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HBCU Lists

There are 107 colleges in the United States that are identified by the US Department of Education as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

alabama

Alabama A&M University- Huntsville
Alabama State University- Montgomery
Concordia University-Alabama- Selma (closed 2018)
Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College- Birmingham*
Gadsden State College- Gadsden 
J.F. Drake State Technical College- Huntsville
Lawson State Community College- Birmingham
Miles College- Fairfield
Miles School of Law- Fairfield *
Oakwood University- Huntsville
Selma University- Selma
Shelton State Community College- Tuscaloosa
Stillman College- Tuscaloosa
Talladega College- Talladega
Tuskegee University- Tuskegee
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College- Montgomery

Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff- Pine Bluff
Arkansas Baptist College- Little Rock
Philander Smith College- Little Rock
Shorter College- North Little Rock

california

Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science*- Los Angeles

Delaware

Delaware State University- Dover

District of Columbia

University of the District of Columbia
Howard University

florida

Bethune Cookman University- Daytona Beach
Edward Waters College- Jacksonville
Florida A&M University- Tallahassee
Florida Memorial University- Miami Gardens

georgia

Albany State University- Albany
Carver College*- Atlanta
Clark Atlanta University- Atlanta
Fort Valley State University- Fort Valley
Interdenominational Theological Center- Atlanta
Johnson C Smith Theological Seminary*- Atlanta
Morehouse College- Atlanta
Morehouse School of Medicine- Atlanta
Morris Brown College**- Atlanta
Paine College- Augusta
Savannah State University- Savannah
Spelman College- Atlanta

louisiana

Dillard University-New Orleans
Grambling State University- Grambling
Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge
Southern University New Orleans- New Orleans
Southern University-Shreveport- Shreveport
Xavier University- New Orleans

maryland

Bowie State University- Bowie
Coppin State University- Baltimore
University of Maryland- Eastern Shore- Princess Anne
Morgan State University- Baltimore

michigan

Lewis College of Business- Detroit (Closed 2013)

Mississippi

Alcorn State University- Lorman
Coahoma Community College- Clarksdale
Hinds County Community College- Utica
Jackson State University- Jackson
Mississippi Valley State University- Itta Bena
Rust College- Holly Springs
Tougaloo College- Tougaloo

missouri

Harris-Stowe State University- St. Louis
Lincoln University- Jefferson City

north carolina

Barber-Scotia College**- Concord
Bennett College- Greensboro
Elizabeth City State University- Elizabeth City
Fayetteville State University- Fayetteville
Hood Theological Seminary*- Salisbury
Johnson C. Smith University- Charlotte
Livingstone College- Salisbury
North Carolina Central University- Durham
North Carolina A&T State University- Greensboro
Shaw University- Raleigh
St. Augustine's University- Raleigh
Winston-Salem State University- Winston Salem

ohio

Central State University- Wilberforce
Payne Theological Seminary*- Wilberforce
Wilberforce University- Wilberforce

oklahoma

Langston University- Langston

Pennsylvania

Cheyney University- Cheyney
The Lincoln University- Lincoln University

south carolina

Allen University- Columbia
Benedict College- Columbia
Claflin University- Orangeburg
Clinton College- Rock Hill
Denmark Technical College- Denmark
Morris College- Sumter
South Carolina State University- Orangeburg
Voorhees College- Denmark

tennessee

American Baptist University- Nashville
Fisk University- Nashville
Knoxville College**- Knoxville
Lane College- Jackson
LeMoyne Owen College- Memphis
Meharry Medical College
Tennessee State University- Nashville

Texas

Huston-Tillotson University- Austin
Jarvis Christian College- Hawkins
Paul Quinn College- Dallas
Prairie View A&M University- Prairie View
Southwestern Christian College- Terrell
St. Philip's College- San Antonio
Texas College- Tyler
Texas Southern University- Houston
Wiley College- Marshall

us virgin Islands

University of the Virgin Islands- St. Thomas &  St. Croix

Virginia

Hampton University- Hampton
Norfolk State University- Norfolk
Saint Paul's College- Lawrenceville (closed 2013)
Virginia State University- Petersburg
Virginia Union University- Richmond
Virginia University of Lynchburg- Lynchburg

West Virginia

Bluefield State College- Bluefield
West Virginia State University- Institute

Colleges & Universities

listed alphabetically

Alabama A&M University 
Alabama State University 
Albany State University 
Alcorn State University 
Allen University 
American Baptist College 
Arkansas at Pine Bluff, University of 
Arkansas Baptist College
Barber-Scotia College**
Benedict College 
Bennett College 
Bethune-Cookman University
Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College*
Bishop State Community College 
Bluefield State College 
Bowie State University
Carver College *
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, Alabama (closed 2018)
Coppin State University 
Delaware State University 
Denmark Technical College 
Dillard University 
District of Columbia, University of the 
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 
Hood Theological *
Howard University 
Huston-Tillotson University 
Interdenominational Theological Center 
J. F. Drake State Technical College 
Jackson State University 
Jarvis Christian College 
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C Smith Theological Seminary *
Kentucky State University 
Knoxville College **
Lane College 
Langston University 
Lawson State Community College 
LeMoyne-Owen College
Lewis College of Business (closed 2013)
The Lincoln University 
Lincoln University
Livingstone College 
Maryland Eastern Shore, University of 
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 
Norfolk State University 
North Carolina A&T State University 
North Carolina Central University 
Oakwood University 
Paine College 
Paul Quinn College 
Payne Theological *
Philander Smith College 
Prairie View A&M University 
Rust College
Saint Paul's College (closed 2013)
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 
Virgin Islands, University of the 
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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*Not recognized by US Department of Education as an HBCU*

**Not currently accredited **

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