Located in Washington, D.C., Howard University is a flagship HBCU offering comprehensive academic programs on a vibrant urban campus, with distinguished alumni in literature, politics, public service, diplomacy, and the arts, for students and communities today.

Located in Austin, Texas, Huston-Tillotson University is a private, historically Black institution offering liberal arts and professional programs that prepare students for leadership, career success, civic engagement, ethical service, and meaningful contributions to their communities.

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Interdenominational Theological Center is an affiliation of denominational seminaries that collaborates with HBCUs, Black colleges, and African American universities to provide shared resources for students, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in Huntsville, Alabama, J. F. Drake State Technical College offers certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees in applied technologies, organized across divisions and guided by the workforce-focused motto “Our Graduates Work.”, for students and communities today.

Located in Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson State University has grown from a small Black college into a major university known for computational computing, education, human development, communications technology, homeland security, and nanotechnology, for students and communities today.

Located in Hawkins, Texas, Jarvis Christian University is a private HBCU founded with Christian affiliations, emphasizing empowerment, global learning, social responsibility, ethics, faith, and a traditional liberal arts curriculum, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Johnson C. Smith University is a highly regarded comprehensive HBCU known for technological integration, including providing laptop computers to students, and preparing graduates for leadership, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, Kentucky State University is a public HBCU on a 900-acre campus in the state capital, offering government internship opportunities and a notably diverse public university environment, for students, alumni, and communities today.

Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville College is a private, four-year liberal arts HBCU with a strong commitment to community engagement, practical experience, and educational advancement for Black students, advancing access, leadership, learning, and community impact today.

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.