There are about 105 HBCUs in the U.S. Although they make up just 3% of America’s colleges and universities, they produce nearly 25% of all African American graduates and 20% of all black graduates in STEM fields. In addition to their rigorous curriculum, affordable tuition fees, and excellent academic performance, HBCUs provide a student-centered environment and communal approach that fosters learning.
Here is a compilation of the HBCUs in the U.S. by region. Tours of these colleges can be transformational for high school students contemplating their future careers. And they can help motivate middle school students to work hard throughout high school to attend one of them. Explore Colleges offers customized and affordable campus tours of HBCUs to expose your students to the cultures, academic programs, facilities and activities offered by each school.
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Region |
State |
HBCU |
| South |
Arkansas |
Arkansas Baptist College Philander Smith College Shorter College University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| Louisiana | Dillard University
Grambling State University Southern University and A & M College Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at Shreveport Southern University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana |
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| Mississippi | Alcorn State University
Coahoma Community College Hinds Community College Jackson State University Mississippi Valley State University Rust College Tougaloo College |
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| Alabama | A&M University
Alabama State University Bishop State Community College Concordia College- Selma Gadsden State Community College H Councill Trenholm State Technical College JF Drake State Technical College Lawson State Community College- Birmingham Campus Miles College Oakwood University Selma University Shelton State Community College Stilman College Talladega College Tuskegee College |
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| Tennessee | American Baptist College
Fisk University Knoxville College Lane College Lemoyne-Owen College Meharry Medical College Tennessee State University |
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| Kentucky | Kentucky State University
Simmons College of Kentucky |
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| West Virginia | Bluefield State College
West Virginia State University |
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| Southeast | North Carolina | Barber-Scotia College
Bennett College for Women Elizabeth City State University Fayetteville State University Johnson C Smith University Livingstone College North Carolina A & T State University North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University School of Law Saint Augustine’s College Shaw University Winston-Salem State University |
| South Carolina | Allen College
Benedict College Claflin University Clinton Junior College Denmark Technical College Morris College South Carolina State University Voorhees College |
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| Georgia | Albany State University
Clark Atlanta university Fort valley State University Interdenominational Theological Center Morehouse College Morehouse School of medicine Morris Brown College Paine College Savannah State University Spelman College |
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| Florida | Bethune-Cookman University
Edward Waters College Florida A&M University College of lLw Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida memorial University |
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| Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania |
| Delaware | Delaware State University | |
| Virginia | Hampton University
Norfolk State University Saint Pauls College Virginia State University Virginia Union University Virginia University of Lynchburg |
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| Maryland | Bowie State University
Coppin State University Morgan State University University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
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| Washington D.C. | Howard University
Howard University College of Medicine Howard University College of law University of the District of Columbia |
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| Southwest | Oklahoma | Langston University |
| Texas | Huston-Tillotson University
Jarvis Christian College Paul Quinn College Prairie View A & M University Southwestern Christian College St. Philips College Texas College Texas Southern University Texas Southern University- Thurgood Marshall School of law Wiley College |
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| Midwest | Missouri | Harris- Stowe State University
Lincoln University of Missouri |
| Ohio | Central State University
Wilberforce University |
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| California | California | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Virgin Islands
(Noncontiguous) |
University of the Virgin Islands University of the Virgin Islands-Kingshill |
Contact Explore Colleges to learn how we can create an exciting and educational one-day to one-week tour of HBCUs for your students. And don’t forget to ask about our GEAR UP matches of up to 75%.
Kathie Boozer is the founder and president of Explore Colleges, a premier college group tour operator. Explore Colleges’ customized tours help students experience the unique cultures, environments, and opportunities on each campus and inspire them to follow their dreams. Contact Kathie at kboozer@explorecolleges.org
