HBCU: Albany State University

School Name: Albany State University

Location: Albany, GA

Year Founded: 1903

Number of Students: 4,415 undergraduate/graduate students

Specialty Programs: Education and Physical Science

Greek Life:

• Sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Inc.

• Fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., Omega Psi Phi Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Inc, Iota Phi Theta Inc.

Alumni: Major Jones (former NBA player), Jo Marie Payton (Actress)

What You May Not Know About Albany State: Granted rapper Rick Ross a football scholarship where he later attended and played.