Private university
A private university is a university that is run without input or control of any government entity. Private universities are common in Japan and the United States. In the U.S. the most presitigious universities - including most of those belonging to the so-called Ivy League - are private. These include Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia University. Cornell University has both public and private components. Many smaller or less prestigious private universities are run by religious orders, such as Notre Dame University and Brigham Young University. Tuition at private universities tends to be much higher than at public universities. Because private universities are not an extension of the government, they can engage in behaviors that the government is not allowed to. For example, religious institutions can expressly forward their own beliefs, and teach that other religions are incorrect. Private universities also have a freer hand to discriminate on the basis of race, religion or gender. For example, Bob Jones University in South Carolina refused to admit African-American students until 1971, and until the year 2000 it was noted for prohibiting inter-racial relationships based on the belief that they were forbidden by the Bible.
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