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| Motto | "I'll Find a Way or Make One" (Atlanta University); "Culture for Service" (Clark College)[1] |
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| Type | Private historically black[2] research university |
| Established | September 19, 1865 |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church |
Academic affiliation | |
| Endowment | $102.4 million (2021)[3] |
| President | George T. French Jr.[4] |
| Students | 4,135 (Fall 2023)[5] |
| Undergraduates | 3,495 |
| Postgraduates | 640 |
| Location | , U.S. 33°45′3″N 84°24′37″W / 33.75083°N 84.41028°W |
| Campus | Urban, 126 acres (0.5 km2) |
| Newspaper | The CAU Panther[6] |
| Colors | Red, black, gray[7] |
| Nickname | Panthers[8] |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[8] |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | cau.edu |
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Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the Southern United States. Founded on September 19, 1865 as Atlanta University, it consolidated with Clark College (established 1869) to form Clark Atlanta University in 1988. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[9]
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- ^ "List of HBCUs – White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Ranking" (PDF). www.cau.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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- ^ "Logo Information". Clark Atlanta University. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball Facts". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2020.