University of the District of Columbia

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University of the District of Columbia

Former names	Normal School for Colored Girls (1851–1879) Miner Normal School (1879–1929) Miner Teachers College (1929–1955) Washington Normal School (1873–1913) Wilson Normal School (1913–1929) Wilson Teachers College (1929–1955) District of Columbia Teachers College (1955–1977) Federal City College (1966–1977) Washington Technical Institute (1966–1977) Antioch School of Law (1972–1986) District of Columbia School of Law (1987–1996)
Motto	"Aspire, Accomplish, Take on the World"
Type	Public historically black land-grant university
Established	December 3, 1851; 172 years ago (December 3, 1851)
Founder	Myrtilla Miner
Accreditation	MSCHE
Academic affiliations	CUMU TMSF CUWMA
Endowment	$49.1 million[1]
President	Maurice Edington[2]
Administrative staff	3,747 (Fall 2018)
Undergraduates	3,867 (Fall 2018)
Postgraduates	633 (Fall 2018)
Location	Washington , District of Columbia , United States
Campus	Large city, 23 acres (0.093 km2)
Colors	Red   Gold[3][4]
Nickname	Firebirds
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – ECC
Mascot	Felix the Firebird
Website	udc.edu

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The full university system offers workforce and certificate programs in addition to Associate, Baccalaureate, Master's, professional, and Doctoral degrees. The university's academic schools and programs include the UDC Community College, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, Colleges of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences, and David A. Clarke School of Law.

The university operates a flagship campus at Van Ness in the Northwest quadrant of the city with several branch campuses across Washington, DC. Other campuses and sites include the Lamond-Riggs Campus, Congress Heights Campus, aviation facilities (Hangar #2) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the UDC Firebird Farm Research Farm in Beltsville, Maryland.