An urban university is a U.S. term for institution of higher learning that is socially involved and serves as a resource for educating the citizens of the city or region in which it is located. That is, the urban university must be “of” the city as well as “in” the city. At one time the term urban university might be used only to describe institutions located in central cities, but this is no longer the case. Urban sprawl and the advent of edge cities has not so much made urban obsolete as to change conventional notions of what constitutes urban. Today an urban university is one located in an urban agglomeration irrespective of political boundaries or administrative definitions. An urban university operates with a closely meshed and intertwined mission, milieu, and environment. An operational definition of the urban university would incorporate both its setting and the clientele it serves. The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities suggests several criteria applying to such institutions in the United States: ⁕Location in a major metropolitan area ⁕Dedication to achieving excellence through teaching, research, and public service ⁕A diverse student body reflecting the demographic composition of the region Wikipedia [ - ]

An urban university is a U.S. term for institution of higher learning that is socially involved... [ + ]