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The space-grant colleges compose a network of 52 consortiaConsortium

A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organisations or governments with the objective of par...
, based at universitiesUniversity

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees at all levels in a variety o...
 across the United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
, for spaceSpace

Space has been an interest for philosophers and scientists for much of human history....
-related research. Each consortium is based in one of the 50 statesU.S. state Summary

A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state which, along with the Dist...
, the District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C. Overview

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America....
 or Puerto RicoFacts About Puerto Rico

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , also Porto Rico and more commonly Puerto Rico, is a United States territory w...
 and consists of multiple independent institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.

The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988; NASANASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for the nation'...
 administers the program, and first took that role in 1989.

The program claims the following objectives :
  • Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronauticsAeronautics

    Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacture of flight capable machines, or the techniques of...
    , spaceSpace

    Space has been an interest for philosophers and scientists for much of human history....
     and related fields;
  • Encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospaceAerospace

    Aerospace comprises air and space travel, manufacturing and associated research....
     industry, and federalFederal government of the United States

    The government of the United States of America, established by the U.S....
    , stateState government

    A state government is the government of a subnational entity in States with federal forms of government, which shares politi...
     and local governmentLocal government

    Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state or province....
    s;
  • Encourage interdisciplinary training, researchResearch

    Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, an...
     and public servicePublic services

    Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financ...
     programs related to aerospace;
  • Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,
  • Promote a strong scienceScience

    Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means....
    , mathematicsMathematics Overview

    Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change....
    , and technologyTechnology

    Despite its cultural pervasiveness, technology is an elusive concept....
     education base from elementaryPrimary education

    Primary or elementary education consists of the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childho...
     through secondaryHigh school

    High school or secondary school is the name used for the last segment of compulsory secondary education in Australia, ...
     levels.


Space grant colleges are not to be confused with land-grant collegesLand-grant university

Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States which have been designated by Congress to ...
 (a program instituted in 1862), sea-grant collegesSea grant colleges

The sea grant colleges are a group of 30 U.S....
 (instituted in 1966) or sun-grant collegesSun grant colleges

The sun grant colleges are a group of five U.S....
 (instituted in 2003).

Participating institutions

    • Auburn UniversityAuburn University

      Auburn University is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States....
    • University of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama

      The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama....
    • University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

      name = University of Alabama at Birmingham...
    • University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville

      The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-supported, public, coeducational university, accredited by the Southern A...
    • University of South AlabamaUniversity of South Alabama

      The University of South Alabama is a public, doctoral-level university located in Mobile, Alabama on Old Shell Road....
    • Alabama A&M University
    • Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee University

      Tuskegee University is an American institution of higher learning located in Tuskegee, Alabama....
  • University of Alaska FairbanksUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks is the flagship institution of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as ...
  • American UniversityAmerican University

    American University is a private university in the United States located at Ward Circle, straddling the Spring Valley and Am...
  • Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University

    Northern Arizona University is a university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States....
  • University of ArizonaUniversity of Arizona

    The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tu...
  • University of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

    University of Arkansas at Little Rock is the second largest university, by enrollment, in Arkansas....
  • Brown UniversityBrown University

    Brown University is a university located in Providence, Rhode Island....
    • University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San Diego

      The University of California, San Diego is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California....
       - headquarters
    • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCalifornia Polytechnic State University

      California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, ...
    • California State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach

      California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third...
    • California State University, Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Los Angeles

      California State University, Los Angeles is a California public university located in Los Angeles, California near the city ...
    • California State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento Summary

      California State University, Sacramento, also known as Sacramento State, or Sac State, is a public university lo...
    • California State University, San BernardinoCalifornia State University, San Bernardino

      name =California State University, San Bernardino...
    • GrossmontGrossmont College

      Grossmont College is a community college located in El Cajon, California....
      -CuyamacaCuyamaca College

      Cuyamaca College is a community college in El Cajon, California....
       Community College District
    • San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University Overview

      San Diego State University, founded in 1897, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego ar...
    • Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University Summary

      Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California....
    • Stanford UniversityStanford University

      The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University , is a private university located approxi...
    • University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley

      The University of California, Berkeley is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system....
    • University of California, DavisFacts About University of California, Davis

      The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is a public, coeducational university located in Davi...
    • University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Irvine

      The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California; a si...
    • University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los Angeles

      The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university whose main c...
    • University of California, RiversideUniversity of California, Riverside Overview

      The University of California, Riverside, is a public coeducational university whose main campus is in a suburban district of...
    • University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

      The University of California, Santa Barbara is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barba...
    • University of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Santa Cruz

      The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UCSC or UC Santa Cruz, is one of the ten campuses of the...
    • University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California

      The University of Southern California , located in the downtown district of Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1880, ma...
  • College of CharlestonCollege of Charleston

    The College of Charleston is a public university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina....
  • University of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

    The University of Colorado at Boulder is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system....
  • Cornell UniversityCornell University

    Cornell University is a private research university located in Ithaca, New York....
  • University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware Overview

    The University of Delaware is the largest university in the state of Delaware....
    • Astronauts Memorial Foundation
    • Bethune-Cookman University
    • Brevard Community CollegeFacts About Brevard Community College

      Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a community college in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida....
    • Eckerd CollegeEckerd College

      Eckerd College is a private 4-year coeducational liberal arts college at the southernmost tip of St....
    • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University

      Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an independent, non-sectarian, non-profit, coeducational university with a history d...
    • Florida A&M UniversityFlorida A&M University

      Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black u...
    • Florida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Atlantic University

      Florida Atlantic University, also commonly referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a state university located...
    • Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida Gulf Coast University

