WHAT DEFINES AN HBCU?

The official designation was established by Congress in the 1960s.

The Higher Education Act of 1965 officially defined an HBCU school as

“…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary of Education to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.”

LINK:

https://prepexpert.com/americas-hbcu-schools-list/