Best HBCUs by 10-year ROI - College & Career Data

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	Primary metric	Also see
1	Coppin State University	MD	Public	1,844	$166,494	Grad 26.2% · Net $9,977
2	Fayetteville State University	NC	Public	5,762	$154,550	Grad 38.5% · Net $7,892
3	Morgan State University	MD	Public	9,019	$153,504	Grad 40.9% · Net $14,985
4	Elizabeth City State University	NC	Public	1,975	$151,605	Grad 43.5% · Net $6,364
5	Bowie State University	MD	Public	5,043	$151,199	Grad 38.2% · Net $19,298
6	Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	Private nonprofit	2,628	$150,586	Grad 48.5% · Net $17,127
7	Winston-Salem State University	NC	Public	4,170	$149,190	Grad 46.7% · Net $13,479
8	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	Public	12,182	$148,861	Grad 57.2% · Net $10,846
9	Delaware State University	DE	Public	4,398	$146,831	Grad 39.1% · Net $13,910
10	Wilberforce University	OH	Private nonprofit	822	$145,411	Grad 12.0% · Net $5,567
11	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	MD	Public	2,391	$141,088	Grad 35.3% · Net $13,338
12	University of the Virgin Islands	VI	Public	1,518	$140,506	Grad 28.2% · Net $7,469
13	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	Public	7,582	$136,146	Grad 53.3% · Net $13,739
14	Prairie View A & M University	TX	Public	8,877	$134,090	Grad 43.2% · Net $13,570
15	Hampton University	VA	Private nonprofit	3,727	$133,851	Grad 57.2% · Net $25,319
16	West Virginia State University	WV	Public	1,321	$132,050	Grad 39.2% · Net $11,139
17	Albany State University	GA	Public	5,956	$130,524	Grad 31.1% · Net $11,898
18	Kentucky State University	KY	Public	1,309	$126,803	Grad 31.9% · Net $8,040
19	Savannah State University	GA	Public	2,833	$124,380	Grad 28.0% · Net $8,172
20	Lincoln University	PA	Public	1,539	$123,995	Grad 43.5% · Net $14,977
21	Bluefield State University	WV	Public	1,042	$122,658	Grad 37.0% · Net $13,684
22	Norfolk State University	VA	Public	5,392	$121,997	Grad 38.5% · Net $15,282
23	Le Moyne-Owen College	TN	Private nonprofit	581	$121,108	Grad 27.0% · Net $7,099
24	North Carolina Central University	NC	Public	6,081	$119,194	Grad 41.6% · Net $15,359
25	Virginia State University	VA	Public	5,074	$118,704	Grad 39.4% · Net $15,840
26	Wiley University	TX	Private nonprofit	712	$116,780	Grad 24.2% · Net $7,092
27	Tennessee State University	TN	Public	4,848	$115,137	Grad 34.0% · Net $15,796
28	Fort Valley State University	GA	Public	2,684	$112,188	Grad 41.1% · Net $10,338
29	Bethune-Cookman University	FL	Private nonprofit	2,732	$107,920	Grad 30.5% · Net $12,030
30	Huston-Tillotson University	TX	Private nonprofit	1,005	$104,652	Grad 33.9% · Net $19,719
31	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	Public	1,807	$104,464	Grad 40.4% · Net $12,653
32	Virginia Union University	VA	Private nonprofit	1,203	$103,673	Grad 34.2% · Net $13,235
33	Jarvis Christian University	TX	Private nonprofit	577	$101,038	Grad 15.2% · Net $9,825
34	Texas College	TX	Private nonprofit	614	$99,726	Grad 13.8% · Net $10,958
35	Harris-Stowe State University	MO	Public	960	$98,861	Grad 27.6% · Net $9,922
36	Texas Southern University	TX	Public	6,844	$98,405	Grad 22.2% · Net $16,590
