HBCU Locations
In 2018, there are 102 HBCUs located in 19 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Of the 102 HBCUs, 51 were public institutions and 51 were private nonprofit institutions. The number of students enrolled at HBCUs rose by 32 percent between 1976 and 2015, from 223,000 to 293,000. In comparison, total enrollment in degree-granting institutions increased by 81 percent, from 11 million to 20 million, during that period. (NCES)
[For links to the listing, search the following sites: HBCUs by State; States with the most HBCUs; HBCU Search]
ALABAMA
Alabama A & M University Normal, AL
Alabama State University Montgomery, AL
Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL
Concordia College-Selma Selma, AL
George C Wallace State Community College Birmingham, AL
at – Selma Selma, AL
H Council Trenholm State Technical College Montgomery, AL
F. Drake Technical College Huntsville, AL
Oakwood College Huntsville, AL
Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL
Miles College Fairfield, AL
Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL
Talladega College Talladega, AL
Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL
Oakwood College Huntsville, AL
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR
(Univ. of) Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR
Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Howard University Washington, DC
Univ. of the District of Columbia Washington, DC
FLORIDA
Bethune Cookman College Daytona Beach, FL
Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL
Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL
Florida Memorial College Miami, FL
GEORGIA
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA
Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA
Morehouse College Atlanta, GA
Savannah State University Savannah, GA
Paine College Augusta, GA
Shorter College Rome, GA
Spelman College Atlanta, GA
ILLINOIS
Chicago State University Chicago, IL
KENTUCKY
Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY
LOUISIANA
Dillard University New Orleans, LA
Grambling State University Grambling, LA
Southern University A & M Baton Rouge, LA
Southern University New Orleans, LA
Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
MARYLAND
Bowie State University Bowie, MD
Coppin State University Baltimore, MD
Morgan State University Baltimore, MD
University of Maryland – E.S Princess Anne, MD
MISSOURI
Harris – Stowe State College St. Louis, MO
Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO
MISSISSIPPI
Alcorn State University Alcorn, MS
Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS
Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
Jackson State University Jackson, MS
Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS
Rust College Holly Springs, MS
Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS
NORTH CAROLINA
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC
North Carolina A&T University Greensboro, NC
North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
Shaw University Raleigh, NC
Saint Augustine’s College Raleigh, NC
Winston Salem State University Winston Salem, NC
OHIO
Central State University Wilberforce, OH
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH
OKLAHOMA
Langston University Langston, OK
PENNSYLVANIA
Cheyney University Cheyney, PA
Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA
SOUTH CAROLINA
Allen University Columbia, SC
Benedict College Columbia, SC
Claflin College Orangeburg, SC
Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC
Morris College Sumter, SC
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC
Voorhees College Denmark, SC
TENNESSEE
Fisk University Nashville, TN
Knoxville College Knoxville, TN
Lane College Jackson, TN
Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN
Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN
Tennessee State University Nashville, TN
TEXAS
Huston-Tillotson College Austin, TX
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, TX
Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX
Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX
Saint Philips College San Antonio, TX
Southwestern Christian College Terrell, TX
Texas College Tyler, TX
Texas Southern University Houston, TX
Wiley College Marshall, TX
VIRGINIA
Hampton University Hampton, VA
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA
Virginia State University Petersburg, VA
Virginia Union University Richmond, VA
VIRGIN ISLANDS
University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas, VI
WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV
West Virginia State University Institute, WV
HBCUs participate in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Mideastern Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference; NCAA, NAIA, Red River Athletic Association.