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams which compete as part of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA Division III ) .
Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States . At the 2010 census , the population was 7,042 . It is the county seat of Rockbridge County , although the two are separate jurisdictions . The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Lexington ( along with nearby Buena Vista ) with Rockbridge County for statistical purposes . Lexington is about 57 miles ( 92 km ) east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles ( 80 km ) north of Roanoke , Virginia . It was first settled in 1777 . Lexington is the location of the Virginia Military Institute ( VMI ) and of Washington and Lee University ( W & L ) .
Virginia Military Institute ( VMI ) is a public military college in Lexington , Virginia . It was founded in 1839 and is the first public Senior Military College in the United States . In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other Senior Military College in the United States , VMI enrolls cadets ( uniformed members of the Corps of Cadets ) only and awards baccalaureate degrees exclusively . VMI offers its students , all of whom are cadets , strict military discipline combined with a physically and academically demanding environment . The Institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering , science , and the liberal arts , and all VMI students are required to participate in ROTC . While VMI has been called The West Point of the South , it differs from the federal military service academies . As of 2019 , VMI had a total enrollment of 1,722 cadets . All cadets must participate in the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ( ROTC ) of the United States Armed Forces programs , but are afforded the flexibility of pursuing civilian endeavors or accepting an officer 's commission in any of the active or reserve components of any of the U.S. military branches upon graduation . VMI 's alumni include a Secretary of State , Secretary of Defense , the current Secretary of the Army , a Nobel Peace Prize winner , 7 Medal of Honor recipients , 13 Rhodes Scholars , Pulitzer Prize winners , an Academy Award winner , an Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner , a martyr recognized by the Episcopal Church , Senators and Representatives , Governors , including the current Governor of Virginia , Lieutenant Governors , a Supreme Court Justice , numerous college and university presidents , many business leaders ( presidents and CEOs ) and over 290 general and flag officers across all US service branches and several other countries .
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , commonly known as Virginia Tech and by the initials VT and VPI , is a public , land-grant , research university with its main campus in Blacksburg , Virginia . It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale , Switzerland . Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program , Virginia Tech is also designated as one of six senior military colleges in the United States . Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students and manages a research portfolio of $ 522 million , placing it 46th among universities in the U.S. for research expenditures and the only Virginia school listed among the top 50 . Virginia Tech is the state 's second-largest public university by enrollment . The deadliest mass shooting on an American college campus occurred on campus in 2007 , during which a student fatally shot 32 other students and faculty members and wounded 23 other people .
Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County , Virginia , United States , with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census . Blacksburg , as well as the surrounding county , is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech ( Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ) . Blacksburg , Christiansburg , and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery , Pulaski , and Giles counties for statistical purposes . The MSA has an estimated population of 159,587 and is currently one of the faster-growing MSAs in Virginia . In 2011 , BusinessWeek named Blacksburg as the Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids . Also in 2011 , readers of Southern Living named Blacksburg the Best College Town in the South . Its public transportation system , Blacksburg Transit , which also connects to the neighboring town of Christiansburg , has repeatedly been recognized for the quality of its service . Blacksburg High School , which in 2013 opened a new building , is often ranked among the top schools of the nation for its academics . Its soccer , track , and cross-country teams are also among the top in the state . Blacksburg was the scene of the Virginia Tech shootings on April 16 , 2007 , when 32 people were killed and 17 wounded by a lone gunman . At the time , it was the deadliest shooting carried out by a single gunman in U.S. history , and generated considerable media coverage and discussion .
Emory & Henry College ( E & H or Emory ) is a private liberal arts college in Emory , Virginia . The campus comprises 335 acres ( 1.36 km2 ) of Washington County , which is part of the Appalachian highlands of Southwest Virginia . Founded in 1836 , Emory & Henry College is the oldest institution of higher learning in Southwest Virginia .
