Historically Black College and Universities

Offering a rich legacy of academic excellence and cultural empowerment, HBCUs foster inclusive learning environments, producing distinguished leaders, while preserving cultural heritage and history.

The HBCU Impact

Students of African descent are increasingly opting to attend historically Black colleges and universities rather than schools in the Ivy League. Students at HBCUs are exposed to a nurturing environment, which is uncommon at other educational establishments and frequently mirrors the students’ everyday lives at home, where the maxim “it takes a village” reigns supreme.

HBCU Honors

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Alabama

  • Alabama A&M University
  • Alabama State University
  • Bishop State Community College
  • Gadsden State Community College
  • J.F. Drake State Community & Technical College
  • Lawson State Community College
  • Miles College
  • Oakwood University
  • Selma University
  • Shelton State Community College
  • Stillman College
  • Talladega College
  • Tuskegee University

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Baptist College
  • Philander Smith University
  • Shorter College
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

California

  • Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Delaware

  • Delaware State University

District of Columbia

  • Howard University
  • University of the District of Columbia

Florida

  • Bethune-Cookman University
  • Edward Waters University
  • Florida A&M University
  • Florida Memorial University

Georgia

  • Albany State University
  • Clark Atlanta University
  • Fort Valley State University
  • Interdenominational Theological Center
  • Morehouse College
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Morris Brown College
  • Paine College
  • Savannah State University
  • Spelman College

Kentucky

  • Kentucky State University
  • Simmons College of Kentucky

Louisiana

  • Dillard University
  • Grambling State University
  • Southern University and A&M College
  • Southern University at New Orleans
  • Southern University at Shreveport
  • Xavier University of Louisiana

Maryland

  • Bowie State University
  • Coppin State University
  • Morgan State University
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Michigan

  • Lewis College of Business

Mississippi

  • Alcorn State University
  • Coahoma Community College
  • Hinds Community College – Utica Campus
  • Jackson State University
  • Mississippi Valley State University
  • Rust College
  • Tougaloo College

Missouri

  • Harris-Stowe State University
  • Lincoln University (Missouri)

North Carolina

  • 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
  • Saint Augustine’s University
  • Shaw University
  • Winston-Salem State University

Ohio

  • Central State University
  • Wilberforce University

Oklahoma

  • Langston University

Pennsylvania

  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
  • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

South Carolina

  • Allen University
  • Benedict College
  • Claflin University
  • Clinton College
  • Denmark Technical College
  • Morris College
  • South Carolina State University
  • Voorhees University

Tennessee

  • Fisk University
  • Lane College
  • LeMoyne-Owen College
  • Meharry Medical College
  • Tennessee State University

Texas

  • Huston–Tillotson University
  • Jarvis Christian University
  • Paul Quinn College
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • St. Philip’s College
  • Texas College
  • Texas Southern University
  • Wiley University

U.S. Virgin Islands

  • University of the Virgin Islands

Virginia

  • Hampton University
  • Norfolk State University
  • Virginia State University
  • Virginia Union University
  • Virginia University of Lynchburg

West Virginia

  • Bluefield State University
  • West Virginia State University