Former name | Colored Industrial and Agricultural School (1901–1905) North Louisiana Agricultural and Industrial School (1905–1928) Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute (1928–1946) Grambling College (1946–1974) |
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Motto | Where Everybody Is Somebody |
Type | Public historically Black university |
Established | 1901 |
Parent institution | UL System |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $7 million[1] |
President | Martin Lemelle[2] |
Provost | Connie Walton |
Students | 5,232[3] |
Location | , , United States 32°31′31″N 92°42′55″W / 32.5252°N 92.7153°W |
Campus | Rural |
Newspaper | The Gramblinite[4] |
Colors | Black & Gold |
Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC |
Website | www |
Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Grambling State is a member-school of the University of Louisiana System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Grambling State's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are known as the Grambling State Tigers. Grambling State is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.