Frederick, Rudolph. American College and University: A History. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1990.

Summary
Frederick Rudolph's 1962 examines the social, economic, and political movements in U.S. history, from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War to the rise of science and the Progressive Era, and the impact these movements had on the shaping of the American college and university. Well into the 1990s, this book was the key text for understanding the evolution of the American college and university. More recently, John Thelin has updated this work, offering new insight onto the colonial college and the changes since World War II.