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Divine Nine Pipeline

Majority Black Colleges

The Legends

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Wilberforce
Wilberforce, OH
Wilberforce, OH 71 39% 34% / 66% 0% $58,710 66 — —
2 Morehouse
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 410 28% 100% / 0% 0% $65,219 63 93% —
3 Hampton
Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA 439 32% 38% / 62% 0% $59,685 57 94% —
4 Rust
Holly Springs, MS
Holly Springs, MS 47 38% 32% / 68% 11% $37,475 17 93% —
5 Alcorn State
Alcorn State, MS
Alcorn State, MS 460 39% 27% / 73% 2% $52,795 48 95% —
6 South Carolina State
Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg, SC 268 88% 40% / 60% 0% $46,061 31 93% —
7 Le Moyne-Owen
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN 93 98% 27% / 73% 2% $55,387 64 — —
8 Morris
Sumter, SC
Sumter, SC 75 95% 48% / 52% 0% $34,211 10 93% —
9 Johnson C. Smith
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC 207 42% 41% / 59% 3% $43,164 27 93% —
10 Tuskegee
Tuskegee, AL
Tuskegee, AL 335 32% 29% / 71% 0% $58,749 51 94% —
11 Jackson State
Jackson, MS
Jackson, MS 826 62% 31% / 69% 2% $44,574 33 95% —
12 Fisk
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN 112 42% 34% / 66% 0% $57,367 52 99% —
13 Allen
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 85 75% 49% / 51% 0% $37,943 20 96% —
14 Virginia Union
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA 144 94% 43% / 57% 5% $43,311 34 92% —
15 Mississippi Valley State
Itta Bena, MS
Itta Bena, MS 174 79% 43% / 57% 0% $34,928 16 94% —
16 Wiley
Marshall, TX
Marshall, TX 78 100% 37% / 63% 1% $42,504 35 93% —
17 Dillard
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 182 42% 23% / 77% 1% $47,934 30 96% —
18 Lane
Jackson, TN
Jackson, TN 99 65% 51% / 49% 0% $38,769 24 95% —
19 Miles
Fairfield, AL
Fairfield, AL 152 95% 37% / 63% 0% $44,011 33 95% —
20 Claflin
Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg, SC 307 40% 27% / 73% 3% $45,624 31 95% —
21 Alabama State
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery, AL 470 50% 30% / 70% 3% $42,756 25 95% —
22 Edward Waters
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL 107 42% 49% / 51% 4% $57,256 69 — —
23 Southern University and A&M
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA 756 42% 28% / 72% 1% $52,070 43 96% —
24 Livingstone
Salisbury, NC
Salisbury, NC 88 51% 50% / 50% 0% $36,805 14 94% —
25 Fort Valley State
Fort Valley, GA
Fort Valley, GA 374 52% 32% / 68% 0% $44,832 37 93% —
26 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA
Cheyney, PA 96 80% 31% / 69% 0% $46,932 41 97% —
27 U. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
Pine Bluff, AR 305 68% 41% / 59% 1% $45,234 27 93% —
28 Clark Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 439 38% 19% / 81% 0% $46,967 32 93% —
29 Harris-Stowe State
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO 214 100% 28% / 72% 2% $45,461 41 96% —

