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Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Founded in 1875 in Huntsville by former slave and educator William Hooper Councill, Alabama A&M is a public land-grant research university and one of the nineteen 1890 land-grant HBCUs.

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama

Founded in 1867 in Marion and later moved to Montgomery, Alabama State grew out of the Reconstruction-era effort to educate freed people; the campus was a hub of the modern civil rights movement.

Bishop State Community College

Mobile, Alabama

A public two-year college in Mobile founded in 1927, Bishop State grew out of an extension program of Alabama State and became an independent junior college in 1965.

Gadsden State Community College

Gadsden, Alabama

A public two-year college in Gadsden, Alabama, formed by the consolidation of several predecessor institutions and recognized on the U.S. Department of Education HBCU list.

H Councill Trenholm State Community College

Montgomery, Alabama

A public two-year technical college in Montgomery named for H. Councill Trenholm, longtime president of Alabama State College.

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

Huntsville, Alabama

Founded in 1961 in Huntsville and named for the former Alabama A&M president Joseph Fanning Drake, a public two-year technical college in North Alabama.

Lawson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama

A public two-year college in Birmingham founded in 1963 and named for T. A. Lawson, an African American businessman and civic leader.

Miles College

Fairfield, Alabama

A private liberal arts college in Fairfield, near Birmingham, founded in 1898 and affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

Oakwood University

Huntsville, Alabama

A private Seventh-day Adventist HBCU in Huntsville, founded in 1896; the only historically Black institution owned and operated by the Adventist Church.

Selma University

Selma, Alabama

Shelton State Community College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

A public two-year college in Tuscaloosa; recognized on the U.S. Department of Education HBCU list.

Stillman College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

A private liberal arts college in Tuscaloosa founded in 1876 by the Presbyterian Church to train Black ministers.

Talladega College

Talladega, Alabama

Alabama's oldest private HBCU, founded in 1867 by freedmen and supported by the American Missionary Association; home to the Hale Woodruff Amistad Murals.

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

Founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee is a private 1890 land-grant research university with a National Historic Site on its campus and a legacy shaped by George Washington Carver's scientific work and the Tuskegee Airmen.

Arkansas Baptist College

Little Rock, Arkansas

A private Baptist college in Little Rock founded in 1884 to train Black ministers and educators.

Philander Smith University

Little Rock, Arkansas

A private liberal arts college in Little Rock founded in 1877 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Shorter College

N Little Rock, Arkansas

A private two-year college in North Little Rock affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1886.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Founded in 1873 as Branch Normal College, UAPB is a public 1890 land-grant university and Arkansas's oldest continuously operating HBCU.

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

Founded in 1891 in Dover as the State College for Colored Students, Delaware State is a public 1890 land-grant research university.

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Chartered by an act of Congress in 1867, Howard is a private research university in Washington, D.C. with graduate and professional programs including law and medicine; widely regarded as an HBCU flagship.

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

The District of Columbia's sole public university, with roots in the Miner Normal School (1851); a public urban land-grant HBCU with a community college and law school.

University of the District of Columbia-David A Clarke School of Law

Washington, District of Columbia

The public law school of the University of the District of Columbia, known for a strong public-interest and clinical mission.

Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach, Florida

A private United Methodist HBCU in Daytona Beach founded in 1904 by educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune.

Edward Waters University

Jacksonville, Florida

Florida's oldest independent institution of higher learning, founded in 1866 in Jacksonville and affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida

Founded in 1887, Florida A&M in Tallahassee is a public 1890 land-grant research university and one of the largest HBCUs by enrollment, home to the Marching 100.

Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens, Florida

A private Baptist university in Miami Gardens, founded in 1879 and the only HBCU in South Florida.

Albany State University

Albany, Georgia

A public HBCU founded in 1903 in Albany, Georgia; the anchor of higher education in southwest Georgia.

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia

Formed by the 1988 consolidation of Clark College (1869) and Atlanta University (1865), a private research university and a founding member of the Atlanta University Center consortium.

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia

A public 1890 land-grant university in Fort Valley founded in 1895, with a longstanding land-grant mission in agricultural sciences.

Interdenominational Theological Center

Atlanta, Georgia

A graduate theological consortium in Atlanta founded in 1958, uniting several historically Black seminaries; a member of the Atlanta University Center.

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded in 1867, Morehouse is a private men's liberal arts college in Atlanta and the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr.; a founding member of the Atlanta University Center.

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

One of four historically Black medical schools in the United States, founded in 1975 and independently accredited in 1981.

Morris Brown College

Atlanta, Georgia

Paine College

Augusta, Georgia

A private liberal arts HBCU in Augusta founded in 1882 through a partnership between the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia

Georgia's oldest public HBCU, founded in 1890 in Savannah as the state's land-grant institution for Black students under the second Morrill Act.