Emory is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Washington County , Virginia , United States . The population was 1,251 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol ( TN ) -Bristol ( VA ) Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol , TN-VA Combined Statistical Area - commonly known as the Tri-Cities region . The Emory post office was established in 1847 . The community is named for and is the location of Emory and Henry College .
The University of Maryland , College Park ( University of Maryland , UMD , or simply Maryland ) is a public research university in College Park , Maryland . Founded in 1856 , UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland . It is also the largest university in both the state and the Washington metropolitan area , with more than 41,000 students representing all fifty states and 123 countries , and a global alumni network of over 360,000 . Its twelve schools and colleges together offer over 200 degree-granting programs , including 92 undergraduate majors , 107 master 's programs , and 83 doctoral programs . UMD is a member of the Association of American Universities and competes in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Big Ten Conference . The University of Maryland 's proximity to the nation 's capital has resulted in many research partnerships with the federal government ; faculty receive research funding and institutional support from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health , the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , the National Institute of Standards and Technology , the Food and Drug Administration , and the Department of Homeland Security . It is classified as a first tier research university by the Carnegie Foundation , and is labeled a Public Ivy , denoting a quality of education comparable to the private Ivy League . UMD is ranked among the top 100 universities both nationally and globally by several indices . In 2016 , the University of Maryland , College Park and the University of Maryland , Baltimore formalized their strategic partnership after their collaboration successfully created more innovative medical , scientific , and educational programs , as well as greater research grants and joint faculty appointments than either campus has been able to accomplish on its own . As of 2017 , the operating budget of the University of Maryland is approximately $ 2.1 billion . For the 2018 fiscal year , the university received a total of over $ 545 million in external research funding . In October 2017 , the university received a record-breaking donation of $ 219.5 million from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation , ranking among the largest philanthropic gifts to a public university in the country .
The City of College Park is in Prince George 's County , Maryland , United States , and is approximately four miles ( 6.4 km ) from the northeast border of Washington . The population was 30,413 at the 2010 United States Census . It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland , College Park , and since 1994 the city has also been home to the National Archives at College Park , a facility of the U.S. National Archives , as well as to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) Center for Weather and Climate Prediction ( NCWCP ) .
Mercer University is a private university with its main campus in Macon , Georgia . Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837 , it is the oldest private university in Georgia and enrolls more than 8,600 students in 12 colleges and schools : liberal arts , business , engineering , education , music , continuing and professional studies , law , theology , medicine , pharmacy , nursing , and health professions . Mercer is a member of the Georgia Research Alliance and has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa , the nation 's oldest collegiate honors society . Mercer has three major campuses : the historic ( main ) campus in Macon , a graduate and professional education campus in Atlanta , and a four-year campus of the School of Medicine in Savannah . Mercer also has regional academic centers in Henry County and Douglas County ; the Mercer University School of Law on its own campus in Macon ; teaching hospitals in Macon , Savannah , and Columbus ; a university press and a performing arts center , the Grand Opera House , in Macon ; and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins . The Mercer University Health Sciences Center encompasses Mercer 's medical , pharmacy , nursing , and health professions programs in Macon , Atlanta , Savannah , and Columbus . U.S. News and World Report has ranked Mercer second ( Emory University , first ) among private universities in Georgia for approximately 25 years . Overall , U.S. News and World Report ( 2020 edition ) ranks Mercer 153 among the 381 National Universities and as the 40th best value in terms of education relative to cost . Mercer has been cited by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its community engagement and was among the 113 institutions listed on the 2015 President 's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction . Mercer has an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men 's and ten women 's sports ; all university-sponsored sports compete in the Southern Conference except women 's sand volleyball , which is not sponsored by the SoCon , and thus compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference .
