Historically Black Colleges And Universities
2020 Historically Black Colleges And Universities Overview
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 (wiki).
100 Historically black colleges and universities are active for academic year 2019-2020. Of them, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked first in HBCU ranking and Howard University ranked second. For the ranking, we include HBCUs that ranked in top 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities including all types of 4 year-colleges.
- Total 100 Historically black colleges and universities - 50 public and 50 private schools. Of them, 89 schools are 4 years colleges/universities and 11 schools are community colleges (2-4 years colleges).
- The average tuition & fees of Historically black colleges and universities is $15,013. Spelman College has the highest tuition & fees of $29,972 and Coahoma Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,003.
- The average SAT score of Historically black colleges and universities is 941. Howard University has the highest SAT score of 1,195 and Wilberforce University has the lowest SAT score of 791.
- The average acceptance rate of Historically black colleges and universities is 69%. Rust College has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 29% and University of the Virgin Islands has the highest acceptance rate of 100%.
- The average student population at Historically black colleges and universities is 2,784. North Carolina A & T State University is the largest HBCU with 12,753 students American Baptist College is the smallest HBCU with 55 students.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Historically Black Colleges And Universities Comparison Comparison Table
Below table lists all Historically black colleges and universities sorted by ranking. The unranked schools ("-" values in ranking column) means that there is not enough data for ranking and/or not qualified for ranking. You can narrow down the HBCUs by school types and levels by using buttons below.
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Public, 4 years four-years | $17,725 | $24,669 | 1,090 | 33.00% | 9,184 | 55% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 | Howard University Washington, DC Private, 4 years four-years | $28,440 | $34,224 | 1,195 | 39.00% | 10,859 | 64% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 | Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA Public, 4 years four-years | $15,960 | $15,691 | - | 72.00% | 2,264 | 19% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 | Spelman College Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,972 | - | 1,125 | 53.00% | 2,207 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| 5 | Delaware State University Dover, DE Public, 4 years four-years | $18,280 | $11,726 | 910 | 39.00% | 4,739 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| 6 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $20,167 | $20,662 | 1,045 | 57.00% | 12,753 | 52% | 19 to 1 |
| 7 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $16,188 | $16,527 | 965 | 73.00% | 5,169 | 50% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,720 | $16,684 | 947 | 43.00% | 6,917 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| 9 | Savannah State University Savannah, GA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,624 | $14,906 | 913 | 46.00% | 3,488 | 27% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $20,251 | $17,339 | 990 | 74.00% | 7,634 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| 11 | Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,695 | $15,464 | 960 | 59.00% | 3,776 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| 12 | Virginia State University Petersburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,909 | $22,994 | 910 | 96.00% | 4,020 | 46% | 12 to 1 |
| 13 | Morehouse College Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,468 | - | 1,082 | 77.00% | 2,152 | 56% | 15 to 1 |
| 14 | Fisk University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $22,132 | $22,132 | 1,100 | 66.00% | 911 | 51% | 14 to 1 |
| 15 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $19,336 | $20,595 | 930 | 87.00% | 8,078 | 52% | 16 to 1 |
| 16 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,750 | $22,570 | 900 | 94.00% | 2,339 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| 17 | Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $19,396 | $17,572 | 947 | 99.00% | 4,072 | 32% | 15 to 1 |
| 18 | Jackson State University Jackson, MS Public, 4 years four-years | $9,445 | $9,445 | 970 | 90.00% | 6,921 | 44% | 14 to 1 |
| 19 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $16,917 | $16,830 | 920 | 79.00% | 6,726 | 36% | 17 to 1 |
| 20 | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS Public, 4 years four-years | $7,290 | $7,290 | 880 | 38.00% | 3,230 | 45% | 16 to 1 |
| 21 | Grambling State University Grambling, LA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,658 | $16,403 | 930 | 93.00% | 5,438 | 42% | 30 to 1 |
| 22 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $18,968 | $16,978 | 925 | 62.00% | 2,646 | 41% | 10 to 1 |
| 23 | Coppin State University Baltimore, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $13,113 | $12,978 | 895 | 40.00% | 2,348 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS Private, 4 years four-years | $10,735 | $10,611 | 865 | 71.00% | 775 | 40% | 11 to 1 |
| - | Hampton University Hampton, VA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,312 | $13,134 | 1,050 | 36.00% | 3,516 | 57% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL Public, 2-4 years | $9,432 | - | - | - | 3,993 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $12,650 | $12,650 | 955 | 84.00% | 2,290 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Voorhees College Denmark, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $12,630 | - | - | 65.00% | 368 | 41% | 11 to 1 |
| - | Texas College Tyler, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $10,008 | - | - | - | 764 | 14% | 22 to 1 |
| - | Paine College Augusta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,595 | - | 876 | 75.00% | 189 | 8% | 5 to 1 |
| - | Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC Public, 2-4 years | $11,055 | - | - | - | 491 | 24% | 9 to 1 |
| - | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $14,574 | $14,146 | 900 | 60.00% | 2,668 | 39% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX Public, 4 years four-years | $26,398 | $17,071 | 955 | 76.00% | 9,248 | 37% | 17 to 1 |
| - | Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,999 | $16,272 | - | - | 285 | - | - |
| - | Benedict College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,200 | $12,500 | 925 | 73.00% | 1,731 | 28% | 18 to 1 |
| - | H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,760 | - | - | - | 1,526 | 18% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $14,703 | $28,230 | 890 | 56.00% | 1,058 | 31% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Albany State University Albany, GA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,656 | $15,586 | 820 | 73.00% | 6,509 | 26% | 19 to 1 |
