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Cheyney, Pennsylvania

This school was established in 1837 by Richard Humphreys. It became a university in 1983. The official colors are white and blue. Their mascot is a wolf.

Housing options include two luxury apartment communities across from the Van Ness campus.
The university offers a wide range of student activities and organizations such as The Sisterhood, Students of All Nations/United Nations, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).
The current president of the school is Aaron Walton.
Enrollment: about 697 students (2022)

Cheyney University was established on February 25, 1837, through the bequest of Richard Humphreys, making it the first institution of higher learning for African Americans.

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania shifted its focus to the training of new teachers for Black classrooms in the early 1850s.

Ed Bradley

Bayard Rustin

Robert W. Bogle

The cost of attendance at Cheyney University is $10,904 for in-state and $18,870 out-of-state residents per year.

Cheyney University is Division II and plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

This information was researched and provided by Jayson Boorasingh.

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