      Florida Gulf Coast University is a public, four-year college located in Fort Myers, Florida....
    • Florida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of Technology

      name =Florida Institute of Technology...
    • Florida International UniversityFlorida International University Overview

      Florida International University is a state-run university in Miami-Dade County, Florida, well-known for its, business, hosp...
    • Florida Southern CollegeFlorida Southern College

      Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida....
    • Florida State UniversityFlorida State University

      Florida State University, also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State, is the oldest continuous site of hi...
    • Higher Education Consortium
    • Kennedy Space CenterKennedy Space Center

      The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility near Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island in Florid...
    • Space Florida Authority
    • University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida

      The University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida, and is a member institution of the State University System...
    • University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Summary

      name = University of Florida | image=|...
    • University of MiamiUniversity of Miami

      The University of Miami, sometimes called UM or The U, is a private university, founded in 1925, with its main c...
    • University of North FloridaUniversity of North Florida

      The University of North Florida is a public university in eastern Jacksonville, Florida....
    • University of South FloridaUniversity of South Florida

      The University of South Florida is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in S...
    • University of West FloridaUniversity of West Florida

      name = University of West Florida| image=...
  • Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology

    The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational university located in Atlanta, Georgi...
  • University of HartfordUniversity of Hartford

    name = University of Hartford|image = |motto = Ad humanitatem...
  • University of Hawaii at ManoaUniversity of Hawaii

    The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-ed...
  • NASA Idaho Space Grant ConsortiumNASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium Overview

    As the voice of NASA in the state of Idaho, the Idaho Space Grant Consortium provides and supports numerous unique and exci...
    • University of IdahoUniversity of Idaho

      The University of Idaho is the state's land-grant and primary research university, located in the city of Moscow in Latah Co...
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I, is the flagship campus in the...
  • Illinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Institute of Technology

    Illinois Institute of Technology is a private Ph.D.-granting university with programs in engineering, science, psychology, a...
  • Iowa State UniversityIowa State University Summary

    Iowa State University is a public land-grant and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa....
  • Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University

    The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, Un...
    • Kansas State UniversityKansas State University

      Kansas State University is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States....
    • University of KansasUniversity of Kansas

      The University of Kansas is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas....
    • Wichita State UniversityWichita State University

      Wichita State University, an American state-supported university located in the middle-size city of Wichita, Kansas, in the ...
  • Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University

    Louisiana State University, generally known as LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Loui...
  • Maine Space Grant Consortium
    • University of MaineUniversity of Maine

      The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System....
    • University of New EnglandUniversity of New England, Maine

      The University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two distinctive campuses in two Maine coastal...
    • University of Southern MaineUniversity of Southern Maine

      The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus university component of the University of Maine System, with three campus...
  • Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a private world-leading research university in Cambridge, Massac...
  • University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan Summary

    The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a coeducational public research university in the U.S....
  • University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota

    The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The "U"...
  • University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi

    The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxfor...
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Montana State University
  • University of Nebraska at OmahaUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha

    The University of Nebraska at Omaha, founded 1908 as the University of Omaha, is the Omaha, Nebraska, campus of the Un...
  • University and Community College System of Nevada
  • University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire

    University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire....
  • New Mexico State UniversityNew Mexico State University

    New Mexico State University, or NMSU, is a land-grant university that has its main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico....
  • North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University

    North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina...
  • University of North DakotaUniversity of North Dakota

    The University of North Dakota is a comprehensive, public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA....
  • Ohio Aerospace Institute
  • University of OklahomaUniversity of Oklahoma Summary

    The University of Oklahoma, often called OU or Oklahoma, is a coeducational public research university located ...
  • Oregon State UniversityOregon State University

    name = Oregon State University...
  • Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University Summary

    The Pennsylvania State University is a state-related land-grant university with a...
  • University of Puerto RicoUniversity of Puerto Rico

    Founded in 1903, the University of Puerto Rico is the oldest and largest university system in Puerto Rico....
  • Purdue UniversityPurdue University

    Purdue University is a public land-grant university whose primary campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana on the bluffs...
  • South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology Summary

    The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology was founded in 1885 as "Dakota School of Mines", primarily as an institution...
  • Stevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of Technology

    Stevens Institute of Technology is a technological university located on a 55 acre campus in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, found...
  • Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University

    Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship institution of The Texas A&M...
  • University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin

    The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Te...
  • University of UtahUniversity of Utah

    The University of Utah is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah....
  • Utah State UniversityUtah State University

    Utah State University's main campus is located in Logan, Utah....
  • University of VermontUniversity of Vermont

    The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, or simply "The University of Vermont," is a public university loc...
  • Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee....
    • College of William and MaryCollege of William and Mary

      The College of William and Mary is a small public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA....
    • Hampton UniversityHampton University

      Hampton University is a university located in Hampton, Virginia....
    • Old Dominion UniversityOld Dominion University

      Old Dominion University is a university located in Norfolk, Virginia....
    • University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia

      The University of Virginia is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, established by Thomas Jefferson....
    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

      Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic...
  • University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington

    "The University of Washington" redirects here....
  • Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky University Summary

    Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky....
  • West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University

    West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, with off-site campuses in ...
  • University of Wisconsin-Green BayUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay

    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a public university located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA....
  • University of WyomingUniversity of Wyoming

    The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high plains, at an e...


See also

  • Land Grant Colleges
  • Sea Grant CollegesSea grant colleges

    The sea grant colleges are a group of 30 U.S....
  • Sun Grant CollegesSun grant colleges

    The sun grant colleges are a group of five U.S....


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