Governing boards of colleges and universities in the United States Information

In the United States, a board often governs institutions of higher education, including private universities, state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as a board of directors, and they vary by formal name, size, powers, and membership. In some states, members are appointed by the governor.

In some private institutions of higher learning, non-governing boards may also be appointed. These boards members duties often include but are not limited to major gift cultivation and fundraising.

Governing boards of universities are of varying sizes across the United States. Smaller boards may have about ten members, while larger boards can have over 50 members. In 2016, the average public university board had 12 members, while the average private university board had 29 members.

Some university governing boards are composed entirely of alumni of that university. Other boards contain various elected officials, often the state governor, as ex officio members.

Members of the governing board can be selected in a variety of ways. Members of public university boards are most often selected by the state governor. Four states (Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, and Nevada) elect members of some university boards by popular vote. Boards of private universities can be selected either by an alumni vote, or by the existing members of the board.

The term "Board of Trustees" is the most commonly used name for governing bodies of universities in the United States.

All schools within the Ohio Higher Education System are governed by individual Boards of Trustees, including Miami University and Ohio State University. The governing body at Duke University is known as the board of trustees while each college and the graduate school maintains its own board of visitors. The University of South CarolinaMichigan State University,Indiana University, and the University of Connecticut are also governed by boards of trustees.

Thirty-nine states have boards of regents to govern their public university systems.

The Regents of the University of California govern the University of California system, with one exception: the original endowment that allowed for the creation of UCs Hastings College of the Law stipulated that it could not be governed by the Regents. However, Hastings Law degrees are issued in the name of the UC Regents.

The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York oversees all public education, including the State University of New York (SUNY), affiliated community colleges, and the K–12 public school system (run by the New York State Education Department) via the Regents Examinations. High school graduates may receive Regents Scholarships to defray expenses at SUNY universities.

The boards of the University of Hawaii, University of Michigan,University of Minnesota,University of Texas,Texas Tech University, University of Wisconsin–Madison,Texas AandM, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Colorado, University of New Mexico, University of Houston System,University of North Texas,St. Olaf College,University of Washington and Washington State University are known as the board of regents.

The governing bodies at the University of North Carolina, University of Florida, and the Colorado State University system are known as the board of governors. Public institutions in Rhode Island are also governed by a board of governors.

Five public institutions in Missouri that are not part of the UM System, among them Missouri State University, are overseen by boards of governors. The two largest universities in West Virginia, West Virginia University and Marshall University, also maintain boards of governors.

The Harvard Board of Overseers (more formally The Honorable and Reverend Board of Overseers) is one of Harvard Universitys two governing boards.

The Fellows of the University of Notre Dame are a self-perpetuating body which retains the core powers of the University, and selects the members of the other governing board, the Board of Trustees.

The bodies at the United States Military Academy,United States Air Force Academy,United States Naval Academy, and The Citadel, The Military College of SC are known as the board of visitors.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama governs the three universities that are part of the University of Alabama System. Auburn University is governed by the Auburn University Board of Trustees.

The governing board of Georgetown University is known as the President and Directors of Georgetown College.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is the oversight authority for thirty universities and colleges in the state of Georgia (including the University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology) along with the state archives and the state public library system.

In the State of Louisiana, the governing board of each of the four public university systems is known as the Board of Supervisors.

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