Top Black Colleges and HBCUs

There are currently 106 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States, attended by hundreds of thousands of students. These schools, which include public and private institutions, were created before the year 1964 to help educate African American students when they were not allowed to enroll into other schools. Today, they still serve a major role in educating African American students and other students of various ethnic backgrounds.

Here is a listing of all the HBCUs in the country:

A Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Albany State University Alcorn State University Allen University American Baptist College University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Arkansas Baptist College B Barber-Scotia College Benedict College Bennett College Bethune-Cookman University Bishop State Community College Bluefield State College Bowie State University C Central State University Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Claflin University Clark Atlanta University Clinton College Coahoma Community College Concordia College Coppin State University D Delaware State University Denmark Technical College Dillard University University of the District of Columbia E Edward Waters College Elizabeth City State University F Fayetteville State University Fisk University Florida A&M University Florida Memorial University Fort Valley State University G Gadsden State Community College Grambling State University H Hampton University Harris-Stowe State University Hinds Community College Hood Theological Howard University Huston-Tillotson University I Interdenominational Theological Center J J. F. Drake State Technical College Jackson State University Jarvis Christian College Johnson C. Smith University Johnson C Smith Theological Seminary K Kentucky State University Knoxville College L Lane College Langston University Lawson State Community College LeMoyne-Owen College Lincoln University (PA) Lincoln University (MO) Livingstone College

M University of Maryland Eastern Shore Meharry Medical College Miles College Miles School of Law Mississippi Valley State University Morehouse College Morehouse School of Medicine Morgan State University Morris Brown College Morris College N Norfolk State University North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Central University O Oakwood University P Paine College Paul Quinn College Payne Theological Philander Smith College Prairie View A&M University R Rust College S Savannah State University Selma University Shaw University 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 T Talladega College Tennessee State University Texas College Texas Southern University Tougaloo College Trenholm State Community College Tuskegee University V University of the Virgin Islands Virginia State University Virginia Union University Virginia University of Lynchburg Voorhees College W West Virginia State University Wilberforce University Wiley College Winston-Salem State University X Xavier University of Louisiana