Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public, historically black, land-grant university in rural unincorporated Claiborne County, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 by the Reconstruction-era legislature to provide higher education for freedmen. It is the first black land grant college established in the United States. Its main campus is approximately 80 miles southwest of Jackson, Mississippi.
| Motto | Where Knowledge and Character Matter
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| Established | 1871
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| President | Felecia Nave
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| Students | 3,753 (Fall 2018)
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| Campus | Rural; 1,700 acres (6.9 km)
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| Colors | Purple and Gold
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