New Mexico State University
NMSU was founded in 1888 as Las Cruces College. The Territorial Legislature of 1889 established the land-grant Agricultural College and Experiment Station, which officially opened on January 21, 1890. During its first full academic year, the college became known as the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the first degree-granting institution in the Territory.
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- Category: Large Enterprise
- Website: https://www.nmsu.edu/
Documented Facts
- Email: admissions@nmsu.edu (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded: 1888 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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NMSU was founded in 1888 as Las Cruces College. The Territorial Legislature of 1889 established the land-grant Agricultural College and Experiment Station, which officially opened on January 21, 1890. During its first full academic year, the college became known as the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the first degree-granting institution in the Territory.
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