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Alabama State University

Location
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Nickname
Hornets
Established
1867
Alabama State University

Alabama State University is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Motto ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY A PROUD TRADITION... THE PROMISE OF A BRIGHT FUTURE!
Type Public historically black university
Established 1867
Academic affiliations TMCF
Endowment $101 million (2017)
President Quinton T. Ross Jr.
Provost Carl Pettis
Students 5,475
Undergraduates 5,116
Campus Urban, 172-acres
Newspaper The Hornet Tribune
Colors Black and Old gold
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC

About Alabama State University

University based in Montgomery, Alabama. A historically black school, it enrolls around 6,000 students yearly.

Achievement of Alabama State University

The school was first founded as the Lincoln Normal School of Marion in Marion, Alabama. The university moved to Montgomery in 1887. 

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Latest information about Alabama State University updated on July 28 2021.