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This is a list of land-grant colleges and universities in the United States of America and its associated territories. [1]Land-grant institutions are often categorized as 1862, 1890, and 1994 institutions, based on the date of the legislation that designated most of them with land-grant status.
English: USDA NIFA map of United States land-grant universities and colleges. Date: 17 April 2017: Source: ... File:Land Grant Colleges Map.svg → File: ...
This category is for land-grant universities and colleges in the United States ... Texas A&M University (8 C, ... Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension ...
Logo for the centennial of land-grant universities. A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, [1] or a beneficiary under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. [2]
Starting in 1887, Congress also funded agricultural experiment stations and various categories of agricultural and veterinary research "under direction of" the land-grant universities. [19] Congress later recognized the need to disseminate the knowledge gained at the land-grant colleges to farmers and homemakers.
Agriculture and the Life Sciences have been part of the university since its founding in 1876 as the "Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas." The college was formally recognized in 1911. A part of the land grant university system, the college offers more than 80 undergrad and grad degree programs across 15 departments.
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Land-grant universities and colleges (73 C, 87 P) Pages in category "Agricultural universities and colleges in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.