America’s HBCU Schools List
There are currently a little over 100 schools recognized as “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (HBCUs) by the US Department of Education.
Our HBCU schools list below highlights them, from the more well-known institutions to those you may not have been aware of previously.
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What Defines An HBCU?
The official designation was established by Congress in the 1960s.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 officially defined an HBCU school as
“…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary of Education to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.”
Is Everyone Allowed To Attend?
Contrary to belief, there are no major restrictions.
While HBCU’s were established because of the overwhelming discrimination faced by African Americans wanting to enroll in white-operated institutions, these schools accept all students. Regardless of race or religion, HBCU’s have always had diverse student populations.
Current HBCU Schools List
Here are the current open and operating HBCU schools in America.
- Alabama A&M University
- Alabama State University
- Albany State University
- Alcorn State University
- Allen University
- American Baptist College
- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Arkansas Baptist College
- Benedict College
- Bennett College
- Bethune-Cookman University
- Bishop State Community College
- Bluefield State College
- Bowie State University
- Central State University
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clinton College
- Coahoma Community College
- Coppin State University
- Delaware State University
- Denmark Technical College
- Dillard University
- University of the District of Columbia
- Edward Waters College
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fayetteville State University
- Fisk University
- Florida A&M University
- Florida Memorial University
- Fort Valley State University
- Gadsden State Community College (Valley Street campus)
- Grambling State University
- Hampton University
- Harris-Stowe State University
- Hinds Community College at Utica
- Howard University
- Huston-Tillotson University
- Interdenominational Theological Center
- J. F. Drake State Technical College
- Jackson State University
- Jarvis Christian College
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Kentucky State University
- Lane College
- Langston University
- Lawson State Community College
- LeMoyne-Owen College
- The Lincoln University
- Lincoln University
- Livingstone College
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Meharry Medical College
- Miles College
- Mississippi Valley State University
- Morehouse College
- Morehouse School of Medicine
- Morgan State University
- Morris College
- Norfolk State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Oakwood University
- Paine College
- Paul Quinn College
- Philander Smith College
- Prairie View A&M University
- Rust College
- Savannah State University
- Selma University
- Shaw University
- Shelton State Community College- C A Fredd Campus
- Shorter College
- Simmons College of Kentucky
- South Carolina State University
- Southern University at New Orleans
- Southern University at Shreveport
- Southern University and A&M College
- Southwestern Christian College
- Spelman College
- St. Augustine’s University
- St. Philip’s College
- Stillman College
- Talladega College
- Tennessee State University
- Texas College
- Texas Southern University
- Tougaloo College
- H. Councill Trenholm State Community College
- Tuskegee University
- University of the Virgin Islands
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Union University
- Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Voorhees College
- West Virginia State University
- Wilberforce University
- Wiley College
- Winston-Salem State University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
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