Voorhees College

PO Box 678 ~ Denmark, SC 29042

Founded: 1897 Private University

Enrollment: ~600 Sports: NAIA (Tigers)

It was originally modeled after the Tuskegee Institute. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church.

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Miles College

5500 Myron Massey Boulevard ~ Fairfield, AL 35064

Founded: 1898 Private University

Enrollment: ~450 Sports: Division II (Golden Bears)

It is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. It is located outside Birmingham, Alabama.

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St. Philip's College

1801 Martin Luther King Drive ~ San Antonio, TX 78203

Founded: 1898 Public University

Enrollment: ~11,700 Sports: None

In 1942, the school became a part of the San Antonio Alamo Colleges District. It is a community college with two campuses.

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Coppin State University

2500 West North Avenue ~ Baltimore, MD 21216

Founded: 1900 Public University

Enrollment: ~2,700 Sports: Division I (Eagles)

It was originally a high school for black students. In 1926, it was renamed after the pioneer teacher Fanny Jackson Coppin.

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Grambling State University

403 Main Street ~ Grambling, LA 71245

Founded: 1901 Public University

Enrollment: ~5,200 Sports: Division I (Tigers)

Founded with assistance from Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute. It was renamed in 1946. Its football team has a storied history as well as its marching band.

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Albany State University

504 College Drive ~ Albany, GA 31705

Founded: 1903 Public University

Enrollment: ~6,100 Sports: Division II (Golden Rams)

Originally founded by a former slave as a religious school. In 1917, it became a state institution and in 1932, became a part of the University System of Georgia. In 2017, it consolidated with Darton State College.

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Hinds Community College at Utica

34175 Mississippi 18 Highway, W ~ Utica, MS 39175

Founded: 1903 Public University

Enrollment: ~11,700 Sports: NJCAA (Eagles)

Hinds is the largest community college system in Mississippi with six campuses. Utica Junior College merged with Hinds System in 1982. It is located in rural Mississippi, south of the town of Utica.

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Bethune-Cookman University

640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard ~ Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Founded: 1904 Private University

Enrollment: ~ 3,800 Sports: Division I (Wildcats)

Founded by the pioneer educator Mary McLeod Bethune in Jacksonville, Florida as a girls school. In 1923, it merged with the all-boys Cookman Institute and moved to Daytona Beach.

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Morris College

100 West College Street ~ Sumter, SC 29150

Founded: 1908 Private University

Enrollment: ~500 Sports: NAIA (Hornets)

Founded as Baptist college. It was initially a grade school, high school and college.

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North Carolina Central University

1801 Fayetteville Street ~ Durham, NC 27707

Founded: 1910 Public University

Enrollment: ~8,200 Sports: Division I (Eagles)

It was originally founded as a religious training school for African-Americans. In 1972, it became a part of the University of North Carolina System.

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Tennessee State University

3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard ~ Nashville, TN 37209

Founded: 1912 Public University

Enrollment: ~8,100 Sports: Division I (Tigers)

It is the only state-funded HBCU in Tennessee. It changed from a college to a university in 1968 and merged with the University of Tennessee at Nashville.

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Jarvis Christian College

PO Box 1470 ~ Hawkins, TX 75765

Founded: 1912 Private University

Enrollment: ~800 Sports: NAIA (Bulldogs)

It is a Christian HBCU in Texas. It is the last HBCU that remains of the twelve founded by the Disciples of Christ Church.

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