Land-grant university
institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890
A land-grant university is a college or university first built on land the United States government owned. They were made so that more people could go to college, and to do research that helps farmers. Every state has at least one.
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