HBCUs with the Highest Graduation Rates

HBCUs with the Highest Graduation Rates, ranked by graduation rate. College Scorecard reported completion rate; definitions depend on institution type. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 71 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia25%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 2Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia41%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 3Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, Georgia44%1090$39k$53k59%2,844222 mi 4Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi45%904$13k$36k57%2,363116 mi 5North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 6Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia62%969$25k$59k57%3,7271 mi 7Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama49%1120$35k$50k55%2,630136 mi 8Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida21%1107$14k$44k53%7,58223 mi 9Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina65%—$18k$40k52%1,70666 mi 10Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi93%965$24k$39k51%4,600132 mi 11Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, Georgia64%—$38k$43k49%3,603222 mi 12Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana69%1080$17k$52k49%2,6285 mi 13Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina78%945$13k$45k47%4,170178 mi 14Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama45%—$26k$42k45%1,153288 mi 15Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, Pennsylvania66%920$15k$43k44%1,53914 mi 16Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 17Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana42%1050$22k$39k43%1,0633 mi 18Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas79%980$14k$45k43%8,87761 mi 19North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina87%1050$15k$43k42%6,081108 mi 20Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia66%994$10k$37k41%2,684162 mi 21Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland82%971$15k$51k41%9,0195 mi 22Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, Pennsylvania——$14k$38k41%61710 mi 23University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas41%922$13k$36k40%1,807286 mi 24Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, Virginia89%948$16k$46k39%5,07410 mi 25West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West Virginia96%955$11k$40k39%1,321211 mi 26Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware47%940$14k$49k39%4,3987 mi 27Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia88%927$15k$45k39%5,3922 mi 28Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 29Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland72%—$19k$55k38%5,04310 mi 30Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia97%989$14k$38k37%1,042218 mi 31South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina83%—$18k$38k37%2,93466 mi 32Grambling State UniversityGrambling, Louisiana45%943$20k$41k36%4,164187 mi 33University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, Maryland96%—$13k$48k35%2,3916 mi 34Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, North Carolina45%—$21k$43k34%1,244155 mi 35Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, Virginia98%850$13k$38k34%1,20318 mi 36Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee70%1000$16k$43k34%4,848378 mi 37Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, Texas39%1014$20k$43k34%1,005124 mi 38Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Mississippi60%—$17k$35k33%639139 mi 39Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky96%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 40Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida85%—$23k$37k31%1,1837 mi 41Albany State UniversityAlbany, Georgia——$12k$41k31%5,956101 mi 42Talladega CollegeTalladega, Alabama85%—$16k$32k31%701202 mi 43Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, Florida88%880$12k$39k31%2,7322 mi 44Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, Arkansas——$14k$38k30%751324 mi 45Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama98%976$20k$35k30%3,477128 mi 46Fisk UniversityNashville, Tennessee37%1200$32k$45k30%1,035378 mi 47University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands99%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 48Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, Florida85%—$14k$35k28%1,08717 mi 49Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina59%—$13k$33k28%924163 mi 50Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 51Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri——$10k$31k28%960256 mi 52Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana35%942$20k$43k27%5,51951 mi 53Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, Tennessee99%—$7k$36k27%581324 mi 54Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, Texas40%—$13k$29k27%620226 mi 55Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi92%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 56Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland46%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 57Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, Alabama62%—$15k$35k25%706172 mi 58Benedict CollegeColumbia, South Carolina96%—$18k$32k24%1,536101 mi 59Wiley UniversityMarshall, Texas——$7k$33k24%712179 mi 60Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama58%938$18k$41k24%6,124290 mi 61Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio99%—$13k$33k23%2,620128 mi 62Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas97%914$17k$39k22%6,84418 mi 63Shaw UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina80%—$17k$34k22%87591 mi 64Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri——$19k$39k21%1,392328 mi 65Lane CollegeJackson, Tennessee——$11k$32k18%736341 mi 66Miles CollegeFairfield, Alabama——$14k$33k16%1,155199 mi 67Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkins, Texas——$10k$33k15%577195 mi 68Texas CollegeTyler, Texas——$11k$34k14%614182 mi 69Allen UniversityColumbia, South Carolina73%—$11k$30k13%576101 mi 70Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana79%944$15k$34k13%1,0551 mi 71Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, Ohio41%—$6k$38k12%822129 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.