HBCU Facts

What is an HBCU?

An HBCU is a Historically Black College or University.

HBCU Facts

FIRST HBCU: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

LARGEST HBCU BY POPULATION: Florida A&M University

HBCU WITH THE MOST MEDICAL GRADUATES: Xavier University of New Orleans

STATE WITH THE MOST HBCUs: Alabama

STATE WITH THE MOST UNDERGRADUATE HBCU STUDENTS: North Carolina

NUMBER OF HBCUs: 107

HBCU PRODUCING THE MOST ENGINEERS: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

FOUNDER OF MOST OF THE DIVINE NINE: Howard University

FOUNDER OF IOTA PHI THETA: Morgan State University

TOP TEN HBCUs BY 4-YEAR GRADUATION RATE:


  1. Spellman College

  2. Howard University

  3. Hampton University

  4. Morehouse College

  5. Claflin University

  6. Johnson C. Smith University

  7. Tougaloo College

  8. Bennett College

  9. Xavier University of Louisiana

  10. Bethune-Cookman University


FAMOUS & SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED AN HBCU:


  • Oprah Winfrey - Tennessee State University

  • Kamala Harris - Howard University

  • Spike Lee - Morehouse College

  • Samuel L. Jackson - Morehouse College

  • Randy Jackson - Southern University and A&M College

  • Common - Florida A&M University

  • Erykah Badu - Grambling State University

  • Rick Ross - Albany State University

  • 2 Chainz - Alabama State University

  • Lionel Richie - Tuskegee University