HBCUs with the Lowest Net Price

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