This is a list of Historically black colleges and universities of the United States organized by states, as defined by the Presidential Commission on Historically Black Colleges.

Alabama

Private

• Concordia College
• Miles College
• Oakwood University
• Selma University
• Stillman College
• Talladega College
• Tuskegee University

Public

• Alabama A&M University
• Alabama State University
• Bishop State Community College
• Gadsen State Community College
• Shelton State Community College (C.A. Fredd Campus)

Arkansas

Private

• Arkansas Baptist College
• Philander Smith College

Public

• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Delaware

Private

None

Public

• Delaware State University

District of Columbia

Private

• Howard University

Public

• University of the District of Columbia

Florida

Private

• Bethune-Cookman University
• Edward Waters College
• Florida Memorial University

Public

• Florida A&M University

Georgia

Private

• Clark Atlanta University
• Interdenominational Theological Center
• Morehouse College
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• Morris Brown College
• Paine College
• Spelman College

Public

• Albany State University
• Fort Valley State University
• Savannah State University

Kentucky

Private

None

Public

• Kentucky State University

Louisiana

Private

• Dillard University
• Xavier University (New Orleans)

Public

• Grambling State University
• Southern University and A&M College
• Southern University at New Orleans
• Southern University at Shreveport

Maryland

Private

None

Public

• Bowie State University
• Coppin State University
• Morgan State University
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Michigan

Private

• Lewis College of Business
• Marygrove College

Public

None

Mississippi

Private

• Mount Hermon Female Seminary
• Rust College
• Tougaloo College

Public

• Alcorn State University
• Coahoma Community College
• Hinds Community College (Utica Campus)
• Jackson State University
• Mississippi Valley State University

Missouri

Private

None

Public

• Harris-Stowe State University
• Lincoln University

North Carolina

Private

• Barber-Scotia College
• Bennett College - woman's college
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Livingstone College
• St. Augustine's College
• Shaw University

Public

• Elizabeth City State University
• Fayetteville State University
• North Carolina A&T State University
• North Carolina Central University
• Winston-Salem State University

Ohio

Private

• Wilberforce University

Public

• Central State University

Oklahoma

Private

None

Public

• Langston University

Pennsylvania

Private

None

Public

• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
• Lincoln University

South Carolina

Private

• Allen University
• Benedict College
• Claflin University
• Clinton Junior College
• Denmark Technical College
• Morris College
• Voorhees College

Public

• South Carolina State University

Tennessee

Private

• Fisk University
• Knoxville College
• Lane College
• LeMoyne-Owen College
• Meharry Medical College

Public

• Tennessee State University

Texas

Private

• Bishop College
• Huston-Tillotson University
• Jarvis Christian College
• Paul Quinn College
• Saint Philip's College
• Southwestern Christian College
• Texas College
• Wiley College

Public

• Prairie View A&M University
• Texas Southern University

U.S. Virgin Islands

Private

None

Public

• University of the Virgin Islands

Virginia

Private

• Hampton University
• Saint Paul's College
• Virginia Union University
• Virginia University of Lynchburg

Public

• Norfolk State University
• Virginia State University

West Virginia

Private

None

Public

• Bluefield State College
• Storer College
• West Virginia State University