South Carolina State University (also known as SCSU, State College among the older alumni members, SC State, or simply State), is a historically black university located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It is the only state funded, historically black land-grant institution in South Carolina and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. Founded in 1896, its current enrollment is 4,525 students, with 550 faculty members. Its nickname is the Bulldogs with the school colors being garnet and blue, the school's campus size is , with an additional at Camp Harry Daniels in Elloree, South Carolina. Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr., the 9th President of SC State, was fired by the SC State Board of Trustees on December 11, 2007. The interim president is Dr. Leonard McIntyre.
