Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranking

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranking Methodology

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
#27	Jackson State University ¹ Jackson, MS	N/A	N/A	31.3%	74% ⁸	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, TX	N/A	524	83.9% ⁴	63% ⁸	16 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#15	Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC	$18,236	1,543	28.9%	69%	37	Locked	Locked
#26	Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY	in-state: $6,858, out-of-state: $16,458	2,746	30.3%	52%	22	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lane College Jackson, TN	$8,560	2,002	33.5%	60%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Langston University Langston, OK	N/A	2,840	63.2%	55%	26 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis, TN	$10,538	1,091	23.4%	55%	19 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Lincoln University ¹ Jefferson City, MO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#25	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	in-state: $9,996, out-of-state: $14,482	2,240	23.1%	68%	37 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Livingstone College Salisbury, NC	$15,708	1,140	50.2%	52%	30	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

#27

Jackson State University ¹

Jackson, MS

N/A

31.3%

74% ⁸

43 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Jarvis Christian College

Hawkins, TX

N/A

524

83.9% ⁴

63% ⁸

16 ⁶

Locked

#15

Johnson C. Smith University

Charlotte, NC

$18,236

1,543

28.9%

69%

Locked

#26

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

in-state: $6,858, out-of-state: $16,458

2,746

30.3%

52%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lane College

Jackson, TN

$8,560

2,002

33.5%

60%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Langston University

Langston, OK

N/A

2,840

63.2%

55%

26 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

LeMoyne-Owen College

Memphis, TN

$10,538

1,091

23.4%

55%

19 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Lincoln University ¹

Jefferson City, MO

N/A

25 ⁶

Locked

#25

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA

in-state: $9,996, out-of-state: $14,482

2,240

23.1%

68%

37 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC

$15,708

1,140

50.2%

52%

Locked