CAPS - Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: "...any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education] to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation." Other educational institutions currently have large numbers of blacks in their student body, but as they were founded (or opened their doors to African Americans) after the implementation of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (the court decision which outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities) and the Higher Education Act of 1965, they are not historically black colleges, but have been termed "predominantly black." Some historically black colleges now have non-black majorities, notably West Virginia State University, whose student body has been roughly 90 percent white since the mid-1960s.

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Alabama A & M University	Normal, AL	Edit


Alabama State University	Montgomery, AL	Edit


Albany State University	Albany, GA	Edit


Alcorn State University	Alcorn State, MS	Edit


Allen University	Columbia, SC	Edit


Arkansas Baptist College	Little Rock, AR	Edit


Benedict College	Columbia, SC	Edit


Bennett College for Women	Greensboro, NC	Edit


Bethune-Cookman University	Daytona Beach, FL	Edit


Bishop State Community College	Mobile, AL	Edit


Bluefield State College	Bluefield, WV	Edit


Bowie State University	Bowie, MD	Edit


Central State University	Wilberforce, OH	Edit


Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney, PA	Edit


Claflin University	Orangeburg, SC	Edit


Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, GA	Edit


Clinton Junior College	Rock Hill, SC	Edit


Coahoma Community College	Clarksdale, MS	Edit


Concordia College-Selma	Selma, AL	Edit


Coppin State University	Baltimore, MD	Edit


Delaware State University	Dover, DE	Edit


Denmark Technical College	Denmark, SC	Edit


Dillard University	New Orleans, LA	Edit


Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, FL	Edit


Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, NC	Edit


Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, NC	Edit


Fisk University	Nashville, TN	Edit


Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	Edit


Florida Memorial University	Miami Gardens, FL	Edit


Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley, GA	Edit


Gadsden State Community College	Gadsden, AL	Edit


Grambling State University	Grambling, LA	Edit


H Councill Trenholm State Technical College	Montgomery, AL	Edit


Hampton University	Hampton, VA	Edit


Harris-Stowe State University	Saint Louis, MO	Edit


Howard University	Washington, DC	Edit


Huston-Tillotson University	Austin, TX	Edit


Interdenominational Theological Center	Atlanta, GA	Edit


J F Drake State Technical College	Huntsville, AL	Edit


Jackson State University	Jackson, MS	Edit


Jarvis Christian College	Hawkins, TX	Edit


Johnson C Smith University	Charlotte, NC	Edit


Kentucky State University	Frankfort, KY	Edit


Lane College	Jackson, TN	Edit


Langston University	Langston, OK	Edit


Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus	Birmingham, AL	Edit


Le Moyne-Owen College	Memphis, TN	Edit


Lewis College of Business	Detroit, MI	Edit


Lincoln University	Jefferson City, MO	Edit


Lincoln University of Pennsylvania	Lincoln University, PA	Edit


Livingstone College	Salisbury, NC	Edit


Meharry Medical College	NASHVILLE, TN	Edit


Miles College	Fairfield, AL	Edit


Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena, MS	Edit


Morehouse College	Atlanta, GA	Edit


Morehouse School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	Edit


Morgan State University	Baltimore, MD	Edit


Morris College	Sumter, SC	Edit


Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA	Edit


North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro, NC	Edit


North Carolina Central University	Durham, NC	Edit


Oakwood College	Huntsville, AL	Edit


Paine College	Augusta, GA	Edit


Paul Quinn College	Dallas, TX	Edit


Philander Smith College	Little Rock, AR	Edit


Prairie View A & M University	Prairie View, TX	Edit


Rust College	Holly Springs, MS	Edit


Saint Augustines College	Raleigh, NC	Edit


Saint Pauls College	Lawrenceville, VA	Edit


Savannah State University	Savannah, GA	Edit


Shaw University	Raleigh, NC	Edit


Shelton State Community College	Tuscaloosa, AL	Edit


South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, SC	Edit


Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge, LA	Edit


Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	Edit


Southern University at Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	Edit


Southwestern Christian College	Terrell, TX	Edit


Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	Edit


St Philips College	San Antonio, TX	Edit


Stillman College	Tuscaloosa, AL	Edit


Talladega College	Talladega, AL	Edit


Tennessee State University	Nashville, TN	Edit


Texas College	Tyler, TX	Edit


Texas Southern University	Houston, TX	Edit


Tougaloo College	Tougaloo, MS	Edit


Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, AL	Edit


University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff, AR	Edit


University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	Edit


University of the District of Columbia	Washington, DC	Edit


University of the Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie, VI	Edit


Virginia State University	Petersburg, VA	Edit


Virginia Union University	Richmond, VA	Edit


Virginia University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg, VA	Edit


Voorhees College	Denmark, SC	Edit


West Virginia State University	Institute, WV	Edit


Wilberforce University	Wilberforce, OH	Edit


Wiley College	Marshall, TX	Edit


Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, NC	Edit


Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	Edit