List of Oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Institution NameCityStateIn-StateOut-of-State # of StudentsHistorically Black? Accred YearWebsite
Howard UniversityWashingtonDC$14,020.00$14,020.0010,125Yes1921Visit Site
Lincoln University of PennsylvaniaLincoln UniversityPA$7,578.00$12,008.002,449Yes1922Visit Site
Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint LouisMO$4,142.00$7,820.001,882Yes1924Visit Site
Morgan State UniversityBaltimoreMD$6,318.00$14,438.007,208Yes1925Visit Site
Lincoln UniversityJefferson CityMO$4,816.00$8,464.003,156Yes1926Visit Site
West Virginia State UniversityInstituteWV$3,778.00$9,314.003,218Yes1927Visit Site
Fisk UniversityNashvilleTN$15,620.00$15,620.00814Yes1930Visit Site
Talladega CollegeTalladegaAL$7,128.00$7,128.00350Yes1931Visit Site
Hampton UniversityHamptonVA$15,610.00$15,610.005,658Yes1932Visit Site
Morehouse CollegeAtlantaGA$18,678.00$18,678.002,810Yes1932Visit Site
Spelman CollegeAtlantaGA$18,615.00$18,615.002,343Yes1932Visit Site
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegeeAL$14,360.00$14,360.002,936Yes1933Visit Site
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgVA$5,655.00$13,307.004,720Yes1933Visit Site
Wiley CollegeMarshallTX$9,400.00$9,400.00926Yes1933Visit Site
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotteNC$15,754.00$15,754.001,463Yes1933Visit Site
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie ViewTX$4,948.00$11,620.008,382Yes1934Visit Site
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseeFL$3,274.00$15,196.0011,562Yes1935Visit Site
Virginia Union UniversityRichmondVA$13,394.00$13,394.001,535Yes1935Visit Site
Bennett College for WomenGreensboroNC$14,648.00$14,648.00678Yes1935Visit Site
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboroNC$3,500.00$12,942.0010,498Yes1936Visit Site
University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess AnneMD$5,988.00$12,555.004,086Yes1937Visit Site
Dillard UniversityNew OrleansLA$12,240.00$12,240.00956Yes1938Visit Site
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamNC$3,606.00$13,350.008,383Yes1938Visit Site
Xavier University of LouisianaNew OrleansLA$13,800.00$13,800.003,088Yes1938Visit Site
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton RougeLA$3,666.00$9,458.008,288Yes1938Visit Site
Kentucky State UniversityFrankfortKY$5,320.00$12,490.002,696Yes1939Visit Site
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphisTN$10,298.00$10,298.00592Yes1939Visit Site
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburgSC$7,318.00$14,362.004,933Yes1941Visit Site
Saint Augustines CollegeRaleighNC$13,206.00$13,206.001,284Yes1942Visit Site
Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustinTX$10,040.00$10,040.00768Yes1943Visit Site
Shaw UniversityRaleighNC$10,840.00$10,840.002,866Yes1943Visit Site
Livingstone CollegeSalisburyNC$12,174.00$12,174.00960Yes1944Visit Site
Paine CollegeAugustaGA$10,694.00$10,694.00917Yes1944Visit Site
Delaware State UniversityDoverDE$6,146.00$13,100.003,756Yes1945Visit Site
Benedict CollegeColumbiaSC$14,010.00$14,010.002,641Yes1946Visit Site
Tennessee State UniversityNashvilleTN$4,886.00$15,162.009,065Yes1946Visit Site
Voorhees CollegeDenmarkSC$7,460.00$7,460.00587Yes1946Visit Site
Claflin UniversityOrangeburgSC$12,358.00$12,358.001,763Yes1947Visit Site
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth CityNC$2,898.00$11,779.003,061Yes1947Visit Site
Fayetteville State UniversityFayettevilleNC$3,422.00$13,604.006,692Yes1947Visit Site
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemNC$3,300.00$11,940.005,870Yes1947Visit Site
Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona BeachFL$12,382.00$12,382.003,434Yes1947Visit Site
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn StateMS$4,324.00$9,810.003,668Yes1948Visit Site
Jackson State UniversityJacksonMS$4,476.00$10,072.008,698Yes1948Visit Site
Langston UniversityLangstonOK$3,596.00$8,710.002,823Yes1948Visit Site
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonTX$5,428.00$13,678.009,540Yes1948Visit Site
Central State UniversityWilberforceOH$5,294.00$11,462.002,022Yes1949Visit Site
Grambling State UniversityGramblingLA$3,622.00$8,972.005,161Yes1949Visit Site
Lane CollegeJacksonTN$7,620.00$7,620.001,766Yes1949Visit Site
