Alabama State University

Alabama State University

Former name	Lincoln Normal School of Marion (1867–1887) Normal School for Colored Students (1887–1929) State Teachers College (1929–1948) Alabama State College for Negroes (1948–1954) Alabama State College (1954–1969)
Type	Public historically black university
Established	1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Academic affiliations	TMCF
Endowment	$111 million (2021)[1]
President	Quinton T. Ross Jr.
Provost	Carl Pettis
Students	5,475
Undergraduates	5,116
Location	Montgomery , Alabama , United States
Campus	Urban, 172-acres[2]
Newspaper	The Hornet Tribune[3]
Colors	Black and Old gold
Nickname	Hornets and Lady Hornets
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
Website	www.alasu.edu

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. It was one of 23 established to train African Americans to teach in segregated schools. Some of the 180 closed but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century and state universities in the late 20th century.^[4] ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.