HBCUs with the Lowest Student Debt

HBCUs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal student debt. Reported borrower debt; excludes private loans and does not measure all students. 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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1University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands$16,80099%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 2Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia$18,25097%989$14k$38k37%1,042218 mi 3Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina$21,46364%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 4Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, Pennsylvania$21,785——$14k$38k41%61710 mi 5Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland$22,98572%—$19k$55k38%5,04310 mi 6Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina$22,98782%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 7West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West Virginia$23,33896%955$11k$40k39%1,321211 mi 8Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, Texas$23,37340%—$13k$29k27%620226 mi 9Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida$23,54821%1107$14k$44k53%7,58223 mi 10Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$24,05369%1080$17k$52k49%2,6285 mi 11University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas$24,20241%922$13k$36k40%1,807286 mi 12Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$24,50041%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 13Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, Arkansas$24,736——$14k$38k30%751324 mi 14Wiley UniversityMarshall, Texas$24,989——$7k$33k24%712179 mi 15Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$25,00078%945$13k$45k47%4,170178 mi 16Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$25,00025%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 17Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$25,00044%1090$39k$53k59%2,844222 mi 18Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$25,00046%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 19Albany State UniversityAlbany, Georgia$25,024——$12k$41k31%5,956101 mi 20Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia$25,44262%969$25k$59k57%3,7271 mi 21Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$25,930——$10k$31k28%960256 mi 22Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky$25,93896%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 23Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware$26,00047%940$14k$49k39%4,3987 mi 24Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, Ohio$26,46841%—$6k$38k12%822129 mi 25Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, Virginia$26,50089%948$16k$46k39%5,07410 mi 26North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$27,00050%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 27Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas$27,00079%980$14k$45k43%8,87761 mi 28Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee$27,00070%1000$16k$43k34%4,848378 mi 29Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$27,00064%—$38k$43k49%3,603222 mi 30Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama$27,00049%1120$35k$50k55%2,630136 mi 31University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, Maryland$27,00096%—$13k$48k35%2,3916 mi 32Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi$27,00045%904$13k$36k57%2,363116 mi 33Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama$27,00045%—$26k$42k45%1,153288 mi 34Fisk UniversityNashville, Tennessee$27,00037%1200$32k$45k30%1,035378 mi 35Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkins, Texas$27,000——$10k$33k15%577195 mi 36Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$27,25082%971$15k$51k41%9,0195 mi 37Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia$28,000——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 38Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, Tennessee$28,07099%—$7k$36k27%581324 mi 39North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina$28,25087%1050$15k$43k42%6,081108 mi 40Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, Pennsylvania$28,25066%920$15k$43k44%1,53914 mi 41Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi$28,41392%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 42Talladega CollegeTalladega, Alabama$28,50085%—$16k$32k31%701202 mi 43Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri$28,875——$19k$39k21%1,392328 mi 44Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas$29,00097%914$17k$39k22%6,84418 mi 45Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia$29,00088%927$15k$45k39%5,3922 mi 46Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina$29,00065%—$18k$40k52%1,70666 mi 47Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, Virginia$29,00098%850$13k$38k34%1,20318 mi 48Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, Alabama$29,06762%—$15k$35k25%706172 mi 49Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$29,25135%942$20k$43k27%5,51951 mi 50Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana$29,251———$43k—60751 mi 51Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, North Carolina$30,00045%—$21k$43k34%1,244155 mi 52Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Mississippi$30,04660%—$17k$35k33%639139 mi 53Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida$30,06385%—$23k$37k31%1,1837 mi 54Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi$30,47093%965$24k$39k51%4,600132 mi 55Lane CollegeJackson, Tennessee$30,500——$11k$32k18%736341 mi 56Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio$30,73999%—$13k$33k23%2,620128 mi 57Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, Texas$30,75039%1014$20k$43k34%1,005124 mi 58Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama$31,00058%938$18k$41k24%6,124290 mi 59Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama$31,00098%976$20k$35k30%3,477128 mi 60South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina$31,00083%—$18k$38k37%2,93466 mi 61Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, Florida$31,00088%880$12k$39k31%2,7322 mi 62Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia$31,00066%994$10k$37k41%2,684162 mi 63Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana$31,00042%1050$22k$39k43%1,0633 mi 64Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana$31,00079%944$15k$34k13%1,0551 mi 65Texas CollegeTyler, Texas$31,000——$11k$34k14%614182 mi 66Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$31,12559%—$13k$33k28%924163 mi 67Miles CollegeFairfield, Alabama$31,217——$14k$33k16%1,155199 mi 68Benedict CollegeColumbia, South Carolina$32,50096%—$18k$32k24%1,536101 mi 69Shaw UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina$32,50080%—$17k$34k22%87591 mi 70Allen UniversityColumbia, South Carolina$34,29073%—$11k$30k13%576101 mi 71Grambling State UniversityGrambling, Louisiana$36,50045%943$20k$41k36%4,164187 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.