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Campus Address
1000 ASU Drive
Lorman, Mississippi 39096
Telephone: 601-877-6100
Admissions Address
Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive, #300
Lorman, Mississippi 39096-9900
Telephone: 601-877-6147 or 6148
Toll-free: 800-222-6790
Fax: 601-877-6347
http://www.alcorn.edu
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History
Alcorn State University (ASU) is a four-year, state-supported, coed college founded in 1871 as Alcorn University. Alcorn is the oldest historically and predominantly black land-grant university in the United States. It began as part of Oakland College, established in 1830 for white men. In 1831, the first degree issued in Mississippi was conferred here. During the Civil War, Oakland College closed; the state purchased the school in 1871 as Alcorn University for the education of black men. In 1895, women were admitted. ASU’s first president, Hiram R. Revels, was the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate.
Under the 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act, Alcorn became a land-grant institution in 1878; subsequently, the name was changed to Alcorn A&M College of the State of Mississippi. The college’s name changed to Alcorn State University in 1974. In 1989, President Bush gave the commencement address at Alcorn.
The primary aim of Alcorn is to assume the role of a citadel of learning, where scholars are encouraged to seek new truths and make the proper application of existing knowledge for the betterment of mankind.
Alcorn’s eighty-nine-building campus includes the famed Oakland Memorial Chapel. The campus is situated on 300 acres, with an additional 1,456 adjacent acres devoted to agriculture and research. Older historic campus buildings stand in sharp contrast to the modern, air-conditioned dormitories.
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General Information
Public institution
Year founded: 1871
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergraduate student body: 2,832
Setting: Rural
Endowment: $209,871
Fall 2005 Admissions
Application deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Less selective
2005-2006 Expenses
Tuition and fees: $3,919 in-state, $8,887 out-of-state
Room/board: $4,594
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