Macon ( /ˈmeɪkən/ ) , officially Macon-Bibb County , is a consolidated city-county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Macon lies near the geographic center of the state , approximately 85 miles ( 137 km ) south of Atlanta , hence the city 's nickname The Heart of Georgia . Located near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River , Macon had a 2017 estimated population of 152,663 . Macon is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area , which had an estimated population of 228,914 in 2017 . Macon is also the largest city in the Macon-Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ) , a larger trading area with an estimated 420,693 residents in 2017 ; the CSA abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area just to the north . In a 2012 referendum , voters approved the consolidation of the governments of the City of Macon and Bibb County , and Macon became Georgia 's fourth-largest city ( just after Columbus ) . The two governments officially merged on January 1 , 2014 . Macon is served by three interstate highways : I-16 ( connecting the city to Savannah and coastal Georgia ) , I-75 ( connecting the city with Atlanta to the north and Valdosta to the south ) , and I-475 ( a city bypass highway ) . The city has several institutions of higher education , as well as numerous museums and tourism sites . The area is served by the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and the Herbert Smart Downtown Airport . The mayor of Macon is Robert Reichert , a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives . Reichert was elected mayor of the newly consolidated city of Macon-Bibb , and he took office on January 1 , 2014 .
Vanderbilt University ( informally Vandy or VU ) is a private research university in Nashville , Tennessee . Founded in 1873 , it was named in honor of New York shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt , who provided the school its initial $ 1-million endowment despite having never been to the South . Vanderbilt hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the Civil War . Ranked at number 15 among United States research universities by U.S. News & World Report , Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 13,100 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 foreign countries in four undergraduate and six graduate and professional schools . The university is in the process of converting its residence halls into an academic residential college system . Several research centers and institutes are affiliated with the university , including the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities , the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center , and Dyer Observatory . Vanderbilt University Medical Center , formerly part of the university , became a separate institution in 2016 . With the exception of the off-campus observatory , all of the university 's facilities are situated on its 330-acre ( 1.3 km2 ) campus in the heart of Nashville , 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) from downtown . Despite its urban surroundings , the campus itself is a national arboretum and features over 300 different species of trees and shrubs . The Fugitives and Southern Agrarians were based at the university in the first half of the 20th century and helped revive Southern literature among others . The Jean and Alexander Heard Library , the campus library system , contains over 8 million items across ten libraries and stands as one of the nation 's top research libraries . Vanderbilt Television News Archive holds the most extensive collection of television news coverage in the world , with over 40,000 hours of content .
Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee . The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River . The city 's population ranks 24th in the U.S. Named for Francis Nash , a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War , the city was founded in 1779 . The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and , in the 19th century , a railroad center . Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War ; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to fall to Union troops . After the war , the city reclaimed its position and developed a manufacturing base . Since 1963 , Nashville has had a consolidated city-county government , which includes six smaller municipalities in a two-tier system . The city is governed by a mayor , a vice-mayor , and a 40-member metropolitan council ; 35 of the members are elected from single-member districts , while the other five are elected at-large . Reflecting the city 's position in state government , Nashville is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court 's courthouse for Middle Tennessee , one of the three divisions . Nashville is a center for the music , healthcare , publishing , private prison , banking , and transportation industries . It is home to numerous colleges and universities , such as Tennessee State University , Vanderbilt University , Belmont University , Fisk University , Trevecca Nazarene University , and Lipscomb University . Entities with headquarters in the city include Asurion , Bridgestone Americas , Captain D 's , CoreCivic , Dollar General , Hospital Corporation of America , LifeWay Christian Resources , Logan 's Roadhouse , and Ryman Hospitality Properties .
This is a list of military academies in the United States which are now defunct . Some of these schools have been absorbed into other organizations , or continued under changed name .
Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County , Virginia , United States . The population was 9,611 at the 2010 census , up from 6,670 at the 2000 census . The estimated population in 2018 was 9,937 . Warrenton is the county seat of Fauquier County . It is at the junction of U.S. Route 15 , U.S. Route 17 , U.S. Route 29 , and U.S. Route 211 . The town is in the Piedmont region of Virginia , east of the Blue Ridge Mountains . The well-known Airlie Conference Center is 3 miles ( 5 km ) north of Warrenton , and the historic Vint Hill Farms military facility is 9 miles ( 14 km ) east . Fauquier Hospital is located in the town . Surrounded by Virginia wine and horse country , Warrenton is a popular destination outside Washington , D.C. Warrenton shares some services with the county , such as schools and the county landfill . The area was home to Bethel Military Academy .
