Out of the 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) within these United States, currently, only 101 of them are accredited. According to Vocabulary.com, “Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition, especially to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards. Accreditation is necessary to any person or institution in education that needs to prove that they meet a general standard of quality.”
The experiences that young, Black adults get when they decide to obtain their degree at an HBCU are unmatched!
“HBCUs offer all students, an opportunity to develop their skills and talents. These institutions train young people who go on to serve domestically and internationally in the professions as entrepreneurs and in the public and private sectors.”- US Department of Education
HBCUs listed in Alphabetical Order
Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama
Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
Albany State University
Albany, Georgia
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi
Allen University Columbia,
South Carolina
American Baptist College
Nashville, Tennessee
Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina
Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, Florida
Bishop State Community College
Mobile, Alabama
Bluefield State College
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland
Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, Pennsylvania
Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia
Clinton College
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Coppin State University
Baltimore, Maryland
Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware
Denmark Technical College
Denmark, South Carolina
Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Edward Waters College
Jacksonville, Florida
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, Florida
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, Florida
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, Georgia
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, Alabama
Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, Alabama
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas
Interdenominational Theological Center
Atlanta, Georgia
F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, Alabama
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
Jarvis Christian College
Hawkins, Texas
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky
Lane College
Jackson, Tennessee
Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
Miles College
Fairfield, Alabama
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland
Morris College
Sumter, South Carolina
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama
Paine College
Augusta, Georgia
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas
Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas
Rust College
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Saint Augustine’s University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Savannah State University
Savannah, Georgia
Selma University
Selma, Alabama
Shaw University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Shorter College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, Texas
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
St Philip’s College
San Antonio, Texas
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Talladega College
Talladega, Alabama
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Texas College
Tyler, Texas
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
Voorhees College
Denmark, South Carolina
West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio
Wiley College
Marshall, Texas
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
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