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded in 1881 in Atlanta as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman is a private historically Black women's liberal arts college and a founding member of the Atlanta University Center.

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky's public 1890 land-grant HBCU, founded in 1886 in Frankfort as the State Normal School for Colored Persons.

Simmons College of Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

A private Baptist HBCU in Louisville founded in 1879 by the General Association of Colored Baptists in Kentucky.

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana

A private liberal arts HBCU in New Orleans formed in 1930 by the merger of Straight University and New Orleans University, affiliated with the United Methodist and United Church of Christ traditions.

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

A public HBCU in Grambling founded in 1901; home to a football program with a national profile and a decorated marching band.

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The flagship of the Southern University System in Baton Rouge, founded in 1880; a public 1890 land-grant HBCU and one of the largest historically Black institutions in the country.

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

A public HBCU in the Southern University System, founded in 1956 in New Orleans.

Southern University at Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana

A public two-year community college in the Southern University System, founded in 1964 in Shreveport.

Southern University Law Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The law school of the Southern University System in Baton Rouge, founded in 1947 to open the legal profession to Black Louisianans denied access to the state's other law schools.

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Founded in 1925 by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Xavier of Louisiana in New Orleans is the only historically Black and Catholic university in the United States, long recognized for its pipeline into medical and pharmacy schools.

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest HBCU and one of the oldest historically Black colleges in the country; a public university in the University System of Maryland.

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

A public HBCU in west Baltimore founded in 1900 as a teacher-training program, later named for educator Fanny Jackson Coppin.

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Founded in 1867 in Baltimore and designated Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University by state law, Morgan State is a public doctoral research HBCU.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

Founded in 1886 in Princess Anne, UMES is Maryland's public 1890 land-grant HBCU, part of the University System of Maryland.

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

Founded in 1871, Alcorn State is the oldest public HBCU in the United States and a 1890 land-grant institution.

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, Mississippi

A public two-year HBCU in Clarksdale, Mississippi, founded in 1949 in the heart of the Mississippi Delta.

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

Founded in 1877, Jackson State is a public research university in Mississippi's capital and Mississippi's largest HBCU.

Mississippi Valley State University

Itta Bena, Mississippi

A public HBCU in Itta Bena, Mississippi, founded in 1950 to serve students in the Mississippi Delta.

Rust College

Holly Springs, Mississippi

A private United Methodist liberal arts HBCU in Holly Springs founded in 1866, one of the oldest historically Black colleges in the United States.

Tougaloo College

Tougaloo, Mississippi

A private liberal arts HBCU in Tougaloo, Mississippi, founded in 1869 by the American Missionary Association; a well-known base of civil rights organizing in the 1960s.

Harris-Stowe State University

Saint Louis, Missouri

A public HBCU in St. Louis whose oldest predecessor institution dates to 1857; formed in its current shape by the 1954 merger of Harris and Stowe Teachers Colleges.

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, Missouri

Founded in 1866 by veterans of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantry Regiments, Lincoln University of Missouri is a public 1890 land-grant HBCU in Jefferson City.

Bennett College

Greensboro, North Carolina

A private United Methodist liberal arts college in Greensboro founded in 1873; one of two historically Black women's colleges in the United States.

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

A public HBCU in Elizabeth City founded in 1891 as a teacher-training school, now part of the University of North Carolina system.

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Founded in 1867 and among the oldest public HBCUs in the United States, Fayetteville State is part of the University of North Carolina system.

Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, North Carolina

A private Presbyterian HBCU in Charlotte founded in 1867 during Reconstruction to educate Black ministers and teachers.

Livingstone College

Salisbury, North Carolina

A private liberal arts HBCU in Salisbury, North Carolina, founded in 1879 and affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

Founded in 1891, N.C. A&T in Greensboro is a public 1890 land-grant doctoral research university and, in recent years, the largest HBCU by enrollment; the site where four Black students launched the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins.

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

Founded in 1910 in Durham as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, NCCU is the first public liberal arts institution founded for African Americans; part of the University of North Carolina system.

Saint Augustine's University

Raleigh, North Carolina

A private Episcopal HBCU in Raleigh founded in 1867 to educate freed slaves.

Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina

The South's oldest HBCU, founded in 1865 in Raleigh; Shaw hosted the 1960 conference that founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

A public HBCU in Winston-Salem founded in 1892, part of the University of North Carolina system.

Central State University

Wilberforce, Ohio

Founded in 1887, split from Wilberforce University in 1947, Central State in Wilberforce, Ohio is a public 1890 land-grant HBCU (designated in 2014).

Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, Ohio

Founded in 1856, Wilberforce is a private AME-affiliated liberal arts HBCU widely recognized as the first college owned and operated by African Americans.

Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma

Oklahoma's only HBCU, founded in 1897 in the town of Langston and a public 1890 land-grant university.

