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Colleges with geographically confused names

11 out of these 15 US-based Colleges have names that are very confusing, geographically. 4 are pretty straightforward, for an extra challenge. Select the state (or Territory) each College is located in.
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1. University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio, was named as such to commemorate the Mexican-American War.
California
Ohio
Texas
New Mexico
Florida
Pennsylvania
2. California University of Pennsylvania
Simply located in California, Pennsylvania
Florida
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
New Mexico
California
3. Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Unconfusing name (1/4).
Colorado
Washington
Kentucky
Ohio
California
Florida
4. Transylvania University
The name stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Kentucky
Ohio
Texas
5. Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas. Kansas also has a Manhattan Christian College for additionally confusion.
California
Missouri
Washington
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Kansas
6. Washington University
Located in St. Louis, Missouri. Technically named fully 'Washington University in St. Louis' to avoid confusion since 1976. My apologies, Board of Trustees.
Missouri
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Washington
California
Indiana
7. Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky. Unconfusing name (2/4).
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Kentucky
Indiana
Washington
Florida
8. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Once again, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Why, Pennsylvania, why?
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Florida
Indiana
Missouri
9. Santa Fe College
Gainesville, Florida. Until 2008 known as 'Santa Fe Community College', but changed to avoid confusion with the identically named college in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Yeah, the 'community' was the problem.
Ohio
New Mexico
California
Florida
Missouri
Texas
10. University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri. Unconfusing name (3/4).
New Mexico
Missouri
Michigan
California
Puerto Rico
Mississippi
11. Oakland University
Oakland County, Michigan. Not from the more famous Oakland in the Bay Area.
California
Puerto Rico
Connecticut
New Mexico
Michigan
Mississippi
12. San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico. Saint Johns' popularity is broader than the Puerto Rican capital.
Puerto Rico
California
New Mexico
Connecticut
Mississippi
Florida
13. Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi. Unconfusing name (4/4).
Ohio
Virginia
Florida
Texas
Mississippi
California
14. Miami University
Oxford, Ohio. Because it's not confusing enough to say you study at Miami, why not add Oxford to the mix as well?
Connecticut
Ohio
Virginia
Florida
California
New Mexico
15. Virginia College
The for-profit chain was founded in Virginia, but has stopped existing there. Three locations in Alabama, two in Florida, two in Georgia, one in Louisiana and one in Texas. Florida was the only correct answer.
Connecticut
Virginia
California
New Mexico
Ohio
Florida
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