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Norfolk, Virginia

This school was established on September 18, 1935 by black residents of the Tidewater region (John C. Brooks, Rev. Adolphus Hobbs, William T. Mason, and Elsie Frazier. It became a university in 1979. The official colors are green, gold and gray. Their mascot is Spiro the Spartan.

Housing options include seven residential halls and one apartment-style community on its campus.
The university offers a wide range of student activities and organizations, including athletics, multicultural activities, and 175 student clubs.
The president of the school is currently Javaune Adams-Gaston.
Enrollment: about 5,510 students (2023)

In 2000, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the University a $2.9 million grant to conduct research on campus.

Norfolk State University was the only predominantly black institution of higher education founded during the Great Depression.

Evelyn J. Fields

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At Norfolk State University the cost of attendance is $9,622 for in-state and $20,790 out-of-state residents per year.

Norfolk State University is Division I and plays in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference.

This information was researched and provided by Kayla Dukes.

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