[PAR] [TLE] Transylvania University [SEP] Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.  It was founded in 1780, making it the first university in Kentucky and among the oldest in the United States.  It offers 36 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.  Transylvania's name, meaning "across the woods" in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792.  Transylvania is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, fifty U.S. senators, 101 U.S. representatives, 36 U.S. governors, and 34 U.S. ambassadors, making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen.  Its medical program graduated 8,000 physicians by 1859.  Its enduring footprint, both in national and Southern academia, make it among the most prolific cultural establishments and the most storied institutions in the South. [PAR] [TLE] Hamilton College (Kentucky) [SEP] Hamilton College was a private women's college in Lexington, Kentucky, operating from 1869 to 1932.  It was taken over in 1903 by Transylvania University and operated as an affiliated junior college until its closing during the Great Depression.
[PAR] [TLE] Transylvania University [ SEP ] Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington , Kentucky , United States . It was founded in 1780 , making it the first university in Kentucky and among the oldest in the United States . It offers 36 major programs , as well as dual - degree engineering programs , and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Transylvania 's name , meaning " across the woods " in Latin , stems from the university 's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony , which became most of Kentucky in 1792 . Transylvania is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents , two U.S. Supreme Court justices , fifty U.S. senators , 101 U.S. representatives , 36 U.S. governors , and 34 U.S. ambassadors , making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen . Its medical program graduated 8,000 physicians by 1859 . Its enduring footprint , both in national and Southern academia , make it among the most prolific cultural establishments and the most storied institutions in the South . [PAR] [TLE] Hamilton College ( Kentucky ) [ SEP ] Hamilton College was a private women 's college in Lexington , Kentucky , operating from 1869 to 1932 . It was taken over in 1903 by Transylvania University and operated as an affiliated junior college until its closing during the Great Depression .
In what state did Transylvania University acquire Hamilton College in 1903?
In what state did Transylvania University acquire Hamilton College in 1903 ?
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky