Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranking

These historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were compared only with one another for these rankings. In order to be on the list, a school must be designated currently by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. To qualify for the U.S. News ranking, an HBCU also must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first year, first-time students and must be a school that is currently part of the 2013 Best Colleges rankings.

Rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#33	University of Maryland–Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	in-state: $6,713, out-of-state: $14,849	4,509	50.0%	67%	33	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	in-state: $7,000, out-of-state: $14,000	4,921	35.1%	48% ⁸	10 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#33	Virginia State University Petersburg, VA	N/A	5,890	70.7%	70%	41 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Virginia Union University Richmond, VA	$14,630	1,710	73.8%	54%	32 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Voorhees College ¹ Denmark, SC	N/A	N/A	50.6%	49% ⁸	27 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	West Virginia State University Institute, WV	N/A	2,827	62.4%	56% ⁸	25	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wilberforce University ¹ Wilberforce, OH	N/A	N/A	92.5%	64% ⁸	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Wiley College Marshall, TX	$11,050	1,356	33.7%	55%	22 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#22	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC	N/A	6,163	56.5%	77%	37 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#5	Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$18,700	3,399	64.1%	69%	53	Locked	Locked

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Rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#33

University of Maryland–Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, MD

in-state: $6,713, out-of-state: $14,849

4,509

50.0%

67%

Locked

Unranked

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, DC

in-state: $7,000, out-of-state: $14,000

4,921

35.1%

48% ⁸

10 ⁶

Locked

#33

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

N/A

5,890

70.7%

70%

41 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Virginia Union University

Richmond, VA

$14,630

1,710

73.8%

54%

32 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Voorhees College ¹

Denmark, SC

N/A

50.6%

49% ⁸

27 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

West Virginia State University

Institute, WV

N/A

2,827

62.4%

56% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wilberforce University ¹

Wilberforce, OH

N/A

92.5%

64% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Wiley College

Marshall, TX

$11,050

1,356

33.7%

55%

22 ⁶

Locked

#22

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

N/A

6,163

56.5%

77%

37 ⁶

Locked

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

$18,700

3,399

64.1%

69%

Locked

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