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.

New Mexico

Florida

Ohio

Texas

California

Pennsylvania

2. California University of Pennsylvania

Simply located in California, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Texas

Florida

Ohio

California

New Mexico

3. Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado. Unconfusing name (1/4).

Florida

California

Washington

Ohio

Colorado

Kentucky

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

Pennsylvania

Kentucky

Texas

Colorado

Ohio

West Virginia

5. Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas. Kansas also has a Manhattan Christian College for additionally confusion.

Kansas

Missouri

Pennsylvania

Kentucky

Washington

California

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.

Pennsylvania

Missouri

Indiana

Kentucky

California

Washington

7. Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky. Unconfusing name (2/4).

Missouri

Indiana

Pennsylvania

Florida

Washington

Kentucky

8. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Once again, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Why, Pennsylvania, why?

Indiana

Missouri

Pennsylvania

California

Florida

Ohio

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.

Florida

Ohio

Texas

Missouri

New Mexico

California

10. University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri. Unconfusing name (3/4).

California

Missouri

Puerto Rico

New Mexico

Michigan

Mississippi

11. Oakland University

Oakland County, Michigan. Not from the more famous Oakland in the Bay Area.

Mississippi

Puerto Rico

New Mexico

Connecticut

Michigan

California

12. San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico. Saint Johns' popularity is broader than the Puerto Rican capital.

California

Mississippi

Florida

Connecticut

New Mexico

Puerto Rico

13. Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi. Unconfusing name (4/4).

California

Virginia

Mississippi

Florida

Texas

Ohio

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?

Ohio

New Mexico

California

Virginia

Florida

Connecticut

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

California

Ohio

New Mexico

Florida

Virginia

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