Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are Treasures of Tradition and Knowledge. These Pillars of Education foster a Multi-Culturalism of Black Brilliance & Creativity that has permeated outward to the World for over 150 years. HBCUs. There are a lot of excellent institutions of higher education without the HBCU distinction, and any degree earned is of merit and pride. Build Black Daily highlights the relevance and excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCUs produce 23% of all Black college graduates in the United States, while representing less than 4% of colleges and universities. These Historic Institutions confer 60% of all Engineering degrees for Black students, as well as produce 50% of Black Teachers and 40% of Black Health Professionals. A whopping 70% of Black Physicians and Dentists earn degrees at HBCUs, and 40 percent of Black students earn Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathletics (STEM) degrees at Historically Black Schools. HBCUs account for over 40% of all Black degrees awarded in the Communications field. In the legal profession, 50% of Black Lawyers and 80% of Black judges have been educated at HBCUs. LISTING OF ALL ACTIVE HBCUs
College / University Location Founded Howard University DC 1867 University of the District of Columbia DC 1851
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA College / University Location Founded Alabama A&M University Normal 1875 Alabama State University Montgomery 1867 Bishop State Community College Mobile 1927 Gadsden State College Gadsden 1925 J.F. Drake State Technical College Huntsville 1961 Lawson State Community College Bessemer 1949 Miles College Fairfield 1898 Oakwood University Huntsville 1896 Selma University Selma 1878 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa 1952 Stillman College Tuscaloosa 1876 Talladega College Talladega 1867 Trenholm State Community College Montgomery 1947 Tuskegee University Tuskegee 1881
ALABAMA College / University Location Founded University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff 1873 Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock 1884 Philander Smith College Little Rock 1877 Shorter College Little Rock 1866
ARKANSAS College / University Location Founded Delaware State University Dover 1891
DELAWARE College / University Location Founded Bethune Cookman University Daytona 1904 Edward Waters College Jacksonville 1866 Florida A&M University Tallahassee 1887 Florida Memorial University Miami 1879
FLORIDA College / University Location Founded Albany State University Albany 1903 Clark Atlanta University Atlanta 1865 Fort Valley State University Fort Valley 1895 Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta 1958 Morehouse College Atlanta 1867 Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta 1975 Morris Brown College Atlanta 1881 Paine College Augusta 1882 Savannah State University Savannah 1890 Spelman College Atlanta 1881
GEORGIA College / University Location Founded Kentucky State University Frankfort 1886 Simmons College Louisville 1869
KENTUCKY College / University Location Founded Dillard University New Orleans 1869 Grambling State University Grambling 1901 Southern University A&M College Baton Rouge 1880 Southern University New Orleans New Orleans 1959 Southern University Shreveport Shreveport 1967 Xavier University New Orleans 1915
LOUISIANA College / University Location Founded Bowie State University Bowie 1865 Coppin State University Baltimore 1900 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne 1880 Morgan State University Baltimore 1959
MARYLAND College/University Location Founded Alcorn State University Lorman 1871 Coahoma Community College Clarksdale 1924 Hinds Community College Utica Utica 1903 Jackson State University Jackson 1877 Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena 1950 Rust College Holly Springs 1866 Tougaloo College Tougaloo 1869
MISSISSIPPI College / University Location Founded Harris-Stowe State University St Louis 1857 Lincoln University Jefferson City 1866
MISSOURI College / University Location Founded Barber-Scotia College Concord 1867 Bennett College Greensboro 1873 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City 1891 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville 1867 Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte 1867 Livingstone College Salisbury 1879 North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro 1891 North Carolina Central University Durham 1910 Shaw University Raleigh 1865 St. Augustine’s University Raleigh 1867 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem 1892
NORTH CAROLINA College / University Location Founded Central State University Wilberforce 1887 Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce 1856 Wilberforce University Wilberforce 1856
OHIO College / University Location Founded Langston University Langston 1897
OKLAHOMA College / University Location Founded Cheyney University Langston 1837 Lincoln University Oxford 1854
PENNSYLVANIA College / University Location Founded Allen University Columbia 1870 Benedict College Columbia 1870 Claflin University Orangeburg 1869 Clinton College Rock HIll 1894 Denmark Technical College Denmark 1947 Morris College Sumter 1908 South Carolina State University Orangeburg 1896 Voorhees College Denmark 1897
SOUTH CAROLINA College / University Location Founded American Baptist University Columbia 1924 Fisk University Nashville 1866 Knoxville College Knoxville 1875 Lane College Jackson 1882 LeMoyne Owen College Memphis 1862 Meharry Medical College Nashville 1876 Tennessee State University Nashville 1912
TENNESSEE College / University Location Founded Huston-Tillotson University Austin 1875 Jarvis Christian College Hawkins 1912 Paul Quinn College Dallas 1872 Prairie View A&M University Prairie View 1876 Southwestern Christian College Terrell 1948 St. Philip’s College San Antonio 1898 Texas College Tyler 1894 Texas Southern University Houston 1927 Wiley College Marshall 1873
TEXAS College / University Location Founded University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas 1962
US VIRGIN ISLANDS College / University Location Founded Hampton University Hampton 1868 Norfolk State University Norfolk 1935 Virginia State University Petersburg 1882 Virginia Union University Richmond 1865 Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg 1886
VIRGINIA College / University Location Founded Bluefield State University Bluefield 1895 West Virginia State University Institute 1891
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LISTING OF CLOSED HBCUs
College / University Location Active Years Concordia College Selma 1922-2018 Daniel Payne College Birmingham 1889-1979
ALABAMA College Location Active Years Booker T. Washington Junior College Pensacola 1949-1965 Carver Junior College Cocoa 1960-1963 Collier-Blocker Junior College Palatka 1960-1964 Gibbs Junior College St Petersburg 1957-1966 Hampton Junior College Ocala 1958-1966 Jackson Junior College Marianna 1961-1966 Johnson Junior College Leesburg 1960-1966 Lincoln Junior College Ft Pierce 1960-1966 Roosevelt Junior College W. Palm Beach 1958-1965 Rosenwald Junior College Panama City 1958-1966 Suwannee River Junior College Madison 1959-1966 Volusia County Junior College Daytona Beach 1958-1965
FLORIDA College Location Active Years Payne College Cuthbert 1879-1912
GEORGIA University Location Active Years Western University Quindaro 1865-1943
KANSAS University Location Active Years Leland University New Orleans 1870-1960
LOUISIANA College Location Active Years Lewis College of Business Detroit 1928-2013
MICHIGAN College Location Active Years J. P. Campbell College Jackson 1890-1964 Mary Holmes College West Point 1892-2005 Mississippi Industrial College Holly Springs 1905-1982 Mount Hermon Female Seminary Clinton 1875-1924 Natchez College Natchez 1885-1993 Saints College Lexington 1918-2006 Southern Christian Institute Edwards 1882-1954
MISSISSIPPI College Location Active Years George R. Smith College Sedalia 1894-1925
MISSOURI College Location Active Years Kittrell College Kittrell 1886-1975
NORTH CAROLINA College Location Active Years Avery College Pittsburgh 1849-1873
PENNSYLVANIA College Location Active Years Friendship College Rock Hill 1891-1981
SOUTH CAROLINA College / University Location Active Years Morristown College Morristown 1881-1994 Roger Williams University Nashville 1864-1929
TENNESSEE College Location Active Years Bishop College Dallas 1881-1988 Guadalupe College Seguin 1884-1936
TEXAS College Location Active Years Saint Paul’s College Lawrencevile 1888-2013
VIRGINIA College Location Active Years Storer College Harpers Ferry 1865-1955
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