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Alabama State University (ASU, Bama State, or Alabama State) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama.Founded in 1867, during the Reconstruction era, it was one of about 180 "normal schools" established by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools.
In the United States, a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government. In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not.
There are 60 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Alabama. The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is the largest university in the state with 38,100 enrolled for fall 2019. [1] Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest two-year college, with an enrollment of just over 8,000.
The Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets represent Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama in intercollegiate athletics.They field sixteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, and track and field; women's-only bowling, soccer, softball, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball and football.
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Alabama State University (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014. Schools are ranked based on the percentage of their athletic budget that comes from subsidies.
Paterson Field is a baseball stadium opened in 1949 Montgomery, Alabama and is named after him; [15] 3. James Porter, m. Ha Watson; 4. John Haygood, m. Lucy Benton Young. He was two-time state commissioner for agriculture; 5. Wallace Bruce, m. Alice Ckty. He died of heart failure at 10 a.m. 16 March 1915, at Montgomery. [16] Paterson had no ...
The 2024–25 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represents Alabama State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Tony Madlock, play their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Castleton University in Vermont is the oldest state university in New England, chartered in 1787. This was soon followed by the charter of The University of Vermont (UVM) in 1791. However, neither institution was a "state university" in the modern sense of the term until many decades later. Castleton began as the Rutland County Grammar School.