List of HBCU Schools in America
Interested in HBCU schools? Here’s a full list of the more than 100 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) in America, listed alphabetically. To find out more about any particular one, click on the name of the school for more grades, reviews, and tons more information.
| College | Overall Niche Grade | Location | Acceptance Rate | # of Full-Time Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
College
Alabama A&M University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Huntsville, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
87%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,436
|
|
College
Alabama State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Montgomery, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
46%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,368
|
|
College
Albany State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Albany, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
50%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,194
|
|
College
Alcorn State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Alcorn State University, MS
|
Acceptance Rate
78%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,589
|
|
College
Allen University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Columbia, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
575
|
|
College
American Baptist College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Nashville, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
105
|
|
College
Arkansas Baptist College
|
Overall Niche Grade
D-
|
Location
Little Rock, AR
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
753
|
|
College
Benedict College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Columbia, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,249
|
|
College
Bennett College for Women
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Greensboro, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
98%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
390
|
|
College
Bethune-Cookman University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
64%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
3,584
|
|
College
Bishop State Community College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Mobile, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,559
|
|
College
Bluefield State College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Bluefield, WV
|
Acceptance Rate
83%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,117
|
|
College
Bowie State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
41%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
3,939
|
|
College
Central State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Wilberforce, OH
|
Acceptance Rate
42%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,601
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Thornbury Township, PA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
657
|
|
|
College
Claflin University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Orangeburg, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
42%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,873
|
|
College
Clark Atlanta University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Atlanta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
72%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,986
|
|
College
Clinton Junior College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Rock Hill, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
200
|
|
College
Coahoma Community College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,569
|
|
College
Concordia College - Alabama
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
Selma, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
24%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
305
|
|
College
Coppin State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Baltimore, MD
|
Acceptance Rate
40%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,888
|
|
College
Delaware State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Dover, DE
|
Acceptance Rate
41%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
3,593
|
|
College
Denmark Technical College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
381
|
|
College
Dillard University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
New Orleans, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
39%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,179
|
|
College
Edward Waters College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Jacksonville, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
58%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
903
|
|
College
Elizabeth City State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Elizabeth City, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
57%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,197
|
|
College
Fayetteville State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Fayetteville, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
59%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,141
|
|
College
Fisk University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Nashville, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
78%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
706
|
|
College
Florida A&M University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B+
|
Location
Tallahassee, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
31%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
6,623
|
|
College
Florida Memorial University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Miami Gardens, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
25%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,231
|
|
College
Fort Valley State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Fort Valley, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
26%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,998
|
|
College
Gadsden State Community College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Gadsden, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,513
|
|
College
Grambling State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Grambling, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
45%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
3,598
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Montgomery, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
745
|
|
|
College
Hampton University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Hampton, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
65%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
3,652
|
|
College
Harris-Stowe State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
St. Louis, MO
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,159
|
|
College
Howard University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B+
|
Location
Washington, D.C.
