Historically black colleges and universities

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community. Most of HBCUs were founded in the years after the American Civil War and are concentrated in the Southern United States. HBCUs were established to provide more opportunities to African Americans and are largely responsible for establishing and expanding the African-American middle class. In 2023, 103 HBCUs are active and serve students in diverse area, both undergraduate and graduate programs.

HBCUs Key Statistics

Number of Schools
103 HBCUs 52 Public Schools 51 Private Schools
Undergraduate Tuition & fees
$7,528 In-State Rate $15,023 Out-of-State Rate $16,749 Private Schools
Graduate Tuition & fees
$8,889 In-State Rate $17,078 Out-of-State Rate $17,433 Private Schools
Admission
68.84% Acceptance Rate 17.79% Yield 974 SAT Score 44 Programs Offered
Members
2,874 Students in Average 135 Faculties 427 Staffs 14 Students per Faculty
Outcomes
32.32% Graduation Rate 24.27% Transfer-out Rate 63.96% Retention Rate
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  • Community Colleges
  • Graduate Schools
Miles College - Fairfield, AL
Miles College Fairfield, AL
PSC - Little Rock, AR
PSC Little Rock, AR
Shorter College - N Little Rock, AR
Shorter College N Little Rock, AR
HU - Washington, DC
HU Washington, DC
B CU - Daytona Beach, FL
B CU Daytona Beach, FL
CAU - Atlanta, GA
CAU Atlanta, GA
MSM - Atlanta, GA
MSM Atlanta, GA
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Rust College - Holly Springs, MS
Rust College Holly Springs, MS
JCSU - Charlotte, NC
JCSU Charlotte, NC
Clinton College - Rock Hill, SC
Clinton College Rock Hill, SC
Lane College - Jackson, TN
Lane College Jackson, TN
The Bulldogs - Hawkins, TX
The Bulldogs Hawkins, TX
TC - Tyler, TX
TC Tyler, TX
Wiley College - Marshall, TX
Wiley College Marshall, TX
VUU - Richmond, VA
VUU Richmond, VA

