A historically black public university across the street from Wilberforce University.
Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university formerly located in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. In September 2026, the university was formally annexed into the neighboring city of Xenia, Ohio. Founded in 1887, it enrolls approximately 2,700 students across its five constituent colleges. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the University System of Ohio, and the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE).
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A historically black private college that was the first to be owned and operated by African Americans. W.E.B. Du Bois was once a professor here.
The preserved home of a former slave who became the third African American to graduate from West Point, and the first African American to reach the status of Colonel in the American army.
Reservations recommended.
A park with a nice pond and picnic pavilions.