Philander Smith CollegeLittle RockAR$8,402.00$8,402.00561Yes1949Visit Site
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine BluffAR$4,499.00$8,909.003,200Yes1950Visit Site
Saint Pauls CollegeLawrencevilleVA$12,020.00$12,020.00700Yes1950Visit Site
Albany State UniversityAlbanyGA$3,470.00$12,074.004,033Yes1951Visit Site
Bluefield State CollegeBluefieldWV$3,984.00$8,160.001,804Yes1951Visit Site
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami GardensFL$12,254.00$12,254.001,750Yes1951Visit Site
Fort Valley State UniversityFort ValleyGA$3,558.00$12,162.002,562Yes1951Visit Site
Savannah State UniversitySavannahGA$3,486.00$12,090.003,169Yes1951Visit Site
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyneyPA$6,412.00$14,268.001,438Yes1951Visit Site
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioTX$2,838.00$5,358.009,256Yes1951Visit Site
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosaAL$12,186.00$12,186.00915Yes1953Visit Site
Tougaloo CollegeTougalooMS$9,710.00$9,710.00856Yes1953Visit Site
Oakwood UniversityHuntsvilleAL$12,668.00$12,668.001,824Yes1958Visit Site
Bowie State UniversityBowieMD$5,939.00$15,629.005,464Yes1961Visit Site
Coppin State UniversityBaltimoreMD$4,980.00$12,753.003,932Yes1962Visit Site
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforceOH$11,560.00$11,560.00834Yes1962Visit Site
Alabama A & M UniversityNormalAL$4,072.00$7,304.005,706Yes1963Visit Site
Alabama State UniversityMontgomeryAL$4,508.00$8,516.005,608Yes1966Visit Site
Jarvis Christian CollegeHawkinsTX$8,208.00$8,208.00712Yes1967Visit Site
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta BenaMS$4,467.00$10,248.003,009Yes1968Visit Site
Miles CollegeFairfieldAL$7,181.00$7,181.001,210Yes1969Visit Site
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkVA$5,322.00$16,242.006,155Yes1969Visit Site
Rust CollegeHolly SpringsMS$6,600.00$6,600.00979Yes1970Visit Site
Southern University at New OrleansNew OrleansLA$2,970.00$6,708.002,648Yes1970Visit Site
Lewis College of BusinessDetroitMIUnknownUnknownUnknownYes1971Visit Site
University of the District of ColumbiaWashingtonDC$3,140.00$5,780.005,371Yes1971Visit Site
University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte AmalieVI$3,800.00$10,400.002,384Yes1971Visit Site
J F Drake State Technical CollegeHuntsvilleAL$2,700.00$4,830.00694Yes1971Visit Site
Meharry Medical CollegeNASHVILLETNUnknownUnknown752Yes1972Visit Site
Paul Quinn CollegeDallasTX$9,170.00$9,170.00567Yes1972Visit Site
H Councill Trenholm State Technical CollegeMontgomeryAL$2,700.00$4,830.001,340Yes1972Visit Site
Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrellTX$6,185.00$6,185.00201Yes1973Visit Site
Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdaleMS$1,740.00$4,640.002,216Yes1975Visit Site
Southern University at ShreveportShreveportLA$2,252.00$3,382.002,337Yes1975Visit Site
Morris CollegeSumterSC$9,250.00$9,250.00871Yes1978Visit Site
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmarkSC$2,288.00$4,376.001,571Yes1979Visit Site
Edward Waters CollegeJacksonvilleFL$9,176.00$9,176.00811Yes1979Visit Site
Concordia College-SelmaSelmaAL$6,826.00$6,826.00555Yes1983Visit Site
Interdenominational Theological CenterAtlantaGAUnknownUnknown442Yes1984Visit Site
Morehouse School of MedicineAtlantaGAUnknownUnknown300Yes1986Visit Site
Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle RockAR$5,500.00$5,500.00602Yes1987Visit Site
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlantaGA$16,100.00$16,100.004,271Yes1990Visit Site
Allen UniversityColumbiaSC$9,884.00$9,884.00651Yes1992Visit Site
Bishop State Community CollegeMobileAL$2,700.00$4,830.002,811Yes1992Visit Site
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosaAL$2,700.00$4,830.005,323Yes1994Visit Site
Texas CollegeTylerTX$8,746.00$8,746.00774Yes2001Visit Site
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenAL$2,700.00$4,830.005,514Yes2003Visit Site
Clinton Junior CollegeRock HillSC$3,635.00$3,635.0093Yes2003Visit Site
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham CampusBirminghamAL$3,000.00$5,130.003,320Yes2005Visit Site
Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburgVA$4,300.00$4,300.00217Yes2005Visit Site

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