The University of Tennessee ( The University of Tennessee , Knoxville ; UT Knoxville ; UTK ; or UT ) is a public research university in Knoxville , Tennessee . Founded in 1794 , two years before Tennessee became the 16th state , it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system , with ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges . It hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries . In its 2020 universities ranking , U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 104th among all national universities and 44th among public institutions of higher learning . Seven of its alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars . James M. Buchanan , M.S . '41 , received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics . UT 's ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory , established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership , allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students . Also affiliated with the university are the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy , the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility , and the University of Tennessee Arboretum , which occupies 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of nearby Oak Ridge and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region . The university is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center , which is one of two Level I trauma centers in East Tennessee . The University of Tennessee is the only university in the nation to have three presidential papers editing projects . The university holds collections of the papers of all three U.S. presidents from Tennessee - Andrew Jackson , James K. Polk , and Andrew Johnson .
Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee , and the county seat of Knox County . As of the 2010 census , the city has a population of 178,874 , and is Tennessee 's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis . Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area , which was 868,546 in 2015 . First settled in 1786 , Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee . The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century . The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom . During the Civil War , the city was bitterly divided over the secession issue , and was occupied alternately by both Confederate and Union armies . Following the war , Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center . The city 's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed , the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights . Hosting the 1982 World 's Fair helped reinvigorate the city , and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city , especially the downtown area . Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee , whose sports teams , the Tennessee Volunteers , are popular in the surrounding area . Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority , the Tennessee Supreme Court 's courthouse for East Tennessee , and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies .
Lee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2018 census estimate , the population was 23,541 . Its county seat is Jonesville .
Virginia Episcopal School ( VES ) is a private , co-educational college preparatory , boarding and day school for students in grades 9 - 12 , located in Lynchburg , Virginia , United States . The school was first conceived in 1906 by the Reverend Robert Carter Jett , and opened its doors to students in September 1916 . Virginia Episcopal School 's 160-acre ( 0.65 km2 ) campus is located above the James River in Lynchburg along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains .
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 75,568 , estimated to have risen to 82,126 as of 2018 . Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River , Lynchburg is known as the City of Seven Hills or the Hill City . In the 1860s , Lynchburg was the only major city in Virginia that was not recaptured by the Union before the end of the American Civil War . Lynchburg lies at the center of a wider metropolitan area close to the geographic center of Virginia . It is the fifth-largest MSA in Virginia , with a population of 260,320 . It is the site of several institutions of higher education , including Virginia University of Lynchburg , University of Lynchburg , Randolph College , Central Virginia Community College and Liberty University . Nearby cities include Roanoke , Charlottesville , and Danville .
Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest , Illinois . Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers , the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts institution since 1903 . Lake Forest enrolls approximately 1,600 students representing 47 states and 81 countries . Lake Forest offers 30 undergraduate major and minor programs in the humanities , social sciences , and natural sciences , and features programs of study in pre-law , pre-medicine , communication , business , finance , and computer science . The majority of students live on the college 's wooded 107-acre campus located a half-mile from the Lake Michigan shore . Lake Forest is affiliated with the Associated Colleges of the Midwest . The college has 19 varsity teams which compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference .
Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County , Illinois , United States . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 19,375 . The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan , and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore . Lake Forest was founded together with Lake Forest College ; it was laid out as a town in 1857 , and was a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago . The Lake Forest City Hall , designed by Charles Sumner Frost , was completed in 1898 . It originally housed the fire department , the Lake Forest Library , and city offices .
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ( UT-Chattanooga , UTC , or Chattanooga ) is a public university in Chattanooga , Tennessee . It is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System ( UT System ) .
Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County , Tennessee , along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia . With an estimated population of 180,557 in 2017 , it is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee , along with Knoxville . Served by multiple railroads and Interstate highways , Chattanooga is a transit hub . Chattanooga lies 118 miles ( 190 km ) northwest of Atlanta , Georgia , 112 miles ( 180 km ) southwest of Knoxville , Tennessee , 134 miles ( 216 km ) southeast of Nashville , Tennessee , 102 miles ( 164 km ) east-northeast of Huntsville , Alabama , and 147 miles ( 237 km ) northeast of Birmingham , Alabama . The Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area is the fourth largest in Tennessee and the city of Chattanooga anchors a three-state area that includes Southeast Tennessee , Northwest Georgia , and Northeast Alabama . Major industry driving the economy includes automotive , advanced manufacturing , food and beverage production , healthcare , insurance , tourism , and back office and corporate headquarters . The city , with a downtown elevation of about 680 feet ( 210 m ) , is at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau . Its official nickname is Scenic City , alluding to the surrounding by mountains and ridges . Unofficial nicknames include River City , Chatt , Nooga , Chattown , and Gig City , the latter a reference to Chattanooga 's claims that it has the fastest internet service in the Western Hemisphere . Chattanooga is internationally known for the 1941 song Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller and his orchestra . Chattanooga is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ( UTC ) and Chattanooga State Community College .
Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college in Memphis , Tennessee . Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church ( USA ) , it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Rhodes enrolls approximately 2,000 students , and its Collegiate Gothic campus sits on a 123-acre wooded site in Memphis ' historic midtown neighborhood .
Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in southwestern Shelby County , Tennessee , United States . The 2018 city population was 650,618 , making Memphis the largest city on the Mississippi River , the second most populous city in Tennessee , as well as the 26th largest city in the United States . Greater Memphis is the 42nd largest metropolitan area in the United States , with a population of 1,348,260 in 2017 . The city is the anchor of West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region , which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas and Mississippi . Memphis is the seat of Shelby County , the most populous county in Tennessee . As one of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the southern United States , the city features a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods . The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541 with his expedition into the New World . The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississippi would then be contested between the Spanish , French , and the English as Memphis took shape . Modern Memphis was founded in 1819 by three prominent Americans : John Overton , James Winchester , and future president Andrew Jackson . Memphis grew into one of the largest cities of the Antebellum South as a market for agricultural goods , natural resources like lumber , and the American slave trade . After the American Civil War and the end of slavery , the city experienced even faster growth into the 20th century as it became among the largest world markets for cotton and lumber . Home to Tennessee 's largest African-American population , Memphis played a prominent role in the American civil rights movement and was the site of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. 's 1968 assassination .
Sewanee : The University of the South , commonly known as Sewanee , is a private Episcopal liberal arts college in Sewanee , Tennessee . It is owned by 28 southern dioceses of the Episcopal Church and its School of Theology is an official seminary of the church . The university 's School of Letters offers graduate degrees in American Literature and Creative Writing . The campus ( officially called The Domain or , affectionately , The Mountain ) consists of 13,000 acres ( 53 km2 ) of scenic mountain property atop the Cumberland Plateau , with the developed portion occupying about 1,000 acres ( 4.0 km2 ) .
Sewanee is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Franklin County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 2,311 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Tullahoma , Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area . Sewanee is best known as the home of The University of the South , commonly known as Sewanee .
