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 $14,142.
102 institutions
Page 2 of 3Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
Miles College
Fairfield, Alabama
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, Georgia
Morris College
Sumter, South Carolina
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama
Paine College
Augusta, Georgia
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas
Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas
Rust College
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Savannah State University
Savannah, Georgia
Selma University
Selma, Alabama
Shaw University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Shorter College
N Little Rock, Arkansas
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, Texas
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Talladega College
Talladega, Alabama
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Texas College
Tyler, Texas
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
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.
- How many HBCUs are there?
- This dataset tracks 102 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, institutions established before 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans, together enrolling about 304,266 students.
- 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 $14,142. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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