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
#22	Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Normal, AL	N/A	5,095	50.1%	69%	32 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Alabama State University ¹ Montgomery, AL	N/A	N/A	50.8% ⁴	56%	22 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#32	Albany State University Albany, GA	N/A	4,663	28.7%	73%	45	Locked	Locked
#27	Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS	N/A	4,018	36.4%	66%	37 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Allen University Columbia, SC	$11,940	644	60.5%	45%	9	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR	$7,800	1,193	90.0%	51% ⁸	9 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Benedict College ¹ Columbia, SC	N/A	N/A	74.6% ⁴	56%	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#15	Bennett College Greensboro, NC	$16,794	736	62.5%	74%	39	Locked	Locked
#36	Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL	N/A	3,578	67.0%	68%	38 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV	in-state: $5,180, out-of-state: $9,944	1,929	39.6%	60%	22 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#27	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039	5,608	40.9%	71%	41	Locked	Locked
#36	Central State University Wilberforce, OH	N/A	2,503	32.3%	52%	23 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA	N/A	1,200	80.9%	55%	25 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#8	Claflin University Orangeburg, SC	$14,498	1,961	39.1%	72%	40	Locked	Locked
#15	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$18,912	3,843	71.7%	65%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	N/A	3,813	34.9%	60% ⁸	15 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Delaware State University Dover, DE	N/A	4,154	42.7%	65%	36	Locked	Locked
#9	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	$14,770	1,249	48.8%	68%	24	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Edward Waters College ¹ Jacksonville, FL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#20	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC	N/A	2,930	52.8%	76% ⁸	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#27	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	in-state: $5,671, out-of-state: $16,375	5,930	64.3%	71%	34 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#5	Fisk University Nashville, TN	$20,391	533	100.0%	73%	42	Locked	Locked
#10	Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL	in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127	13,204	48.4%	80%	40	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Florida Memorial University ¹ Miami, FL	N/A	N/A	10.5% ⁴	71% ⁸	35 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#27	Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA	in-state: $6,080, out-of-state: $17,984	4,012	41.2%	73%	34 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#36	Grambling State University ¹ Grambling, LA	N/A	N/A	55.1%	63% ⁸	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#4	Hampton University Hampton, VA	$19,738	5,221	37.1%	78%	53 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Harris-Stowe State University ¹ St. Louis, MO	N/A	N/A	N/A	44% ⁸	18 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#2	Howard University Washington, DC	$22,683	10,583	53.9%	83%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX	$11,020	904	N/A	52%	20	Locked	Locked
#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
Rank Not Published	Miles College ¹ Birmingham, AL	N/A	N/A	N/A	54% ⁸	21 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS	N/A	2,452	16.1%	58%	29	Locked	Locked
#3	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	N/A	2,441	62.7%	83%	55	Locked	Locked
#20	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426	8,018	56.0%	70%	29	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Morris College ¹ Sumter, SC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Norfolk State University ¹ Norfolk, VA	N/A	N/A	65.3%	73% ⁸	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#11	North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC	in-state: $5,199, out-of-state: $15,797	10,881	66.4%	75%	43	Locked	Locked
#12	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	N/A	8,359	51.8%	72%	42	Locked	Locked
#24	Oakwood University Huntsville, AL	$15,412	2,006	31.7%	71%	38	Locked	Locked
#36	Paine College Augusta, GA	N/A	891	69.4%	59%	27	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

#22

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

Normal, AL

N/A

5,095

50.1%

69%

32 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Alabama State University ¹

Montgomery, AL

N/A

50.8% ⁴

56%

22 ⁸

Locked

#32

Albany State University

Albany, GA

N/A

4,663

28.7%

73%

Locked

#27

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

N/A

4,018

36.4%

66%

37 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Allen University

Columbia, SC

$11,940

644

60.5%

45%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Arkansas Baptist College

Little Rock, AR

$7,800

1,193

90.0%

51% ⁸

9 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Benedict College ¹

Columbia, SC

N/A

74.6% ⁴

56%

29 ⁶

Locked

#15

Bennett College

Greensboro, NC

$16,794

736

62.5%

74%

Locked

#36

Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach, FL

N/A

3,578

67.0%

68%

38 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

in-state: $5,180, out-of-state: $9,944

1,929

39.6%

60%

22 ⁶

Locked

#27

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039

5,608

40.9%

71%

Locked

#36

Central State University

Wilberforce, OH

N/A

2,503

32.3%

52%

23 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney, PA

N/A

1,200

80.9%

55%

25 ⁶

Locked

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

$14,498

1,961

39.1%

72%

Locked

#15

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

$18,912

3,843

71.7%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

N/A

3,813

34.9%

60% ⁸

15 ⁶

Locked

#13

Delaware State University

Dover, DE

N/A

4,154

42.7%

65%

Locked

Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

$14,770

1,249

48.8%

68%

Locked

Unranked

Edward Waters College ¹

Jacksonville, FL

N/A

13 ⁶

Locked

#20

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

N/A

2,930

52.8%

76% ⁸

45 ⁶

Locked

#27

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

in-state: $5,671, out-of-state: $16,375

5,930

64.3%

71%

34 ⁶

Locked

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

$20,391

533

100.0%

73%

Locked

#10

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee, FL

in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127

13,204

48.4%

80%

Locked

Unranked

Florida Memorial University ¹

Miami, FL

N/A

10.5% ⁴

71% ⁸

35 ⁶

Locked

#27

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

in-state: $6,080, out-of-state: $17,984

4,012

41.2%

73%

34 ⁶

Locked

#36

Grambling State University ¹

Grambling, LA

N/A

55.1%

63% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

$19,738

5,221

37.1%

78%

53 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Harris-Stowe State University ¹

St. Louis, MO

N/A

44% ⁸

18 ⁶

Locked

Howard University

Washington, DC

$22,683

10,583

53.9%

83%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, TX

$11,020

904

N/A

52%

Locked

#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

Rank Not Published

Miles College ¹

Birmingham, AL

N/A

54% ⁸

21 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Mississippi Valley State University

Itta Bena, MS

N/A

2,452

16.1%

58%

Locked

Morehouse College

Atlanta, GA

N/A

2,441

62.7%

83%

Locked

#20

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426

8,018

56.0%

70%

Locked

Unranked

Morris College ¹

Sumter, SC

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Norfolk State University ¹

Norfolk, VA

N/A

65.3%

73% ⁸

33 ⁶

Locked

#11

North Carolina A&T State University

Greensboro, NC

in-state: $5,199, out-of-state: $15,797

10,881

66.4%

75%

Locked

#12

North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

N/A

8,359

51.8%

72%

Locked

#24

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

$15,412

2,006

31.7%

71%

Locked

#36

Paine College

Augusta, GA

N/A

891

69.4%

59%

Locked