Many U.S. States have both a University of (State) and a (State) State University.
The University of Kentucky in Lexington and Kentucky State University in Frankfort, for example.
Those two universities serving the entire State are only 25 miles apart.
Is there any other similar combo that is closer together than 25 miles?
The Florida combo is 148 miles.?ÿ The Missouri combo is 160 miles.?ÿ The North Dakota combo is 75 miles.
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A similar bit of trivia involves the short distance between?ÿ one such university of one State and one in an adjoining State.?ÿ I don't think a pair of such schools could be found shorter than the 7 miles from Washington State University in Pullman to the University of Idaho in Moscow.
When originally implemented, they served two different student bases from two different funding sources. Not so much today.
The Georgia combo = 70 miles
Illinois, from Normal to Champaign is 53.0 miles.
43 miles from University of Oregon in Eugene to Oregon State in Cowvallis.?ÿ
And by what name do the Ag students in Corvallis refer to the University of Oregon.
In Kansas, it is Silo Tech vs Snob Hill.?ÿ They are 85 miles apart but both are on the Kansas River.?ÿ Many years ago there was a bar in Aggiville in Manhattan named The John.?ÿ The bar stools were toilet stools.?ÿ A big sign over the bar read, PLEASE FLUSH.?ÿ KU NEEDS THE WATER.
