The University of Lindin
The University of Lindin is a university located mainly in Lindin, Snowland, in the country of The United States of Quentin. The University is the oldest in the nation, and was founded in 1873, mainly by Knile Hufflepuff. The University has 4 locations besides the main campus in Lindin, which are Hufflepuff College, Greenscoast College, Western Lindin College, and Doubash College. The colleges have the same policies, admissions and prices, and curriculum as the main campus, except they are located in different areas, and are much smaller. This allows for more personalized teaching as well as accessibility to more students.
Today the University is considered by many as one of the most prestigious in the country in terms of academics, and have consistently ranked high in graduation rates and testing scores, being ranked the top university in the state every year since 1944, and many years before that. In athletics the university is also extremely competitive, belonging to The Big 14, an extremely prestigious athletics conference in The Quentinian University Association for College Athletes. Internationally, the university is ranked high, and is currently ranked 32nd in the world by The VU Academics Administration.
History
Founding
The University was founded in 1873 by Knile Hufflepuff, a founder of The United States of Quentin, and Bureaucrat of the USQ. In his years as a Bureaucrat in The House of Bureaucrats, he was a big proponent of education, and helped pass numerous bills to spread and improve education in the new country at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. After retiring from the House in 1858, Knile wanted to improve the higher education levels on the country, as there were no universities in the nation at the time. So, with help from his daughter, Hannah Hufflepuff, he created the university, and hired some of the best teachers in the area, as well as foreign professors from prestigious universities in The Protectorates of Allia.
Despite the location, which allowed the University to be accessible to many students, in the first two years the University was not well attended, and financial problems plagued the President of the University of Lindin, Hannah Hufflepuff, and her board. In 1875 Knile died, and left the majority of his fortune to the University, which equates to almost $350 million in today's money. After that, the University was extremely popular, being able to offer grants and scholarships, as well as hire high class professors and expand the school.
The success of the University of Lindin sparked a hasty founding of universities in the country, and by the turn of the century, hundreds of other universities and colleges existed in the USQ.
Late 1800's
During the late 1800's, the country was beginning to become a world power, and this included the expansion of industry, territory, and invention. Probably the most famous of the University's students during this time was business magnate and industrialist B.T. DuBuis, who did much to extend the power of the country and make it a modern nation.
