Education

2014 Best Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)

There are 106 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States today.

Published

11 years ago

July 30, 2014

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 106 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.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2014 edition of the Best Colleges Report. The list included several rankings among them is the HBCU rankings.

The ranking data includes tuition, enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and college admission test scores.

Best Black Colleges And Universities Rankings

Check out the rankings below.

// RANK	// UNIVERSITY	// LOCATION
1	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA
2	Morehouse College	Atlanta, GA
3	Howard University	Washington, DC
4	Fisk University	Nashville, TN
5	Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, AL
5	Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA
7	Claflin University	Orangeburg, SC
8	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, NC
9	Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, GA
9	Delaware State University	Dover, DE
9	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, FL
12	Dillard University	New Orleans, LA
12	North Carolina Central University	Durham, NC
14	Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, NC
14	Tennessee State University	Nashville, TN
14	Tougaloo College	Tougaloo, MS
17	Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, NC
18	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, NC
18	Morgan State University	Baltimore, MD
20	Alabama A&M University	Normal, AL
20	Lincoln University	Lincoln University, PA
22	Bennett College	Greensboro, NC
23	Oakwood University	Huntsville, AL
24	South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, SC
25	Bowie State University	Bowie, MD
25	Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, NC
25	Jackson State University	Jackson, MS
25	Kentucky State University	Frankfort, KY

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