St. Augustine's University (North Carolina)

Saint Augustine's University
Former names	Saint Augustine's Normal School (1867–1893); Saint Augustine's School (1893–1921); Saint Augustine's Junior College (1921–1928); Saint Augustine's College (1928–2012)
Motto	Veritas vos liberabit
Motto in English	The truth will set you free
Type	Private historically black college
Established	1867
Founder	Jacob Brinton Smith
Accreditation	SACSCOC
Religious affiliation	Episcopal Church
President	Marcus H. Burgess (interim)
Provost	Josiah J. Sampson
Students	1,261
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; 35°47′10″N 78°37′13″W / 35.7861°N 78.6204°W
Campus	Urban, 105 acres (0.42 km2)
Colors	Blue and White;
Nickname	Falcons
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II — CIAA
Website	www.st-aug.edu

Saint Augustine's University is a private historically black Christian college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded by Episcopal clergy in 1867 for the education of freed slaves.^[1]

Following years of financial and leadership instability, the institution's accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, voted in December 2023 to remove St Augustine's from its membership and revoke its accreditation.^[2] Although an initial appeal by the institution was denied the commission reversed its decision and continues to accredit the university although it remains on probation.^[3]^[4]

^ "Text only version- Raleigh: A Capital City: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". Nps.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference SACS_Disclosure was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Talhelm, Matt (February 27, 2024). "Saint Augustine's University has its accreditation appeal denied, school plans to file lawsuit". WRAL News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ Jackson, Johnny (July 22, 2024). "Saint Augustine's University Reinstated as SACSCOC Member". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[1] "Text only version- Raleigh: A Capital City: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". Nps.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

[SACS_Disclosure-2] Cite error: The named reference SACS_Disclosure was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[appeal_denied-3] Talhelm, Matt (February 27, 2024). "Saint Augustine's University has its accreditation appeal denied, school plans to file lawsuit". WRAL News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

[SACSCOC_retained-4] Jackson, Johnny (July 22, 2024). "Saint Augustine's University Reinstated as SACSCOC Member". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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