1871 - Alcorn University, Mississippi

1872 - South Carolina StateUniversity

1873 - University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

1875 - Alabama A&M University

1876 - Prairie View A&M University, Texas

1880 - Southern University, Louisiana

1881 - Tuskegee University, Alabama

1882 - Virginia State University

1886 - Kentucky State University

1886 - University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

1887 - Florida A&M University

1891 - Delaware State College

1891 - North Carolina State University

1895 - Fort Valley State College, Georgia

1897 - Langston University, Oklahoma

1912 - Tennessee State University

Although originally established to expressly meet the educational needs of African Americans, these colleges today provide instruction to widely diverse student bodies.