|
Acceptance Rate
30%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
5,575
|
|
College
Huston-Tillotson University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Austin, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
36%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
917
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
Atlanta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
N/A
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
N/A
|
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Huntsville, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
455
|
|
|
College
Jackson State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Jackson, MS
|
Acceptance Rate
63%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
6,507
|
|
College
Jarvis Christian College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
829
|
|
College
Johnson C. Smith University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Charlotte, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
45%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,284
|
|
College
Kentucky State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Frankfort, KY
|
Acceptance Rate
49%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,049
|
|
College
Lane College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Jackson, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
50%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,356
|
|
College
Langston University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Langston, OK
|
Acceptance Rate
61%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,486
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Birmingham, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,695
|
|
|
College
LeMoyne-Owen College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Memphis, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
847
|
|
College
Lincoln University - Missouri
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Jefferson City, MO
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,851
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Lower Oxford Township, PA
|
Acceptance Rate
87%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,667
|
|
|
College
Livingstone College
|
Overall Niche Grade
D+
|
Location
Salisbury, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
48%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,188
|
|
College
Meharry Medical College
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
Nashville, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
N/A
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
N/A
|
|
College
Miles College
|
Overall Niche Grade
D-
|
Location
Fairfield, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,771
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
|
Acceptance Rate
84%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,744
|
|
|
College
Morehouse College
|
Overall Niche Grade
B
|
Location
Atlanta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
66%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,020
|
|
College
Morehouse School of Medicine
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
Atlanta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
N/A
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
N/A
|
|
College
Morgan State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Baltimore, MD
|
Acceptance Rate
60%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
5,739
|
|
College
Morris College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Sumter, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
735
|
|
College
Norfolk State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Norfolk, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
85%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,002
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
B
|
Location
Greensboro, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
54%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
8,747
|
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Durham, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
67%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
5,342
|
|
|
College
Oakwood University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Huntsville, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
48%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,626
|
|
College
Paine College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Augusta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
25%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
389
|
|
College
Paul Quinn College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Dallas, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
32%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
404
|
|
College
Philander Smith College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Little Rock, AR
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
725
|
|
College
Prairie View A & M University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Prairie View, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
85%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
6,817
|
|
College
Rust College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Holly Springs, MS
|
Acceptance Rate
47%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
872
|
|
College
Saint Augustine's University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Raleigh, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
73%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
919
|
|
College
Saint Paul's College - Virginia
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
Lawrenceville, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
N/A
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
110
|
|
College
Savannah State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Savannah, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
51%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,132
|
|
College
Selma University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Selma, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
161
|
|
College
Shaw University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Raleigh, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
49%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,604
|
|
College
Shelton State Community College
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,125
|
|
College
Shorter College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
North Little Rock, AR
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
408
|
|
College
Simmons College - Kentucky
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
Louisville, KY
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
116
|
|
College
South Carolina State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Orangeburg, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
86%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,282
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
99%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,354
|
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
New Orleans, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
12%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,371
|
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Shreveport, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,762
|
|
|
College
Southwestern Christian College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Terrell, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
140
|
|
College
Spelman College
|
Overall Niche Grade
A-
|
Location
Atlanta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
36%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,061
|
|
College
St. Philip's College
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
San Antonio, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,403
|
|
College
Stillman College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
42%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
579
|
|
College
Talladega College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Talladega, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
624
|
|
College
Tennessee State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Nashville, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
5,699
|
|
College
Texas College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Tyler, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
920
|
|
College
Texas Southern University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Houston, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
51%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
5,776
|
|
College
Tougaloo College
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Jackson, MS
|
Acceptance Rate
52%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
812
|
|
College
Tuskegee University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Tuskegee, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
50%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,346
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Pine Bluff, AR
|
Acceptance Rate
42%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,502
|
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
38%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,918
|
|
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Washington, D.C.
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,798
|
|
|
College
University of the Virgin Islands
|
Overall Niche Grade
NA
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
92%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,422
|
|
College
Virginia State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
Ettrick, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
94%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,023
|
|
College
Virginia Union University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Richmond, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
41%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,314
|
|
College
Virginia University of Lynchburg
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Lynchburg, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
261
|
|
College
Voorhees College
|
Overall Niche Grade
C-
|
Location
Denmark, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
79%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
407
|
|
College
West Virginia State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C+
|
Location
NA
|
Acceptance Rate
96%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,797
|
|
College
Wilberforce University
|
Overall Niche Grade
C
|
Location
Wilberforce, OH
|
Acceptance Rate
38%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
496
|
|
College
Wiley College
|
Overall Niche Grade
D+
|
Location
Marshall, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
1,152
|
|
College
Winston-Salem State University
|
Overall Niche Grade
B-
|
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
63%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
4,117
|
|
College
Xavier University of Louisiana
|
Overall Niche Grade
B+
|
Location
New Orleans, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
62%
|
# of Full-Time Undergrads
2,124
|
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