Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26879709-20150811163830/@comment-16461120-20150812063854

A complicated question with no clear answer.

In our world, the term "State University" means it is a public school; however, this fictional school is modeled as a combination between New York University and Columbia University, both of which are private schools.

If I had to guess, I suspect it's a: "What if New York University were public instead of private?"