Find an HBCU.
Match prospective students to the right institution by program of study, region, size, public or private control, and selectivity. A guided experience built on top of the HBCU Wiki — coming soon.
A guided HBCU finder
Find an HBCU will walk students, parents, and counselors through a short series of filters and surface the institutions that fit. In the meantime, the full directory is searchable and filterable in the HBCU Wiki.
What the finder will support
Program of study
Filter by major or degree program — pre-med, engineering, education, law, business, the arts, divinity, public health.
Region
Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, and the territories. Filter by state and metro area.
Institution size
From small private liberal arts to the largest public research universities. Filter by enrollment band.
Public or private
Land-grant publics, state institutions, private liberal arts colleges, divinity schools, two-year colleges, and graduate institutions.
Selectivity & cost
Admit-rate band, tuition tier, and institutional aid practice. Built on the most recent IPEDS and Common Data Set filings.
Special designations
Women's colleges, R2 research designations, land-grant status, federally designated Historically Black Graduate Institutions, and faith-based founding.
Subscribe to be the first to use Find an HBCU when it launches. Counselors and CBOs working with HBCU prospects can request early access by emailing editors@black-history.com.