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As of 2026, there are more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States, spread across 19 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Counts differ by source: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recorded 99 HBCUs in 2022, the White House Initiative lists 105 accredited institutions, and the current list below covers 103 schools. This guide gives you the full list of HBCUs by state and in alphabetical order, explains what officially counts as an HBCU, and shows how public and private campuses differ so you can choose the right one.<\/p>\n

What counts as an HBCU<\/h2>\n

An HBCU is defined by federal law, not by reputation or student body. Under the Higher Education Act of 1965<\/a>, an HBCU is any Black college or university established before 1964 whose principal mission was, and remains, the education of Black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. That definition sits in Title III of the Act, the section that also authorizes federal funding for these schools.<\/p>\n

The founding-date rule is why the number is essentially fixed. A new college cannot become an HBCU today, because the designation requires that it existed before 1964. In 2022 the NCES counted 99 HBCUs; the U.S. Department of Education’s White House Initiative lists 105 accredited institutions, and tallies that include graduate-only schools or recently closed campuses reach 107. Most HBCUs sit in the Southern United States, where state laws required segregated education into the 1950s and 1960s.<\/p>\n

Full list of HBCUs by state<\/h2>\n

Alabama has the most HBCUs, followed by North Carolina, then Georgia and Texas. The 103 current institutions below are grouped by state, with the count for each state in parentheses.<\/p>\n

Alabama (14)<\/strong>
\nAlabama A&M University \u00b7 Alabama State University \u00b7 Bishop State Community College \u00b7 Gadsden State Community College \u00b7 J. F. Drake State Technical College \u00b7 Lawson State Community College \u00b7 Miles College \u00b7 Oakwood University \u00b7 Selma University \u00b7 Shelton State Community College \u00b7 Stillman College \u00b7 Talladega College \u00b7 Trenholm State Community College \u00b7 Tuskegee University<\/p>\n

Arkansas (4)<\/strong>
\nArkansas Baptist College \u00b7 Philander Smith University \u00b7 Shorter College \u00b7 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff<\/p>\n

Delaware (1)<\/strong>
\nDelaware State University<\/p>\n

District of Columbia (2)<\/strong>
\nHoward University \u00b7 University of the District of Columbia<\/p>\n

Florida (4)<\/strong>
\nBethune-Cookman University \u00b7 Edward Waters University \u00b7 Florida A&M University \u00b7 Florida Memorial University<\/p>\n

Georgia (9)<\/strong>
\nAlbany State University \u00b7 Clark Atlanta University \u00b7 Fort Valley State University \u00b7 Interdenominational Theological Center \u00b7 Morehouse College \u00b7 Morris Brown College \u00b7 Paine College \u00b7 Savannah State University \u00b7 Spelman College<\/p>\n

Kentucky (2)<\/strong>
\nKentucky State University \u00b7 Simmons College of Kentucky<\/p>\n

Louisiana (6)<\/strong>
\nDillard University \u00b7 Grambling State University \u00b7 Southern University and A&M College \u00b7 Southern University at New Orleans \u00b7 Southern University at Shreveport \u00b7 Xavier University of Louisiana<\/p>\n

Maryland (4)<\/strong>
\nBowie State University \u00b7 Coppin State University \u00b7 Morgan State University \u00b7 University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/p>\n

Mississippi (7)<\/strong>
\nAlcorn State University \u00b7 Coahoma Community College \u00b7 Hinds Community College at Utica \u00b7 Jackson State University \u00b7 Mississippi Valley State University \u00b7 Rust College \u00b7 Tougaloo College<\/p>\n

Missouri (2)<\/strong>
\nHarris-Stowe State University \u00b7 Lincoln University (Missouri)<\/p>\n

North Carolina (11)<\/strong>
\nBarber-Scotia College \u00b7 Bennett College \u00b7 Elizabeth City State University \u00b7 Fayetteville State University \u00b7 Johnson C. Smith University \u00b7 Livingstone College \u00b7 North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University \u00b7 North Carolina Central University \u00b7 Shaw University \u00b7 St. Augustine’s University \u00b7 Winston-Salem State University<\/p>\n

Ohio (2)<\/strong>
\nCentral State University \u00b7 Wilberforce University<\/p>\n

Oklahoma (1)<\/strong>
\nLangston University<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania (2)<\/strong>
\nCheyney University of Pennsylvania \u00b7 Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)<\/p>\n

South Carolina (8)<\/strong>
\nAllen University \u00b7 Benedict College \u00b7 Claflin University \u00b7 Clinton College \u00b7 Denmark Technical College \u00b7 Morris College \u00b7 South Carolina State University \u00b7 Voorhees University<\/p>\n

