November 15 …
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were founded before 1964, primarily to educate African Americans at a time when segregation and widespread discrimination blocked them from attending many other schools.
Most of these institutions were created by religious groups, civic and philanthropic organizations, or community leaders to provide access to higher education, teacher training, and professional careers. Although created for Black students, they have always welcomed people of all races and backgrounds.
These institutions range from small liberal arts colleges to larger universities that offer graduate and professional programs. Over the years, they have produced many prominent leaders — including educators, scientists, artists, civil rights activists, and elected officials — and they continue to play an important role in expanding educational opportunity and advancing social mobility for historically underserved students.
Today, #NatlBLACK celebrates and honors HBCUs throughout our history for their close-knit campus communities, supportive faculty, and traditions that celebrate Black culture, history, and leadership. They are:
- Alabama A&M University
- Alabama State University
- Albany State University
- Alcorn State University
- Allen University
- American Baptist College
- Arkansas Baptist College
- Barber-Scotia College
- Benedict College
- Bennett College
- Bethune-Cookman University
- Bishop State Community College
- Bluefield State College
- Bowie State University
- Carver College
- Central State University
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clinton College
- Coahoma Community College
- Concordia College, Alabama
- Coppin State University
- Delaware State University
- Denmark Technical College
- Dillard University
- Edward Waters University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fayetteville State University
- Fisk University
- Florida A&M University
- Florida Memorial University
- Fort Valley State University
- Gadsden State Community College (Valley Street Campus)
- Grambling State University
- Hampton University
- Harris-Stowe State University
- Hinds Community College at Utica
- Hood Theological
- Howard University
- Huston-Tillotson University
- Interdenominational Theological Center
- J.F. Drake State Technical College
- Jackson State University
- Jarvis Christian University
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Johnson C Smith Theological Seminary
- Kentucky State University
- Knoxville College
- Lane College
- Langston University
- Lawson State Community College
- LeMoyne-Owen College
- Lewis College of Business
- Lincoln University (MO)
- Lincoln University (PA)
- Livingstone College
- Meharry Medical College
- Miles College
- Miles School of Law
- Mississippi Valley State University
- Morehouse College
- Morehouse School of Medicine
- Morgan State University
- Morris Brown College
- Morris College
- Norfolk State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Oakwood University
- Paine College
- Paul Quinn College
- Payne Theological
- Philander Smith College
- Prairie View A&M University
- Roger Williams University (TN)
- Rust College
- Saint Paul’s College
- Savannah State University
- Selma University
- Shaw University
- Shelton State Community College (C.A. Fredd Campus)
- Shorter College
- Simmons College of Kentucky
- South Carolina State University
- Southern University at New Orleans
- Southern University at Shreveport
- Southern University and A&M College
- Southern University Law Center
- Southwestern Christian College
- Spelman College
- St. Augustine’s University
- St. Philip’s College
- Stillman College
- Talladega College
- Tennessee State University
- Texas College
- Texas Southern University
- Tougaloo College
- Trenholm State Community College
- Tuskegee University
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- University of the District of Columbia
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- University of Virgin Islands
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Union University
- Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Voorhees University
- West Virginia State University
- Wilberforce University
- Wiley University
- Winston-Salem State University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
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