Cheney University of Pennsylvania

PO Box 200 ~ Cheney, PA 19319

Founded: 1837 Public University

Enrollment: ~650 Sports: Division II (Wolves)

Founded February 25, 1837 as the first HBCU in the nation outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Quakers as "Institute for Colored Youth." It is the northern-most HBCU in the United States.

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University of the District of Columbia

4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW ~ Washington, DC 20008

Founded: 1851 Public University

Enrollment: ~4,000 Sports: Division II (Firebirds)

Founded in 1851 as the only public university in the District of Columbia. Was originally known as the "Normal School for Colored Girls."

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The Lincoln University

1570 Baltimore Pike ~ Lincoln University, PA 19352

Founded: 1854 Public University

Enrollment: ~2,300 Sports: Division II (Lions)

Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854 outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has been a public institution since 1972.

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Wilberforce University

PO Box 1001 ~ Wilberforce, OH 45384

Founded: 1856 Private University

Enrollment: ~500 Sports: NAIA (Bulldogs)

It was the first private college owned and administered by African-Americans in the United States. It is affiliated with the AME Church.

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Harris-Stowe State University

3026 Laclede Avenue ~ St. Louis, MO 63103

Founded: 1857 Public University

Enrollment: ~1,600 Sports: NAIA (Hornets)

Started as a white teachers college in 1857. It them merged with an all-black normal school in 1954. It was added to the state university system in 1979.

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LeMoyne-Owen College

807 Walker Avenue ~ Memphis, TN 38126

Founded: 1862 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,000 Sports: Division II (Magicians)

It was started after the occupation of Memphis by Union troops during the Civil War to help education free blacks and escaped slaves. It was an elementary school until 1870. Today, it is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

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Clark Atlanta University

223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW ~ Atlanta, GA 30314

Founded: 1865 Private University

Enrollment: ~3,900 Sports: Division II (Panthers)

It is the first HBCU in the South. Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869) merged in 1988. It has a doctoral program and is considered one of the top HBCU in the nation. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

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Bowie State University

14000 Jericho Park Road ~ Bowie, MD 20715

Founded: 1865 Public University

Enrollment: ~6,200 Sports: Division II (Bulldogs)

It started as a teaching college in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1910, it moved to Prince George's County outside Washington, DC. It was the first HBCU in the state of Maryland.

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Shaw University

118 East South Street ~ Raleigh, NC 27601

Founded: 1865 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,300 Sports: Division II (Bears)

It is a private Baptist college. Many HBCUs within North Carolina were founded by alumni from Shaw.

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Virginia Union University

1500 North Lombardy Street ~ Virginia Union University, VA 23220

Founded: 1865 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,700 Sports: Division II (Panthers)

It is a private Baptist college in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded shortly after Union troops took control of the city after the Civil War. It was founded as a seminary and merged with the Richmond Institute in 1889.

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Edward Waters University

1658 Kings Road ~ Jacksonville, FL 32209

Founded: 1866 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,000 Sports: Division II (Tigers)

It is a private AME Church institution. Began as the Brown Theological Institute and was the first HBCU in Florida.

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Rust College

150 Rust Avenue ~ Holly Springs, MS 38635

Founded: 1866 Private University

Enrollment: ~800 Sports: NAIA (Bearcats)

Second-oldest private college operating in the state of Mississippi. It was founded by the Freedman's Aid Society of the United Methodist Church.

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