HBCU Institution Directory
104 institutions found
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee State University is a comprehensive land-grant HBCU offering multiple degrees, including doctoral programs, and recognized historically for national leadership in college basketball, advancing access, leadership, learning, service, and community impact today.
Founded in 1912
Texas College
Tyler, Texas
Located in Tyler, Texas, Texas College is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees while emphasizing service, personal attention, and diverse academic opportunity, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.
Founded in 1894
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
Located in Houston, Texas, Texas Southern University grew from the fight for legal access and includes Texas’ first African American law school, with programs in business, education, law, science, and technology, for students and communities today.
Founded in 1947
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Located in Tougaloo, Mississippi, Tougaloo College is Mississippi’s second-oldest HBCU, known for science and engineering, doctoral opportunities, the Tougaloo Art Collection, Civil Rights Library and Archives, and notable alumni, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.
Founded in 1869
Trenholm State Technical College
Montgomery, Alabama
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, Trenholm State Technical College is a two-year technical HBCU offering career-oriented programs that prepare students for global, national, and local industry opportunities, advancing access, leadership, learning, service, opportunity, and community impact today.
Founded in 1963
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, Tuskegee University was founded by Booker T. Washington and became a landmark HBCU, with George Washington Carver among its faculty and a National Historic Landmark campus, for students, alumni, and communities today.
Founded in 1881
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law College
Located in Washington, D.C., the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law is a public law school recognized for clinical education, public service, social justice, and preparing lawyers to serve communities.
Founded in 1972
through predecessor Antioch School of Law
Visit Official Website: UDC David A. Clarke School of Law College
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is Arkansas’s first HBCU, known for aquaculture, mathematics, sciences, computer science, industrial technology, and regional educational impact, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.
Founded in 1873
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public HBCU offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, values-based learning, multicultural focus, and support for first-generation students, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.
Founded in 1886
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University of the District of Columbia
Located in Washington, D.C., the University of the District of Columbia is the city’s only public university, offering numerous degree programs, a community college, and an open admissions policy, advancing access, leadership, and community impact today.
Founded in 1851
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University of the Virgin Islands
Located in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, the University of the Virgin Islands is a fully accredited four-year HBCU offering undergraduate and graduate programs across business, education, liberal arts, nursing, and mathematics, for students today statewide.
Founded in 1962
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
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.
Founded in 1882


