When you go to a college or university, you will get a Bachelor's degree after four or five years. Universities are four-year institutions that offer a wide variety of undergraduate programs. They offer graduate programs that offer Master's and Doctorate degrees. Also included are professional colleges with programs like architecture, business, law, and medicine. Universities vary in size from 2,000 to 45,000 students.
Colleges offer a narrower scope of studies, such as a liberal arts or other specialized degrees.
A liberal arts program emphasizes a cultural study program with classes in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Specialized colleges provide you with specific courses of study, like engineering, business, and nursing. In general, colleges are small to medium sized, with enrollment of fewer than 5,000 students. The type of founder classifies a school. Public schools are state run schools.