It was the only private university in the country for 11 years until 1996.

Case Western is not the only university thinking along these lines.

At one time it was the only medical university in China.

Syracuse is far from the only university trying to make do with less these days.

It is the only national university in the country with a focus on engineering.

It is the only university in the nation with three medical schools.

Until the 1990s, was also the only university in this city.

It was also the only public university in the ranking.

As such, it is the only public university in Ohio named for an individual.

And it is the only Japanese university within world top 100.