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Black Colleges and Universities
National College Rankings

Michigan Universities
School Name	Location	URL	Phone No. (General)	U-grad	Grad	Total	Percent Minority	Mean entering GPA
Michigan State University	East Lansing	msu.edu	(517) 355-1855	34,000	9,000	43,000	15%	75% > 3.7
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	umich.edu	(734) 764-1817	24,412	9,890	34,302	26%	96% > 3.0
Wayne State University	Detroit	wayne.edu	(313) 577-3577	17,729	13,000	30,729	30%	3.08
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	wmich.edu	(678) 387-1000	22,756	5,901	28,657	10%	3.3
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	cmich.edu	(989) 774-4000	16,374	2,097	27,015
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	emich.edu	(734) 487-4636	17,928	5,728	23,710	16%	3.01
Grand Valley State University	Allendale	gvsu.edu	(616) 895-6611	15,221	3,358	18,579		3 - 3.7
Oakland University	Rochester	oakland.edu	(248) 370-2100	11,654	3,072	14,726		3.2
Ferris State University	Big Rapids	ferris.edu	(231) 591-2000			9,847
Northern Michigan University	Marquette	nmu.edu	(800) 682-9797	6,936	2,856	8,160	5%	2.85
University of Detroit	Detroit	udmercy.edu	(313) 993-1000			6,000	37%
Michigan Tech University	Houghton	mtu.edu	(800) 688-1885

