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Yesterday we covered the small but mighty Paul Quinn College which received an average score of 7. We head down to the Delta for our next HBCU, we visit Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) the second newest in the country following the University of the Virgin Islands that we previously...

We last covered the largest HBCU up north, Delaware State University, which had an average score of 7.3. See the updated leaderboard here Following on the discussion of visionary leadership we had with Claflin University, we now turn to another example of a small HBCU that has reversed its...

Yesterday we covered the rising star of the smaller HBCUs, Claflin University, which received a high average score of 8. See the updated leaderboard here Next we turn to one of the northernmost HBCUs and the only one in Delaware--Delaware State University. A land grant college located in the...

We last learned about Shorter College, the small junior college in North Little Rock that earned an average score of 5. See the updated leaderboard here Today we head to South Carolina, home of of eight HBCUs and two in the city of Orangeburg alone. Claflin University, established by Methodist...

Last we looked at Prairie View A&M, which gained a high average score of 8.2. See the leader board thread here. Next we turn to Arkansas, which has four HBCUs, and we are looking at its smallest, Shorter College. Shorter College is actually a private 2-year junior college and is the only...

P Yesterday we toured St. Augustine's University in Raleigh which obtained an average score of 6.5. Today we turn to another land grant HBCU and only one of two public universities in Texas. Prairie View A&M University (abbreviated PVAMU) was founded in 1876 as a shrewd addition to the 1876...

We last covered Stillman College of Tuscaloosa, Alabama with an average score of 7.25. We now head back to North Carolina to look at Saint Augustine's University, a small but historic university in Raleigh. Another early Reconstruction college, it was founded by Episcopal clergy in 1867 to help...

Previously we looked at Xavier University of Louisiana, the med student factory which earned a high average score of 8.7. This is for @DropTopDoc . Stillman College is located not far from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa despite it being much smaller--not even 1,000 students. Founded by...

Yesterday we looked at one of the two Missouri HBCU's, Harris-Stowe University, which gained an average score of 7.6. Now we go down to Nawlins' where we have one of the most unique HBCUs in the country. The only Catholic HBCU, founded by St. Katherine Drexel, nun and daughter of a wealthy...

Last time we covered Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi which garnered an average score of 7.5 Harris-Stowe is one of two HBCUs in Missouri and is a public, open enrollment school. Created by the merger of White and Black teacher training schools after Brown v. Board, the field of...

Yesterday we looked at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and gave them an average rating of 6.7. Today we cover a small HBCU, less than 800 students, but with a lot of history. Rust College, originally Shaw University, was one of the first HBCUs established by Methodists and the...

Our last profile was Paine College in Augusta, Georgia that received an average score of 6. Paine College has had its troubles over the years but most were hopeful it would make a recovery. Today we cover one of the Maryland HBCUs, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Maryland, one of the...

Yesterday we covered Johnson C. Smith University which had a great history but a very mixed bag of reviews and an average score of 4.9. Today we are covering another very small Christian college. One similar to the previously covered American Baptist College in origins except that its origins...

Our last report was on Huston-Tillotson University, a small private school in Austin, TX which received a voting average of 5.7. Today we visit Charlotte, North Carolina's only HBCU, Johnson C. Smith University. Another Reconstruction era university, it was originally founded as the Biddle...

Yesterday we highlighted the venerable Flordia A&M University which justly achieved an average score of 7.9. Huston-Tillotson was originally founded as two different schools in the 1870s: Tillotson College and Samuel Huston College. The first, Tillotson College, was actually the first...

Yesterday we reviewed the University of the Virgin Islands and it came in at an underwhelming average of 4.0, but based on only two votes. Now we turn to a heavy-hitter: Florida A&M University. One of the top in the nation by enrollment as well as prestige, FAMU has long been known both for the...

The last HBCU rated was Langston University of Oklahoma which received an average rating of 7. There are so many unique things about the University of the Virgin Islands, it is hard to find where to start. They are the only HBCU not in the continental US. The latest established HBCU--founded in...

The last HBCU rated was Hampton University the shining example by the sea which received an average rating of 8.8 slightly edging out the previous champion North Carolina A&T. Today we feature the only HBCU in the Sooner State of Oklahoma: Langston University. Langston University was founded...

The last HBCU rated was American Baptist College, the smallest HBCU but one that definitely punches above its weight in terms of prominent alumni. Its average score was 6.1. Hampton University is our next focus and has a long and proud tradition as being one of the first HBCUs established...

Since the Coli is tech and STEM heavy it seems only right to start off the series highlighting North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University aka NC A&T, the tech gem amongst the HBCUs. What is also not widely known is that NC A&T is also the largest HBCU by enrollment with over 13,000...