page_title: Angelo State University
section_title: Academic profile
hierarchical_section_title: Angelo State University / Academic profile
caption_attribution_description: English: The Hologlobe inside the Vincent Building at Angelo State University.
context_page_description: Angelo State University is a public university in San Angelo, Texas. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained university status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the same year it took on its current name. It offers over 100 undergraduate programs and 34 graduate programs. It is the second-largest campus in the Texas Tech University System.
  In 2018, Angelo State University ranked among the top 20 fastest-growing public master's degree-level universities in the country according to The Chronicle of Higher Education in its Students: Almanac 2018.
context_section_description: Angelo State's students come from all across Texas, and 46 states and 22 other countries are also represented in the university's total enrollment. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and is classified as a national space-grant institution.
   
  Of the over 3,000 universities nationwide, Angelo State University ranked 85th in endowment funds per student. The interest earned from the endowment goes towards scholarships and academic support.
  Angelo State University offers over 100 bachelor's, 33 master's, and one doctoral degree program. The graduate school at Angelo State was authorized by the Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges, on May 15, 1970, and approved by The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on October 19, 1970. In 2009, the university was authorized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer doctoral level degrees, starting with a doctorate in physical therapy.
  Angelo State University is divided into six colleges, including the Norris-Vincent College of Business, College of Education, College of Arts and Humanities, Archer College of Health and Human Services, College of Science and Engineering, and College of Graduate Studies and Research.
caption: Touch-screen controlled OmniGlobe outside the ASU Planetarium in the Physics building
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