US Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranking 2016
US News Best Colleges (Undergraduate 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% |
| Rank Not Published |
Allen University (Columbia, SC) |
$12,970 | 678 | 42.9% | 28% | 54% | |
| Rank Not Published |
Benedict College (Columbia, SC) |
$18,288 | 2,444 | 72.6% | 31% | 58% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD) |
in-state: $6,624, out-of-state: $11,885 | 3,110 | 42% | 21% | 69% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, FL) |
$12,525 | N/A | 27.3% 4 | 20% 6 | 51% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Florida Memorial University (Miami, FL) |
$14,776 | 1,528 | 20.5% | 38% | 70% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Harris-Stowe State University (St. Louis, MO) |
in-state: $5,220, out-of-state: $9,853 | 1,280 | 93% | 8% | 46% | |
| Rank Not Published |
Huston-Tillotson University (Austin, TX) |
$13,544 | 1,031 | N/A | 31% | 57% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, TX) |
$11,369 | 763 | 80% | 14% | 55% | |
| Rank Not Published |
Lane College (Jackson, TN) |
$9,780 | 1,262 | 43.3% | 32% | 50% | |
| Rank Not Published |
LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN) |
$5,450 | 1,006 | 52.1% | 15% 6 | 50% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Livingstone College (Salisbury, NC) |
$17,246 | 1,301 | 64.1% | 24% | 52% | |
| Rank Not Published |
Paine College (Augusta, GA) |
$13,332 | N/A | 43.8% 4 | 25% 6 | 59% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Rust College (Holly Springs, MS) |
$9,500 | 963 | 17.5% | 18% | 61% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Savannah State University (Savannah, GA) |
in-state: $6,617, out-of-state: $19,435 | 4,915 | 34.2% | 28% | 70% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Shaw University (Raleigh, NC) |
$16,480 | N/A | 54.5% 4 | 28% 6 | 46% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Southern University—New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) |
in-state: $5,218, out-of-state: $6,517 | N/A | N/A | 14% 6 | 52% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, AL) |
$15,865 | N/A | 43% 4 | 24% 6 | 61% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Voorhees College (Denmark, SC) |
$10,780 | N/A | 50.5% 4 | 32% 6 | 46% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH) |
$15,140 | N/A | 58.3% 4 | 43% 6 | 74% 8 | |
| Rank Not Published |
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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