Education
2014 Best Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)
There are 106 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States today.
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
|
Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine®
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first Black U.S. Senator since reconstruction
Remembering: Irma P. Hall, beloved ‘Soul Food’ actress who found Hollywood success later in life, dies at 91
Ole Miss Black students speak out after viral video shows white women making monkey noises outside their apartment
Remembering Toukie Smith: ‘227’ actress and trailblazing model dies at 74 after multiple sclerosis battle
Kendra G returns to host Season 2 of OWN’s Dating Download, premiering Nov. 18
North Carolina A&T, UNC Greensboro and Bennett students march nearly an hour after campus voting sites removed
Baltimore artist MIDDEKO releases new single “FALLINLUV”
OWN for the Holidays returns with new movies
New Jersey woman who outsmarted serial killer and escaped in 2016 dies at 44
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine earns preliminary accreditation, becoming nation’s fifth historically Black medical school
Woody Shaw’s Avant‑Garde ‘Song of Songs’ returns to vinyl after 50 years through Jazz Dispensary’s Top Shelf Series
Kansas City’s Copper Boyz Ranch provides youth violence‑prevention through horsemanship
Nolan Wells’ family demands ‘thorough’ investigation: “What we’ve been told does not make sense”
Peabo Bryson, Grammy‑winning voice behind two Disney classics, dies at 75
OWN greenlights first-ever ‘Belle Collective’ spinoff Belle Collective: Birmingham
-
Crime & Justice2 weeks agoFamily of slain Bronx teen Javits Frimpong demands justice after fatal shooting
-
Culture2 weeks agoBurger King employee wears Blackface, tells customer, “I just want to be Black”
-
Police2 weeks agoVirginia mother loses her car after police mistake her vehicle for shooting suspect’s using flock cameras
-
Sports1 week agoFort Lewis football player Jordan ‘JT’ Thomas suffers severe spinal cord injury during game
-
Police2 weeks agoSuspected arson damages Senatobia Police headquarters months after officer fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
-
In Memoriam1 week agoThe Rude Boys founding member Melvin ‘Boy Baby’ Sephus dies at 61
-
Health & Wellness1 week agoTikTok star Marcel Johnson dies at 32 after courageous battle with stage 4 stomach cancer
-
Politics1 week agoFive Black governors make history in 2026 U.S. elections