U.S. Historically black colleges and universities Comparison

Highest Tuition Lowest Acceptance Rate Highest SAT Scores Most Students
School NameTypeStateTuitionAcceptance Rate SAT ScoresEnrollmentStudents to Faculty
Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL
Public Alabama $18,634
($10,024)
68.40% 920 6,007 19 to 1
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Public Alabama $19,576
($11,248)
96.60% 935 3,828 14 to 1
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL
Public Alabama $7,080
($4,032)
- - 4,352 17 to 1
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, AL
Public Alabama $8,940
($5,130)
- - 976 12 to 1
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
Public Alabama $8,790
($4,980)
- - 2,919 16 to 1
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
Private Alabama $12,714 - - 1,258 14 to 1
Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL
Private Alabama $21,838 68.05% - 1,470 11 to 1
Bishop State Community College
Mobile, AL
Public Alabama $9,090
($5,280)
- - 2,968 18 to 1
Selma University
Selma, AL
Private Alabama $4,800 - - 50 4 to 1
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, AL
Public Alabama $8,877
($5,067)
- - 4,166 17 to 1
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL
Private Alabama $11,392 64.54% - 744 15 to 1
Talladega College
Talladega, AL
Private Alabama $15,650 - - 903 22 to 1
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, AL
Public Alabama $8,700
($4,890)
- - 1,984 17 to 1
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
Private Alabama $23,440 29.69% 1,100 2,570 7 to 1
Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR
Private Arkansas $8,760 - - 497 23 to 1
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
Public Arkansas $17,029
($9,019)
69.33% 920 2,387 13 to 1
Philander Smith College
Little Rock, AR
Private Arkansas $13,014 - - 769 11 to 1
Shorter College
N Little Rock, AR
Private Arkansas $6,246 - - 321 12 to 1
Delaware State University
Dover, DE
Public Delaware $20,250
($10,314)
54.92% 930 5,826 16 to 1
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Public District of Columbia $13,004
($6,152)
- - 3,577 6 to 1
Howard University
Washington, DC
Private District of Columbia $33,344 53.43% 1,170 12,886 14 to 1
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
Private Florida $14,794 84.97% 900 2,727 15 to 1
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
Private Florida $14,878 83.54% - 1,181 17 to 1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
Public Florida $17,725
($5,785)
32.93% 1,070 9,215 14 to 1
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL
Private Florida $19,110 69.94% - 1,137 15 to 1
Albany State University
Albany, GA
Public Georgia $16,656
($5,934)
- - 6,334 20 to 1
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Private Georgia $26,446 56.26% 970 4,000 16 to 1
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
Public Georgia $16,114
($5,392)
43.09% 830 2,605 20 to 1
Interdenominational Theological Center
Atlanta, GA
Private Georgia $14,000 - - 193 -
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
Private Georgia $31,725 60.01% - 2,567 10 to 1
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Private Georgia - - - 891 -
Paine College
Augusta, GA
Private Georgia $14,596 51.51% - 310 10 to 1
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
Public Georgia $16,218
($5,498)
- - 2,945 21 to 1
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Private Georgia $30,058 28.39% - 3,102 11 to 1
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY
Public Kentucky $13,260
($9,214)
91.50% 880 1,726 11 to 1
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
Private Louisiana $22,194 79.89% 1,050 1,224 13 to 1
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
Public Louisiana $16,706
($7,681)
42.37% 910 5,058 25 to 1
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Public Louisiana $17,198
($9,848)
53.90% 890 8,226 18 to 1
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Public Louisiana $16,390
($7,490)
93.53% - 1,950 13 to 1
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Public Louisiana $4,958
($4,958)
- - 3,154 29 to 1
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Private Louisiana $27,868 95.16% 1,080 3,419 13 to 1
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
Public Maryland $19,889
($8,999)
86.54% 910 6,275 15 to 1
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
Public Maryland $13,789
($7,001)
44.95% 940 2,006 10 to 1
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
Public Maryland $19,728
($8,898)
81.56% - 2,518 11 to 1
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Public Maryland $18,800
($8,118)
85.38% 970 9,101 17 to 1
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
Public Mississippi $8,549
($8,549)
29.93% 1,005 2,933 16 to 1
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, MS
Public Mississippi $3,490
($3,353)
- - 1,783 19 to 1
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Public Mississippi $10,110
($9,090)
88.64% 1,125 6,906 15 to 1
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
Public Mississippi $7,912
($7,414)
64.78% - 1,879 12 to 1
Rust College
Holly Springs, MS
Private Mississippi $13,840 78.76% 1,295 755 8 to 1
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS
Private Mississippi $11,398 49.31% - 677 9 to 1
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO
Public Missouri $11,074
($6,442)
- - 1,084 8 to 1
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO
Public Missouri $16,882
($9,290)
- - 1,833 15 to 1
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Private North Carolina $19,140 44.63% - 168 6 to 1
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Public North Carolina $7,412
($3,412)
74.15% 985 2,149 16 to 1
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Public North Carolina $7,969
($3,969)
81.24% 930 6,787 18 to 1
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Private North Carolina $20,480 25.28% - 1,093 11 to 1
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Private North Carolina $18,296 63.77% 875 839 13 to 1
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
Public North Carolina $20,408
($6,748)
56.39% 1,050 13,487 19 to 1
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Public North Carolina $19,578
($6,542)
84.38% 970 7,553 14 to 1
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
Private North Carolina $16,896 58.85% - 1,108 10 to 1
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Private North Carolina $17,176 61.03% - 1,067 12 to 1
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC
Public North Carolina $17,391
($6,735)
73.39% 945 5,004 15 to 1
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
Public Ohio $9,824
($7,824)
88.83% - 5,434 21 to 1
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
Private Ohio $14,776 45.12% 910 656 19 to 1
Langston University
Langston, OK
Public Oklahoma $14,255
($6,728)
- - 1,903 20 to 1
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA
Public Pennsylvania $18,870
($10,904)
- - 697 15 to 1
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA
Public Pennsylvania $19,384
($12,512)
80.61% 950 1,824 13 to 1
Allen University
Columbia, SC
Private South Carolina $14,304 43.36% - 657 15 to 1
Benedict College
Columbia, SC
Private South Carolina $18,000 67.78% 900 1,840 17 to 1
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
Private South Carolina $17,046 78.00% - 1,830 13 to 1
Clinton College
Rock Hill, SC
Private South Carolina $10,516 - - 197 10 to 1
Denmark Technical College
Denmark, SC
Public South Carolina $11,927
($6,301)
- - 725 14 to 1
Morris College
Sumter, SC
Private South Carolina $16,224 - - 384 10 to 1
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC
Public South Carolina $21,750
($11,060)
83.90% - 2,649 17 to 1
Voorhees University
Denmark, SC
Private South Carolina $12,630 - - 507 13 to 1
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Private Tennessee $12,474 - - 53 5 to 1
Fisk University
Nashville, TN
Private Tennessee $24,298 70.97% 1,269 1,055 12 to 1
Lane College
Jackson, TN
Private Tennessee $11,790 - - 1,010 15 to 1
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Private Tennessee $12,076 99.56% - 609 11 to 1
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Private Tennessee - - - 962 -
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Public Tennessee $22,284
($8,568)
- - 9,218 14 to 1
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX
Private Texas $14,703 51.94% 920 1,025 16 to 1
Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX
Private Texas $11,720 - - 729 12 to 1
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
Private Texas $13,498 57.28% - 938 20 to 1
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX
Public Texas $26,874
($11,299)
76.07% 950 9,056 16 to 1
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
Public Texas $14,422
($6,892)
- - 12,653 18 to 1
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, TX
Private Texas $12,121 - - 88 15 to 1
Texas College
Tyler, TX
Private Texas $10,008 - - 642 17 to 1
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
Public Texas $21,773
($9,173)
96.80% 910 8,632 18 to 1
Wiley College
Marshall, TX
Private Texas $12,500 - - 698 18 to 1
Hampton University
Hampton, VA
Private Virginia $29,162 74.47% 1,030 3,286 13 to 1
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
Public Virginia $21,412
($9,910)
89.50% 940 5,783 18 to 1
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
Private Virginia $9,248 - - 837 14 to 1
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
Public Virginia $22,006
($9,755)
89.72% 910 4,648 12 to 1
Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA
Private Virginia $14,880 80.55% 900 1,860 17 to 1
Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WV
Public West Virginia $17,560
($10,240)
97.17% 975 1,306 14 to 1
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV
Public West Virginia $14,623
($9,049)
96.18% 940 3,785 16 to 1
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, VI
Public Virgin Islands $15,521
($5,612)
96.90% 895 1,636 8 to 1
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Public Louisiana - - - 843 -
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Private Kentucky $16,398 67.13% - 237 8 to 1
University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen
St. Croix, VI
Public Virgin Islands $15,521
($5,622)
- - - -
Huston - Tillotson University - Center for Entrepreneurship and Innova
Austin, TX
Private Texas $28,230 - - - -