Founded in 1875 as the "Colored Normal School at Huntsville," the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) is an historically black university located in Normal, Alabama. Alabama A&M University, which is a four-year public school, offers a variety of programs with Bachelor's, Master's, Specialist and Doctoral degrees. According to the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation, Alabama A&M awards at least 10 Doctoral degrees per year across three or more academic studies. The Office of the Provost at AAMU provides information for programs in agriculture and environmental sciences, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering and technology, as well as a graduate school. The school's website offers links for current and prospective students, and students applying to AAMU may do so through the admissions link, where school requirements can also be found.
In 1904, the United Methodist Church founded a private school for girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. Originally called "Bethune Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls," Bethune-Cookman University is now a thriving co-educational, four-year university with programs in arts and humanities, science, engineering, mathematics, nursing, graduate and professional studies, social studies, business and education. Bethune-Cookman's teams in athletics are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and compete in NCAA Division 1-AA in a variety of sports such as baseball, basketball, football, track and field, cross-country and volleyball. Their website features their motto, "Sustaining a legacy of Faith, Scholarship and Service," in addition to providing links for applying for admissions, campus life, academics, news and other information.
In Atlanta, Georgia two historically black universities were established, one in 1865 as Atlanta University and another in 1869 called Clark College. However, the two schools merged in 1988 to form Clark Atlanta University (CAU). A member of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Clark Atlanta University is a four-year, coeducational private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church. In a report published in 2010 by CAU, the university is only one of four historically black universities to receive a Carnegie classification of "Research University - High Research Activity." The university offers degrees in undergraduate and graduate studies including but not limited to arts and sciences, business, education and social work. Its teams in athletics operate in NCAA Division II, competing in football, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, track and field, softball, tennis and volleyball. Prospective students apply online through the CAU website's admissions page and may also file for financial aid.
The Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has a rich history in black education. Established in 1857 as a public university in St. Louis, Missouri, the university was first known as Harris-Stowe State College. HSSU offers 12 Bachelor of Science degrees in addition to a general studies program, Busch School of Business Administration, teacher education programs, urban specialization programs and other areas in accounting, health care management, hospitality and tourism management, information sciences and computer technology, criminal justice and professional interdisciplinary studies. In addition, Harris-Stowe partners with University of Missouri at St. Louis and Southeast Missouri State University to offer graduate education.