The Powerhouses

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Coppin State
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 296 42% 20% / 80% 9% $60,554 67 95% —
2 Spelman
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 481 25% 0% / 100% 0% $60,611 55 96% —
3 Virginia State
Petersburg, VA
Petersburg, VA 632 96% 36% / 64% 1% $52,768 48 95% —
4 Texas
Tyler, TX
Tyler, TX 48 100% 56% / 44% 4% $36,249 22 96% —
5 Benedict
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 257 86% 43% / 57% 12% $40,040 23 97% —
6 Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens, FL
Miami Gardens, FL 109 52% 42% / 58% 20% $45,773 38 93% —
7 Alabama A&M
Normal, AL
Normal, AL 590 38% 35% / 65% 1% $53,271 46 94% —
8 Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 195 79% 16% / 84% 0% $42,562 26 92% —
9 Savannah State
Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA 385 83% 36% / 64% 2% $50,684 48 96% —
10 Albany State
Albany, GA
Albany, GA 680 45% 26% / 74% 1% $53,527 43 96% —
11 Texas Southern
Houston, TX
Houston, TX 1,047 63% 36% / 64% 3% $50,220 46 92% —
12 Prairie View A&M
Prairie View, TX
Prairie View, TX 1,308 77% 31% / 69% 1% $57,124 45 95% —
13 Shaw
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC 128 65% 39% / 61% 13% $43,013 29 92% —
14 Philander Smith
Little Rock, AR
Little Rock, AR 107 95% 39% / 61% 5% $43,608 31 100% —
15 Lincoln
Lincoln University, PA
Lincoln University, PA 317 80% 35% / 65% 5% $51,804 53 95% —
16 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL 1,587 32% 32% / 68% 0% $50,875 49 95% —
17 Norfolk State
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk, VA 800 52% 28% / 72% 1% $56,970 60 — —
18 Bowie State
Bowie, MD
Bowie, MD 757 30% 40% / 60% 2% $62,178 69 95% —
19 Morgan State
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 936 42% 36% / 64% 5% $62,124 69 95% —
20 Herzing University - Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL 16 100% 25% / 75% 0% $54,666 61 92% —
21 Chicago State
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 204 47% 24% / 76% 8% $51,339 53 90% —
22 Tougaloo
Tougaloo, MS
Tougaloo, MS 96 42% 33% / 67% 0% $42,365 29 94% —
23 Oakwood
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, AL 189 42% 35% / 65% 7% $54,397 51 100% —
24 North Carolina A&T State
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC 2,244 42% 35% / 65% 1% $56,604 52 94% —
25 Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 451 42% 24% / 76% 2% $51,552 37 95% —
26 North Carolina Central
Durham, NC
Durham, NC 923 42% 27% / 73% 1% $48,115 39 96% —
27 Winston-Salem State
Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem, NC 624 81% 25% / 75% 1% $44,036 33 95% —
28 Howard
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 1,995 32% 26% / 74% 5% $64,590 63 95% —

The Torchbearers

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Delaware State
Dover, DE
Dover, DE 621 42% 31% / 69% 0% $56,518 58 94% —
2 Langston
Langston, OK
Langston, OK 227 100% 23% / 77% 3% $53,296 50 94% —
3 Herzing University - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 78 100% 6% / 94% 0% $81,525 93 98% —
4 Tennessee State
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN 710 70% 34% / 66% 3% $50,568 41 93% —
5 Kentucky State
Frankfort, KY
Frankfort, KY 291 65% 39% / 61% 1% $47,843 40 95% —
6 Elizabeth City State
Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City, NC 355 77% 38% / 62% 1% $43,829 38 92% —
7 Trinity Washington
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 237 97% 2% / 98% 3% $67,099 73 96% —
8 Clayton State
Morrow, GA
Morrow, GA 740 75% 26% / 74% 1% $54,132 54 93% —
9 U. of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
Princess Anne, MD 276 82% 41% / 59% 3% $53,729 52 93% —
10 Fayetteville State
Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville, NC 218 52% 27% / 73% 0% $43,835 43 90% —
11 Huston-Tillotson
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 165 42% 32% / 68% 2% $55,728 53 — —
12 Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY 19 58% 58% / 42% 0% $55,588 60 — —
13 U. of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 277 100% 41% / 59% 8% $65,220 78 87% —
14 Central State
Wilberforce, OH
Wilberforce, OH 105 59% 36% / 64% 9% $46,649 42 94% —
15 North Carolina Wesleyan
Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount, NC 300 28% 45% / 55% 10% $52,055 36 96% —
16 Chowan
Murfreesboro, NC
Murfreesboro, NC 150 79% 57% / 43% 9% $43,166 21 93% —