U.S. Colleges With Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs)

How Many Colleges Are Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs)?

In United States, 101 schools are Historically Black colleges (HBCUs). By school type, 51 public and 50 private schools are Historically Black colleges (HBCUs).

By school level, 90 four-years colleges and 11 community colleges are Historically Black colleges (HBCUs).

Alabama has the most number of historically black colleges/universities, with 14. North Carolina and Texas also has many HBCUs, with 10 and 9, respectively.

The following table summarizes the number of schools with Historically Black colleges (HBCUs) in United States.

Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs)
	Total	Public	Private (not-for-profit)
Total	101	51	50
4 Years Colleges	90	41	49
Community Colleges	11	10	1
Trade Schools	0	0	0

What is Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)?

The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: '...any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education] to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.' Federal regulations (20 USC 1061 (2)) allow for certain exceptions to the founding date.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs)

The average acceptance rate of the Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) is 68.84% and the admission yield is 18%. The average SAT score is 974 and the average ACT score is 18.

A total of 289,476 students are attending one of the schools. With 20,700 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

The 2024 average tuition & fees at Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) is $10,972 for state residents and $15,744 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $11,139 for state residents and $17,243 for out-of-state students.

85.36% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $10,646 at Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs).

The following table summarizes the number of Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.

Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) by State
State	Total	Public	Private	Four-years Colleges	Community Colleges	Trade Schools
Alabama	14	8	6	8	6	8
Alaska	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas	4	1	3	3	1	3
California	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connecticut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware	1	1	0	1	0	1
District of Columbia	2	1	1	2	0	2
Florida	4	1	3	4	0	4
Georgia	9	3	6	9	0	9
Hawaii	0	0	0	0	0	0
Idaho	0	0	0	0	0	0
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	2	1	1	2	0	2
Louisiana	6	4	2	5	1	5
Maine	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	4	4	0	4	0	4
Massachusetts	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi	6	4	2	5	1	5
Missouri	2	2	0	2	0	2
Montana	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nevada	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	10	5	5	10	0	10
North Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio	2	1	1	2	0	2
Oklahoma	1	1	0	1	0	1
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania	2	2	0	2	0	2
Rhode Island	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Carolina	8	2	6	7	1	7
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	6	1	5	6	0	6
Texas	9	3	6	8	1	8
Utah	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vermont	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	5	2	3	5	0	5
Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	2	2	0	2	0	2
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wyoming	0	0	0	0	0	0
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Federated States of Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palau	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virgin Islands	2	2	0	2	0	2