Huston-Tillotson University

900 Chicon Street ~ Austin, TX 78702

Founded: 1875 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,700 Sports: NAIA (Rams)

It is a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church. In 1952, Tillotson College and Samuel Huston College both merged to form the present-day university.

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Stillman College

3601 Stillman Boulevard ~ Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Founded: 1876 Private University

Enrollment: ~600 Sports: NAIA (Tigers)

It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It was originally called the Tuscaloosa Institute.

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Meharry Medical College

1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard ~ Nashville, TN 37208

Founded: 1876 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,000 Sports: None

It is a private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was the first black medical college in the South. It is the largest HBCU dedicated to healthcare in the United States.

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Prairie View A&M University

PO Box 519 ~ Prairie View, TX 77446

Founded: 1876 Public University

Enrollment: ~9,400 Sports: Division I (Panthers)

It was established by two former slaves who had been elected to the state legislature during Reconstruction as an Agricultural and Mechanical college. It was the first public HBCU in the state of Texas.

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Philander Smith College

900 West Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive ~ Little Rock, AR 72202

Founded: 1877 Private University

Enrollment: ~750 Sports: NAIA (Panthers)

It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is a founding member of the United Negro College Fund. It was started as a seminary. It is named for an American philanthropist. The college merged with the George R. Smith College of Sedalia, MO after it had burned down.

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Jackson State University

1400 John R. Lynch Street ~ Jackson, MS 39217

Founded: 1877 Public University

Enrollment: ~7,000 Sports: Division I (Tigers)

It started as the Natchez Seminary until it moved to Jackson and changed its name. In 1934, it became a public institution, focusing on training teachers.

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Selma University

1501 Boynton Street ~ Selma, AL 36701

Founded: 1878 Private University

Enrollment: ~600 Sports: None

It is a private Baptist Bible college. It changed its name to university in 1908.

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Florida Memorial University

15800 NW 42nd Avenue ~ Miami Gardens, FL 33054

Founded: 1879 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,800 Sports: NAIA (Lions)

It began as the Florida Bible Institute in Live Oak, Florida. After violence against the school faculty, the school was moved to Jacksonville in 1892. It then moved to St. Augustine before settling outside of Miami in 1968.

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Livingstone College

701 West Monroe Street ~ Salisbury, NC 28144

Founded: 1879 Private University

Enrollment: ~1,200 Sports: Division II (Blue Bears)

Affiliated with the AME Zion Church. It began in Concord, NC and is named in honor of the African missionary David Livingstone.

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Southern University and A&M College

801 Harding Boulevard ~ Baton Rouge, LA 70807

Founded: 1880 Public University

Enrollment: ~7,100 Sports: Division I (Jaguars)

It is the main campus of the Southern University System. It is the only HBCU college system in the United States. It is one of the top HBCUs in the United States.

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Tuskegee University

1200 West Montgomery Road ~ Tuskegee, AL 36088

Founded: 1881 Private University

Enrollment: ~2,900 Sports: Division II (Golden Tigers)

Began as a Normal School for teachers. Booker T. Washington was a teacher and principal of the institute. It is also a unit of the National Park Service for its historical significance.

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Morris Brown College

643 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive ~ Atlanta, GA 30314

Founded: 1881 Private University

Enrollment: ~40 Sports: None

It is affiliated with the AME Church. It is the fist institution in Georgia to be owned and operated by African-Americans. It was the site of field hockey competition for the 1996 Olympics. It is currently unaccredited.

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