An Extensive list (alphabetically) of Accredited Historically Black Colleges and University’s

By : Prisca Liliane

Out of the 107 Historically Black Colleges and University’s (HBCUs) within these United States,

currently, only 101 of them are accredited. According to Vocabulary.com, “Accreditation is the act of

granting credit or recognition, especially to an educational institution that maintains suitable

standards. Accreditation is necessary to any person or institution in education that needs to prove

that they meet a general standard of quality.”

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“HBCUs offer all students, an opportunity to develop their skills and talents. These institutions train

young people who go on to serve domestically and internationally in the professions as entrepreneurs

and in the public and private sectors.”- US Department of Education.

HBCU’s listed in Alphabetical Order

• Alabama A & M University Normal, Alabama

• Alabama State University Montgomery, Alabama

• Albany State University Albany, Georgia

• Alcorn State University Alcorn State, Mississippi

• Allen University Columbia, South Carolina

• American Baptist College Nashville, Tennessee

• Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, Arkansas

• Benedict College Columbia, South Carolina

• Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina

• Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, Florida

• Bishop State Community College Mobile, Alabama

• Bluefield State College Bluefield, West Virginia

• Bowie State University Bowie, Maryland

• Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio

• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania

• Claflin University Orangeburg, South Carolina

• Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia

• Clinton College Rock Hill, South Carolina

• Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, Mississippi

• Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland

• Delaware State University Dover, Delaware

• Denmark Technical College Denmark, South Carolina

• Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana

• Edward Waters College Jacksonville, Florida

• Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, North Carolina

• Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina

• Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee

• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, Florida

• Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, Florida

• Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, Georgia

• Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, Alabama

• Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana

• Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, Alabama

• Hampton University Hampton, Virginia

• Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, Missouri

• Howard University Washington, District of Columbia

• Huston-Tillotson University Austin, Texas

• Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, Georgia

• J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, Alabama

• Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi

• Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, Texas

• Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina

• Kentucky State University Frankfort, Kentucky

• Lane College Jackson, Tennessee

• Langston University Langston, Oklahoma

• Lawson State Community College Birmingham, Alabama

• Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, Tennessee

• Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri

• Lincoln University Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

• Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina

• Meharry Medical College Nashville, Tennessee

• Miles College Fairfield, Alabama

• Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, Mississippi

• Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia

• Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia

• Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland

• Morris College Sumter, South Carolina

• Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia

• North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, North Carolina

• North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina

• Oakwood University Huntsville, Alabama

• Paine College Augusta, Georgia

• Paul Quinn College Dallas, Texas

• Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas

• Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, Texas

• Rust College Holly Springs, Mississippi

• Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, North Carolina

• Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia

• Selma University Selma, Alabama

• Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina

• Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Shorter College Little Rock, Arkansas

• Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky

• South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina

• Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana

• Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana

• Southwestern Christian College Terrell, Texas

• Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia

• St Philip's College San Antonio, Texas

• Stillman College Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Talladega College Talladega, Alabama

• Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee

• Texas College Tyler, Texas

• Texas Southern University Houston, Texas

• Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi

• Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama

• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland

• University of the District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia

• University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands

• University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen St. Croix, Virgin Islands

• Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia

• Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia

• Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia

• Voorhees College Denmark, South Carolina

• West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia

• Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio

• Wiley College Marshall, Texas

• Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana