45 Voorhees College

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Denmark, SC

46 Benedict College

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Columbia, SC

47 Livingstone College

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Salisbury, NC

48 Wilberforce University

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Wilberforce, OH

49 Texas College

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Tyler, TX

50 Shaw University

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Raleigh, NC

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Historically black colleges and universities, sometimes referred to as HBCUs, are those institutes of higher education that were established prior to the year 1964 in order to fill the gap left by the many colleges and universities who at the time served only white students due to segregation. Even so, these institutions have always been open to the enrollment of students of all races and ethnicities, and many have become increasingly diverse in recent years. Still, the primary mission of these schools is to provide for the education and enrichment of African Americans.

There are 107 historically black colleges and universities in the United States located in 19 different states across the country as well as in the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. As one might