EYE on COLLEGE: Allen University

This week we begin our series "Eye on College." This series of posts will highlight one college or university.

Allen University, located in Columbia, South Carolina is an historically black college serving over 700 undergraduate students. The university was founded in 1870, making it one of the first historically black colleges in South Carolina. With a long history of educating African American students, Allen continues to fulfill it's mission and live up to its motto: “We teach the mind to think, the hand to work and the heart to love”.


Name: Allen University

Private university affiliated with African Methodist Episcopal Church

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

SAT/ACT: No SAT or ACT required unless applying for scholarship or participating in athletics

Did you know?

• Allen University has more legislators in the S.C. General Assembly than any other private university in South Carolina: former Senator Kay Patterson (retired); 1956; Senator Ralph Anderson, Senator Clemente Pinckney; 1995; Representative William Clyburn; 1964; and Representative Floyd Breland; 1955, to name a few.
• Allen University has also produced 9 college presidents
  

Parents: Maybe you have thought about returning to college? Check out Allen's programs for adult learners at the following link: College For Professional Adults