US Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranking 2016

US News Best Colleges (Undergraduate Rankings)

More US Best College Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank School Tuition and Fees Overall Score Total enrollment Fall 2014 acceptance rate 6-year graduation rate Average freshman retention rate
#1

Spelman College

(Atlanta, GA)

$26,388 100 2,135 54% 74% 89%
#2

Howard University

(Washington, DC)

$23,970 86 10,265 48.4% 60% 82%
#3

Hampton University

(Hampton, VA)

$23,100 85 4,397 29.1% 67% 77%
#4

Morehouse College

(Atlanta, GA)

$26,090 77 2,109 84% 53% 83%
#5

Tuskegee University

(Tuskegee, AL)

$21,535 71 3,103 47.9% 43% 76%
#6

Xavier University of Louisiana

(New Orleans, LA)

$22,349 67 2,976 66% 43% 69%
#7

Fisk University

(Nashville, TN)

$20,858 64 773 83.4% 50% 6 82% 8
#8

Claflin University

(Orangeburg, SC)

$15,650 57 1,866 43.8% 49% 73%
#9

North Carolina A&T State University

(Greensboro, NC)

in-state: $5,872, out-of-state: $18,632 56 10,725 57.6% 47% 77%
#10

Florida A&M University

(Tallahassee, FL)

in-state: $5,784, out-of-state: $17,726 55 10,241 49% 40% 81%
#11

Tougaloo College

(Tougaloo, MS)

$10,600 54 900 42.3% 49% 77%
#12

North Carolina Central University

(Durham, NC)

in-state: $5,755, out-of-state: $17,793 53 7,687 43.2% 47% 73%
#13

Jackson State University

(Jackson, MS)

in-state: $6,602, out-of-state: $16,174 51 9,508 26.1% 43% 78% 8
#14

Dillard University

(New Orleans, LA)

$16,252 49 1,200 40.6% 38% 66% 8
#15

Bennett College

(Greensboro, NC)

$17,130 47 633 91.8% 45% 61%
#16

Johnson C. Smith University

(Charlotte, NC)

$18,336 46 1,402 42.3% 44% 67%
#17

Lincoln University

(Lincoln University, PA)

in-state: $11,606, out-of-state: $16,398 43 1,819 27.1% 43% 71%
#18

Elizabeth City State University

(Elizabeth City, NC)

in-state: $4,497, out-of-state: $16,172 41 N/A 51.8% 4 38% 6 76% 8
#19

Clark Atlanta University

(Atlanta, GA)

$20,886 40 3,485 84.7% 41% 63%
#19

Morgan State University

(Baltimore, MD)

in-state: $7,378, out-of-state: $16,862 40 7,698 65.3% 33% 74%
#21

Delaware State University

(Dover, DE)

in-state: $7,532, out-of-state: $16,138 38 4,397 43.7% 43% 66%
#21

Tennessee State University

(Nashville, TN)

in-state: $7,128, out-of-state: $21,287 38 9,027 53% 33% 8 62% 8
#23

Bethune-​Cookman University

(Daytona Beach, FL)

$14,410 37 4,045 63.7% 50% 66%
#24

Bowie State University

(Bowie, MD)

in-state: $7,657, out-of-state: $18,140 36 5,694 53.6% 37% 6 73%
#25

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

(Normal, AL)

in-state: $9,096, out-of-state: $16,596 35 5,333 53.2% 35% 67%
#25

Fayetteville State University

(Fayetteville, NC)

in-state: $5,265, out-of-state: $16,873 35 5,899 50.3% 35% 73%
#27

Albany State University

(Albany, GA)

in-state: $6,258, out-of-state: $19,078 34 3,910 47.3% 40% 68%
#27

Alcorn State University

(Alcorn State, MS)

N/A 34 3,639 78.4% 40% 70%
#29

University of Arkansas—​Pine Bluff

(Pine Bluff, AR)

in-state: $5,956, out-of-state: $11,626 33 2,513 38.7% 27% 57%
#30

University of Maryland—​Eastern Shore

(Princess Anne, MD)

in-state: $7,625, out-of-state: $16,687 32 4,281 61.3% 37% 70%
#30

Winston-​Salem State University

(Winston-Salem, NC)

in-state: $5,583, out-of-state: $15,113 32 N/A N/A 43% 6 79% 8
#32

Alabama State University

(Montgomery, AL)

in-state: $8,720, out-of-state: $15,656 31 5,510 53.3% 26% 59%
#32

Prairie View A&M University

(Prairie View, TX)

in-state: $9,460, out-of-state: $20,928 31 8,343 85.9% 36% 66%
#34

Kentucky State University

(Frankfort, KY)

in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $17,214 30 1,895 47.7% 20% 48%
#34

Philander Smith College

(Little Rock, AR)

$12,414 30 567 52% 37% 64%
#36

Norfolk State University

(Norfolk, VA)

in-state: $8,366, out-of-state: $20,124 28 6,027 65% 4 34% N/A
#36

Virginia State University

(Petersburg, VA)

in-state: $8,226, out-of-state: $17,760 28 N/A 54.1% 4 43% 6 65% 8
#38

South Carolina State University

(Orangeburg, SC)

in-state: $10,088, out-of-state: $19,856 26 3,331 84.5% 38% 63%
#39

Fort Valley State University

(Fort Valley, GA)

in-state: $6,448, out-of-state: $18,954 25 2,594 24.2% 30% 60%
#39

Grambling State University

(Grambling, LA)

in-state: $7,063, out-of-state: $16,282 25 4,504 44% 31% 69%
#39

Mississippi Valley State University

(Itta Bena, MS)

N/A 25 2,222 16.3% 29% 65% 8
#42

Southern University and A&M College

(Baton Rouge, LA)

in-state: $6,630, out-of-state: $8,274 23 6,330 N/A 32% 69%
#43

Bluefield State College

(Bluefield, WV)

in-state: $6,120, out-of-state: $11,280 22 1,563 38.3% 33% 57%
#43

Central State University

(Wilberforce, OH)

in-state: $7,938, out-of-state: $14,206 22 1,751 37.7% 22% 51%
#43

Virginia Union University

(Richmond, VA)

$15,746 22 1,715 83% 4 26% 54% 8
#46

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

(Cheyney, PA)

in-state: $8,842, out-of-state: $13,148 21 N/A 87.7% 4 24% 6 55% 8
#46

West Virginia State University

(Institute, WV)

in-state: $6,228, out-of-state: $14,558 21 2,884 41.3% 22% 55%
#48

Lincoln University

(Jefferson City, MO)

in-state: $7,042, out-of-state: $13,432 20 3,117 54.3% 25% 50%
#48

Oakwood University

(Huntsville, AL)

$16,720 20 N/A N/A 37% 6 77% 8
#48

St. Augustine's University

(Raleigh, NC)

$17,890 20 1,016 74% 34% 49%
#48

Texas Southern University

(Houston, TX)

in-state: $8,126, out-of-state: $18,986 20 9,233 51.3% 16% 58%
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Allen University

(Columbia, SC)

$12,970 678 42.9% 28% 54%
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Benedict College

(Columbia, SC)

$18,288 2,444 72.6% 31% 58% 8
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Coppin State University

(Baltimore, MD)

in-state: $6,624, out-of-state: $11,885 3,110 42% 21% 69% 8
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Edward Waters College

(Jacksonville, FL)

$12,525 N/A 27.3% 4 20% 6 51% 8
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Florida Memorial University

(Miami, FL)

$14,776 1,528 20.5% 38% 70% 8
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Harris-​Stowe State University

(St. Louis, MO)

in-state: $5,220, out-of-state: $9,853 1,280 93% 8% 46%
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Huston-​Tillotson University

(Austin, TX)

$13,544 1,031 N/A 31% 57% 8
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Jarvis Christian College

(Hawkins, TX)

$11,369 763 80% 14% 55%
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Lane College

(Jackson, TN)

$9,780 1,262 43.3% 32% 50%
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LeMoyne-​Owen College

(Memphis, TN)

$5,450 1,006 52.1% 15% 6 50% 8
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Livingstone College

(Salisbury, NC)

$17,246 1,301 64.1% 24% 52%
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Paine College

(Augusta, GA)

$13,332 N/A 43.8% 4 25% 6 59% 8
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Rust College

(Holly Springs, MS)

$9,500 963 17.5% 18% 61% 8
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Savannah State University

(Savannah, GA)

in-state: $6,617, out-of-state: $19,435 4,915 34.2% 28% 70% 8
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Shaw University

(Raleigh, NC)

$16,480 N/A 54.5% 4 28% 6 46% 8
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Southern University—​New Orleans

(New Orleans, LA)

in-state: $5,218, out-of-state: $6,517 N/A N/A 14% 6 52% 8
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Stillman College

(Tuscaloosa, AL)

$15,865 N/A 43% 4 24% 6 61% 8
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University of the District of Columbia

(Washington, DC)

in-state: $7,255, out-of-state: $14,535 4,803 93.2% 16% 6 54% 8
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Voorhees College

(Denmark, SC)

$10,780 N/A 50.5% 4 32% 6 46% 8
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Wilberforce University

(Wilberforce, OH)

$15,140 N/A 58.3% 4 43% 6 74% 8
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Wiley College

(Marshall, TX)

$11,482 N/A 94.4% 4 18% 6 50% 8
Unranked

Arkansas Baptist College

(Little Rock, AR)

$8,040 N/A N/A 6% 6 N/A
Unranked

Concordia College

(Selma, AL)

$10,320 N/A N/A 8% 6 35% 8
Unranked

Langston University

(Langston, OK)

in-state: $4,802, out-of-state: $11,788 2,455 60.6% 26% 6 N/A
Unranked

Miles College

(Birmingham, AL)

$11,604 N/A N/A 37% 6 N/A
Unranked

Morris College

(Sumter, SC)

$12,317 N/A N/A 30% 6 N/A
Unranked

Southwestern Christian College

(Terrell, TX)

$7,764 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Unranked

Talladega College

(Talladega, AL)

$12,509 N/A N/A 42% 6 N/A
Unranked

Texas College

(Tyler, TX)

$10,008 N/A N/A 13% 6 N/A

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