▁the ▁University ▁of ▁She ff ield , ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma , ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁History ▁S unch on ▁National ▁University ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁as ▁‘ S unch on ▁Public ▁Agricult ure ▁School ’ ▁when ▁U - Se ok ▁Kim ▁J ong ▁I k ▁don ated ▁a ▁special ▁land ▁as ▁an ▁academic ▁ven ue ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁tal ents ▁and ▁insp ire ▁national ▁conscious ness . ▁ ▁It ▁then ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁S unch on ▁Agricult ural ▁Middle ▁School ▁( 1 9 4 6 ), ▁S unch on ▁Agricult ural ▁High ▁School ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁S unch on ▁Agricult ural ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School ▁( 1 9 6 5 ), ▁S unch on ▁Agricult ural ▁Poly techn ic ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁elev ation ▁to ▁S unch on ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁register ing ▁as ▁a ▁t ert i ary ▁education ▁inst itute . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁it ▁fully ▁fled ged ▁into ▁a ▁four - year ▁university , ▁starting ▁an ew ▁with ▁ten ▁depart ments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁it ▁established ▁gradu ate ▁schools ▁and ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁full ▁four - year ▁university ▁with ▁five ▁colleg es ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Education ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Indust ries ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of