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1400 Brush Row RoadPO Box 1004
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384-3002
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General Information
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Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, is one of the nation's premier historically black universities, with a
150-year legacy of academic and athletic achievements.
Central State is home to the nationally renowned Central State University Chorus, which has twice been nominated for
a Grammy. The Lady Marauders basketball team is perennially in the national rankings and has traveled to 12 straight
NAIA national tournaments. The track and field team as well as the cheerleading/dance troupe have also won
championships and awards. A fundraising campaign is under way to bring back Marauder Football, with the goal of
fielding a team in Fall 2005.
CSU is Ohio's only predominately African American public institution of higher education. But it is "open to all
persons of good moral character," as ordained by the 1887 legislation that created Central State's predecessor. The
University actively promotes diversity in its student body, faculty and staff, even as the institution adheres to its
core historical responsibility to educate young African American men and women.
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Undergraduate Population: 1601
Graduate Population: 19
Percent Men: 44%
Percent Women: 56%
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Student Body: Coed
Degrees Available: Bachelor's, Master's
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In State
Tuition: 4710
Out of State Tuition: 10200
Room & Board: 6432
Application Fee: $20 - Deadline: June 15th
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| History
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Central State University's history begins with our parent institution, Wilberforce University, named in honor of the
great abolitionist William Wilberforce. Established at Tawawa Springs, Ohio, in 1856, it is affiliated with the
African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and is one of the oldest Black-administered institutions of higher
education in the nation.
In 1887, the Ohio General Assembly enacted legislation that created a Combined Normal and Industrial Department at
Wilberforce University. The objectives of this new state-sponsored department were to provide teacher training and
vocational education and to stabilize these programs by assuring a financial base similar to that of other
state-supported institution.
The statute establishing the Combined Normal and Industrial Department declared that the institution was "open to all
applicants of good and moral character," thereby indicating no limitations as to race, color, sex, or creed. It was
clear, however, that the Department and its successors were designed to serve the educational needs of African
American students.
Although this department operated as part of Wilberforce University in most respects, a separate board of trustees was
appointed to govern the state-financed operations. In 1941, the department expanded from a two- to a four-year program,
and in 1947, it legally split from Wilberforce, becoming the College of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce.
The name was changed in 1951 to Central State College, and in 1965, the institution achieved university status.
Charles H. Wesley, who had been president of Wilberforce before the split in 1947, served as Central State's first
president. His tenure lasted for almost two decades. The University has grown steadily since its founding, though it
suffered a serious setback in April 1974, when a tornado demolished almost 70 percent of Central State's facilities.
The twister did not destroy the University's will to survive, however. Students were back on campus less than two weeks
later, studying in makeshift classrooms, and a massive rebuilding effort began.
Today, the University is once again engaged in rebuilding, after weathering a storm of a different type — political
turmoil and financial instability — in the 1990s. Under the administration of President John W. Garland, the University
has renewed itself, emerging as a stronger institution on all fronts, from academics to administrative affairs and
fiscal management, from student services and enrollment to campus facilities.
Much has changed at Central State University throughout its 150-year history. But one thing has not: a continuing
commitment to providing an excellent, affordable education to all qualified persons.
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