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Alcorn State University
Former name
Alcorn University
(1871–1878)
Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College
(1878–1974)
Motto"Service, Scholarship, Dignity"
"Where Knowledge and Character Matter"
TypePublic historically black land-grant university
EstablishedMay 13, 1871;
152 years ago
 (1871-05-13)[1]
Parent institution
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[2]
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
  • TMCF
  • Space-grant
Endowment$21.3 million (2021)[3]
PresidentTracy Cook (interim)[4]
Students2,933 (Fall 2022)[5]
Undergraduates2431 (Fall 2022)
Postgraduates502 (Fall 2019)
Location
Alcorn State
,
Mississippi
,
United States

31°52′37″N 91°08′28″W / 31.8769°N 91.1411°W / 31.8769; -91.1411
CampusRemote rural[6], 1,756 acres (7.11 km2)
Other campuses
  • Natchez
  • Vicksburg
NewspaperThe Campus Chronicle[7]
ColorsPurple and gold[8]
   
NicknameBraves and Lady Braves
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
MascotBravehawk
Websitewww.alcorn.edu
Oakland Chapel on the campus of Alcorn State University
The Literary Society Building on the campus of Alcorn State University

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.

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).

  1. ^ "Alcorn State University is Founded".
  2. ^ "IHL System - About".
  3. ^ "Data USA - Alcorn State University".
  4. ^ "Mississippi College Board appoints Tracy Cook as interim president of Alcorn State University". Fox News. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "New Student Profile 2022" (PDF).
  6. ^ "IPEDS-Alcorn State University".
  7. ^ "THE CAMPUS CHRONICLE". THE CAMPUS CHRONICLE. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Alcorn - Graphics Standards Manual". Redstardigital.net. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

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