Kentucky State University
The Kentucky State University (also KSU or KYSU is called) is a state university in Frankfort in the US state of Kentucky . There are currently 18,391 students enrolled, about half of whom are African American .
history
The college was founded in 1886 as a pure African American university ( State Normal School for Colored Persons ) and is one of the Historic African American Colleges and Universities . In 1938 it was renamed Kentucky State College for Negroes . The desegregation took place in 1954, it has called itself only Kentucky State College since then . The university received university status in 1972.
Colleges
The university consists of three colleges:
- Art, social sciences and interdisciplinary studies
- Math, science, technology and health
- Professional studies
Sports
The KSU sports teams are the Thorobreds . The university is a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 11 '59.3 " N , 84 ° 51' 28.8" W.