Depends how old they are. A lot of post-war universities have cheap ugly original buildings and nicer modern buildings.

The older universities, though, do generally have beautiful original architecture and more sterile newer construction.

I think that is why there are so many Morrell halls on the university campuses.
Just as a different sort of question, have you noticed that some of the much older buildings on campuses are definitely a different kind of architecture, built with a different kind of material. The older ones seem to have a lot more red brick and stone than the newer buildings.

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Student Loans: A New Sheriff in Town

I think the landgrant universities were intended to be self-sufficient, after being given a large tract of land to manage. That's at least what I've heard, but obviously it hasn't worked out that way and they're all perpetually on the dole.