Land-grant Institutions
Land-grant institutions were established under the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 (with tribal land-grants added in 1994) to broaden access to higher education in agriculture, science, engineering, and the practical professions. Their federal research and extension mission is administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), and they are represented by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). This dataset includes 122 Land-grant Institutions across the United States, enrolling about 2,061,249 students in total.
Of these, 114 are public and 8 private. The largest by enrollment include TAUS, OSUC, and UIU. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 55% and the median average net price is $13,975.
122 institutions
Page 3 of 3University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, Nevada
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, New Hampshire
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
White Earth Tribal and Community College
Mahnomen, Minnesota
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Land-grant Institution?
- Land-grant institutions were established under the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 (with tribal land-grants added in 1994) to broaden access to higher education in agriculture, science, engineering, and the practical professions. Their federal research and extension mission is administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), and they are represented by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). This dataset tracks 122 of them in the United States.
- What are the 1890 land-grant universities?
- The 1890 land-grant universities are the 19 historically Black colleges established under the second Morrill Act of 1890. With the 1862 land-grants and the 1994 tribal land-grants, they form the U.S. land-grant system, administered through USDA NIFA and represented by APLU. This dataset tracks 122 land-grant institutions in all.
- What are the largest Land-grant Institutions in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are TAUS, OSUC, UIU, Purdue University-Main Campus, and UMC.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 55%, and the median average net price is $13,975. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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