Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Updated June 13, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

In the late 19th century, colleges for Black students were started in box cars (Atlanta University) and church basements (Spelman College). Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the nation's foremost Black educators, opened a college in 1904 with $1.50 and 5 students. Today, there are 101 historically Black colleges and universities in the United States, who can count among their graduates such luminaries as W. E. B. Du Bois (Fisk University), Thurgood Marshall (Lincoln University and Howard University), Toni Morrison (Howard University), and Martin Luther King, Jr. (Morehouse College).

Name Address General information Website Type
         
Alabama A & M University 4900 Meridian St, Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-5000 www.aamu.edu/ 4-year, Public
Alabama State University 915 S Jackson Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0271 (334) 229-4400 www.alasu.edu 4-year, Public
Albany State University 504 College Dr., Albany, Georgia 31705 (229) 430-4600 www.asurams.edu/ 4-year, Public
Alcorn State University 1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, Mississippi 39096-7500 (601) 877-6100 www.alcorn.edu 4-year, Public
Allen University 1530 Harden Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29204 (803) 254-4165 allenuniversity.edu 4-year, Private
Arkansas Baptist College 1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-6099 (501) 370-4000 www.arkansasbaptist.edu 4-year, Private
Benedict College 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29204-1086 (803) 256-4220 www.benedict.edu 4-year, Private
Bennett College for Women 900 E Washington St, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401-3239 (336) 517-2100 www.bennett.edu 4-year, Private
Bethune-Cookman University 640 Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114-3099 (386) 481-2000 www.cookman.edu 4-year, Private
Bishop State Community College 351 North Broad Street, Mobile, Alabama 36603-5898 (251) 405-7000 www.bishop.edu 2-year, Public
Bluefield State College 219 Rock St, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 (304) 327-4000 www.bluefieldstate.edu 4-year, Public
Bowie State University 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, Maryland 20715-9465 (301) 860-4000 www.bowiestate.edu 4-year, Public
Central State University 1400 Brush Row Rd, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384-1004 (937) 376-6011 www.centralstate.edu 4-year, Public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 1837 University Circle, Cheyney, Pennsylvania 19319-0200 (610) 399-2000 www.cheyney.edu 4-year, Public
Claflin University 400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115-4498 (803) 535-5000 www.claflin.edu 4-year, Private
Clark Atlanta University 223 James P Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4391 (404) 880-8000 www.cau.edu 4-year, Private
Clinton Junior College 1029 Crawford Rd, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730 (803) 327-7402 www.clintonjuniorcollege.edu 2-year, Private
Coahoma Community College 3240 Friars Point Rd, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614 (662) 627-2571 www.coahomacc.edu 2-year, Public
Concordia College-Selma 1804 Green St, Selma, Alabama 36701 (334) 526-9141 www.concordiaselma.edu 4-year, Private
Coppin State University 2500 West North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21216-3698 (410) 951-3000 www.coppin.edu 4-year, Public
Delaware State University 1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 (302) 857-6060 www.desu.edu 4-year, Public
Denmark Technical College 1126 Solomon Blatt Blvd, Denmark, South Carolina 29042 (803) 793-5100 www.denmarktech.edu 2-year, Public
Dillard University 2601 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 (504) 816-4640 www.dillard.edu 4-year, Private
Edward Waters College 1658 Kings Rd, Jacksonville, Florida 32209 (904) 470-8000 www.ewc.edu 4-year, Private
Elizabeth City State University 1704 Weeksville Rd, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 (252) 335-3400 www.ecsu.edu 4-year, Public
Fayetteville State University 1200 Murchison Rd, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-4298 (910) 672-1111 www.uncfsu.edu 4-year, Public
Fisk University 1000 17th Ave North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208-4501 (615) 329-8500 www.fisk.edu 4-year, Private
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, Florida 32307 (850) 599-3000 www.famu.edu 4-year, Public
Florida Memorial University 15800 NW 42 Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054-6199 (305) 626-3600 www.fmuniv.edu 4-year, Private
Fort Valley State University 1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, Georgia 31030-4313 (478) 825-6211 www.fvsu.edu 4-year, Public
