This state-chartered university was the first to admit students.
- University of Missouri
- University of Georgia
- University of North Carolina
- Rutgers University
This state-chartered university was the first to admit students.
University of North Carolina. The first student, Hinton James, arrived on February 12, 1795 at the Chapel Hill campus. The University of Georgia had been chartered five years before UNC, but did not admit students until 1801.