As of Tuesday, Edgewood College has become Edgewood University, WMTV15 reports. According to university leaders, the change aims to better reflect the school’s advanced degree offerings and increase its appeal to international students.
Officials also said Edgewood has effectively been operating as a university since 1986, at which time it added several master of arts and science degrees. It is now home to over 1,300 graduate students from the U.S. and more than three dozen other nations.
The name change comes ahead of the institution’s 100th anniversary in 2027.
