Virginia State University
Historically black public university in Ettrick, Virginia, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Virginia State" redirects here. For the U.S. state, see Virginia.
Not to be confused with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Virginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a public historically Black land-grant university in Ettrick, Virginia. Founded on March 6, 1882 (1882-03-06), Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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Former names | Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (1882–1902) Virginia State College for Negroes (1902–1946) Virginia State College (1946–1979) |
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Motto | "Greater Happens Here" |
Type | Public historically black land-grant university |
Established | March 6, 1882; 142 years ago (1882-03-06) |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $56.1 million (2020)[1] |
President | Makola M. Abdullah |
Academic staff | 300 |
Students | 4,648 (fall 2022)[2] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Large suburb, 231 acres (0.93 km2) |
Newspaper | The Statesman |
Colors | Orange and blue |
Nickname | Trojans |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – CIAA |
Website | www |
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