Which was founded first, the University of Virginia or the University of Nebraska system's first college?
University of Nebraska system The University of Nebraska system is the public university system in the state of Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four university campuses and operates a two-year technical agriculture college.
UIUC College of Engineering The College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign was first established in 1868, and is considered one of the original units of the school. The presence of a steam engine on the University's seal indicates as to the importance of the engineering program to the University. Engineering at Illinois consistently ranks amongst the top five such engineering colleges in the United States by the "U.S. News & World Report" and ranks amongst the top five in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.