Kentucky State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, and becoming a land-grant college in 1890, KSU is the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky. In fall 2019, total undergraduate enrollment was 2,029 with a total gradu…
Kentucky State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, and becoming a land-grant college in 1890, KSU is the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky. In fall 2019, total undergraduate enrollment was 2,029 with a total graduate enrollment of 142.
Former name: State Normal School for Colored Persons (1886–1902) · Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons (1902–1926) · Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926–1938) · Kentucky State College for Negroes (1938–1952) · Kentucky State College (1952–1972)
Motto: "Onward, Upward."
Type: Public historically black land-grant university