37	Mississippi Valley State University	MS	Public	1,439	$97,814	Grad 26.8% · Net $9,686
38	Alcorn State University	MS	Public	2,363	$95,268	Grad 57.4% · Net $13,265
39	Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	PA	Public	617	$93,830	Grad 40.6% · Net $14,265
40	Edward Waters University	FL	Private nonprofit	1,087	$93,628	Grad 28.2% · Net $13,649
41	Southern University and A & M College	LA	Public	5,519	$91,477	Grad 27.1% · Net $20,077
42	Philander Smith University	AR	Private nonprofit	751	$88,050	Grad 30.4% · Net $14,224
43	Southern University at New Orleans	LA	Public	1,055	$88,027	Grad 13.1% · Net $14,810
44	Claflin University	SC	Private nonprofit	1,706	$87,968	Grad 51.6% · Net $17,800
45	Stillman College	AL	Private nonprofit	706	$87,308	Grad 25.0% · Net $15,258
46	Lane College	TN	Private nonprofit	736	$86,090	Grad 18.4% · Net $10,904
47	Lincoln University	MO	Public	1,392	$84,348	Grad 20.8% · Net $19,092
48	Voorhees University	SC	Private nonprofit	440	$84,088	Grad 43.0% · Net $13,335
49	Central State University	OH	Public	2,620	$83,940	Grad 22.8% · Net $13,096
50	South Carolina State University	SC	Public	2,934	$80,944	Grad 36.6% · Net $18,097
51	Allen University	SC	Private nonprofit	576	$80,679	Grad 13.3% · Net $10,972
52	Paul Quinn College	TX	Private nonprofit	620	$80,110	Grad 26.9% · Net $12,709
53	Alabama A & M University	AL	Public	6,124	$78,598	Grad 24.0% · Net $17,621
54	Johnson C Smith University	NC	Private nonprofit	1,244	$78,551	Grad 34.3% · Net $20,894
55	Rust College	MS	Private nonprofit	467	$77,775	Grad 11.8% · Net $12,587
56	Arkansas Baptist College	AR	Private nonprofit	342	$76,744	Grad 7.4% · Net $10,627
57	Miles College	AL	Private nonprofit	1,155	$76,650	Grad 15.8% · Net $14,271
58	Livingstone College	NC	Private nonprofit	924	$74,085	Grad 28.2% · Net $13,479
59	Spelman College	GA	Private nonprofit	3,414	$72,044	Grad 78.5% · Net $38,967
60	Shaw University	NC	Private nonprofit	875	$71,320	Grad 21.8% · Net $16,512
61	Tougaloo College	MS	Private nonprofit	639	$69,404	Grad 33.1% · Net $17,043
62	Paine College	GA	Private nonprofit	388	$60,943	Grad 14.4% · Net $16,670
63	Dillard University	LA	Private nonprofit	1,063	$60,532	Grad 43.3% · Net $22,094
64	Grambling State University	LA	Public	4,164	$60,380	Grad 36.2% · Net $19,809
65	Talladega College	AL	Private nonprofit	701	$58,529	Grad 30.9% · Net $15,560
66	Alabama State University	AL	Public	3,477	$55,798	Grad 30.3% · Net $20,435
67	Jackson State University	MS	Public	4,600	$54,743	Grad 50.9% · Net $23,836
68	Oakwood University	AL	Private nonprofit	1,153	$54,024	Grad 44.6% · Net $25,669
69	Benedict College	SC	Private nonprofit	1,536	$50,127	Grad 24.3% · Net $18,250
70	Tuskegee University	AL	Private nonprofit	2,630	$46,516	Grad 55.0% · Net $35,013
71	Florida Memorial University	FL	Private nonprofit	1,183	$45,914	Grad 31.1% · Net $23,238
72	Morris College	SC	Private nonprofit	383	$40,099	Grad 17.3% · Net $20,555
73	Morehouse College	GA	Private nonprofit	2,844	$38,751	Grad 59.4% · Net $39,013
74	Fisk University	TN	Private nonprofit	1,035	$22,811	Grad 29.9% · Net $32,020
75	Howard University	DC	Private nonprofit	10,108	$22,610	Grad 70.0% · Net $50,539
76	Clark Atlanta University	GA	Private nonprofit	3,603	$-10,004	Grad 49.0% · Net $37,702