University of Exeter vs Exeter College, Oxford

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., John Walton <john at w...> wrote:
> I'm afraid I'm going to have to correct you here. JKR went to the 
University
> of Exeter in Devon. I believe that you are mistaking the University 
of
> Exeter for Exeter College, Oxford, which is in Oxford and entirely
> unaffiliated with the University of Exeter.
> 
> The confusion may be due to the differences in the use of "college" 
and
> "university" in the US and UK.
> 
> UK: a College is part of a Collegiate University (Oxford, 
Cambridge, Durham,
> St Andrews, etc.). e.g. "Balliol College, Oxford", "Robinson 
College,
> Cambridge", "University College, Durham", "St Leonard's College", 
which is
> the Postgraduate College of St Andrews.
> 
> USA: a College is another way of referring to a University. 
e.g. "Boston
> College" and "Boston University" are different entities.
> 
> Hope this helps. Happy to clear up any further questions.
> 
> --John


Really?  I didn't realize there was another Exeter.  Thanks for 
clearing that up.  

Actually, in the US, we also use college as a "super-department" 
within a University, although it is also used to denote a small 
collegiate entity.  Ah, well, sorry for the OT...

Joshua Dyal