Gadsden State Community College 1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden, Alabama 35903 (256) 549-8200 www.gadsdenstate.edu 2-year, Public
Grambling State University 403 Main Street, Grambling, Louisiana 71245 (318) 247-3811 www.gram.edu 4-year, Public
H Councill Trenholm State Technical College 1225 Air Base Blvd, Montgomery, Alabama 36108-3199 (334) 420-4200 www.trenholmstate.edu 2-year, Public
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia 23668-0099 (757) 727-5000 www.hamptonu.edu 4-year, Private
Harris-Stowe State University 3026 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri 63103-2136 (314) 340-3366 www.hssu.edu 4-year, Public
Hinds Community College-Utica 34175 Highway 18, Utica, Mississippi 39175 (601) 857-5261 www.hindscc.edu 2-year, Public
Howard University 2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20059-0001 (202) 806-6100 www.howard.edu 4-year, Private
Huston-Tillotson University 900 Chicon St, Austin, Texas 78702-2795 (512) 505-3000 www.htu.edu 4-year, Private
Interdenominational Theological Center 700 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4143 (404) 527-7700 www.itc.edu 4-year, Private
J F Drake State Technical College 3421 Meridian St N, Huntsville, Alabama 35811 (256) 539-8161 www.drakestate.edu 2-year, Public
Jackson State University 1440 J R Lynch St, Jackson, Mississippi 39217 (601) 979-2121 www.jsums.edu 4-year, Public
Jarvis Christian College Hwy 80 E, Hawkins, Texas 75765-1470 (903) 769-5700 www.jarvis.edu 4-year, Private
Johnson C Smith University 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28216-5398 (704) 378-1000 www.jcsu.edu 4-year, Private
Kentucky State University 400 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-2355 (502) 597-6000 www.kysu.edu 4-year, Public
Lane College 545 Lane Ave, Jackson, Tennessee 38301-4598 (731) 426-7500 www.lanecollege.edu 4-year, Private
Langston University 102 Page Hall, Langston, Oklahoma 73050 (405) 466-3428 www.lunet.edu 4-year, Public
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus 3060 Wilson Rd SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221-1717 (205) 925-2515 www.lawsonstate.edu 2-year, Public
Le Moyne-Owen College 807 Walker Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38126-6595 (901) 435-1000 www.loc.edu 4-year, Private
Lincoln University 820 Chestnut Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 (573) 681-5000 www.lincolnu.edu/pages/1.asp 4-year, Public
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352-0999 (484) 365-8000 www.lincoln.edu 4-year, Public
Livingstone College 701 W Monroe St, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 (704) 216-6000 www.livingstone.edu 4-year, Private
Meharry Medical College 1005 DB TODD BLVD, NASHVILLE, Tennessee 37208 (615) 327-6111 www.mmc.edu 4-year, Private
Miles College 5500 Myron Massey Blvd, Fairfield, Alabama 35064-2621 (205) 929-1000 x1645 www.miles.edu 4-year, Private
Mississippi Valley State University 14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, Mississippi 38941-1400 (662) 254-9041 www.mvsu.edu 4-year, Public
Morehouse College 830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314 (404) 681-2800 www.morehouse.edu 4-year, Private
Morehouse School of Medicine 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310-1495 (404) 752-1500 www.msm.edu 4-year, Private
Morgan State University 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21251-0001 (443) 885-3333 www.morgan.edu 4-year, Public
Morris College 100 West College Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-3599 (803) 934-3200 www.morris.edu 4-year, Private
Norfolk State University 700 Park Ave, Norfolk, Virginia 23504-8000 (757) 823-8600 www.nsu.edu 4-year, Public
North Carolina A & T State University 1601 E Market St, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411 (336) 334-7500 www.ncat.edu 4-year, Public
North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, North Carolina 27707 (919) 530-6100 www.nccu.edu 4-year, Public
Oakwood University 7000 Adventist Blvd NW, Huntsville, Alabama 35896 (256) 726-7000 www.oakwood.edu 4-year, Private
Paine College 1235 15th St, Augusta, Georgia 30901-3182 (706) 821-8200 www.paine.edu 4-year, Private
Paul Quinn College 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, Texas 75241 (214) 379-5577 www.pqc.edu 4-year, Private
Philander Smith College 900 W. Daisy Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3799 (501) 375-9845 www.philander.edu 4-year, Private
Prairie View A & M University FM 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, Texas 77446 (936) 261-3311 www.pvamu.edu 4-year, Public
Rust College 150 Rust Ave, Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635 (601) 252-8000 www.rustcollege.edu 4-year, Private
Saint Augustines College 1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27610-2298 (919) 516-4000 www.st-aug.edu 4-year, Private
