Historically Black Colleges And Universities
2023 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 2021-2022. Of them, Alabama A & M University ranked first in HBCU ranking and Virginia Union 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 $15,317. Howard University has the highest tuition & fees of $31,050 and Coahoma Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,353.
- The average SAT score of Historically black colleges and universities is 967. Fisk University has the highest SAT score of 1,210 and Virginia Union University has the lowest SAT score of 825.
- The average acceptance rate of Historically black colleges and universities is 70%. Tuskegee University has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 34% and Bethune-Cookman University has the highest acceptance rate of 100%.
- The average student population at Historically black colleges and universities is 2,870. North Carolina A & T State University is the largest HBCU with 13,322 students Selma University is the smallest HBCU with 30 students.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Historically Black Colleges And Universities Comparison
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Alabama A & M University Normal, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $18,634 | $21,574 | 935 | 71.6% | 5,969 | 28% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Virginia Union University Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,305 | $15,050 | 825 | 93.8% | 1,730 | 42% | 25 to 1 |
| - | University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC Public, 4 years four-years | $13,004 | $18,608 | - | 0.0% | 3,476 | 25% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Langston University Langston, OK Public, 4 years four-years | $14,166 | $10,164 | - | 0.0% | 1,960 | 19% | 16 to 1 |
| - | West Virginia State University Institute, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $14,385 | $20,649 | - | 96.6% | 3,415 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,456 | $18,942 | 982 | 79.8% | 1,916 | 49% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,371 | $16,103 | - | 79.3% | 2,106 | 19% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $7,906 | $17,201 | 935 | 82.1% | 6,748 | 37% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Albany State University Albany, GA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,656 | $15,136 | - | 0.0% | 6,297 | 24% | 20 to 1 |
| - | Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $11,392 | - | - | 75.8% | 728 | 15% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Coppin State University Baltimore, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $13,560 | $13,208 | 920 | 47.9% | 2,101 | 26% | 10 to 1 |
| - | Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,572 | $17,836 | 880 | 72.3% | 2,923 | 45% | 21 to 1 |
| - | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $18,479 | $17,559 | 970 | 87.1% | 8,469 | 44% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Paine College Augusta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,596 | - | - | 52.0% | 251 | 8% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Virginia State University Petersburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years | $21,409 | $23,494 | 935 | 96.1% | 4,300 | 48% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $19,396 | $17,572 | 945 | 98.0% | 3,964 | 28% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $16,932 | $17,282 | 960 | 81.5% | 5,226 | 46% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS Private, 4 years four-years | $10,861 | $10,611 | 940 | 55.8% | 713 | 34% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Dillard University New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,224 | - | 1,040 | 55.2% | 1,202 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO Public, 4 years four-years | $15,616 | $12,202 | - | 0.0% | 1,794 | 26% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,870 | $20,286 | - | 0.0% | 642 | 41% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $7,356 | $18,793 | 965 | 76.8% | 2,054 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Allen University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $13,422 | $8,950 | - | 56.6% | 621 | 23% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX Public, 4 years four-years | $26,874 | $17,378 | 945 | 77.0% | 9,400 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| - | Bowie State University Bowie, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $19,470 | $17,704 | 930 | 87.0% | 6,308 | 42% | 18 to 1 |
| - | Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,730 | $19,120 | 957 | 58.2% | 4,055 | 42% | 18 to 1 |
| - | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD Public, 4 years four-years | $19,728 | $17,544 | - | 81.9% | 2,384 | 33% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Texas Southern University Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | $21,413 | $15,488 | 910 | 63.1% | 7,524 | 23% | 15 to 1 |
| 1 | Morehouse College Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,468 | - | - | 65.2% | 2,554 | 47% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,614 | $23,398 | 1,025 | 34.2% | 2,654 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 | Jackson State University Jackson, MS Public, 4 years four-years | $9,445 | $9,445 | 960 | 62.1% | 7,080 | 39% | 15 to 1 |
| 4 | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS Public, 4 years four-years | $8,549 | $8,854 | 963 | 38.9% | 3,074 | 42% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 | University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, VI Public, 4 years four-years | $14,496 | $13,738 | 930 | 98.4% | 1,624 | 32% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 | Delaware State University Dover, DE Public, 4 years four-years | $18,280 | $11,726 | - | 58.8% | 5,200 | 47% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 | Grambling State University Grambling, LA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,706 | $16,439 | 931 | 72.5% | 5,270 | 29% | 24 to 1 |
| 8 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Public, 4 years four-years | $17,725 | $24,669 | 1,080 | 35.3% | 9,000 | 55% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years four-years | $17,198 | $17,104 | 928 | 58.9% | 8,317 | 32% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 | Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,863 | $18,399 | 1,070 | 95.4% | 3,604 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| 11 | Howard University Washington, DC Private, 4 years four-years | $31,050 | $36,022 | 1,185 | 35.3% | 12,065 | 64% | 13 to 1 |
| 12 | Savannah State University Savannah, GA Public, 4 years four-years | $16,218 | $18,852 | - | 0.0% | 3,385 | 24% | 18 to 1 |
| 13 | Spelman College Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,885 | - | - | 50.8% | 2,417 | 76% | 11 to 1 |
| 14 | Hampton University Hampton, VA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,162 | $13,134 | - | 80.1% | 3,317 | 57% | 13 to 1 |
| 15 | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS Public, 4 years four-years | $7,414 | $8,066 | - | 78.6% | 2,064 | 27% | 12 to 1 |
| 16 | Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL Private, 4 years four-years | $14,794 | $14,100 | 905 | 99.8% | 2,624 | 32% | 15 to 1 |
| 17 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,046 | $10,912 | - | 62.5% | 1,866 | 51% | 13 to 1 |
| 18 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,750 | $22,570 | 925 | 87.6% | 2,374 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| 19 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $20,243 | $20,738 | 1,080 | 57.4% | 13,322 | 53% | 19 to 1 |
| 20 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Public, 4 years four-years | $19,635 | $20,845 | 1,040 | 76.0% | 7,953 | 51% | 15 to 1 |
| 21 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $21,692 | $22,836 | - | 0.0% | 8,077 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| 22 | Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $13,014 | - | - | 0.0% | 710 | 28% | 12 to 1 |
| 23 | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $19,504 | $18,678 | - | 44.5% | 1,166 | 39% | 9 to 1 |
| 24 | Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,790 | $24,742 | 972 | 88.6% | 5,458 | 37% | 15 to 1 |
| 25 | Fisk University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $23,578 | $23,578 | 1,210 | 61.1% | 942 | 46% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $28,567 | - | 0.0% | 753 | - | - |
| - | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $15,838 | $15,346 | 913 | 67.5% | 2,670 | 41% | 14 to 1 |
| - | American Baptist College Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,474 | - | - | 0.0% | 57 | 27% | 7 to 1 |
| - | Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,400 | $10,136 | - | 0.0% | 558 | 11% | 14 to 1 |
| - | Shaw University Raleigh, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $16,480 | $13,188 | - | 65.3% | 1,141 | 16% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Shorter College N Little Rock, AR Private, 2-4 years | $6,246 | - | - | 0.0% | 245 | 12% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Lane College Jackson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,790 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,047 | 24% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Rust College Holly Springs, MS Private, 4 years four-years | $9,900 | - | - | 37.6% | 768 | 27% | 6 to 1 |
| - | Central State University Wilberforce, OH Public, 4 years four-years | $9,596 | $10,100 | 860 | 58.6% | 6,044 | 23% | 25 to 1 |
| - | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $12,882 | $10,675 | - | 65.2% | 2,279 | 37% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL Public, 2-4 years | $6,984 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,308 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $32,930 | - | 0.0% | 964 | - | - |
| - | Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO Public, 4 years four-years | $10,690 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,210 | 19% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,670 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,094 | 25% | 17 to 1 |
| - | Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $14,703 | $28,230 | 910 | 50.0% | 1,001 | 33% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Bennett College Greensboro, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $18,550 | - | - | 79.2% | 207 | 22% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Oakwood University Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $20,040 | $14,516 | - | 71.9% | 1,452 | 49% | 10 to 1 |
| - | Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $16,398 | - | - | 57.7% | 163 | 26% | 3 to 1 |
| - | Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $13,798 | $18,357 | - | 87.4% | 384 | 23% | 23 to 1 |
| - | Selma University Selma, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $4,800 | $4,800 | - | 0.0% | 30 | 12% | 3 to 1 |
| - | Benedict College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,200 | $14,720 | - | 85.5% | 1,908 | 25% | 18 to 1 |
| - | St Philip's College San Antonio, TX Public, 2-4 years | $14,272 | - | - | 0.0% | 12,455 | 28% | 20 to 1 |
| - | Livingstone College Salisbury, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $18,296 | - | 899 | 51.3% | 890 | 23% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Clinton College Rock Hill, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $10,516 | - | - | 0.0% | 153 | 38% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Texas College Tyler, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $10,008 | - | - | 0.0% | 731 | 18% | 17 to 1 |
| - | H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,580 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,846 | 23% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Morris College Sumter, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $15,758 | - | - | 0.0% | 410 | 25% | 10 to 1 |
| - | Wiley College Marshall, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $13,500 | $12,306 | - | 0.0% | 665 | 27% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $8,760 | - | - | 0.0% | 414 | 9% | 23 to 1 |
| - | Voorhees College Denmark, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $12,630 | $11,120 | - | 0.0% | 402 | 32% | 10 to 1 |
| - | Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS Public, 2-4 years | $3,353 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,561 | 26% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $16,896 | $11,300 | - | 74.8% | 1,261 | 22% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,076 | - | 996 | 97.9% | 613 | 18% | 11 to 1 |
| - | J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,640 | - | - | 0.0% | 872 | 14% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH Private, 4 years four-years | $13,250 | $13,250 | 964 | 38.8% | 557 | 18% | 19 to 1 |
| - | Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $17,030 | $17,030 | 995 | 96.9% | 1,358 | 32% | 13 to 1 |
| - | Miles College Fairfield, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $12,714 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,520 | 24% | 16 to 1 |
| - | Edward Waters University Jacksonville, FL Private, 4 years four-years | $14,878 | $22,539 | - | 80.1% | 2,871 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| - | Jarvis Christian University Hawkins, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $11,720 | - | - | 0.0% | 721 | 37% | 12 to 1 |
| - | Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,670 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,479 | 28% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public, 2-4 years | $4,958 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,745 | 11% | 22 to 1 |
| - | Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, FL Private, 4 years four-years | $16,836 | $16,708 | - | 56.8% | 1,028 | 32% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,730 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,659 | 27% | 19 to 1 |
| - | Southwestern Christian College Terrell, TX Private, 4 years four-years | $12,030 | - | - | 0.0% | 92 | 11% | 15 to 1 |
| - | Talladega College Talladega, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,866 | $16,650 | - | 0.0% | 1,203 | 25% | 22 to 1 |
| - | Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC Public, 2-4 years | $11,742 | - | - | 0.0% | 612 | 24% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,000 | $16,272 | - | 0.0% | 237 | - | - |
| Average | $15,317 | $17,001 | 967 | 69.7% | 2,870 | 32% | 14 to 1 |