Spelman College students with President Beverly Daniel Tatum. (Photo Credit: Spelman.edu)
Spelman College students with President Beverly Daniel Tatum. (Photo Credit: Spelman.edu)

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Spelman College topped the list at number one, followed by Howard University (#2), Morehouse College (#3), Hampton University (#4) and Tuskegee University(#5). Xavier University (Louisiana), Fisk University, Florida A&M University, Claflin University and North Carolina A&T rounded out the top 10. The following HBCUs made the top 20:

11. North Carolina Central University

12. Tougaloo University

13. Delaware State University

14. Dillard University

15. Morgan State University

16. Winston-Salem State University

17. Johnson C. Smith University

18. Clark Atlanta University

19. Jackson State University

20. Elizabeth City State University

Read more at U.S. News & World Report.

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