College Choice: Top 25 Best HBCU Rankings 2015

Last Updated on May 25, 2015

College Choice: 2015 Best HBCUs
Which are the best Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States? Each year this question creates a lot of dialogue and interest among students and their families. If you are too trying to find an answer to this question, this list of best colleges 2015 from College Choice should help you get started. The best part about these rankings is they are based exclusively on factors real college freshmen said were most important to their college decision which includes financial aid offerings, academic reputation, overall cost, and success of graduates in the post college job market.  Each of these four factors were weighted equally in the ranking and the data was derived from various publicly available sources such as the National Center of Education Statistics, U.S News and World Report, and PayScale.com.

25 HBCU’s that proudly made to the College Choice best colleges list are:

Rank University Location
25 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
24 Alabama A&M University Normal, AL
23 Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA
22 Coppin State University Baltimore, MD
21 Fisk University Nashville, TN
20 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL
19 Bowie State University Bowie, MD
18 Langston University Langston, OK
17 Spelman College Atlanta, GA
16 Tennessee State University Nashville, TN
15 North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC
14 Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX
13 Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR
12 Virginia State University Petersburg, VA
11 Delaware State University Dover, DE
10 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
09 North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
08 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC
07 Howard University Washington, DC
06 Morehouse College Atlanta, GA
05 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
04 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR
03 Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL
02 Hampton University Hampton, VA
01 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL

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