It’s amazing that Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama and Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama were not included in this list
This month the U.S. News & World Report released its 2014 edition of the Best Colleges Report. Included are several ranking lists. Among them is the HBCU rankings. It is important to note that a total of 70 of the 105+ HBCUs are ranked on this list. According to the publication’s ranking methodology, there are a total of 81 eligible HBCUs and of them — 11 HBCUs were unranked. Visit the US News and World Report’s HBCURankings Methodology for more details.
The ranking data includes tuition, enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and college admission test scores. The HBCU rankings list does not reflect the opinions or views of HBCU Lifestyle. Students interested in attending HBCUs should consult with parents, guidance counselors, teachers, and mentors to help in selecting the HBCU that is the right fit for them. Start by visiting the prospective university with family or registering for an HBCU College Tour.
HBCU Rankings 2014:
RANK UNIVERSITY LOCATION
1 Spelman College Atlanta, GA
2 Morehouse College Atlanta, GA
3 Howard University Washington, DC
4 Fisk University Nashville, TN
5 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL
5 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
7 Claflin University Orangeburg, SC
8 North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC
9 Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA
9 Delaware State University Dover, DE
9 Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL
12 Dillard University New Orleans, LA
12 North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
14 Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC
14 Tennessee State University Nashville, TN
14 Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS
17 Winston- Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
18 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC
18 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD
20 Alabama A&M University Normal, AL
20 Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA
22 Bennett College Greensboro, NC
23 Oakwood University Huntsville, AL
24 South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC
25 Bowie State University Bowie, MD
25 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
25 Jackson State University Jackson, MS
25 Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY
