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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.
Based on https://11points.com/11-colleges-geographically-confused-names/
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Last updated: January 11, 2021
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1. University of Rio Grande
Ohio ✓
New Mexico ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
Florida ✓
Texas ✓
California ✓
Rio Grande, Ohio, was named as such to commemorate the Mexican-American War.
2. California University of Pennsylvania
New Mexico ✓
Ohio ✓
Florida ✓
Texas ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
California ✓
Simply located in California, Pennsylvania
3. Colorado College
California ✓
Ohio ✓
Colorado ✓
Kentucky ✓
Washington ✓
Florida ✓
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Unconfusing name (1/4).
4. Transylvania University
Ohio ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
West Virginia ✓
Colorado ✓
Texas ✓
Kentucky ✓
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
5. Pittsburg State University
Pennsylvania ✓
Kansas ✓
California ✓
Missouri ✓
Washington ✓
Kentucky ✓
Pittsburg, Kansas. Kansas also has a Manhattan Christian College for additionally confusion.
6. Washington University
Missouri ✓
Washington ✓
Indiana ✓
California ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
Kentucky ✓
Located in St. Louis, Missouri. Technically named fully 'Washington University in St. Louis' to avoid confusion since 1976. My apologies, Board of Trustees.
7. Kentucky State University
Indiana ✓
Kentucky ✓
Florida ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
Missouri ✓
Washington ✓
Frankfort, Kentucky. Unconfusing name (2/4).
8. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
California ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
Florida ✓
Indiana ✓
Missouri ✓
Ohio ✓
Once again, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Why, Pennsylvania, why?
9. Santa Fe College
Ohio ✓
Texas ✓
California ✓
Missouri ✓
Florida ✓
New Mexico ✓
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.
10. University of Missouri
New Mexico ✓
Mississippi ✓
Puerto Rico ✓
Michigan ✓
California ✓
Missouri ✓
Columbia, Missouri. Unconfusing name (3/4).
11. Oakland University
Puerto Rico ✓
Connecticut ✓
Mississippi ✓
Michigan ✓
California ✓
New Mexico ✓
Oakland County, Michigan. Not from the more famous Oakland in the Bay Area.
12. San Juan College
Florida ✓
California ✓
New Mexico ✓
Puerto Rico ✓
Mississippi ✓
Connecticut ✓
Farmington, New Mexico. Saint Johns' popularity is broader than the Puerto Rican capital.
13. Jackson State University
Ohio ✓
Virginia ✓
Mississippi ✓
California ✓
Florida ✓
Texas ✓
Jackson, Mississippi. Unconfusing name (4/4).
14. Miami University
Virginia ✓
California ✓
Connecticut ✓
Florida ✓
New Mexico ✓
Ohio ✓
Oxford, Ohio. Because it's not confusing enough to say you study at Miami, why not add Oxford to the mix as well?
15. Virginia College
New Mexico ✓
Virginia ✓
Ohio ✓
Florida ✓
Connecticut ✓
California ✓
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.
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