Motto Education For Service Graduation rate 11.9% (2014) Phone +1 405-466-2231 Current basketball coaches Cheryl Miller, Stan Holt | Endowment $45 million (2015) Mascot Lion Founded 12 March 1897 | |
Former names Oklahoma Colored Agricultural
and Normal University Type Public, Land-grant, HBCU Established March 12, 1897 (1897-03-12) Affiliation Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges Address 701 Sammy Davis Jr Dr, Langston, OK 73050, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 4,603 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 11,589 USD (2015) Notable alumni Bessie Coleman, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, Matthew Hatchette, Thomas Henderson, Jennifer Hudson Similar Bacone College, Jarvis Christian College, Texas College, Wiley College, Huston–Tillotson University Profiles | ||
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Langston University, abbreviated as LU, is a public university in Langston, Oklahoma, United States. It is the only historically black college in the state. Though located in a rural setting 10 miles (16 km) east of Guthrie, Langston also serves an urban mission, with University Centers in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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History
The school was founded in 1897 and was known as the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University. From 1898 to 1916 its president was Inman E. Page. Langston University was created as a result of the second Morrill Act in 1890. The law required states with land-grant colleges (such as Oklahoma State University, then known as Oklahoma A&M) to either admit African Americans, or provide an alternative school for them to attend as a condition of receiving federal funds. Langston University is named for John Mercer Langston (1829–1897), civil rights pioneer, first African American member of Congress from Virginia, founder of the Howard University Law School, and American consul-general to Haiti. It was renamed Langston University in 1941.
Through the years Langston University has developed slowly but surely. Some of the most serious problems have been political influences, financial stress, and lack of adequate space and equipment. During the 1960s the campus underwent a complete makeover. New buildings appeared, and additions were made to the library and auditorium.
Poet Melvin B. Tolson taught at Langston from 1947 until 1964. Tolson was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the film The Great Debaters.
Academics
The university offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines. It is known as a leader in the field of agricultural research, and hosts the internationally recognized E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research. LU has nearly 3,000 students from several states, representing a diverse student body at an Oklahoma college.
Six schools house the degree programs of Langston University: Agriculture and Applied Sciences; Arts and Sciences; Business; Education and Behavioral Science; Nursing and Health Professions; and Physical Therapy. A total of 29 undergraduate and six graduate degree programs are offered at LU.
The university offers the Edwin P. McCabe Honors Program for highly-motivated undergraduate students with exceptional academic records.
The university was accredited with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy program in 2005. It is the university's only doctoral program and one of two in the state.
Langston University is accredited by seven different college accreditation agencies.
Athletics
Langston University teams, bearing the sport name of the Lions, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC), while its football team competes in the Central States Football League (CSFL). Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, softball, track & field and volleyball. The present athletic director is Donnita Rogers. The Lions won the 1939 and 1941 HBCU National Championships in football. Langston won two HBCU National Championships in basketball in 1944 and 1946.
Marching Pride
Langston's marching band is known as the "Marching Pride". It is a major ambassador of the university, a supporter at athletic events, and serves as a training center for students interested in pursuing a career in music and/or developing pertinent life skills.
As of 2016, the band has won three bids to the Honda Battle of the Bands in the Georgia Dome since the inaugural event in 2003.