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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,199 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,797 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 9,206
- Setting:
- city
Greensboro, NC
North Carolina A&T State University is a historically black school in Greensboro. The Aggies sports teams compete in the NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,801 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,374 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,416
- Setting:
- city
Durham, NC
North Carolina Central University is a historically black college in Durham. The NCCU Eagles are Division I sports teams that compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,056 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,052 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,744
- Setting:
- suburban
Dover, DE
Delaware State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,744, with a gender distribution of 37.6 percent male students and 62.4 percent female students. At this school, 61.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 39.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,258 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,170 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,744
- Setting:
- city
Orangeburg, SC
Founded in 1896, South Carolina State University is a public institution. South Carolina State University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,794 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 736
- Setting:
- city
Greensboro, NC
Bennett College is a private institution that was founded in 1873. The school has 71.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Bennett College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,912 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,127
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Clark Atlanta University is a historically black institution that formed when Atlanta University and Clark College merged in 1988. Many notable people have passed through Clark Atlanta and the two founding schools, such as civil rights activist and writer W.E.B. DuBois, who taught social work at the university.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,236 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,543
- Setting:
- urban
Charlotte, NC
A private institution, Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1867. Johnson C. Smith University offers a Greek system, where 8.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 5.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $10,210 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 945
- Setting:
- suburban
Tougaloo, MS
Tougaloo College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 945, with a gender distribution of 35.7 percent male students and 64.3 percent female students. At this school, 58.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 41.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,088 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,616 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 7,105
- Setting:
- urban
Nashville, TN
Tennessee State University is a historically black institution just outside downtown Nashville. Famed TV personality Oprah Winfrey is one of the school’s many notable graduates.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,151 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $13,894 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,836
- Setting:
- rural
Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City State University is a public institution that was founded in 1891. The school has 54.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Elizabeth City State University is 18:1.
