University City

University City or university city may refer to a town/city specialized in providing higher education where its colleges and universities have a disproportionately large weight on its economic, social and cultural landscape, also known as college town, or a neighborhood within a town/city with the same characteristics. Examples of these include:

Places

Americas

Brazil

Cidade Universitária, a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.

Colombia

University City of Bogotá (Ciudad Universitaria), a university in Bogotá, Colombia

Mexico

Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico

United States

University City, Missouri
University City (Charlotte neighborhood)
University City, Philadelphia, easternmost region of West Philadelphia
Penn Medicine Station, a train station in University City, Philadelphia, formerly named University City station
University City, Pittsburgh
University City, San Diego, northwestern portion of the city next to the University of California

Other places

University City of Sharjah, an education district in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
University City of Madrid, complex in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid, Spain