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DataCollege Scorecard, October 15, 2026
The states with the most HBCUs are North Carolina (9), Alabama (8), Georgia (8), Texas (8). Among 4-year HBCUs, the highest six-year graduation rates are at Spelman College (77%), Howard University (74%), Clinton College (68%).
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| College | Type | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Graduation rate | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL | Public 4-year | 58% | $18,255 | 28% | $41,266 |
| Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL | Public 4-year | 98% | $9,775 | 31% | $40,585 |
| Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL | Public 2-year | Open | $6,248 | 24% | $36,457 |
| Miles CollegeFairfield, AL | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $16,497 | 19% | $38,127 |
| Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 45% | $26,827 | 47% | $47,707 |
| Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 62% | $14,781 | 33% | $40,800 |
| Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 85% | $13,528 | 44% | $38,238 |
| Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 49% | $40,141 | 55% | $57,833 |
| Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $12,951 | 7.2% | $35,793 |
| Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $22,153 | 36% | $40,195 |
| Shorter CollegeN Little Rock, AR | Private nonprofit 2-year | Open | $16,608 | 21% | $24,894 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR | Public 4-year | 41% | $11,528 | 39% | $40,307 |
| Howard UniversityWashington, DC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 41% | $33,002 | 74% | $69,682 |
| University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC | Public 2-year | Open | $9,519 | 30% | $49,165 |
| Delaware State UniversityDover, DE | Public 4-year | 47% | $19,832 | 42% | $51,864 |
| Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 88% | $13,059 | 34% | $42,476 |
| Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, FL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 85% | $13,748 | 23% | $37,946 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL | Public 4-year | 21% | $15,220 | 62% | $52,104 |
| Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL | Private nonprofit 4-year | 85% | $24,377 | 30% | $40,290 |
| Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA | Public 4-year | Open | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 |
| Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 64% | $38,626 | 39% | $46,867 |
| Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA | Public 4-year | 66% | $12,421 | 39% | $41,857 |
| Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 44% | $38,655 | 57% | $62,169 |
| Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta, GA | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $25,756 | n/a | n/a |
| Paine CollegeAugusta, GA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 95% | n/a | n/a | $37,183 |
| Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA | Public 4-year | Open | $7,542 | 35% | $44,180 |
| Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 25% | $46,089 | 77% | $65,773 |
| Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY | Public 4-year | 96% | $17,637 | 30% | $42,650 |
| Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville, KY | Private nonprofit 2-year | 100% | $15,517 | 27% | $29,057 |
| Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 42% | $26,363 | 51% | $43,728 |
| Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA | Public 4-year | 45% | $19,214 | 36% | $41,535 |
| Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, LA | Public 4-year | n/a | n/a | n/a | $47,186 |
| Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | Public 4-year | 35% | $18,631 | 28% | $47,186 |
| Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | Public 4-year | 79% | $12,086 | 15% | $42,300 |
| Southern University at ShreveportShreveport, LA | Public 2-year | Open | $8,120 | 11% | $35,836 |
| Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 69% | $19,722 | 55% | $59,737 |
| Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD | Public 4-year | 72% | $17,835 | 37% | $61,890 |
| Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD | Public 4-year | 46% | $12,632 | 21% | $53,198 |
| Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD | Public 4-year | 82% | $14,653 | 42% | $56,585 |
| University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD | Public 4-year | 96% | $17,378 | 35% | $52,085 |
| Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO | Public 4-year | Open | $11,182 | 33% | $39,919 |
| Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO | Public 4-year | Open | $13,788 | 24% | $41,642 |
| Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS | Public 4-year | 45% | $14,791 | 49% | $40,721 |
| Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS | Public 4-year | 93% | $34,119 | 43% | $42,075 |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS | Public 4-year | 92% | $11,844 | 23% | $36,621 |
| Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS | Private nonprofit 4-year | 49% | $13,314 | 11% | $35,151 |
| Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS | Private nonprofit 4-year | 60% | $20,702 | 58% | $41,624 |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 51% | $27,547 | 32% | $43,355 |
| Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | Public 4-year | 64% | $8,048 | 46% | $44,614 |
| Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | Public 4-year | 82% | $10,009 | 37% | $47,125 |
| Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 45% | $21,397 | 34% | $44,849 |
| Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 59% | $10,838 | 20% | $38,502 |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | Public 4-year | 50% | $9,884 | 56% | $50,279 |
| North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | Public 4-year | 87% | $16,708 | 47% | $46,956 |
| Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 80% | $24,242 | 20% | $38,822 |
| Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | Public 4-year | 78% | $12,817 | 47% | $52,558 |
| Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | Public 4-year | 99% | $13,307 | 21% | $36,832 |
| Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | Private nonprofit 4-year | 41% | $16,221 | 7.3% | $41,874 |
| Langston UniversityLangston, OK | Public 2-year | Open | $14,546 | 19% | $38,679 |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | Public 4-year | Open | $12,255 | 20% | $43,275 |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | Public 4-year | 66% | $13,517 | 45% | $53,919 |
| Allen UniversityColumbia, SC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 73% | $12,389 | 25% | $32,754 |
| Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 96% | $17,734 | 43% | $36,562 |
| Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Private nonprofit 4-year | 65% | $19,710 | 47% | $44,351 |
| Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $18,255 | 68% | $32,353 |
| Morris CollegeSumter, SC | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $25,203 | 22% | $37,276 |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Public 4-year | 83% | $18,030 | 32% | $41,531 |
| Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $14,187 | 25% | $36,292 |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | Private nonprofit 4-year | 37% | $37,143 | 40% | $45,614 |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $12,660 | 18% | $35,657 |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | Private nonprofit 4-year | 99% | $6,993 | 24% | $41,221 |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | Public 4-year | 70% | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 |
| Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX | Private nonprofit 4-year | 39% | $32,089 | 35% | $46,645 |
| Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkins, TX | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $12,317 | 23% | $37,810 |
| Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX | Private nonprofit 4-year | 40% | $14,147 | 28% | $37,049 |
| Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX | Public 4-year | 79% | $13,638 | 46% | $49,183 |
| Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrell, TX | Private nonprofit 2-year | Open | $8,853 | 21% | $34,276 |
| Texas CollegeTyler, TX | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $12,603 | 16% | $36,030 |
| Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX | Public 4-year | 97% | $16,494 | 24% | $46,064 |
| Wiley UniversityMarshall, TX | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $6,125 | 40% | $37,604 |
| Hampton UniversityHampton, VA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 62% | $25,683 | 64% | $63,602 |
| Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA | Public 4-year | 88% | $12,180 | 35% | $49,237 |
| Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA | Public 4-year | 89% | $14,893 | 37% | $49,358 |
| Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA | Private nonprofit 4-year | 98% | $29,932 | 28% | $44,816 |
| Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit 4-year | Open | $20,240 | 35% | $31,749 |
| Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, WV | Public 4-year | 97% | $11,130 | 34% | $45,981 |
| West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV | Public 4-year | 96% | $13,624 | 36% | $43,742 |
How this list was made
HBCU status is the U.S. Department of Education flag in the College Scorecard. Schools that mostly award certificates or graduate degrees, or have fewer than 100 undergraduates, are not in our data. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data release of October 15, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How many HBCUs are there?
87 currently operating HBCUs award mostly associate or bachelor's degrees and enroll at least 100 undergraduates, according to the College Scorecard. A few more HBCUs mainly award graduate degrees or certificates and are not listed here.
Which state has the most HBCUs?
North Carolina, with 9 in our data.
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