Delaware State University (also referred to as Del State or DESU), is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, with two satellite campuses in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware. With approximately 3,700 students, it is the second-largest university in the state (behind the University of Delaware) and encompasses six colleges and a diverse population of undergraduate and advanced-degree students. The institution was established as the State College for Colored Students, on May 15, 1891, by the Delaware General Assembly under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1890 under which land-grant colleges for blacks came into existence in states maintaining separate educational facilities. Through the conservative and practical planning of a board of trustees appointed by Governor Robert J. Reynolds of Delaware, the college was launched upon its mission of education and public service on February 2, 1892. Five courses of study leading to a bachelor's degree were offered: agricultural, chemical, classical, engineering, and scientific.