Located in Jackson, Tennessee, Lane College was founded primarily to educate freed people and now operates as a small private liberal arts HBCU with a technology-rich learning culture, advancing access, leadership, learning, and community impact today.

Located in Langston, Oklahoma, Langston University is an HBCU known for agricultural research, open-door admissions, a diverse student body, and a mission to develop leaders for their communities, advancing access, leadership, learning, and community impact today.

Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Lawson State Community College opened to expand postsecondary opportunity and now provides excellent education as a two-year HBCU serving students through accessible academic and career pathways, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in Memphis, Tennessee, LeMoyne-Owen College is a private, historically Black four-year liberal arts institution offering a close-knit learning environment that prepares students for professional success, civic leadership, innovation, service, and meaningful community impact throughout society.

Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Lincoln University is recognized as the first degree-granting HBCU in the United States, offering undergraduate and graduate programs on a 422-acre campus between Philadelphia and Baltimore, for students and communities today.

Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, Lincoln University of Missouri was founded by Black Civil War soldiers and now offers programs in liberal arts, business, sciences, and diverse educational pathways, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.

Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, Livingstone College is a private four-year HBCU affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, offering degrees and counting notable professional athletes among its alumni, for students, alumni, and communities today.