Best Southeastern HBCUs
This ranking lists 78 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeast, schools established to educate Black students when segregation shut them out of most colleges. Today they remain known for affordability, mentorship, and campus culture, and they welcome students of all backgrounds.
Leading our 2027 rankings is Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, topping our list in the Southeast. Also highly ranked: Xavier University of Louisiana, Fisk University and Tuskegee University.
Compare tuition, enrollment, acceptance rates, and majors across the HBCUs below. Rankings follow the CollegeSimply methodology, blending academics, cost, outcomes, and selectivity. Sort by cost, selectivity, or enrollment to find the school that fits you.
List of HBCUs
Voorhees University
- Private 4 Year
- Denmark, SC
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Voorhees is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. Students attend a rural campus in the small town of Denmark.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,307
American Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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American Baptist College is a small private HBCU known for undergraduate theology and ministry. Students study on a compact Nashville campus with deep roots in Baptist tradition.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,340
Lane College
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, TN
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- Aug 21 application deadline
Lane is a private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and criminal justice. Most students live on a compact residential campus in Jackson.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.57
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,803
Le Moyne Owen College
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- Apr 1 application deadline
Le Moyne-Owen is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate business and education. The urban campus sits in Memphis.
- SAT Range 898-1093
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $6,542
Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, religion, and the social sciences. Students attend a small campus in the city of Lynchburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,066
Simmons College of Kentucky
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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Simmons College of Kentucky is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate religious studies, business, and sociology. The small urban campus sits in Louisville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,723