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Former names | Centenary Biblical Institute (1867–1890) Morgan College (1890–1939) Morgan State College (1939–1975) |
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| Motto | Growing the Future and Leading the World |
| Type | Public historically black research university |
| Established | 1867 |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $41.4 million (2020)[1][2][3] |
| President | David Wilson |
| Provost | Hongtao Yu |
Academic staff | 741[4] |
Administrative staff | 1,949[4] |
| Students | 9,808[4] |
| Undergraduates | 8,300[4] |
| Postgraduates | 1,508[4] |
| Location | , , United States 39°20′38″N 76°35′5″W / 39.34389°N 76.58472°W |
| Campus | Urban, 143 acres (0.58 km2) |
| Newspaper | The Spokesman[5] |
| Colors | Blue and Orange[6] |
| Nickname | Bears |
Sporting affiliations | National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) |
| Website | www |
Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a public historically black research university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 1890, the university, then known as the Centenary Biblical Institute, changed its name to Morgan College to honor Lyttleton Morgan, the first chairman of its board of trustees and a land donor to the college.[7] It became a university in 1975.
Although a public institution, Morgan State is not a part of the University System of Maryland. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[8] and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[9]
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- ^ "Home". themsuspokesman.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Morgan State University: Branding Toolkit". Morgan State University. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Stone, Adam (August 19, 2002). "Morgan State University This historically black college has a well-rounded liberal arts core". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ "Institution Accreditation Lookup". www.msche.org. Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2020.