ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY

public, coeducational institution of higher education located in San Angelo, Texas, U.S. Angelo State is a regional university serving western Texas. It offers bachelor's degrees in education, nursing, business administration, and the arts and sciences. Master's degree programs are offered by its colleges of sciences, professional studies, and liberal and fine arts. Total enrollment is approximately 6,100. Angelo State University began in 1928 as San Angelo College, a two-year college founded by the city of San Angelo. An act of the Texas legislature in 1963 allowed for the creation of Angelo State College in 1965, and it became a university four years later. The Graduate School of Angelo State University opened in 1971. The NursingPhysical Science Building houses one of the state's largest planetariums.