(as normal school) (as college) | type = Private historically black college | religious_affiliation = Episcopal Church | accreditation = SACSCOC | founder = Jacob Brinton Smith | president = Verjanis A. Peoples (interim) | vice-president = | provost = | students = 53 (2025) The university has traditionally focused its mission around first-generation college students and students "who otherwise wouldn't get the opportunity" to receive a college education.