| - | Livingstone College Salisbury, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $18,296 | - | 850 | 69.00% | 845 | 28% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,161 | $20,286 | - | - | 623 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| - | University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, VI Public, 4 years four-years | $14,496 | $13,738 | 917 | 100.00% | 1,838 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,550 | - | - | - | 3,743 | 15% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Bowie State University Bowie, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $19,136 | $15,281 | 935 | 81.00% | 6,250 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,076 | - | 825 | 64.00% | 654 | 15% | 11 to 1 |
| - | Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL Private, 4 years four-years | $15,098 | - | 905 | 57.00% | 2,273 | 28% | 17 to 1 |
| - | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $7,260 | $18,697 | 920 | 75.00% | 2,002 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Central State University Wilberforce, OH Public, 4 years four-years | $8,726 | $14,160 | 810 | 58.00% | 4,021 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| - | Virginia Union University Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,530 | $14,275 | 850 | 75.00% | 1,516 | 36% | 21 to 1 |
| - | Oakwood University Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $19,990 | $14,516 | 981 | 89.00% | 1,374 | 50% | 10 to 1 |
| - | University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC Public, 4 years four-years | $13,004 | $18,608 | - | - | 3,725 | 23% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO Public, 4 years four-years | $10,116 | - | - | - | 1,400 | 12% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $16,884 | - | 860 | 67.00% | 1,110 | 19% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,790 | $24,742 | 930 | 91.00% | 5,457 | 39% | 16 to 1 |
| - | J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,820 | - | - | - | 825 | 7% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Dillard University New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,281 | - | 1,030 | 65.00% | 1,215 | 50% | 14 to 1 |
| - | American Baptist College Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,474 | - | - | - | 55 | 64% | 7 to 1 |
| - | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS Public, 4 years four-years | $6,746 | $7,364 | - | 83.00% | 2,032 | 27% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Texas Southern University Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | $21,443 | $13,221 | 965 | 66.00% | 7,015 | 19% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Alabama A & M University Normal, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $18,634 | $21,574 | 930 | 90.00% | 5,977 | 29% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Morris College Sumter, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $14,980 | - | - | - | 395 | 26% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $13,014 | - | - | - | 799 | 34% | 12 to 1 |
| - | St Philip's College San Antonio, TX Public, 2-4 years | $14,122 | - | - | - | 12,696 | 29% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,046 | $12,035 | 940 | 65.00% | 2,048 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,614 | $23,398 | 953 | 61.00% | 2,747 | 52% | 11 to 1 |
| - | Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $11,720 | - | - | - | 719 | 17% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA Public, 4 years four-years | $17,468 | $18,942 | 944 | 90.00% | 2,077 | 45% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $6,990 | - | - | 91.00% | 140 | 17% | 4 to 1 |
| - | Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $11,292 | - | - | 56.00% | 712 | 22% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $31,554 | - | - | 944 | - | - |
| - | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH Private, 4 years four-years | $13,250 | $13,250 | 791 | 62.00% | 453 | 39% | 10 to 1 |
| - | Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $14,448 | - | 960 | 90.00% | 1,243 | 32% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 2,176 | 21% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public, 2-4 years | $8,089 | - | - | - | 3,013 | 11% | 17 to 1 |
| - | Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO Public, 4 years four-years | $15,360 | $10,654 | - | - | 2,012 | 26% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Shaw University Raleigh, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $16,480 | $13,188 | - | 71.00% | 1,283 | 19% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,600 | $12,670 | - | - | 244 | 27% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 2,823 | 21% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Shorter College N Little Rock, AR Private, 2-4 years | $5,596 | - | - | - | 223 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| - | Rust College Holly Springs, MS Private, 4 years four-years | $9,900 | - | - | 29.00% | 623 | 20% | 6 to 1 |
| - | Wiley College Marshall, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $11,946 | $12,306 | - | - | 615 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| - | Southwestern Christian College Terrell, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $8,131 | - | - | - | 84 | 6% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $27,802 | - | - | 665 | - | - |
| - | Clinton College Rock Hill, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $10,020 | - | - | - | 119 | 8% | 6 to 1 |
| - | Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $8,760 | - | - | - | 468 | 12% | 22 to 1 |
| - | Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS Public, 2-4 years | $3,003 | - | - | - | 1,612 | 38% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $9,992 | - | 935 | 62.00% | 468 | 21% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,554 | $17,836 | 905 | 72.00% | 3,079 | 43% | 24 to 1 |
| - | Allen University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $13,340 | $8,900 | - | 65.00% | 705 | 19% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Talladega College Talladega, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,866 | $16,650 | - | - | 1,156 | 30% | 23 to 1 |
| - | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $21,732 | $20,860 | - | - | 7,615 | 26% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, FL Private, 4 years four-years | $15,936 | $16,708 | - | 38.00% | 928 | 35% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $18,784 | $17,798 | 890 | 49.00% | 1,306 | 44% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Langston University Langston, OK Public, 4 years four-years | $13,889 | $9,964 | - | - | 2,038 | 18% | 14 to 1 |
| - | West Virginia State University Institute, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $14,125 | $19,555 | 980 | 89.00% | 3,638 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Selma University Selma, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $7,280 | $1,880 | - | - | 317 | 2% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | $25,822 | $10,932 | 1,075 | 81.00% | 3,383 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Lane College Jackson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,790 | - | - | - | 1,095 | 23% | 17 to 1 |
| - | Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL Private, 4 years four-years | $14,794 | $14,100 | 910 | 98.00% | 2,845 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Bennett College Greensboro, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $18,513 | - | 900 | 73.00% | 232 | 29% | 7 to 1 |
| - | Miles College Fairfield, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $12,714 | - | - | - | 1,440 | 24% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $15,013 | $16,529 | 941 | 68.94% | 2,784 | 32% | 15 to 1 |