Academic institution

An academic institution is an educational institution dedicated to education and research, which grants academic degrees.

See also academy and university.

These types of institutions can be further broken down by the type of education they offer and the form of funding they use.

The University of Pennsylvania , an American research university
The School of Athens , an ancient Greek academy , fresco by Raphael (1509–1510)
Yale Law School , an American law school housed in the Sterling Law Building (built 1931)