Alcorn State University
Mississippi 39096-7500
1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, , Mississippi 39096-7500
NCAA_D1
Conference
SWAC
About Alcorn State University
Wikipedia
Alcorn State University is a public historically black land-grant research 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.
Founded
1871
Type
University
Affiliation
TMCF Space-grant
Total enrollment
2,933
Undergrads
2,431
Campus
Rural
Region
South
Mascot
Braves and Lady Braves
Colors
Purple and gold
Endowment
$21,300,000
“"Service, Scholarship, Dignity" "Where Knowledge and Character Matter"”