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Midland University 
Established 1883 Type Private University Religious affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America President Benjamin E. Sasse Location Fremont, Nebraska, USA Mascot Warriors Affiliations GPAC Website www.midlandu.edu Midland University, formerly Midland Lutheran College, is a private liberal arts college, located in Fremont, Nebraska, USA, and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. According to the Carnegie Foundation classification system, Midland is a professions plus arts and sciences classification.
History
Founded in 1883, Midland University is the product of college and church mergers. Midland College was established at Atchison, Kansas, by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church on September 15, 1887. The name Midland College was selected because of its central location in the United States.
In 1919, the college moved to Fremont, Nebraska. The Fremont property had previously been called Fremont Normal School and Business College. In 1962, Midland merged with Luther Junior College founded in Wahoo, Nebraska, in 1883. Midland College then became Midland Lutheran College.
In 2010, after money concerns closed nearby Dana College, Midland added new sports and programs and changed its name to Midland University.
Their athletic mascot is the Warriors.
Notable alumni
- Jim Buchanan, baseball player
- Jim Carbaugh, Avid Outdoorsman and Host of Outdoor Answer
- Jon Lynn Christensen, politician
- Clifton Hillegass, publisher, Creator of Cliff's Notes
- Gwen Howard, politician
- Toni Jeričević, Croatian actor and TV host
- Henry Margenau, physicist
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Colleges and universities in Nebraska Public institutions Private institutions Bellevue · Clarkson · Concordia · Creighton · Doane · Grace · Hastings · Midland · Nebraska Christian · Nebraska Methodist · Nebraska Wesleyan · Summit Christian · Union · York
Community Colleges Central CC · Little Priest · Metropolitan CC · Mid-Plains CC · Nebraska Indian CC · Northeast CC · Southeast CC · Western Nebraska CC
Colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Augsburg • Augustana (IL) • Augustana (SD) • Bethany • California Lutheran • Capital • Carthage • Concordia (MN) • Finlandia • Gettysburg • Grand View • Gustavus Adolphus • Lenoir-Rhyne • Luther (IA) • Midland • Muhlenberg • Newberry • Pacific Lutheran • Roanoke • St. Olaf • Susquehanna • Texas Lutheran • Thiel • Wagner • Wartburg • WittenbergGreat Plains Athletic Conference Briar Cliff • Concordia (Nebraska) • Dakota Wesleyan • Doane • Dordt • Hastings • Midland • Morningside • Mount Marty† • Nebraska Wesleyan • Northwestern (Iowa) • Sioux Falls
† does not compete in football
Coordinates: 41°26′15″N 96°29′26″W / 41.4374184°N 96.490645°WCategories:- Universities and colleges affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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