Cornell accepts all qualified students despite their social status, race, religion or gender.

Columbia University's most famous African-American alumnus is the President of the Unites States, Barack Obama.

Established in 1764, Brown University is one of the oldest universities in the United States. Find out more in our Guide to Higher Learning.

Founded in 1884, Arkansas Baptist College is a Christian-affiliated institution. Find out more in out Guide to Higher Learning.

Andrews University is a Seventh-Day Adventist-affiliated university established in 1874. Since its beginnings, AU had grown from only 12 students to a current enrollment of over 3,500.

Founded with a vision of training Champions for Christ, Liberty University is now the largest nonprofit Christian university in the world.

Xavier University is a private, historically black, Catholic institution. It was founded in 1915.

Tuskegee was founded in 1881 with only 30 students in a small room and Dr. Booker T. Washington as its very first teacher.

Founded in 1865, Shaw University is the South’s first HBCU.

Founded in 1898, Miles College is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Learn more in our Guide to Higher Learning.

Lane College was established in 1882 with the sole purpose of making sure that freed slaves could read, write and speak correctly.

Since 1867 Howard University has maintained a tradition of academic excellence and superior education.