Education
Historically Black Colleges And Universities + 2011 Top 20 HBCU’s
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.

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.
There are 105 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States today, including public and private, two-year and four-year institutions, medical schools and community colleges.
All are or were in the former slave states and territories of the U.S. except for Central State University (Ohio), Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Lewis College of Business (Detroit, Michigan), Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), Wilberforce University (Ohio), and now-defunct Western University (Kansas).
Some closed during the 20th century due to competition, the Great Depression and financial difficulties after operating for decades.
Top 10 Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
- Spelman College
- Howard University
- Morehouse College
- Hampton University
- Tuskegee University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Fisk University
- Claflin University
- Dillard University
- Tougaloo College
- North Carolina Central University
- (TIE) Florida A&M University & North Carolina A&T State University
- South Carolina State University
- (TIE) Jackson State University & Johnson C. Smith University
- (TIE) Delaware State University & Elizabeth City State University
- Winston-Salem State University
- (TIE) Morgan State University & Tennessee State University
Click here to see the list of all HBCUs.
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