Black Colleges and Universities
School Name (By State)	Year Founded	City	Full-time Students	Phone
ALABAMA
Alabama A&M University	1875	Huntsville	3,976	(256) 851-5245
Alabama State University	1867	Montgomery	4,093	(334) 293-4100
Concordia College	1922	Selma	416	(334) 874-5700
J. F. Drake Technical College
Miles College	1905	Fairfield	1,122	(205) 929-1000
Oakwood College	1896	Huntsville	1,454	(205) 726-7000
Selma University	1878	Selma	100	(334) 872-2533
Stillman College	1876	Tuscaloosa	1,500	(205) 349-4240
Talladega College	1867	Talladega	588	(256) 362-0206
Trenholm State Technical College
Tuskegee University	1881	Tuskegee Institute	2,816	(334) 727-8500
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Baptist College	1884	Little Rock	168	(501) 374-7856
Philander Smith College	1884	Little Rock	657	(501) 375-9845
Shorter College
University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff	1873	Pine Bluff	3,000	(870) 543-8486
DELAWARE
Delaware State University	1891	Dover	2,910	(302) 857-6060
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Howard University	1867	Washington D.C.	7,168	(202) 806-6100
University of the District of Columbia	1976	Washington D.C.	3,183	(202) 274-5000
FLORIDA
Bethune - Cookman College	1904	Daytona Beach	2,558	(904) 255-1401
Edward Waters College	1866	Jacksonville	750	(904) 355-3030
Florida A&M University	1887	Tallahassee	9,859	(805) 599-3225
Florida Memorial College	1879	Miami	1,800	(305) 626-3600
GEORGIA
Albany State University	1903	Albany	2,483	(912) 430-4604
Clark Atlanta University	1865	Atlanta	5,000	(404) 880-8000
Fort Valley State University	1895	Fort Valley	2,184	(912) 825-6211
Interdenominational Theological Center
Morehouse College	1867	Atlanta	3,000	(404) 681-2800
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morris Brown College	1881	Atlanta	2,200	(404) 739-1000
Paine College	1882	Augusta	869	(706) 821-8200
Savannah State University	1890	Savannah	2,500	(912) 356-2186
Spelman College	1881	Atlanta	2,008	(404) 681-3643
KENTUCKY
Kentucky State University	1886	Frankfort	1,632	(502) 227-6000
LOUISIANA
Dillard University	1930	New Orleans	1,902	(504) 283-8822
Grambling State University	1901	Grambling	4,088	(318) 247-3811
Southern University and A&M College	1880	Baton Rouge	9,469	(225) 771-2011
Southern University - New Orleans	1956	New Orleans	3,075	(504) 286-5000
Southern University - Shreveport - Bossier City
Xavier University of Louisiana	1925	New Orleans	3,470	(504) 486-7411
MARYLAND
Bowie State University	1865	Bowie	3,157	(301) 464-3000
Coppin State College	1900	Baltimore	2,245	(410) 383-5990
Morgan State University	1867	Baltimore	5,600	(443) 885-3200
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore		Princess Anne	3,206	(410) 651-2200
MISSISSIPPI
Alcorn State University	1871	Alcorn State	3,000	(601) 877-6111
Jackson State University	1877	Jackson	4,268	(601) 968-2121
Mississippi Valley State University	1950	Itta Bena	1,882	(601) 254-9041
Rust College	1866	Holly Springs	703	(662) 252-8000
Tougaloo College	1865	Tougaloo	962	(601) 977-7730
MISSOURI
Harris-Stowe State College	1857	St. Louis	700	(314) 340-3300
Lincoln University	1866	Jefferson City	1,891	(573) 681-5000
NORTH CAROLINA
Barber Scotia College	1867	Concord	488	(704) 789-2900
Bennett College	1873	Greensboro	633	(910) 273-4431
Elizabeth City State University	1891	Elizabeth City	1,765	(252) 335-3228
Fayetteville State University	1867	Fayetteville State	2,628	(910) 486-1111
Johnson C. Smith University	1867	Charlotte	1,504	(704) 378-1000
Livingstone College	1879	Salisbury	676	(704) 797-1000
North Carolina A&T State University	1891	Greensboro	6,367	(336) 334-7940
North Carolina Central University	1910	Durham	3,250	(919) 560-6100
Shaw University	1865	Raleigh	2,163	(919) 546-8200
St. Augustine's College	1867	Raleigh	1,492	(919) 516-4000
Winston-Salem State University	1892	Winston-Salem	2,220	(336) 750-2000
OHIO
Central State University		Wilberforce	855	(937) 376-6142
Wilberforce University	1856	Wilberforce	800	(937) 376-2911
OKLAHOMA
Langston University	1890	Langston	2,312	(405) 466-2231
PENNSYLVANIA
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	1837	Cheyney	1,075	(610) 399-2000
Lincoln University	1854	Lincoln Univ.	1,523	(610) 932-8300
SOUTH CAROLINA
Allen University	1870	Columbia	420	(803) 376-5701
Benedict College	1870	Columbia	2,642	(803) 256-4220
Claflin College	1870	Orangeburg	1,230	(803) 535-5000
Morris College	1908	Sumter	881	(803) 934-3200
South Carolina State University	1896	NE Orangeburg	4,600	(803) 536-7000
Voorhees College	1897	Denmark	900	(803) 793-3351
TENNESSEE
Fisk University	1867	Nashville	742	(615) 329-8500
Knoxville College	1875	Knoxville	200	(423) 524-6514
Lane College	1882	Jackson	750	(901) 426-7500
Le Moyne-Owen College	1968	Memphis	1,013	(901) 942-7301
Meharry Medical College
Tennessee State University	1912	Nashville	7,334	(615) 963-5000
TEXAS
Huston-Tillotson College	1875	Austin	551	(512) 505-3000
Jarvis Christian College	1912	Hawkins	499	(903) 769-5700
Paul Quinn College	1872	Dallas	800	(214) 376-1000
Prairie View A&M University	1876	Prairie View	3,863	(409) 857-3311
Saint Philip's College
Texas College	1894	Tyler	240	(903) 593-8311
Texas Southern University	1947	Houston	5,552	(713) 313-7011
Wiley College	1873	Marshall	679	(903) 927-3300
VIRGINIA
Hampton University	1868	Hampton	4,679	(757) 727-5000
Norfolk State University	1935	Norfolk	5,131	(757) 823-8600
St. Paul's College	1888	Lawrenceville	615	(804) 848-3111
Virginia State University	1882	Petersburg	3,144	(804) 524-5902
Virginia Union University	1865	Richmond	1,300	(804) 257-5600
WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield State College	1895	Bluefield	1,750	(304) 327-4067
West Virginia State University	1891	Institute	4,817	(304) 766-3000
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
University of the Virgin Islands	1962	St. Thomas	1,193	(340) 693-1150
Historically Black colleges and universities are institutions of higher learning established before 1964 to educate African-Americans. Nearly all of the HBCUs are in the Southern and border states.

