If you are looking for information about HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), you have come to the right place. Below, you will find a list of HBCU’s by states, districts, and territories.
The colleges and universities in each state, district, and territory are listed in alphabetical order. As you will see, there are more than 100 HBCU’s in 21 U.S. states and territories; Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. With a few exceptions, HBCU’s are concentrated in the southern U.S. states. States with double digit HBCU’s include Alabama with 15, North Carolina with 11, and Georgia with 10.
Historically black colleges and universities include community colleges, state-supported colleges and universities, and independent four-year colleges and universities, most of which are church affiliated. Morehouse College is a male only college, while neighboring Spelman College enrolls women only.
Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine have proud histories of educating African-American MD’s, dentists, researchers, and other medical professionals.
All 100 plus HBCU’s were created prior to 1964 and all continue to share their original mission of providing African-Americans access to quality higher education and the upward mobility it makes possible. Not only do HBCU’s welcome students of other races, many actively recruit such students to create campus diversity.
Although some historically black colleges and universities currently face serious economic challenges, the group has a wonderful legacy. In fact, they have educated more than fifty percent of the African-American professionals in the United States.
ALABAMA
Alabama A&M University
Alabama State University
Bishop State Community College
Concordia College
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Baptist College
Philander Smith College
CALIFORNIA
Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Howard University
DELAWARE
Delaware State University
FLORIDA
Bethune-Cookman University
Edward Waters College
Florida A&M University
Florida Memorial University
GEORGIA
Albany State University
Clark Atlanta University
Fort Valley State University
Morehouse College
Morris Brown College
Paine College
Savannah State University
Spelman College
KENTUCKY
Kentucky State University
LOUISIANA
Dillard University
Grambling State University
Xavier
MARYLAND
Bowie State University
Coppin State University
Morgan State University
MISSISSIPPI
Alcorn State University
Coahoma Community College
Jackson State University
Mississippi Valley State University
MISSOURI
Harris-Stowe State University
Lincoln University of Missouri
NORTH CAROLINA
Barber-Scotia College
Bennett College
Elizabeth City State University
Fayetteville State University
Johnson C. Smith University
Livingstone College
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Central University
St. Augustine’s College
Shaw University
Winston Salem State University
OHIO
Central State University
Wilberforce University
OKLAHOMA
Langston University
PENNSYLVANIA
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln University
SOUTH CAROLINA
Allen University
Benedict College
Claflin University
Clinton Junior College
Denmark Technical College
Morris College
South Carolina State University
Voorhees College
TENNESSEE
Fisk University
Knoxville College
Lane College
LeMoyne-Owen College
Meharry Medical College
Tennessee State University
TEXAS
Huston-Tillotson University
Jarvis Christian College
Paul Quinn College
Prairie View A&M University
Texas College
Texas Southern University
Wiley College
VIRGINIA
Hampton University
Norfolk State University
Saint Paul’s College
WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield State College
West Virginia State University
