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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 2 of 3Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
78.4%
Enrollment
1,670
Net price
$12,912
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
74.1%
Enrollment
936
Net price
$15,662
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PrivateHBCU
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,226
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Miles College
Fairfield, Alabama
Grad rate
16%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,180
Net price
$14,514
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCU
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
51.2%
Enrollment
2,205
Net price
$11,812
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
51.4%
Enrollment
2,847
Net price
$35,949
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PrivateHBCU
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
967
Net price
—
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCU
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
83.0%
Enrollment
10,739
Net price
$15,015
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PrivateHBCU
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
432
Net price
$18,898
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Morris College
Sumter, South Carolina
Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
383
Net price
$20,375
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
87.5%
Enrollment
6,053
Net price
$12,973
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
46.2%
Enrollment
14,311
Net price
$10,980
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCU
North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
90.5%
Enrollment
8,579
Net price
$15,028
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
50.5%
Enrollment
1,226
Net price
$23,384
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Paine College
Augusta, Georgia
Grad rate
14%
Admit rate
83.4%
Enrollment
390
Net price
$15,074
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
33.8%
Enrollment
628
Net price
$20,244
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
780
Net price
$15,360
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
75.3%
Enrollment
9,922
Net price
$14,041
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Rust College
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Grad rate
12%
Admit rate
34.7%
Enrollment
467
Net price
$8,751
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
58.7%
Enrollment
175
Net price
$17,740
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCU
Savannah State University
Savannah, Georgia
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
46.1%
Enrollment
3,193
Net price
$8,683
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PrivateHBCU
Selma University
Selma, Alabama
Grad rate
6%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
95
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Shaw University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
30.5%
Enrollment
964
Net price
$14,083
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,601
Net price
$10,880
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Community CollegePrivateHBCU
Shorter College
N Little Rock, Arkansas
Grad rate
13%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
287
Net price
$12,993
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Grad rate
14%
Admit rate
98.2%
Enrollment
506
Net price
$19,960
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
81.7%
Enrollment
3,242
Net price
$18,268
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
49.9%
Enrollment
8,279
Net price
$19,740
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Grad rate
13%
Admit rate
60.2%
Enrollment
2,468
Net price
$15,260
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Community CollegePublicHBCU
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Grad rate
10%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,951
Net price
$12,890
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PublicHBCULand-grant
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, Texas
Grad rate
3%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
110
Net price
$16,870
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
34.1%
Enrollment
3,417
Net price
$36,828
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Community CollegePublicHBCUHSI
St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
17,299
Net price
$4,873
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
74.2%
Enrollment
731
Net price
$12,272
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Talladega College
Talladega, Alabama
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
99.3%
Enrollment
760
Net price
$13,461
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
92.6%
Enrollment
6,310
Net price
$10,026
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Texas College
Tyler, Texas
Grad rate
14%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
614
Net price
$10,650
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCU
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
93.3%
Enrollment
8,704
Net price
$19,734
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
53.2%
Enrollment
1,301
Net price
$15,663
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHBCULand-grant
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
31.4%
Enrollment
3,121
Net price
$32,977
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCULand-grant
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
57.5%
Enrollment
2,005
Net price
$11,679
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
90.4%
Enrollment
3,177
Net price
$14,035
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,202
Net price
$14,693
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
97.4%
Enrollment
1,792
Net price
$7,563
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
89.1%
Enrollment
5,605
Net price
$14,553
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
97.7%
Enrollment
1,646
Net price
$19,580
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BaccalaureatePrivateHBCU
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
581
Net price
$18,184
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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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