Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Edward Waters University offers undergraduate degrees and serves students who might otherwise find higher education inaccessible, maintaining a racially and socioeconomically diverse student body within the HBCU tradition, for students today statewide.

Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Elizabeth City State University provides a student-centered learning environment, offering accredited programs while producing notable alumni in athletics and other areas of achievement, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.

Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville State University is a historically Black university within the University of North Carolina System, offering undergraduate and graduate programs that advance teaching, research, leadership, service, workforce development, and student success.

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Fisk University is a highly regarded HBCU offering undergraduate and graduate education, with notable alumni including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Percy Julian, and John Hope Franklin, for students today statewide.

Located inTallahassee, Florida, Florida A&M University is part of Florida’s State University System and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs while preparing alumni for distinguished achievement across many professional fields, for students and communities today.

Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, Florida Memorial University offers diverse academic programs and is known for graduating teachers and notable alumni, including Barrington Irving Jr., the first and youngest Black solo global pilot, for students today.

Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, Fort Valley State University offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees on a large public campus, encouraging personal growth, intellectual development, and commitment to African American cultural heritage, for students and communities today.

Located in Gadsden, Alabama, Gadsden State Community College offers two-year associate degrees and technical training, preparing students for transfer, professional success, and affordable pathways into higher education and career advancement, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in Grambling, Louisiana, Grambling State University occupies a 384-acre campus, offers numerous academic programs, and is known for excellence in nursing, business, computer science, education, football, and marching band tradition, for students and communities today.

Located in Hampton, Virginia, Hampton University is a long-established private HBCU offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral study, with a broad national and international student community and a respected academic reputation, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Harris-Stowe University began as an institution for public teacher education and now offers programs in education, business, technology, information systems, urban specialization, and general education, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in Utica, Mississippi, Hinds Community College at Utica is part of Mississippi’s largest community college system, offering two-year degrees and maintaining recognition for agricultural programs and notable athletic alumni, for students, alumni, and communities today.