[chowells]

In the US, there is no distinction between "college" and "university" like some places have. Here the difference is solely that a university is collection of colleges that share admittance and funding to some extent. I attended the college of arts and sciences at my university, but I easily could have taken (some) courses offered by the college of architecture and allied arts, had I been so inclined.

I wouldn't put much stock in word choices like that. Connotations vary so immensely around the world, it's best to presume they're synonyms unless context says otherwise.

[aklemm]

A university offers graduate degrees. Colleges offer only up to bachelor degrees. There may not be a distinction in how people use the words, there is a difference in actual fact.

[psalminen]

Can you provide a basis for this belief? N=2 googles of colleges show graduate programs. See Williams College: https://www.williams.edu/academics/graduate-programs/#:~:tex....

[aklemm]

Google also has your answer:

https://blog.tesu.edu/college-vs-university-whats-the-differ...

https://college.harvard.edu/resources/faq/what-difference-be...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/university https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/college

[gtk40]

There are also plenty of 4 year institutions called "Colleges" here that are smaller too. Bowdoin College is a random example which even has a CS degree.