The difference between College and University
When used as nouns, college means a corporate group, whereas university means institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
check bellow for the other definitions of College and University
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College as a noun (obsolete):
A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
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College as a noun (in some proper nouns):
A group sharing common purposes or goals.
Examples:
"College of Cardinals'', ''College of Surgeons"
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College as a noun (politics):
An electoral college.
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College as a noun:
An academic institution.
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College as a noun:
A specialized division of a university.
Examples:
"College of Engineering"
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College as a noun (chiefly, US):
An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
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College as a noun (attributively, chiefly, US):
Attendance at an institution of higher education.
Examples:
"These should be his college years, but he joined the Army."
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College as a noun (Canada, Israel):
A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
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College as a noun (chiefly, UK):
A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
Examples:
"Pembroke College, Cambridge''; ''Balliol College, Oxford''; ''University College, London"
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College as a noun (UK):
An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
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College as a noun (UK):
An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
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College as a noun (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa):
A high school or secondary school.
Examples:
"Eton College"
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College as a noun (Australia):
A private (non-government) primary or high school.
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College as a noun (Australia):
A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
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College as a noun (in Chile):
A bilingual school.
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University as a noun:
Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Examples:
"The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it."