[Hieronymus]

A number of European Universities pre-date Oxford, Cambridge, and St. Andrews. The U.S. did receive a great deal from Britain, but in many cases Britain was a conduit rather than a font.

[Owl558]

“A number of European Universities pre-date Oxford, Cambridge, and St. Andrews.”

You are correct, of course. I should have have used the qualifer “some” to describe these early British universities.