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Land Grant universities
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The term used to identify a public university in each state that was originally established as a land grant college of agriculture pursuant to the Morrill Act of 1862. In most states the original agricultural colleges grew over time into full-fledged public universities by adding other colleges (e.g., arts and sciences, medicine, law, etc.); in states where a public university existed prior to 1862, the first Morrill Act resulted in a college of agriculture being added to the university.
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Synonyms
- Land Grant colleges
- Land-Grant colleges and universities
- Land Grant colleges of agriculture
- Land Grant institutions
- Land-Grant universities
- Morrill Act of 1862 institutions
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URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1330
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