Alcorn State University
Historically black public college in Lorman, Mississippi, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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Former name | Alcorn University (1871–1878) Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (1878–1974) |
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Motto | "Service, Scholarship, Dignity" "Where Knowledge and Character Matter" |
Type | Public historically black land-grant university |
Established | May 13, 1871; 153 years ago (1871-05-13)[1] |
Parent institution | Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[2] |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $21.3 million (2021)[3] |
President | Tracy Cook (interim)[4] |
Students | 2,933 (Fall 2022)[5] |
Undergraduates | 2431 (Fall 2022) |
Postgraduates | 502 (Fall 2019) |
Location | , , United States 31.8769°N 91.1411°W / 31.8769; -91.1411 |
Campus | Remote rural[6], 1,756 acres (7.11 km2) |
Other campuses | |
Newspaper | The Campus Chronicle[7] |
Colors | Purple and gold[8] |
Nickname | Braves and Lady Braves |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC |
Mascot | Bravehawk |
Website | www |
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Alcorn State's athletic teams known as the Braves and compete in the NCAA's Division I. All teams compete as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).