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
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	Edward Waters College ¹ Jacksonville, FL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Florida Memorial University ¹ Miami, FL	N/A	N/A	10.5% ⁴	71% ⁸	35 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Lincoln University ¹ Jefferson City, MO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Morris College ¹ Sumter, SC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Southwestern Christian College ¹ Terrell, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Texas College ¹ Tyler, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	47% ⁸	9 ⁶	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
Unranked	Wiley College Marshall, TX	$11,050	1,356	33.7%	55%	22 ⁶	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

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

Edward Waters College ¹

Jacksonville, FL

N/A

13 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Florida Memorial University ¹

Miami, FL

N/A

10.5% ⁴

71% ⁸

35 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Lincoln University ¹

Jefferson City, MO

N/A

25 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Morris College ¹

Sumter, SC

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Southwestern Christian College ¹

Terrell, TX

N/A

6 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Texas College ¹

Tyler, TX

N/A

47% ⁸

9 ⁶

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

Unranked

Wiley College

Marshall, TX

$11,050

1,356

33.7%

55%

22 ⁶

Locked