Central State University

Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

This article is about a university in Wilberforce, Ohio. For that from which it demerged, see Wilberforce University. For the university in Oklahoma formerly named Central State University, see University of Central Oklahoma. For the central university of a nation-state, see Central University (disambiguation).
Central State University
Former name
Wilberforce State College (1887–1951)
Central State College (1951–1965)
TypePublic land-grant historically black university
Established1887 (1887)
Parent institution
University System of Ohio
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
Endowment$7.5 million (2021)
PresidentAlex Johnson
Students5,434 (Fall 2022)
Location
Wilberforce
,
Ohio
,
U.S.
CampusRural
Colors   Maroon & gold
NicknameMarauders and Lady Marauders
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II — SIAC
MascotMarauder Man
Websitewww.centralstate.edu

Established by the state legislature in 1887 as a two-year program for teacher and industrial training, it was originally located with Wilberforce University, a four-year institution devoted to classical academic education. It was originally known as the Combined Normal and Industrial Department. In 1941 the college gained a four-year curriculum, independent status in 1947, and was renamed as Central State College in 1951. With further development, it gained university status in 1965. In 2014, Central State University received designation as a land-grant university.

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