Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Updated June 13, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

In the late 19th century, colleges for Black students were started in box cars (Atlanta University) and church basements (Spelman College). Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the nation's foremost Black educators, opened a college in 1904 with $1.50 and 5 students. Today, there are 101 historically Black colleges and universities in the United States, who can count among their graduates such luminaries as W. E. B. Du Bois (Fisk University), Thurgood Marshall (Lincoln University and Howard University), Toni Morrison (Howard University), and Martin Luther King, Jr. (Morehouse College).

Name	Address	General information	Website	Type

Alabama A & M University	4900 Meridian St, Normal, Alabama 35762	(256) 372-5000	www.aamu.edu/	4-year, Public
Alabama State University	915 S Jackson Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0271	(334) 229-4400	www.alasu.edu	4-year, Public
Albany State University	504 College Dr., Albany, Georgia 31705	(229) 430-4600	www.asurams.edu/	4-year, Public
Alcorn State University	1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, Mississippi 39096-7500	(601) 877-6100	www.alcorn.edu	4-year, Public
Allen University	1530 Harden Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29204	(803) 254-4165	allenuniversity.edu	4-year, Private
Arkansas Baptist College	1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-6099	(501) 370-4000	www.arkansasbaptist.edu	4-year, Private
Benedict College	1600 Harden Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29204-1086	(803) 256-4220	www.benedict.edu	4-year, Private
Bennett College for Women	900 E Washington St, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401-3239	(336) 517-2100	www.bennett.edu	4-year, Private
Bethune-Cookman University	640 Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114-3099	(386) 481-2000	www.cookman.edu	4-year, Private
Bishop State Community College	351 North Broad Street, Mobile, Alabama 36603-5898	(251) 405-7000	www.bishop.edu	2-year, Public
Bluefield State College	219 Rock St, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701	(304) 327-4000	www.bluefieldstate.edu	4-year, Public
Bowie State University	14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, Maryland 20715-9465	(301) 860-4000	www.bowiestate.edu	4-year, Public
Central State University	1400 Brush Row Rd, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384-1004	(937) 376-6011	www.centralstate.edu	4-year, Public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	1837 University Circle, Cheyney, Pennsylvania 19319-0200	(610) 399-2000	www.cheyney.edu	4-year, Public
Claflin University	400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115-4498	(803) 535-5000	www.claflin.edu	4-year, Private
Clark Atlanta University	223 James P Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4391	(404) 880-8000	www.cau.edu	4-year, Private
Clinton Junior College	1029 Crawford Rd, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730	(803) 327-7402	www.clintonjuniorcollege.edu	2-year, Private
Coahoma Community College	3240 Friars Point Rd, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614	(662) 627-2571	www.coahomacc.edu	2-year, Public
Concordia College-Selma	1804 Green St, Selma, Alabama 36701	(334) 526-9141	www.concordiaselma.edu	4-year, Private
Coppin State University	2500 West North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21216-3698	(410) 951-3000	www.coppin.edu	4-year, Public
Delaware State University	1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901	(302) 857-6060	www.desu.edu	4-year, Public
Denmark Technical College	1126 Solomon Blatt Blvd, Denmark, South Carolina 29042	(803) 793-5100	www.denmarktech.edu	2-year, Public
Dillard University	2601 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122	(504) 816-4640	www.dillard.edu	4-year, Private
Edward Waters College	1658 Kings Rd, Jacksonville, Florida 32209	(904) 470-8000	www.ewc.edu	4-year, Private
Elizabeth City State University	1704 Weeksville Rd, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909	(252) 335-3400	www.ecsu.edu	4-year, Public
Fayetteville State University	1200 Murchison Rd, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-4298	(910) 672-1111	www.uncfsu.edu	4-year, Public
Fisk University	1000 17th Ave North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208-4501	(615) 329-8500	www.fisk.edu	4-year, Private
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, Florida 32307	(850) 599-3000	www.famu.edu	4-year, Public
Florida Memorial University	15800 NW 42 Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054-6199	(305) 626-3600	www.fmuniv.edu	4-year, Private
Fort Valley State University	1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, Georgia 31030-4313	(478) 825-6211	www.fvsu.edu	4-year, Public
