The University of the District of Columbia is located in the state of District of Columbia.

District of Columbia

The District of Columbia was created on July 6, 1790

Arlington, Washington and Georgetown However, an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City of Washington and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia, which has one city council for the whole district. Arlington and Georgetown are not officially cities. They are considered neighborhoods of D.C.

The abbreviation for District of Columbia is D.C.
The standard abberiviation for District of Columbia is DC, like Washington DC.