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Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs)

Core colleges federally designated as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, largest first.

Source: IPEDS institutional characteristics (HBCU designation)

79 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

79 colleges

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CollegeStateStudentsDistance
North Carolina A & T State UniversityNC12,216
Howard UniversityDC10,190
Prairie View A & M UniversityTX8,527
Morgan State UniversityMD8,300
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityFL7,796
Tennessee State UniversityTN6,765
Texas Southern UniversityTX6,619
Southern University and A & M CollegeLA6,571
Albany State UniversityGA6,018
North Carolina Central UniversityNC5,973
Alabama A & M UniversityAL5,845
Fayetteville State UniversityNC5,845
Norfolk State UniversityVA5,510
Bowie State UniversityMD5,288
Delaware State UniversityDE4,941
Virginia State UniversityVA4,829
Jackson State UniversityMS4,769
Grambling State UniversityLA4,279
Winston-Salem State UniversityNC4,260
Spelman CollegeGA3,633
Clark Atlanta UniversityGA3,495
Central State UniversityOH3,429
Alabama State UniversityAL3,322
West Virginia State UniversityWV3,322
University of the District of ColumbiaDC3,297
Hampton UniversityVA3,255
Savannah State UniversityGA2,857
South Carolina State UniversitySC2,762
Morehouse CollegeGA2,738
Xavier University of LouisianaLA2,591
Fort Valley State UniversityGA2,558
Alcorn State UniversityMS2,432
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL2,414
Tuskegee UniversityAL2,400
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreMD2,233
Elizabeth City State UniversityNC2,048
Mississippi Valley State UniversityMS2,005
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffAR1,905
Coppin State UniversityMD1,810
Southern University at New OrleansLA1,773
Claflin UniversitySC1,754
Langston UniversityOK1,743
Lincoln UniversityPA1,717
Lincoln UniversityMO1,707
Benedict CollegeSC1,694
Kentucky State UniversityKY1,546
University of the Virgin IslandsVI1,508
Florida Memorial UniversityFL1,299
Oakwood UniversityAL1,279
Bluefield State UniversityWV1,249
Virginia Union UniversityVA1,170
Miles CollegeAL1,151
Dillard UniversityLA1,117
Edward Waters UniversityFL1,113
Harris-Stowe State UniversityMO1,098
Johnson C Smith UniversityNC1,058
Huston-Tillotson UniversityTX982
Fisk UniversityTN950
Saint Augustine's UniversityNC930
Philander Smith UniversityAR848
Shaw UniversityNC843
Lane CollegeTN822
Livingstone CollegeNC799
Talladega CollegeAL782
Stillman CollegeAL779
Jarvis Christian UniversityTX730
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaPA724
Tougaloo CollegeMS711
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeTN646
Texas CollegeTX644
Wiley UniversityTX636
Allen UniversitySC635
Wilberforce UniversityOH602
Paul Quinn CollegeTX600
Voorhees UniversitySC460
Rust CollegeMS429
Morris CollegeSC421
Paine CollegeGA344
Bennett CollegeNC195

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