Michigan State University is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the country. After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862, the state designated the college a land-grant institution in 1863, making it the fi…
Michigan State University is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the country. After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862, the state designated the college a land-grant institution in 1863, making it the first of the land-grant colleges in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1870. Today, Michigan State has facilities all across the state and over 634,000 alumni.
Former names: Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (1855–1861) · State Agricultural College (1861–1909) · Michigan Agricultural College (1909–1925) · Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (1925–1955) · Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (1955–1964)
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