Saint Pauls College 115 College Drive, Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868 (434) 848-3111 www.saintpauls.edu 4-year, Private
Savannah State University 3219 College Street, Savannah, Georgia 31404-5310 (912) 358-4778 www.savannahstate.edu/ 4-year, Public
Selma University 1501 Lapsley St, Dinkins Hall, Selma, Alabama 36701 (334) 872-2533 selmauniversity.org 4-year, Private
Shaw University 118 East South Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 (919) 546-8200 www.shawu.edu 4-year, Private
Shelton State Community College 9500 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405-8522 (205) 391-2211 www.sheltonstate.edu 2-year, Public
South Carolina State University 300 College St NE, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117-0001 (803) 536-7000 www.scsu.edu 4-year, Public
Southern University and A & M College Southern Branch Post Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 (225) 771-4500 www.subr.edu 4-year, Public
Southern University at New Orleans 6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70126 (504) 286-5000 www.suno.edu 4-year, Public
Southern University at Shreveport 3050 Martin Luther King Dr, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107 (318) 670-6000 www.susla.edu 2-year, Public
Southwestern Christian College 200 Bowser Circle, Terrell, Texas 75160-4812 (972) 524-3341 x107 www.swcc.edu 4-year, Private
Spelman College 350 Spelman Lane SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4399 (404) 681-3643 www.spelman.edu 4-year, Private
St. Philip's College 1801 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78203-2098 (210) 486-2000 www.alamo.edu/spc/ 2-year, Public
Stillman College 3601 Stillman Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403 (205) 349-4240 www.stillman.edu 4-year, Private
Talladega College 627 W Battle St, Talladega, Alabama 35160 (256) 761-6100 www.talladega.edu 4-year, Private
Tennessee State University 3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1561 (615) 963-5111 www.tnstate.edu 4-year, Public
Texas College 2404 N. Grand Avenue, Tyler, Texas 75702 (903) 593-8311 x2200 www.texascollege.edu 4-year, Private
Texas Southern University 3100 Cleburne St, Houston, Texas 77004 (713) 313-7011 www.tsu.edu 4-year, Public
Tougaloo College 500 W County Line Rd, Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174 (601) 977-7700 www.tougaloo.edu 4-year, Private
Tuskegee University Kresge Center, 3rd Floor, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088-1920 (334) 727-8011 www.tuskegee.edu 4-year, Private
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1200 N University Mail Slot 4789, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 (870) 575-8000 www.uapb.edu 4-year, Public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853-1299 (410) 651-2200 www.umes.edu 4-year, Public
University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20008 (202) 274-5012 www.udc.edu 4-year, Public
University of the Virgin Islands 2 John Brewers Bay, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands 00802-9990 (340) 776-9200 www.uvi.edu 4-year, Public
University of the Virgin Islands-Kingshill St. Croix, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00850 (340) 778-1620 x0000 www.uvi.edu 4-year, Public
Virginia State University One Hayden Drive, Petersburg, Virginia 23806 (804) 524-5000 www.vsu.edu 4-year, Public
Virginia Union University 1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, Virginia 23220 (804) 257-5600 www.vuu.edu 4-year, Private
Virginia University of Lynchburg 2058 Garfield Ave, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501 (434) 528-5276 x126 www.vul.edu 4-year, Private
Voorhees College 481 Porter Drive, Denmark, South Carolina 29042 (803) 780-1234 www.voorhees.edu 4-year, Private
West Virginia State University Rte 25, Institute, West Virginia 25112-1000 (304) 766-3000 www.wvstateu.edu 4-year, Public
Wilberforce University 1055 N Bickett Rd, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384-1001 (937) 376-2911 www.wilberforce.edu 4-year, Private
Wiley College 711 Wiley Ave, Marshall, Texas 75670 (903) 927-3300 wileyc.edu 4-year, Private
Winston-Salem State University 601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110-0001 (336) 750-2000 www.wssu.edu 4-year, Public
Xavier University of Louisiana One Drexel Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125-1098 (504) 486-7411 www.xula.edu 4-year, Private
         
Source: College Navigator-National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/        

>

 

Top 50 Colleges for Black Students Higher Education Milestones in African American Education

 

 
 
.com/ipa/0/8/7/2/6/0/A0872606.html
Sources +

About the author

Infoplease Staff


Infoplease staff work hard to create, curate, and edit a variety of content for all audiences.

Infoplease: your gateway to knowledge and enriching minds, one fact at a time.


View More About Our Editors, Experts, Authors, & Advisors