University City or university city may refer to a town/city specialized in providing higher education where its colleges and universities have a disproportionately large weight on its economic, social and cultural landscape, also known as college town, or a neighborhood within a town/city with the same characteristics. Examples of these include:
Places
Americas
Brazil
- Cidade Universitária, a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.
Colombia
- University City of Bogotá (Ciudad Universitaria), a university in Bogotá, Colombia
Mexico
- Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
United States
- University City, Missouri
- University City (Charlotte neighborhood)
- University City, Philadelphia, easternmost region of West Philadelphia
- University City (SEPTA station), a train station in University City, Philadelphia
- University City, Pittsburgh
- University City, San Diego, northwestern portion of the city next to the University of California
Other places
- University City of Sharjah, an education district in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- University City of Madrid, complex in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid, Spain
See also
Wikivoyage has a disambiguation page for University City.
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