Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was originally named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College when it was founded in 1872.
Auburn University was originally founded as the East Alabama Male College in 1856. In 1899, it was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The school was popularly known as "Auburn" for many years, and was finally named Auburn University in 1960.
The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
founded SAS Institute with a university colleague in 1976
Yes, there is such university. It is officially known as the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM) and is a public university founded in 2001 by then Mexico City's major, Andres Lopez Obrador. You should note such university is just one of dozens of both public and private universities found in Mexico City, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Polytechnic National Institute (IPN), or Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson founded it -- The University of Virginia.
Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA in 1865.
It was founded as the country's first polytechnic in 1838.
He founded the University of Virgina after he was President.
The Art Institute of Charleston was created in 2007.
Virginia was founded by English colonists in 1607.