HBCU Rankings 2017-18
These historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were compared only with one another for these hbcu rankings. In order to be on the list, a school must be currently designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. To qualify for the U.S. News rankings, an HBCU also must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year, first-time students and must be a school that is part of the 2018 Best Colleges rankings.
See the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranking Methodology
Rank | College/University |
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1 | Spelman College |
2 | Howard University |
3 | Hampton University |
4 | Morehouse College |
5 | Xavier University of Louisiana |
6 | Florida A&M University |
6 | Tuskegee University |
8 | North Carolina A&T State University |
9 | Claflin University |
9 | Fisk University |
11 | Dillard University |
12 | Tougaloo College |
13 | Delaware State University |
13 | North Carolina Central University |
15 | Jackson State University |
16 | Clark Atlanta University |
16 | Morgan State University |
18 | Johnson C. Smith University |
19 | Alcorn State University |
20 | University of Maryland--Eastern Shore |
21 | Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University |
22 | Bowie State University |
23 | Fayetteville State University |
23 | Lincoln University |
25 | Bethune-Cookman University |
25 | Prairie View A&M University |
27 | Albany State University |
27 | Bennett College |
27 | Norfolk State University |
27 | Winston-Salem State University |
31 | Elizabeth City State University |
31 | Philander Smith College |
31 | Virginia State University |
34 | Florida Memorial University |
34 | Fort Valley State University |
34 | Oakwood University |
34 | Tennessee State University |
38 | Alabama State University |
38 | Kentucky State University |
38 | Southern University and A&M College |
38 | University of Arkansas--Pine Bluff |
42 | South Carolina State University |
42 | West Virginia State University |
44 | Central State University |
44 | Grambling State University |
46 | Bluefield State College |
47 | Lincoln University MO |
47 | Mississippi Valley State University |
47 | Texas Southern University |
50 | Coppin State University |
50 | St. Augustine's University |
52 | Savannah State University |
53 | University of the District of Columbia |
53 | Virginia Union University |
55 | Southern University--New Orleans |
55 | Wilberforce University |