- The Inkwell
- College types
- HBCUs
Historically Black colleges and universities
80 colleges, A–Z. Medians for the whole group: net price $14,791, admission 69%, graduation 35%, earnings $42,650.
80 colleges · click a column to sort
| College | Sector | Undergrads | Admit | Net price | Grad. | Earnings | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL | Public | 6,124 | 58% | $18,255 | 28% | $41,266 | $27,204 |
 Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL | Public | 3,477 | 98% | $9,775 | 31% | $40,585 | $28,197 |
 Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA | Public | 5,956 | — | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 | $21,750 |
| Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS | Public | 2,363 | 45% | $14,791 | 49% | $40,721 | $27,500 |
| Allen UniversityColumbia, SC | Nonprofit | 576 | 72% | $12,389 | 25% | $32,754 | $29,000 |
| Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR | Nonprofit | 342 | — | $12,951 | 7.2% | $35,793 | $28,753 |
 Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC | Nonprofit | 1,536 | 96% | $17,734 | 43% | $36,562 | $27,000 |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC | Nonprofit | 178 | 51% | $27,547 | 32% | $43,355 | $27,000 |
| Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL | Nonprofit | 2,732 | 88% | $13,059 | 34% | $42,476 | $28,025 |
 Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, WV | Public | 1,042 | 97% | $11,130 | 34% | $45,981 | $21,000 |
 Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD | Public | 5,043 | 72% | $17,835 | 37% | $61,890 | $20,550 |
 Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | Public | 2,620 | 99% | $13,307 | 21% | $36,832 | $18,250 |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | Public | 617 | — | $12,255 | 20% | $43,275 | $20,000 |
 Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Nonprofit | 1,706 | 65% | $19,710 | 47% | $44,351 | $27,000 |
| Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 3,603 | 64% | $38,626 | 39% | $46,867 | $26,000 |
| Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC | Nonprofit | 126 | — | $18,255 | 68% | $32,353 | $29,500 |
 Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD | Public | 1,844 | 46% | $12,632 | 21% | $53,198 | $23,750 |
 Delaware State UniversityDover, DE | Public | 4,398 | 47% | $19,832 | 42% | $51,864 | $25,000 |
| Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA | Nonprofit | 1,063 | 42% | $26,363 | 51% | $43,728 | $27,000 |
| Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, FL | Nonprofit | 1,087 | 85% | $13,748 | 23% | $37,946 | $25,801 |
 Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | Public | 1,975 | 64% | $8,048 | 46% | $44,614 | $20,745 |
 Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | Public | 5,762 | 82% | $10,009 | 37% | $47,125 | $20,500 |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | Nonprofit | 1,035 | 37% | $37,143 | 40% | $45,614 | $25,000 |
 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL | Public | 7,582 | 21% | $15,220 | 62% | $52,104 | $17,500 |
 Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL | Nonprofit | 1,183 | 85% | $24,377 | 30% | $40,290 | $23,125 |
 Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA | Public | 2,684 | 66% | $12,421 | 39% | $41,857 | $26,738 |
| Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA | Public | 4,164 | 45% | $19,214 | 36% | $41,535 | $34,500 |
| Hampton UniversityHampton, VA | Nonprofit | 3,727 | 62% | $25,683 | 64% | $63,602 | $21,843 |
| Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO | Public | 960 | — | $11,182 | 33% | $39,919 | $23,328 |
 Howard UniversityWashington, DC | Nonprofit | 10,108 | 41% | $33,002 | 74% | $69,682 | $23,750 |
 Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX | Nonprofit | 1,005 | 39% | $32,089 | 35% | $46,645 | — |
 Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS | Public | 4,600 | 93% | $34,119 | 43% | $42,075 | $27,000 |
| Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkins, TX | Nonprofit | 577 | — | $12,317 | 23% | $37,810 | $23,250 |
 Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | Nonprofit | 1,244 | 45% | $21,397 | 34% | $44,849 | $30,750 |
 Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY | Public | 1,309 | 96% | $17,637 | 30% | $42,650 | $27,000 |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | Nonprofit | 736 | — | $12,660 | 18% | $35,657 | $20,776 |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | Nonprofit | 581 | 99% | $6,993 | 24% | $41,221 | — |
 Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO | Public | 1,392 | — | $13,788 | 24% | $41,642 | $18,217 |
 Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | Public | 1,539 | 66% | $13,517 | 45% | $53,919 | $27,000 |
 Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC | Nonprofit | 924 | 59% | $10,838 | 20% | $38,502 | $31,000 |
 Miles CollegeFairfield, AL | Nonprofit | 1,155 | — | $16,497 | 19% | $38,127 | $25,500 |
 Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS | Public | 1,439 | 92% | $11,844 | 23% | $36,621 | $27,000 |
| Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 2,844 | 44% | $38,655 | 57% | $62,169 | $24,500 |
| Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD | Public | 9,019 | 82% | $14,653 | 42% | $56,585 | $25,500 |
| Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 432 | — | $25,756 | — | — | $15,750 |
| Morris CollegeSumter, SC | Nonprofit | 383 | — | $25,203 | 22% | $37,276 | $25,150 |
 Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA | Public | 5,392 | 88% | $12,180 | 35% | $49,237 | $26,000 |
 North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | Public | 12,182 | 50% | $9,884 | 56% | $50,279 | $23,288 |
 North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | Public | 6,081 | 87% | $16,708 | 47% | $46,956 | $26,000 |
 Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL | Nonprofit | 1,153 | 45% | $26,827 | 47% | $47,707 | $27,000 |
| Paine CollegeAugusta, GA | Nonprofit | 388 | 95% | — | — | $37,183 | $32,026 |
| Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX | Nonprofit | 620 | 40% | $14,147 | 28% | $37,049 | $17,716 |
| Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR | Nonprofit | 751 | — | $22,153 | 36% | $40,195 | $29,375 |
| Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX | Public | 8,877 | 79% | $13,638 | 46% | $49,183 | $25,450 |
| Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS | Nonprofit | 467 | 49% | $13,314 | 11% | $35,151 | $29,000 |
 Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA | Public | 2,833 | — | $7,542 | 35% | $44,180 | $26,000 |
 Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC | Nonprofit | 875 | 80% | $24,242 | 20% | $38,822 | $24,439 |
 South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Public | 2,934 | 83% | $18,030 | 32% | $41,531 | $26,964 |
 Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | Public | 5,519 | 35% | $18,631 | 28% | $47,186 | $28,750 |
 Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | Public | 1,055 | 79% | $12,086 | 15% | $42,300 | — |
| Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 3,414 | 25% | $46,089 | 77% | $65,773 | $20,500 |
| Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL | Nonprofit | 706 | 62% | $14,781 | 32% | $40,800 | $25,099 |
| Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL | Nonprofit | 701 | 85% | $13,528 | 44% | $38,238 | $30,297 |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | Public | 4,848 | 70% | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 | $24,250 |
| Texas CollegeTyler, TX | Nonprofit | 614 | — | $12,603 | 16% | $36,030 | $26,500 |
 Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX | Public | 6,844 | 97% | $16,494 | 24% | $46,064 | $26,864 |
| Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS | Nonprofit | 639 | 60% | $20,702 | 58% | $41,624 | $21,131 |
 Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL | Nonprofit | 2,630 | 49% | $40,141 | 55% | $57,833 | $25,795 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR | Public | 1,807 | 41% | $11,528 | 39% | $40,307 | $24,656 |
| University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD | Public | 2,391 | 96% | $17,378 | 35% | $52,085 | $22,960 |
 University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, VI | Public | 1,518 | 99% | $7,071 | 24% | $43,157 | $15,000 |
 Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA | Public | 5,074 | 89% | $14,893 | 37% | $49,358 | $25,000 |
 Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA | Nonprofit | 1,203 | 98% | $29,932 | 28% | $44,816 | $26,000 |
| Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA | Nonprofit | 125 | — | $20,240 | 35% | $31,749 | $24,625 |
| Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC | Nonprofit | 440 | — | $14,187 | 25% | $36,292 | $16,904 |
 West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV | Public | 1,321 | 96% | $13,624 | 36% | $43,742 | $20,610 |
| Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | Nonprofit | 822 | 40% | $16,221 | 7.3% | $41,874 | $20,500 |
| Wiley UniversityMarshall, TX | Nonprofit | 712 | — | $6,125 | 40% | $37,604 | $20,050 |
 Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | Public | 4,170 | 78% | $12,817 | 47% | $52,558 | $24,000 |
| Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | Nonprofit | 2,628 | 69% | $19,722 | 55% | $59,737 | $23,870 |
Net price: average per year after grants · Grad.: within 6 years · Earnings: median, 10 years after entry · Source: College Scorecard