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney, Pennsylvania

Founded in 1837 with a bequest from Quaker philanthropist Richard Humphreys, Cheyney is widely recognized as the oldest HBCU in the United States and part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Founded in 1854 as the Ashmun Institute, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is among the oldest HBCUs in the country and counts Thurgood Marshall and Langston Hughes among its alumni.

Allen University

Columbia, South Carolina

A private AME-affiliated liberal arts HBCU in Columbia, South Carolina, founded in 1870.

Benedict College

Columbia, South Carolina

A private Baptist HBCU in Columbia, South Carolina, founded in 1870 to educate formerly enslaved people.

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina's oldest HBCU, founded in 1869 in Orangeburg and affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Clinton College

Rock Hill, South Carolina

A private AME Zion-affiliated HBCU in Rock Hill, South Carolina, founded in 1894.

Denmark Technical College

Denmark, South Carolina

A public two-year technical college in Denmark, South Carolina, founded in 1948 and one of the few two-year HBCUs.

Morris College

Sumter, South Carolina

A private Baptist liberal arts HBCU in Sumter, South Carolina, founded in 1908.

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina

Founded in 1896 in Orangeburg, SC State is South Carolina's public 1890 land-grant HBCU; the campus is remembered for the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre.

Voorhees University

Denmark, South Carolina

A private Episcopal-affiliated HBCU in Denmark, South Carolina, founded in 1897 by educator Elizabeth Evelyn Wright.

American Baptist College

Nashville, Tennessee

A private Baptist HBCU in Nashville founded in 1924, historically influential in training civil rights leaders including John Lewis and James Bevel.

Fisk University

Nashville, Tennessee

A private liberal arts HBCU in Nashville founded in 1866; home of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and alma mater of W. E. B. Du Bois.

Lane College

Jackson, Tennessee

A private liberal arts HBCU in Jackson, Tennessee, founded in 1882 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.

Le Moyne-Owen College

Memphis, Tennessee

A private HBCU in Memphis whose oldest predecessor institution dates to 1862; formed in its current shape by the 1968 merger of LeMoyne College and Owen College.

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, Tennessee

Founded in 1876 in Nashville, Meharry is one of the oldest and largest historically Black academic health science centers dedicated to educating minority health professionals.

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee's public 1890 land-grant HBCU, founded in 1912 in Nashville; a doctoral research university.

Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, Texas

A private HBCU in Austin whose oldest predecessor dates to 1875; formed by the 1952 merger of Samuel Huston College and Tillotson College, affiliated with the United Methodist and United Church of Christ traditions.

Jarvis Christian University

Hawkins, Texas

A private HBCU in Hawkins, Texas, founded in 1912 and affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Paul Quinn College

Dallas, Texas

A private AME-affiliated HBCU founded in 1872, now located in Dallas; the first federally recognized urban work college in the United States.

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Founded in 1876 as one of the first state-supported institutions of higher education in Texas for Black Americans, Prairie View A&M is a public 1890 land-grant university in the Texas A&M System.

Southwestern Christian College

Terrell, Texas

A private HBCU in Terrell, Texas, founded in 1948 and affiliated with the Churches of Christ.

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

A public two-year college in San Antonio founded in 1898; the only college in the United States designated both an HBCU and a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Texas College

Tyler, Texas

A private Christian Methodist Episcopal liberal arts HBCU in Tyler, Texas, founded in 1894.

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Founded in 1927 as a night school for Black Houstonians, Texas Southern is a public doctoral research HBCU with a law school and a pharmacy school.

Wiley University

Marshall, Texas

A private United Methodist liberal arts HBCU in Marshall, Texas, founded in 1873; the debate team's 1935 season inspired the film The Great Debaters.

University of the Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands

The public HBCU of the U.S. Virgin Islands, founded in 1962; a land-grant institution serving the Caribbean territory.

University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen

St. Croix, Virgin Islands

The St. Croix campus of the University of the Virgin Islands, named for Albert A. Sheen.

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

Founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association, Hampton is a private research HBCU on the Chesapeake Bay; Booker T. Washington was among its early students.

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

A public HBCU in Norfolk founded in 1935 and one of the largest historically Black institutions in the country.

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

Founded in 1882 in Petersburg, Virginia State is a public 1890 land-grant HBCU and one of the first fully state-supported four-year institutions of higher learning for Black Americans.

Virginia Union University

Richmond, Virginia

A private Baptist HBCU in Richmond founded in 1865, formed from schools established to educate freedmen after the Civil War.

Virginia University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia

A private Baptist HBCU in Lynchburg, Virginia, founded in 1886.

Bluefield State University

Bluefield, West Virginia

Founded in 1895 as a Black teachers college, Bluefield State in southern West Virginia is a public HBCU; long the smallest HBCU by percentage of Black enrollment, its student body demographics shifted sharply after integration.

West Virginia State University

Institute, West Virginia

Founded in 1891, West Virginia State is a public 1890 land-grant HBCU in Institute, West Virginia.