Located in Petersburg, Virginia, Virginia State University was founded as an African American institution and offers liberal arts, engineering, business, and agriculture programs while producing leaders across many fields, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.

Located in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Union University was formed to educate emancipated people through the merger of four institutions and now offers an intellectually challenging, spiritually enriching environment, advancing access, leadership, learning, and community impact today.

Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, Virginia University of Lynchburg was founded by African American Baptists as a coeducational HBCU grounded in Judeo-Christian values, self-help, and varied degree offerings, advancing access, leadership, learning, service, and community impact today.

Located in Denmark, South Carolina, Voorhees University began as an industrial trade school for Black students and developed into a private liberal arts HBCU with a diverse student body, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.