Former names | Claflin College |
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Motto | "The World Needs Visionaries" |
Type | Private, HBCU |
Established | 1869 |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church UNCF |
Endowment | $66.4 million |
President | Dwaun J. Warmack |
Students | 1,830[1] |
Location | , South Carolina , United States |
Campus | Urban, 40 acres (16 ha) |
Colors | Orange & Maroon |
Nickname | Panthers and Lady Panthers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Website | www |
Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.[2]