Gadsden State Community College	1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden, Alabama 35903	(256) 549-8200	www.gadsdenstate.edu	2-year, Public
Grambling State University	403 Main Street, Grambling, Louisiana 71245	(318) 247-3811	www.gram.edu	4-year, Public
H Councill Trenholm State Technical College	1225 Air Base Blvd, Montgomery, Alabama 36108-3199	(334) 420-4200	www.trenholmstate.edu	2-year, Public
Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia 23668-0099	(757) 727-5000	www.hamptonu.edu	4-year, Private
Harris-Stowe State University	3026 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri 63103-2136	(314) 340-3366	www.hssu.edu	4-year, Public
Hinds Community College-Utica	34175 Highway 18, Utica, Mississippi 39175	(601) 857-5261	www.hindscc.edu	2-year, Public
Howard University	2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20059-0001	(202) 806-6100	www.howard.edu	4-year, Private
Huston-Tillotson University	900 Chicon St, Austin, Texas 78702-2795	(512) 505-3000	www.htu.edu	4-year, Private
Interdenominational Theological Center	700 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4143	(404) 527-7700	www.itc.edu	4-year, Private
J F Drake State Technical College	3421 Meridian St N, Huntsville, Alabama 35811	(256) 539-8161	www.drakestate.edu	2-year, Public
Jackson State University	1440 J R Lynch St, Jackson, Mississippi 39217	(601) 979-2121	www.jsums.edu	4-year, Public
Jarvis Christian College	Hwy 80 E, Hawkins, Texas 75765-1470	(903) 769-5700	www.jarvis.edu	4-year, Private
Johnson C Smith University	100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28216-5398	(704) 378-1000	www.jcsu.edu	4-year, Private
Kentucky State University	400 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-2355	(502) 597-6000	www.kysu.edu	4-year, Public
Lane College	545 Lane Ave, Jackson, Tennessee 38301-4598	(731) 426-7500	www.lanecollege.edu	4-year, Private
Langston University	102 Page Hall, Langston, Oklahoma 73050	(405) 466-3428	www.lunet.edu	4-year, Public
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus	3060 Wilson Rd SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221-1717	(205) 925-2515	www.lawsonstate.edu	2-year, Public
Le Moyne-Owen College	807 Walker Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38126-6595	(901) 435-1000	www.loc.edu	4-year, Private
Lincoln University	820 Chestnut Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101	(573) 681-5000	www.lincolnu.edu/pages/1.asp	4-year, Public
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania	1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352-0999	(484) 365-8000	www.lincoln.edu	4-year, Public
Livingstone College	701 W Monroe St, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144	(704) 216-6000	www.livingstone.edu	4-year, Private
Meharry Medical College	1005 DB TODD BLVD, NASHVILLE, Tennessee 37208	(615) 327-6111	www.mmc.edu	4-year, Private
Miles College	5500 Myron Massey Blvd, Fairfield, Alabama 35064-2621	(205) 929-1000 x1645	www.miles.edu	4-year, Private
Mississippi Valley State University	14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, Mississippi 38941-1400	(662) 254-9041	www.mvsu.edu	4-year, Public
Morehouse College	830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314	(404) 681-2800	www.morehouse.edu	4-year, Private
Morehouse School of Medicine	720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310-1495	(404) 752-1500	www.msm.edu	4-year, Private
Morgan State University	1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21251-0001	(443) 885-3333	www.morgan.edu	4-year, Public
Morris College	100 West College Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-3599	(803) 934-3200	www.morris.edu	4-year, Private
Norfolk State University	700 Park Ave, Norfolk, Virginia 23504-8000	(757) 823-8600	www.nsu.edu	4-year, Public
North Carolina A & T State University	1601 E Market St, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411	(336) 334-7500	www.ncat.edu	4-year, Public
North Carolina Central University	1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, North Carolina 27707	(919) 530-6100	www.nccu.edu	4-year, Public
Oakwood University	7000 Adventist Blvd NW, Huntsville, Alabama 35896	(256) 726-7000	www.oakwood.edu	4-year, Private
Paine College	1235 15th St, Augusta, Georgia 30901-3182	(706) 821-8200	www.paine.edu	4-year, Private
Paul Quinn College	3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, Texas 75241	(214) 379-5577	www.pqc.edu	4-year, Private
Philander Smith College	900 W. Daisy Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3799	(501) 375-9845	www.philander.edu	4-year, Private
Prairie View A & M University	FM 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, Texas 77446	(936) 261-3311	www.pvamu.edu	4-year, Public
Rust College	150 Rust Ave, Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635	(601) 252-8000	www.rustcollege.edu	4-year, Private
Saint Augustines College	1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27610-2298	(919) 516-4000	www.st-aug.edu	4-year, Private
Saint Pauls College	115 College Drive, Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868	(434) 848-3111	www.saintpauls.edu	4-year, Private
Savannah State University	3219 College Street, Savannah, Georgia 31404-5310	(912) 358-4778	www.savannahstate.edu/	4-year, Public
Selma University	1501 Lapsley St, Dinkins Hall, Selma, Alabama 36701	(334) 872-2533	selmauniversity.org	4-year, Private
Shaw University	118 East South Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601	(919) 546-8200	www.shawu.edu	4-year, Private
Shelton State Community College	9500 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405-8522	(205) 391-2211	www.sheltonstate.edu	2-year, Public
South Carolina State University	300 College St NE, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117-0001	(803) 536-7000	www.scsu.edu	4-year, Public
Southern University and A & M College	Southern Branch Post Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813	(225) 771-4500	www.subr.edu	4-year, Public
Southern University at New Orleans	6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70126	(504) 286-5000	www.suno.edu	4-year, Public
Southern University at Shreveport	3050 Martin Luther King Dr, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107	(318) 670-6000	www.susla.edu	2-year, Public
Southwestern Christian College	200 Bowser Circle, Terrell, Texas 75160-4812	(972) 524-3341 x107	www.swcc.edu	4-year, Private
Spelman College	350 Spelman Lane SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4399	(404) 681-3643	www.spelman.edu	4-year, Private
St. Philip's College	1801 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78203-2098	(210) 486-2000	www.alamo.edu/spc/	2-year, Public
Stillman College	3601 Stillman Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403	(205) 349-4240	www.stillman.edu	4-year, Private
Talladega College	627 W Battle St, Talladega, Alabama 35160	(256) 761-6100	www.talladega.edu	4-year, Private
Tennessee State University	3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1561	(615) 963-5111	www.tnstate.edu	4-year, Public
Texas College	2404 N. Grand Avenue, Tyler, Texas 75702	(903) 593-8311 x2200	www.texascollege.edu	4-year, Private
Texas Southern University	3100 Cleburne St, Houston, Texas 77004	(713) 313-7011	www.tsu.edu	4-year, Public
Tougaloo College	500 W County Line Rd, Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174	(601) 977-7700	www.tougaloo.edu	4-year, Private
Tuskegee University	Kresge Center, 3rd Floor, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088-1920	(334) 727-8011	www.tuskegee.edu	4-year, Private
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	1200 N University Mail Slot 4789, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601	(870) 575-8000	www.uapb.edu	4-year, Public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853-1299	(410) 651-2200	www.umes.edu	4-year, Public
University of the District of Columbia	4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20008	(202) 274-5012	www.udc.edu	4-year, Public
University of the Virgin Islands	2 John Brewers Bay, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands 00802-9990	(340) 776-9200	www.uvi.edu	4-year, Public
University of the Virgin Islands-Kingshill	St. Croix, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00850	(340) 778-1620 x0000	www.uvi.edu	4-year, Public
Virginia State University	One Hayden Drive, Petersburg, Virginia 23806	(804) 524-5000	www.vsu.edu	4-year, Public
Virginia Union University	1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, Virginia 23220	(804) 257-5600	www.vuu.edu	4-year, Private
Virginia University of Lynchburg	2058 Garfield Ave, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501	(434) 528-5276 x126	www.vul.edu	4-year, Private
Voorhees College	481 Porter Drive, Denmark, South Carolina 29042	(803) 780-1234	www.voorhees.edu	4-year, Private
West Virginia State University	Rte 25, Institute, West Virginia 25112-1000	(304) 766-3000	www.wvstateu.edu	4-year, Public
Wilberforce University	1055 N Bickett Rd, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384-1001	(937) 376-2911	www.wilberforce.edu	4-year, Private
Wiley College	711 Wiley Ave, Marshall, Texas 75670	(903) 927-3300	wileyc.edu	4-year, Private
Winston-Salem State University	601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110-0001	(336) 750-2000	www.wssu.edu	4-year, Public
Xavier University of Louisiana	One Drexel Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125-1098	(504) 486-7411	www.xula.edu	4-year, Private

Source: College Navigator-National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/