Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Normal, AL)
Alabama State University (Montgomery, AL)

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Albany State University (Albany, GA)
Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, MS)
Allen University (Columbia, SC)
American Baptist College (Nashville, TN)
Arkansas Baptist College (Little Rock, AR)
Barber–Scotia College (Concord, NC): Non-accredited institution
Benedict College (Columbia, SC)
Bennett College (Greensboro, NC)
Bethune–Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)
Bishop State Community College (Mobile, AL)
Bluefield State College (Bluefield, WV)
Bowie State University (Bowie, MD)
Central State University (Wilberforce, OH)
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles, CA): Not recognized by the US Department of Education as an official HBCU
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney, PA)
Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)
Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA)
Clinton College (Rock Hill, SC): https://www.clintoncollege.edu/
Coahoma Community College (Clarksdale, MS)
Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)
Delaware State University (Dover, DE)

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Denmark Technical College (Denmark, SC)
Dillard University (New Orleans, LA)
Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, FL)
Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, NC)
Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC)
Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (Tallahassee, FL)
Florida Memorial University (Miami, FL)
Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA)
Gadsden State Community College (Gadsden, AL)
Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)
Hampton University (Hampton, VA)
Harris–Stowe State University (St. Louis, MO)
Hinds Community College — Utica (Utica, MS)
Hood Theological Seminary (Salisbury, NC): Not recognized by the US Department of Education as an official HBCU
Howard University (Washington, DC)
Huston–Tillotson University (Austin, TX)
Interdenominational Theological Seminary (Atlanta, GA): https://www.itc.edu/
J.F. Drake State Technical College (Huntsville, AL)
Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)
Jarvis Christian University (Hawkins, TX)
Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC): Includes The Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, also designated as an HBCU
Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY)
Knoxville College (Knoxville, TN): Non-accredited institution
Lane College (Jackson, TN)
Langston University (Langston, OK)
Lawson State Community College (Birmingham, AL)
LeMoyne–Owen College (Memphis, TN)
Lincoln University (Jefferson City, MO)
Lincoln University (Lincoln University, PA)
Livingstone College (Salisbury, NC)
Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN): https://home.mmc.edu/about/
Miles College (Birmingham, AL)
Miles School of Law (Fairfield, AL): Non-accredited institution
Mississippi Valley State University (Itta Bena, MS)
Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA): Formerly a part of Morehouse College
Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)
Morris Brown College (Atlanta, GA): Non-accredited institution
Morris College (Sumter, SC)
Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA)
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (Greensboro, NC)
North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
Oakwood University (Huntsville, AL)
Paine College (Augusta, GA)
Paul Quinn College (Dallas, TX)
Philander Smith College (Little Rock, AR)
Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX)
Rust College (Holly Springs, MS)
Saint Augustine's University (Raleigh, NC)
Savannah State University (Savannah, GA)
Selma University (Selma, AL): https://www.selmauniversity.edu/
Shaw University (Raleigh, NC)
Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Shorter College (North Little Rock, AR): http://www.shortercollege.edu/
Simmons College of Kentucky (Louisville, KY): vhttps://www.simmonscollegeky.edu/
South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC)
Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)
Southern University at New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Southern University at Shreveport (Shreveport, LA)
Southwestern Christian College (Terrell, TX)
Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)
St. Philip's College—Southwest Campus (San Antonio, TX)
Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Talladega College (Talladega, AL)
Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)
Texas College (Tyler, TX)
Texas Southern University (Houston, TX)
Tougaloo College (Tougaloo, MS)
Trenholm State Technical College (Montgomery, AL)
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, AR)
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD)
University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
University of the Virgin Islands (Charlotte Amalie, VI)
Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA)
Virginia Union University (Richmond, VA)
Virginia University of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA)
Voorhees College (Denmark, SC)
West Virginia State University (Institute, WV)
Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)
Wiley University (Marshall, TX)
Winston–Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC)
Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)

Source: The College Finder research, including The Hundred Seven HBCU School Directory

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