University

==Around the world==
[[File:Columnade_at_the_Rotunda.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The [[University of Virginia]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], in the United States was founded in 1819 by American founding father [[Thomas Jefferson]].]]
{{See also|List of universities and colleges by country}}
The funding and organization of universities varies widely between different countries around the world. In some countries universities are predominantly funded by the state, while in others funding may come from donors or from fees which students attending the university must pay. In some countries the vast majority of students attend university in their local town, while in other countries universities attract students from all over the world, and may provide university accommodation for their students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=798|title=Basic Classification Technical Details|publisher=Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|access-date=20 March 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613225633/http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=798|archive-date=13 June 2007}}</ref>