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HBCUs in South Atlantic

43 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 43 historically Black colleges in South Atlantic, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 94 at Clinton College to 11,925 at North Carolina A & T State University. 20 are public and 23 are private.

#CollegeTypeUndergradsAcceptanceNet price / yr
1North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
Public11,92546%$10,980
2Howard University
Washington, DC
Private9,60435%$47,919
3Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Public8,29383%$15,015
4Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
Public7,51621%$15,847
5Albany State University
Albany, GA
Public5,829$14,251
6Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
Public5,49587%$12,973
7Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Public5,49380%$7,360
8North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Public5,40090%$15,028
9Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
Public5,20784%$19,335
10Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
Public4,78789%$14,553
11Delaware State University
Dover, DE
Public4,63062%$15,745
12Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC
Public4,24469%$13,393
13Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Private3,63334%$36,828
14Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Private3,48265%$35,115
15Hampton University
Hampton, VA
Private3,25448%$32,145
16University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Public3,080$14,693
17South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC
Public2,75782%$18,268
18Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
Private2,73651%$35,949
19Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
Public2,727$8,683
20Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
Public2,54163%$11,609
21Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
Private2,414100%$14,892
22University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
Public2,16590%$14,035
23Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Public1,86370%$7,237
24Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
Public1,75650%$6,007
25Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
Private1,72773%$21,232
26Benedict College
Columbia, SC
Private1,57367%$17,781
27West Virginia State University
Institute, WV
Public1,32896%$10,191
28Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL
Private1,29974%$18,675
29Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WV
Public1,23187%$12,529
30Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA
Private1,15398%$19,580
31Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
Private1,11385%$13,580
32Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Private1,04743%$20,011
33Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Private83930%$14,083
34Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Private79874%$15,662
35Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
Private76659%$17,740
36Allen University
Columbia, SC
Private63532%$11,081
37Voorhees University
Denmark, SC
Private460$15,411
38Morris College
Sumter, SC
Private421$20,375
39Morris Brown College
Atlanta, GA
Private338$18,898
40Paine College
Augusta, GA
Private33883%$15,074
41Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Private19134%$22,858
42Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
Private170$18,184
43Clinton College
Rock Hill, SC
Private94$14,501

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