{"id":589,"date":"2026-07-03T05:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireishprint.com\/blog\/hbcu-list-by-state\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:41:45","slug":"hbcu-list-by-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireishprint.com\/blog\/hbcu-list-by-state\/","title":{"rendered":"List of HBCUs: All 107 Schools by State"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"HBCU<\/figure>\n

If you are researching a list of HBCUs, the short answer is that the U.S. Department of Education recognizes 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, spread across 19 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They range from small private colleges founded before the Civil War to large public research universities, and today they welcome students of every race. Below you will find the full list organized by state, plus the context that makes it easier to read: what qualifies a school as an HBCU, where they cluster, and which ones stand out.<\/p>\n

What Makes a College an HBCU<\/h2>\n

The letters HBCU stand for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These are schools founded on the belief that every student deserves access to higher education, most of them established when segregation shut Black Americans out of existing institutions. The definition is not informal. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of Black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. That accreditation requirement is why the official count is a fixed number rather than an open list, and it is why a school founded to serve Black students after 1964 does not automatically qualify.<\/p>\n

How Many HBCUs Are There Today<\/h2>\n
\"Graduates
HBCUs enroll more than 228,000 students nationwide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Department of Education has given the HBCU label to 107 schools, both public and private, and together they enroll more than 228,000 students. The mix is close to even between the two types: of the institutions counted in a recent tally, roughly 52 were public and 49 were private not-for-profit schools. The list is not limited to four-year universities either. It includes two-year public community colleges, several medical schools such as Morehouse School of Medicine and Meharry Medical College, and law schools like the Southern University Law Center. You can confirm the current enrollment figures through the National Center for Education Statistics<\/a>, which tracks HBCU data year to year.<\/p>\n

The Full List of HBCUs by State<\/h2>\n

Here is the complete list of HBCUs, grouped by state and territory. Each entry notes whether the school is public or private and whether it is a two-year or four-year institution, so you can see at a glance what kind of school it is before you dig deeper.<\/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\n\n\n\n
State<\/th>\nSchool<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nAlabama A&M University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nNormal, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nAlabama State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nMontgomery, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nBishop State Community College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nMobile, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nGadsden State Community College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nGadsden, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nH. Councill Trenholm State Community College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nMontgomery, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nJ.F. Drake State Community and Technical College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nHuntsville, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nLawson State Community College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nBirmingham, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nMiles College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nFairfield, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nOakwood University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nHuntsville, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nSelma University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nSelma, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nShelton State Community College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nTuscaloosa, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nStillman College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nTuscaloosa, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nTalladega College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nTalladega, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nTuskegee University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nTuskegee, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\nArkansas Baptist College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nLittle Rock, AR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\nPhilander Smith University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nLittle Rock, AR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\nShorter College<\/td>\nPrivate, 2 Year<\/td>\nNorth Little Rock, AR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\nUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nPine Bluff, AR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\nCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nLos Angeles, CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\nDelaware State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nDover, DE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
District of Columbia<\/td>\nHoward University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nWashington, DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
District of Columbia<\/td>\nUniversity of the District of Columbia<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nWashington, DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\nBethune-Cookman University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nDaytona Beach, FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\nEdward Waters University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nJacksonville, FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\nFlorida A&M University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nTallahassee, FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\nFlorida Memorial University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nMiami Gardens, FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nAlbany State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nAlbany, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nClark Atlanta University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nFort Valley State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nFort Valley, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nInterdenominational Theological Center<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nMorehouse College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nMorehouse School of Medicine<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nMorris Brown College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nPaine College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAugusta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nSavannah State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nSavannah, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nSpelman College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky<\/td>\nKentucky State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nFrankfort, KY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky<\/td>\nSimmons College of Kentucky<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nLouisville, KY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nDillard University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nNew Orleans, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nGrambling State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nGrambling, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nSouthern University and A&M College<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nBaton Rouge, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nSouthern University at New Orleans<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nNew Orleans, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nSouthern University at Shreveport<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nShreveport, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nSouthern University Law Center<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nBaton Rouge, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nXavier University of Louisiana<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nNew Orleans, LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\nBowie State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nBowie, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\nCoppin State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nBaltimore, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\nMorgan State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nBaltimore, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\nUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nPrincess Anne, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nAlcorn State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nLorman, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nCoahoma Community College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nClarksdale, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nHinds Community College at Utica<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nUtica, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nJackson State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nJackson, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nMississippi Valley State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nItta Bena, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nRust College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nHolly Springs, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nTougaloo College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nTougaloo, MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri<\/td>\nHarris-Stowe State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nSt. Louis, MO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri<\/td>\nLincoln University of Missouri<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nJefferson City, MO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nBarber-Scotia College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nConcord, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nBennett College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nGreensboro, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nElizabeth City State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nElizabeth City, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nFayetteville State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nFayetteville, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nJohnson C. Smith University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nLivingstone College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nSalisbury, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nNorth Carolina A&T State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nGreensboro, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nNorth Carolina Central University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nDurham, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nSaint Augustine’s University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nRaleigh, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nShaw University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nRaleigh, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nWinston-Salem State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nWinston-Salem, NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio<\/td>\nCentral State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nWilberforce, OH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio<\/td>\nPayne Theological Seminary<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nWilberforce, OH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio<\/td>\nWilberforce University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nWilberforce, OH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oklahoma<\/td>\nLangston University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nLangston, OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennsylvania<\/td>\nCheyney University of Pennsylvania<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nCheyney, PA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennsylvania<\/td>\nLincoln University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nLincoln University, PA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nAllen University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nBenedict College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nClaflin University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nOrangeburg, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nClinton College<\/td>\nPrivate, 2 Year<\/td>\nRock Hill, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nDenmark Technical College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nDenmark, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nMorris College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nSumter, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nSouth Carolina State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nOrangeburg, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nVoorhees University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nDenmark, SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nAmerican Baptist College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nNashville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nFisk University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nNashville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nKnoxville College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nKnoxville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nLane College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nJackson, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nLeMoyne-Owen College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nMemphis, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nMeharry Medical College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nNashville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nTennessee State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nNashville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nHuston-Tillotson University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nAustin, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nJarvis Christian University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nHawkins, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nPaul Quinn College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nDallas, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nPrairie View A&M University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nPrairie View, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nSouthwestern Christian College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nTerrell, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nSt. Philip’s College<\/td>\nPublic, 2 Year<\/td>\nSan Antonio, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nTexas College<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nTyler, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nTexas Southern University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nHouston, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nWiley University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nMarshall, TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\nHampton University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nHampton, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\nNorfolk State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nNorfolk, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\nVirginia State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nPetersburg, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\nVirginia Union University<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nRichmond, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\nVirginia University of Lynchburg<\/td>\nPrivate, 4 Year<\/td>\nLynchburg, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia<\/td>\nBluefield State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nBluefield, WV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia<\/td>\nWest Virginia State University<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nInstitute, WV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. Virgin Islands<\/td>\nUniversity of the Virgin Islands<\/td>\nPublic, 4 Year<\/td>\nSt. Thomas and St. Croix, VI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

States With the Most HBCUs<\/h2>\n
\"Map
Most HBCUs sit in the southeastern United States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The list is not evenly spread. Far more HBCUs sit in the southeastern United States than anywhere else, a direct reflection of where the Black population was concentrated when these schools were founded. A handful of states carry the bulk of the total:<\/p>\n