Tennessee (7)<\/strong>
\nAmerican Baptist College \u00b7 Fisk University \u00b7 Knoxville College \u00b7 Lane College \u00b7 LeMoyne-Owen College \u00b7 Meharry Medical College \u00b7 Tennessee State University<\/p>\n

Texas (9)<\/strong>
\nHuston-Tillotson University \u00b7 Jarvis Christian University \u00b7 Paul Quinn College \u00b7 Prairie View A&M University \u00b7 Southwestern Christian College \u00b7 St. Philip’s College \u00b7 Texas College \u00b7 Texas Southern University \u00b7 Wiley University<\/p>\n

United States Virgin Islands (1)<\/strong>
\nUniversity of the Virgin Islands<\/p>\n

Virginia (5)<\/strong>
\nHampton University \u00b7 Norfolk State University \u00b7 Virginia State University \u00b7 Virginia Union University \u00b7 Virginia University of Lynchburg<\/p>\n

West Virginia (2)<\/strong>
\nBluefield State University \u00b7 West Virginia State University<\/p>\n

HBCUs in alphabetical order<\/h2>\n

The table lists every current HBCU alphabetically with its state, control (public or private), and founding year. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1837, is the oldest; several community and technical colleges were designated in the mid-20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Institution<\/th>\nState<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nFounded<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Alabama A&M University<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama State University<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albany State University<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1903<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcorn State University<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1871<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen University<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Baptist College<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas Baptist College<\/td>\nArkansas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barber-Scotia College<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benedict College<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bennett College<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bethune-Cookman University<\/td>\nFlorida<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1904<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bishop State Community College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1927<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bluefield State University<\/td>\nWest Virginia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowie State University<\/td>\nMaryland<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central State University<\/td>\nOhio<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania<\/td>\nPennsylvania<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claflin University<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clark Atlanta University<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinton College<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coahoma Community College<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coppin State University<\/td>\nMaryland<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware State University<\/td>\nDelaware<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark Technical College<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1947<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dillard University<\/td>\nLouisiana<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward Waters University<\/td>\nFlorida<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizabeth City State University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fayetteville State University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fisk University<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida A&M University<\/td>\nFlorida<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida Memorial University<\/td>\nFlorida<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Valley State University<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gadsden State Community College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grambling State University<\/td>\nLouisiana<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hampton University<\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1868<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harris-Stowe State University<\/td>\nMissouri<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hinds Community College at Utica<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1903<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard University<\/td>\nDistrict of Columbia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huston-Tillotson University<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interdenominational Theological Center<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1958<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J. F. Drake State Technical College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson State University<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jarvis Christian University<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnson C. Smith University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky State University<\/td>\nKentucky<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knoxville College<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lane College<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Langston University<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawson State Community College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LeMoyne-Owen College<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln University (Missouri)<\/td>\nMissouri<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)<\/td>\nPennsylvania<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Livingstone College<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meharry Medical College<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miles College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi Valley State University<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morehouse College<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morgan State University<\/td>\nMaryland<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morris Brown College<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morris College<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1908<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norfolk State University<\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina Central University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakwood University<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paine College<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Quinn College<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philander Smith University<\/td>\nArkansas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairie View A&M University<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rust College<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Savannah State University<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Selma University<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaw University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shelton State Community College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1952<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shorter College<\/td>\nArkansas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simmons College of Kentucky<\/td>\nKentucky<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina State University<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern University and A&M College<\/td>\nLouisiana<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern University at New Orleans<\/td>\nLouisiana<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1956<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern University at Shreveport<\/td>\nLouisiana<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southwestern Christian College<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1948<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spelman College<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Augustine’s University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Philip’s College<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stillman College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talladega College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee State University<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas College<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas Southern University<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1927<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tougaloo College<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trenholm State Community College<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1947<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuskegee University<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff<\/td>\nArkansas<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/td>\nMaryland<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of the District of Columbia<\/td>\nDistrict of Columbia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of the Virgin Islands<\/td>\nUnited States Virgin Islands<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia State University<\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia Union University<\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia University of Lynchburg<\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voorhees University<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia State University<\/td>\nWest Virginia<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilberforce University<\/td>\nOhio<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wiley University<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winston-Salem State University<\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\nPublic<\/td>\n1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xavier University of Louisiana<\/td>\nLouisiana<\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n1915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Largest and best-known HBCUs<\/h2>\n

HBCUs enrolled about 289,000 students in 2022, down from a peak of roughly 327,000 in 2010, according to NCES<\/a>. Enrollment concentrates at the public four-year universities: 88 percent of HBCU students attend four-year schools, and 77 percent attend public institutions. The largest campuses are therefore the state-supported universities rather than the smaller private colleges.<\/p>\n

By academic reputation, U.S. News & World Report’s Best HBCU rankings consistently place a familiar group at the top:<\/p>\n