West Virginia University ( WVU ) is a public , land-grant , research university with its main campus in Morgantown , West Virginia . Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley , Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser , and a second clinical campus for the university 's medical and dental schools at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston . WVU Extension Service provides outreach with offices in all of West Virginia 's 55 counties . Enrollment for the Fall 2018 semester was 26,864 for the main campus , while enrollment across all three non-clinical campuses was 29,959 . The Morgantown campus offers 350+ bachelor 's , master 's , doctoral , and professional degree programs throughout 14 colleges and schools . Twenty-five Rhodes Scholars are WVU alumni , including former WVU president David C. Hardesty , Jr . The university has also produced 45 Goldwater Scholars , 24 Truman Scholars , and five members ( & 11 academic team honorees ) of USA Today 's All - USA College Academic First Team . Additionally , WVU has had three George C. Marshall ( British ) Scholars , five Morris K. Udall Scholars , 26 Boren Scholars , 63 Gilman Scholars , 64 Fulbright Scholars , three Department of Homeland Security Scholars , 32 Critical Language Scholars , one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar , five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships , and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Graduate Fellowships .
Morgantown is a city in , and the county seat of , Monongalia County , West Virginia , United States , situated along the Monongahela River . West Virginia University is located in the city . The population was 29,660 at the 2010 Census Bureau , making Morgantown the largest city in North-Central West Virginia . The Morgantown metropolitan area has a population of 138,176 .
Hampden-Sydney College ( H-SC ) is a men 's liberal arts college in Hampden Sydney , Virginia . Founded in 1775 , Hampden-Sydney is the oldest privately chartered college in the southern United States , the tenth-oldest college in the nation , the last college founded before the American Declaration of Independence , and one of only three four-year , all-male liberal arts colleges remaining in the United States . Hampden-Sydney College is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register . It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church ( USA ) .
Hampden Sydney is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Prince Edward County , Virginia , United States . The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census . Hampden Sydney is the home of Hampden-Sydney College , a private all-male college that is the tenth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States .
The University of Texas at Austin ( UT Austin ) is a public research university in Austin , Texas . It was founded in 1883 and is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System . The University of Texas was inducted into the Association of American Universities in 1929 , becoming only the third university in the American South to be elected . The institution has the nation 's eighth-largest single-campus enrollment , with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff . A Public Ivy , it is a major center for academic research , with research expenditures exceeding $ 615 million for the 2016-2017 school year . The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries , including the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art , and operates various auxiliary research facilities , such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and the McDonald Observatory . Among university faculty are recipients of the Nobel Prize , the Pulitzer Prize , the Wolf Prize , the Primetime Emmy Award , the Abel Prize , the Turing Award , and the National Medal of Science , as well as many other awards . As of October 2019 , 12 Nobel Prize winners , two Turing Award winners and two Fields medalists have been affiliated with the school as alumni , faculty members or researchers . Student athletes compete as the Texas Longhorns and are members of the Big 12 Conference . Its Longhorn Network is the only sports network featuring the college sports of a single university . The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships , six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships , thirteen NCAA Division I National Men 's Swimming and Diving Championships , and has claimed more titles in men 's and women 's sports than any other school in the Big 12 since the league was founded in 1996 .
Austin ( UK : /ˈɒstɪn , ˈɔːstɪn/ , US : /ˈɔːstən/ ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas , as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County , with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties . It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States , the fourth-most-populous city in Texas , and the second-most-populous state capital city ( after Phoenix , Arizona ) . It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States . As of the U.S. Census Bureau 's July 1 , 2018 estimate , Austin had a population of 964,254 , up from 790,491 at the 2010 census . The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan statistical area , which had an estimated population of 2,168,316 as of July 1 , 2018 [ update ] . Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country , it is home to numerous lakes , rivers , and waterways , including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado River , Barton Springs , McKinney Falls , and Lake Walter E. Long . U.S. News & World Report named Austin the No . 1 place to live in the U.S. for 2017 and 2018 . In 2016 , Forbes ranked Austin No . 1 on its Cities of the Future list , then in 2017 placed the city at that same position on its list for the Next Biggest Boom Town in the U.S. Also in 2017 , Forbes awarded the South River City neighborhood of Austin its # 2 ranking for Best Cities and Neighborhoods for Millennials . WalletHub named Austin the # 6 best place in the country to live for 2017 . The FBI ranked Austin as the # 2 safest major city in the U.S. for 2012 .