The school grew slowly over the next few years to an enrollment of more than 400, helped along by its status as a state-funded college.

Since 1894, Cornell has included state-funded statutory colleges and has also administered research and extension activities that have been jointly funded by state and federal matching funds.

The newly-named Medical College (MCV) became a state-funded college in 1860, in return for a $30,000 appropriation.

SUNY also has a unique relationship with its statutory colleges which embeds state-funded colleges within other institutions such as Cornell University and Alfred University.

Cornell President Jacob Gould Schurman then began lobbying for a state-funded college, just as he had successfully advocated for a state-funded veterinary college in 1894.

The Michigan State Agricultural Society immediately assumed a lofty goal to foster the establishment of a state-funded agricultural college in Michigan.

In 1924, Ball Teachers College's trustees hired Benjamin J. Burris as the first president of the state-funded college.

In 2012, only two of the 16 states of Germany charged tuition fees up to 500€ per semester at state-funded colleges, while in 14 states tuition was provided free of charge.

The number of students also decreased as more state-funded colleges were established.

Meerut College is a state-funded college in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.