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From Football to Bands: Get Top HBCU Rankings News

Choosing the right historically black college or university to attend is influenced by more than simply which schools have exciting social lives. Indeed, the most savvy students are most concerned with HBCU rankings – a variety of measures of just how academically sound a school is.

A historically black college or university’s quality level can be reflected so many ways – for example, what rate of students graduate in four years? How many freshmen drop out each year? What are the class sizes and what is the student/ teacher ratio? With so many factors, how can you make the best choice? This is where HBCU rankings come in. Evaluations from different websites, magazines and other academic sources can help you better understand what each school offers and how it fits in with your academic plans.

Check out our many Top 10 lists and articles and get the insider knowledge on which HBCUs are the most elite in your field of pursuit.

FAMU School of the Environment Professor Henry Neal Williams, Ph.D., is one of the many researchers contributing to the success of the University’s research program. Williams is globally recognized as one of the foremost experts on the ecology of bacterial predators.

FAMU is Top Ranked HBCU for Research and Development

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A National Science Foundation (NSF) report lists Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) as the No.1 historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the nation for total research and development (R&D) expenditures. The NSF recently released data from its Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions study, which reveals that the […]

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Students react as First Lady Michele Obama delivers the commencement address at the North Carolina Agriculture & Technology commencement ceremony in 2012.

North Carolina A&T: The Top Ranked Public HBCU In The Nation

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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the No. 1 public historically black university in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 Best Colleges rankings released Sept. 9. The multiplatform news provider ranked N.C. A&T No. 9 out of 72 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), up one spot from

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AAMU Graduate Social Work Program Ranked Second in Nation

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Graduateprograms.com has announced its Spring 2015 “Top Social Work Grad Programs for Value.” Graduateprograms.com defines “value” by posing the following questions to students: How satisfied are you with your graduate program? Did you make the right choice? Would you choose this program again? Program rankings, compiled using data gathered between September 1, 2012 and March 31,

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Top 20 HBCUs by Alumni Starting Average Salary 2015

Top 20 HBCUs by Alumni Starting Average Salary 2015

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Edsmart.org offers another interesting report that shows students the best black colleges based on how much they can expect to earn after graduation. It will help them choose their college considering the starting salary they can expect upon their entering the workforce. Choosing the right college is important to gain the right path for a

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ECSU is ranked at the top of the 100 Most Affordable Universities in America list.

ECSU Ranked Number 1 by Best Value Schools Website

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Elizabeth City State University was recently listed as the number one institution on the Best Value Schools website for “The 100 Most Affordable Small Colleges in America 2015.” Best Value Schools ranked 100 colleges for the best value to prospective students. To find the average out-of-pocket costs of the institutions, Best Value Schools calculated the

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