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Former name | Alcorn University (1871–1878) Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (1878–1974) |
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Motto | "Service, Scholarship, Dignity" "Where Knowledge and Character Matter" |
Type | Public historically black land-grant university |
Established | May 13, 1871[1] |
Parent institution | Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[2] |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $21.3 million (2021)[3] |
President | Tracy Cook (interim)[4] |
Students | 2,933 (fall 2022)[5] |
Undergraduates | 2431 (fall 2022) |
Postgraduates | 502 (fall 2019) |
Location | , , United States 31°52′37″N 91°08′28″W / 31.8769°N 91.1411°W |
Campus | Remote rural[6], 1,756 acres (7.11 km2) |
Other campuses | |
Newspaper | The Campus Chronicle[7] |
Colors | Purple and gold[8] |
Nickname | Braves and Lady Braves |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC |
Mascot | Bravehawk |
Website | www |
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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).