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    Best HBCUs

    Historically Black colleges and universities, ranked by graduation rate.

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    Filtered to HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Ranked by 6-year graduation rate.

    1. 1
      Howard UniversityWashington, DC
    2. 2
      Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA
    3. 3
      Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS
    4. 4
      North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC
    5. 5
      Hampton UniversityHampton, VA
    6. 6
      Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL
    7. 7
      Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL
    8. 8
      Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC
    9. 9
      Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS
    10. 10
      Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA
    11. 11
      Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA
    12. 12
      Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
    13. 13
      Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL
    14. 14
      Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC
    15. 15
      Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA
    16. 16
      Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX
    17. 17
      Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC
    18. 18
      North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC
    19. 19
      Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA
    20. 20
      Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD
    21. 21
      Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA
    22. 22
      University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR
    23. 23
      Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA
    24. 24
      West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV
    25. 25
      Delaware State UniversityDover, DE
    26. 26
      American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN
    27. 27
      Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA
    28. 28
      Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
    29. 29
      Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD
    30. 30
      Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, WV
    31. 31
      South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC
    32. 32
      Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA
    33. 33
      University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD
    34. 34
      Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC
    35. 35
      Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA
    36. 36
      Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN
    37. 37
      Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX
    38. 38
      Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS
    39. 39
      Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY
    40. 40
      Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL
    41. 41
      Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA
    42. 42
      Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL
    43. 43
      Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL
    44. 44
      Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR
    45. 45
      Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL
    46. 46
      Fisk UniversityNashville, TN
    47. 47
      University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, VI
    48. 48
      Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, FL
    49. 49
      Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC
    50. 50
      Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA
    51. 51
      Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO
    52. 52
      Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA
    53. 53
      Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN
    54. 54
      Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX
    55. 55
      Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS
    56. 56
      Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD
    57. 57
      Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC
    58. 58
      Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta, GA
    59. 59
      Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC
    60. 60
      Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL
    61. 61
      Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC
    62. 62
      Wiley UniversityMarshall, TX
    63. 63
      Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL
    64. 64
      Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH
    65. 65
      Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX
    66. 66
      Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC
    67. 67
      Lane CollegeJackson, TN
    68. 68
      Morris CollegeSumter, SC
    69. 69
      Langston UniversityLangston, OK
    70. 70
      Miles CollegeFairfield, AL
    71. 71
      Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkins, TX
    72. 72
      Paine CollegeAugusta, GA
    73. 73
      Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC
    74. 74
      Texas CollegeTyler, TX
    75. 75
      Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville, KY
    76. 76
      Allen UniversityColumbia, SC
    77. 77
      Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA
    78. 78
      Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH
    79. 79
      Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS
    80. 80
      Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR