University of Exeter vs Exeter College, Oxford

[Heather Moore]

No: HPFGUIDX 29498

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., raolin1 at h... wrote:
> --- 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

 We don't *generally* name our universities' internal Colleges, however - it's most usually "College of Education," or "College of Business," or the like. And it is (I believe) more common to use "School" in this context, even in graduate contexts: "Harvard Law School," "Cornell Medical School."