Top Colleges for Black Students

Students interested in attending a top-notch Historically Black College or University (HBCU) should consider one of the four schools ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report (which ranks HBCUs based on peer school assessments, retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate) and The Princeton Review (which divides its Best 371 Colleges list into lists of best schools by region). Each school is a small, private institution located in a major urban area.
  1. Spelman College

    • Spelman College in Atlanta is the top-ranked HBC, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Princeton Review includes Spelman on its unranked list of Best Southeastern Colleges. Spelman is an all-female liberal arts college with a student-faculty ratio of 12 to 1.

      Spelman College
      350 Spelman Lane SW, Box 277
      Atlanta, GA 30314
      404-270-5193
      spelman.edu

    Howard University

    • Howard University in Washington, D.C., offers a small-college atmosphere (the student enrollment is just over 7,000) in a big-city setting. Among Howard's most popular majors are journalism and radio and television. The Princeton Review has recognized both the college paper and radio station as among the best in the country (ranking No. 7 on the list of Best College Newspapers and No. 10 on the list of Best College Radio Stations). The Princeton Review rates Howard among the Best Northeastern Colleges, and Howard earns the No. 2 ranking among HBCUs from U.S. News & World Report.

      Howard University
      2400 Sixth St. NW
      Washington, DC 20059
      202-806-2700
      howard.edu

    Morehouse College

    • The first HBCU to produce a Rhodes scholar, Morehouse College is an all-male college located in Atlanta. Popular majors at Morehouse include business, biology and computer and information sciences. Famous alums include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Spike Lee. The Princeton Review counts Morehouse among the Best Southeastern Colleges, while U.S. News & World Report rates Morehouse as the third-best HBCU in the country.

      Morehouse College
      830 Westview Dr. SW
      Atlanta, GA 30314
      404-215-2632
      morehouse.edu

    Fisk University

    • Nashville's Fisk University is listed among The Princeton Review's Best Southeastern Colleges, and is the fourth-best HBCU in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. More Fisk graduates earn doctoral degrees in the natural sciences than African-Americans from any other school in the nation, and over 10 percent of Fisk's 2006 and 2007 graduate were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the most allowed by the honor.

      Fisk University
      1000 17th Ave. N
      Nashville, TN 37208-3051
      888-702-0022
      fisk.edu

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