Simmons College of Kentucky

1018 South Seventh Street ~ Louisville, KY 40203

Founded: 1869 Private University

Enrollment: ~200 Sports: None

Boasts a 9:1 student-teacher ratio. It is a small religious private college in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Dillard University

2601 Gentilly Boulevard ~ New Orleans, LA 70122

Founded: 1869 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,300 Sports: NAIA (Bleu Devils)

Dillard is a private university affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church. In 1935, it was created by combining New Orleans University and Straight College.

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Tougaloo College

500 West County Line Road ~ Tougaloo, MS 39174

Founded: 1869 Private University

Enrollment: ~900 Sports: NAIA (Bulldogs)

Founded by the American Missionary Association of New York on one of the largest former plantations in Mississippi after the Civil War. It boasts that over 40% of African-American physicians and dentist practicing in Mississippi attended Tougaloo.

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Claflin University

400 Magnolia Street ~ Orangeburg, SC 29115

Founded: 1869 Private University

Enrollment: ~2,000 Sports: Division II (Panthers)

It is a private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded by missionaries. It is the oldest HBCU in South Carolina.

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Allen University

1530 Harden Street ~ Columbia, SC 29204

Founded: 1870 Private University

Enrollment: ~600 Sports: NAIA (Yellow Jackets)

Private institution affiliated with the AME Church. It started in Cokesbury, South Carolina as the Payne Institute. It moved to Columbia in 1880. Sits next to Benedict College, another HBCU.

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Benedict College

1600 Harden Street ~ Columbia, SC 29204

Founded: 1870 Private University

Enrollment: ~2,100 Sports: Division II (Tigers)

Started as the Benedict Institute. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches. Sits next to Allen University, another HBCU.

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Alcorn State University

1000 ASU Drive ~ Lorman, MS 39096

Founded: 1871 Public University

Enrollment: ~3,500 Sports: Division I (Braves)

It was the first Black land grant college in the United States. Its most notable alumni was the civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

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Paul Quinn College

3837 Simpson Stuart Road ~ Dallas, TX 75241

Founded: 1872 Private University

Enrollment: ~550 Sports: NAIA (Tigers)

It is a private Methodist institution. It is the first urban work college. It is named after the first bishop to oversee the college.

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University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff

1200 North University Drive ~ Pine Bluff, AR 71601

Founded: 1873 Public University

Enrollment: ~2,500 Sports: Division I (Golden Lions)

It is the second-oldest public institution in Arkansas. It began as the Branch Normal College and was affiliated with the University of Arkansas. It severed ties and became Arkansas AM&N in 1927. It rejoin the Arkansas University system in 1972.

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Bennett College

900 East Washington Street ~ Greensboro, NC 27401

Founded: 1873 Private University

Enrollment: ~500 Sports: None

Affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It has been an all-women's college since 1926.

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Wiley College

711 Wiley Avenue ~ Marshall, TX 75670

Founded: 1873 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,400 Sports: NAIA (Wildcats)

Affiliated with the United Methodist Church. IIt was a major part of the Civil Rights Movement in Texas

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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

4900 Meridian Street, N ~ Huntsville, AL 35811

Founded: 1875 Public University

Enrollment: ~6,000 Sports: Division I (Bulldogs)

Began as a Normal School in Huntsville, Alabama. It changed its name in 1919.

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