Listed below are the four-year institutions specifically founded to educate African American students.  The institutions are grouped by state.

Alabama

Alabama A&M University

Alabama State University

Miles College

Oakwood College

Stillman College

Talladega College

Tuskegee University

 

Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist College

Philander Smith College

University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

 

California

Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science

 

Delaware

Delaware State University

 

District of Columbia

Howard University

University of the District of Columbia

 

Florida

Bethune CookmanCollege

Edward Waters College

Florida A&M University

Florida Memorial College

 

Georgia

Albany State University

Clark Atlanta University

Fort Valley State College

Interdenominational Theological Center

Morehouse College

Morehouse School of Medicine

Morris Brown College

Paine College

Savannah State University

Spelman College

 

Kentucky

Kentucky State University

Simmons College of Kentucky

Louisiana

Dillard University

Grambling State University

Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge

Southern University, New Orleans

Southern University, Shreveport

Xavier University of Louisiana

 

Maryland

Bowie State University

Coppin State College

Morgan State University

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

 

Mississippi

Alcorn State University

Jackson State University

Mississippi Valley State University

Rust College

Tougaloo College

 

Missouri

Harris-Stowe State University

Lincoln University

 

North Carolina

Bennett College

Elizabeth City State University

Fayetteville State University

Johnson C. Smith University

Livingstone College

North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Central University

Shaw University

St. Augustine's College

Winston-Salem State University

 

Ohio

Central State University

Wilberforce University

 

Oklahoma

Langston University

 

Pennsylvania

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Lincoln University

 

South Carolina

Allen University

Benedict College

Claflin College

Morris College

South Carolina State University

Voorhees College

 

Tennessee

Fisk University

Knoxville College

Lane College

LeMoyne-Owen College

Meharry Medical College

Tennessee State University

 

Texas

Huston-Tillotson College

Jarvis Christian College

Paul Quinn College

Prairie View A&M University

Southwestern Christian College

Texas College

Texas Southern University

Wiley College

 

Virginia

Hampton University

Norfolk State University

Saint Paul's College

Virginia State University

Virginia Union University

 

West Virginia

Bluefield State College

West Virginia State College

 

Significant Non-HBCU Colleges in African American History 

Berea College 

Oberlin College

Related Links

United Negro College Fund