National College Rankings (2001)
	School Name	SAT Range (25% - 75%)	Top 10% of HS Class	Acceptance Rate
1	Princeton University (NJ)	1360 - 1540	92%	11%
2	Harvard University (MA)	1400 - 1590	90%	11%
2	Yale University (CT)	1380 - 1550	95%	16%
4	California Institute of Technology	1450 - 1580	100%	18%
5	Massachusetts Inst. of Technology	1390 - 1560	94%	19%
6	Stanford University (CA)	1360 - 1550	88%	15%
6	University of Pennsylvania	1310 - 1490	91%	26%
8	Duke University (NC)	1300 - 1500	88%	28%
9	Dartmouth College (NH)	1350 - 1530	87%	21%
10	Columbia University (NY)	1300 - 1500	87%	14%
10	Cornell University (NY)	1270 - 1460	80%	33%
10	University of Chicago	1290 - 1490	79%	48%
13	Northwestern University (IL)	1300 - 1470	83%	32%
13	Rice University (TX)	1310 - 1520	86%	27%
15	Brown University (RI)	1290 - 1490	86%	17%
15	Johns Hopkins University (MD)	1280 - 1490	73%	33%
15	Washington University in St. Louis	1270 - 1440	79%	34%
18	Emory University (GA)	1280 - 1430	90%	42%
19	University of Notre Dame (IN)	1260 - 1430	83%	35%
20	University of California - Berkeley *	1200 - 1430	98%	27%
20	University of Virginia *	1210 - 1410	82%	34%
22	Vanderbilt University (TN)	1220 - 1400	66%	61%
23	Carnegie Mellon University (PA)	1270 - 1460	71%	38%
23	Georgetown University (DC)	1250 - 1450	78%	23%
25	Univ. of California - Los Angeles *	1170 - 1400	97%	29%
25	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor *	26 - 30	63%	64%
25	U. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill *	1140 - 1360	68%	39%
28	Wake Forest University (NC)	1210 - 1390	66%	49%
29	Tufts University (MA)	1250 - 1430	70%	32%
30	College of William and Mary (VA)*	1230 - 1410	74%	45%
31	Brandeis University (MA)	1220 - 1420	65%	52%
31	Univ. of California - San Diego *	1160 - 1360	99%	41%
33	New York University	1230 - 1420	61%	32%
33	University of Rochester (NY)	1230 - 1410	57%	66%
35	Georgia Institute of Technology *	1220 - 1415	60%	69%
35	Univ. of Southern California	1160 - 1370	70%	37%
35	Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison *	25 - 29	46%	74%
38	Boston College	1200 - 1370	62%	35%
38	Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH)	1220 - 1440	67%	71%
38	Lehigh University (PA)	1156 - 1341	56%	48%
41	University of California - Davis *	1060 - 1280	95%	63%
41	University of California - Irvine *	1035 - 1255	95%	61%
41	U. of Illinois - Urbana - Champaign *	25 - 28	51%	71%
44	Pennsylvania State U. - University Park *	1080 - 1300	42%	49%
45	Tulane University (LA)	1191 - 1393	52%	78%
45	Univ. of California - Santa Barbara *	1080 - 1290	95%	53%
45	University of Washington *	1040 - 1280	39%	77%
45	Yeshiva University (NY)	1080 - 1300	N/A	79%
49	Pepperdine University (CA)	1150 - 1350	64%	35%
49	Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)	1180 - 1370	54%	78%
49	University of Texas - Austin *	1080 - 1300	48%	63%

Source: US News and World Report

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