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Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are institutions established before 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. This dataset includes 102 Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States, enrolling about 304,266 students in total.
Of these, 51 are public and 51 private. The largest by enrollment include St Philip's College, Howard, and North Carolina A & T State. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 31% and the median average net price is $14,501.
Institutions
102
indexed
Combined enrollment
304,266
students
Median grad rate
31%
reporting
Median net price
$14,501
reporting
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102 institutions
Page 1 of 3Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama
Grad rate
24%
Admit rate
66.2%
Enrollment
7,295
Net price
$14,559
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPublicHBCU
Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
95.6%
Enrollment
4,081
Net price
$13,889
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Albany State University
Albany, Georgia
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
73.0%
Enrollment
6,768
Net price
$14,251
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
24.7%
Enrollment
2,995
Net price
$14,040
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Allen University
Columbia, South Carolina
Grad rate
13%
Admit rate
32.1%
Enrollment
610
Net price
$11,081
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
American Baptist College
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
46
Net price
$19,294
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Grad rate
7%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
342
Net price
$11,139
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina
Grad rate
24%
Admit rate
67.3%
Enrollment
1,691
Net price
$17,781
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
33.6%
Enrollment
180
Net price
$22,858
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, Florida
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
99.9%
Enrollment
2,853
Net price
$14,892
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Bishop State Community College
Mobile, Alabama
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,001
Net price
$4,176
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCU
Bluefield State University
Bluefield, West Virginia
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
87.2%
Enrollment
1,141
Net price
$12,529
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCU
Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
83.5%
Enrollment
6,353
Net price
$19,335
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCULand-grant
Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio
Grad rate
23%
Admit rate
46.0%
Enrollment
2,708
Net price
$16,544
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCU
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
617
Net price
$9,837
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
72.5%
Enrollment
1,852
Net price
$21,232
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R2 ResearchPrivateHBCU
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
64.6%
Enrollment
4,252
Net price
$35,115
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Clinton College
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Grad rate
14%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
126
Net price
$14,501
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,633
Net price
$560
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCU
Coppin State University
Baltimore, Maryland
Grad rate
26%
Admit rate
49.6%
Enrollment
2,210
Net price
$6,007
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
61.7%
Enrollment
5,327
Net price
$15,745
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Denmark Technical College
Denmark, South Carolina
Grad rate
13%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
675
Net price
$20,601
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
40.5%
Enrollment
1,080
Net price
$18,553
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, Florida
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
84.8%
Enrollment
1,177
Net price
$13,580
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCU
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
70.5%
Enrollment
2,258
Net price
$7,237
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
79.9%
Enrollment
7,107
Net price
$7,360
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
57.9%
Enrollment
1,059
Net price
$26,135
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, Florida
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
21.1%
Enrollment
9,313
Net price
$15,847
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, Florida
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
74.3%
Enrollment
1,277
Net price
$18,675
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, Georgia
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
62.8%
Enrollment
2,897
Net price
$11,609
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, Alabama
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,071
Net price
$3,568
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCU
Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
23.7%
Enrollment
5,150
Net price
$19,125
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, Alabama
Grad rate
16%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,046
Net price
$5,568
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivateHBCU
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
48.3%
Enrollment
4,244
Net price
$32,145
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCU
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,002
Net price
$13,459
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R2 ResearchPrivateHBCU
Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
34.9%
Enrollment
14,890
Net price
$47,919
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
39.1%
Enrollment
1,059
Net price
$19,847
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PrivateHBCU
Interdenominational Theological Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
60
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, Alabama
Grad rate
14%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,187
Net price
$4,644
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCU
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
91.0%
Enrollment
6,326
Net price
$20,191
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, Texas
Grad rate
15%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
622
Net price
$10,409
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
42.9%
Enrollment
1,302
Net price
$20,011
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCULand-grant
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
92.5%
Enrollment
2,020
Net price
$8,900
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Lane College
Jackson, Tennessee
Grad rate
18%
Admit rate
48.5%
Enrollment
738
Net price
$14,494
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma
Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,937
Net price
$11,359
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,453
Net price
$6,564
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
97.2%
Enrollment
659
Net price
$8,992
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCULand-grant
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri
Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,054
Net price
$12,484
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a Historically Black Colleges and Universitie?
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are institutions established before 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. This dataset tracks 102 of them in the United States.
- What are the largest Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are St Philip's College, Howard, North Carolina A & T State, Morgan State, and Prairie View A & M.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 31%, and the median average net price is $14,501. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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