Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University 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... Wikipedia

• Former name:  Alcorn University, (1871–1878), Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College, (1878–1974)
• Motto:  "Service, Scholarship, Dignity", "Where Knowledge and Character Matter"
• Type:  Public historically black land-grant university
• Established:  May 13, 1871
• Parent institution:  Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
• Academic affiliations:  TMCF, Space-grant
• Endowment:  $21.3 million (2021)
• President:  Tracy M. Cook
• Students:  2,933 (fall 2022)
• Undergraduates:  2431 (fall 2022)
• Postgraduates:  502 (fall 2019)
• Campus:  Remote rural
• Other campuses:  Natchez, Vicksburg
• Colors:  Purple and gold
• Mascot:  Bravehawk
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo