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HBCU List: Explore the Top 20 Historically Black Colleges & Universities

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HBCU stands for Historically Black Colleges & Universities. These schools have been having a renaissance lately, and the endowments and applications to the top HBCUs is up after several decades of decline. Read more about the Top 20 HBCU's in the U.S. See one you like? Click the heart icon to save it to your personal college list.

1. Howard University

  • 1st
    Howard University
    Washington, DC • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $31,050
    Out-of-State
    $31,050
    Acceptance Rate35%

    • 2. Spelman College

  • 2nd
    Spelman College
    Atlanta, GA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $28,885
    Out-of-State
    $28,885
    Acceptance Rate51%

    • 3. Hampton University

  • 3rd
    Hampton University
    Hampton, VA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $29,312
    Out-of-State
    $29,312
    Acceptance Rate36%

    • 4. Morehouse College

  • 4th
    Morehouse College
    Atlanta, GA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $29,468
    Out-of-State
    $29,468
    Acceptance Rate65%

    • 5. Tuskegee University

  • 5th
    Tuskegee University
    Tuskegee, AL • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $22,614
    Out-of-State
    $22,614
    Acceptance Rate53%

    • 6. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

  • 6th
    Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Tallahassee, FL • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $4,694
    Out-of-State
    $16,640
    Acceptance Rate35%

    • 7. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  • 7th
    In-State
    $5,337
    Out-of-State
    $18,847
    Acceptance Rate61%

    • 8. Fisk University

  • 8th
    Fisk University
    Nashville, TN • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $24,302
    Out-of-State
    $24,302
    Acceptance Rate81%

    • 9. Claflin University

  • 9th
    Claflin University
    Orangeburg, SC • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $17,046
    Out-of-State
    $17,046
    Acceptance Rate60%

    • 10. Delaware State University

  • 10th
    Delaware State University
    Dover, DE • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $8,358
    Out-of-State
    $18,280
    Acceptance Rate45%

    • 11. Morgan State University

  • 11th
    Morgan State University
    Baltimore, MD • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $8,008
    Out-of-State
    $18,480
    Acceptance Rate87%

    • 12. North Carolina Central University

  • 12th
    North Carolina Central University
    Durham, NC • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $6,629
    Out-of-State
    $19,336
    Acceptance Rate77%

    • 13. Dillard University

  • 13th
    Dillard University
    New Orleans, LA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $20,550
    Out-of-State
    $20,550
    Acceptance Rate55%

    • 14. Tougaloo College

  • 14th
    Tougaloo College
    Tougaloo, MS • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $11,909
    Out-of-State
    $11,909
    Acceptance Rate56%

    • 15. Winston-Salem State University

  • 15th
    Winston-Salem State University
    Winston-Salem, NC • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $6,057
    Out-of-State
    $16,713
    Acceptance Rate65%

    • 16. University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  • 16th
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore
    Princess Anne, MD • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $8,724
    Out-of-State
    $19,343
    Acceptance Rate62%

    • 17. Clark Atlanta University

  • 17th
    Clark Atlanta University
    Atlanta, GA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $24,730
    Out-of-State
    $24,730
    Acceptance Rate58%

    • 18. Jackson State University

  • 18th
    Jackson State University
    Jackson, MS • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $8,445
    Out-of-State
    $9,445
    Acceptance Rate69%

    • 19. Norfolk State University

  • 19th
    Norfolk State University
    Norfolk, VA • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $7,746
    Out-of-State
    $18,914
    Acceptance Rate67%

    • 20. Xavier University of Louisiana

  • 20th
    Xavier University of Louisiana
    New Orleans, LA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $25,312
    Out-of-State
    $25,312
    Acceptance Rate95%

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