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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 68 39% 32% / 68% 0% $61,482 73 — —
2 Morehouse
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 527 28% 100% / 0% 0% $67,304 73 92% —
3 Hampton
Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA 489 32% 28% / 72% 1% $61,629 66 95% —
4 Rust
Holly Springs, MS
Holly Springs, MS 52 38% 31% / 69% 4% $46,018 36 92% —
5 Alcorn State
Alcorn State, MS
Alcorn State, MS 421 39% 32% / 68% 1% $55,615 65 95% —
6 South Carolina State
Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg, SC 263 88% 33% / 67% 0% $46,590 31 93% —
7 Le Moyne-Owen
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN 85 98% 36% / 64% 4% $57,986 70 — —
8 Morris
Sumter, SC
Sumter, SC 55 95% 36% / 64% 0% $36,381 12 92% —
9 Johnson C. Smith
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC 164 42% 41% / 59% 4% $45,797 30 93% —
10 Tuskegee
Tuskegee, AL
Tuskegee, AL 444 32% 29% / 71% 0% $61,265 65 93% —
11 Jackson State
Jackson, MS
Jackson, MS 826 62% 33% / 67% 1% $51,772 54 95% —
12 Fisk
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN 128 42% 31% / 69% 0% $69,079 78 98% —
13 Allen
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 94 75% 61% / 39% 2% $40,393 22 97% —
14 Virginia Union
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA 162 94% 48% / 52% 1% $44,974 36 92% —
15 Mississippi Valley State
Itta Bena, MS
Itta Bena, MS 162 79% 31% / 69% 0% $41,990 30 93% —
16 Wiley
Marshall, TX
Marshall, TX 95 100% 43% / 57% 2% $44,417 38 94% —
17 Dillard
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 256 42% 28% / 72% 3% $55,020 51 96% —
18 Lane
Jackson, TN
Jackson, TN 115 65% 57% / 43% 2% $41,437 27 94% —
19 Miles
Fairfield, AL
Fairfield, AL 243 95% 34% / 66% 0% $46,311 39 95% —
20 Claflin
Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg, SC 336 40% 23% / 77% 1% $49,660 45 94% —
21 Alabama State
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery, AL 481 50% 32% / 68% 4% $47,323 34 95% —
22 Edward Waters
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL 152 42% 57% / 43% 0% $54,403 64 — —
23 Southern University and A&M
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA 727 42% 28% / 72% 0% $56,730 61 96% —
24 Livingstone
Salisbury, NC
Salisbury, NC 80 51% 60% / 40% 8% $37,125 12 94% —
25 Fort Valley State
Fort Valley, GA
Fort Valley, GA 368 52% 33% / 67% 0% $47,715 43 94% —
26 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA
Cheyney, PA 73 80% 30% / 70% 0% $45,897 36 97% —
27 U. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
Pine Bluff, AR 292 68% 42% / 58% 3% $52,720 50 94% —
28 Clark Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 616 38% 22% / 78% 0% $47,198 28 93% —
29 Harris-Stowe State
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO 191 100% 23% / 77% 9% $47,813 46 95% —

The Powerhouses

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Coppin State
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 260 42% 20% / 80% 8% $58,682 73 95% —
2 Spelman
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 616 24% 0% / 100% 1% $61,230 63 96% —
3 Virginia State
Petersburg, VA
Petersburg, VA 702 96% 39% / 61% 1% $53,669 55 95% —
4 Texas
Tyler, TX
Tyler, TX 52 100% 63% / 37% 0% $40,632 29 97% —
5 Benedict
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 283 86% 32% / 68% 25% $42,747 25 97% —
6 Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens, FL
Miami Gardens, FL 130 52% 53% / 47% 15% $48,184 44 93% —
7 Alabama A&M
Normal, AL
Normal, AL 610 38% 38% / 62% 2% $58,365 64 95% —
8 Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 189 79% 16% / 84% 1% $45,556 31 91% —
9 Savannah State
Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA 415 83% 37% / 63% 3% $51,357 51 96% —
10 Albany State
Albany, GA
Albany, GA 625 45% 27% / 73% 0% $60,547 72 97% —
11 Texas Southern
Houston, TX
Houston, TX 1,161 63% 33% / 67% 1% $52,160 50 92% —
12 Prairie View A&M
Prairie View, TX
Prairie View, TX 1,419 77% 32% / 68% 2% $59,496 63 96% —
13 Shaw
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC 141 65% 40% / 60% 14% $46,310 36 93% —
14 Philander Smith
Little Rock, AR
Little Rock, AR 83 95% 35% / 65% 11% $49,078 45 100% —
15 Lincoln
Lincoln University, PA
Lincoln University, PA 347 80% 30% / 70% 4% $51,997 53 96% —
16 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL 1,640 19% 31% / 69% 0% $52,133 57 95% —
17 Norfolk State
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk, VA 771 52% 27% / 73% 1% $57,770 65 — —
18 Bowie State
Bowie, MD
Bowie, MD 767 80% 35% / 65% 2% $59,237 70 96% —
19 Morgan State
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 1,137 42% 39% / 61% 3% $59,313 71 95% —
20 Chicago State
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 239 47% 29% / 71% 4% $50,909 57 90% —
21 Tougaloo
Tougaloo, MS
Tougaloo, MS 99 42% 38% / 62% 2% $47,087 40 94% —
22 Oakwood
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, AL 200 42% 36% / 64% 10% $59,389 63 100% —
23 North Carolina A&T State
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC 2,330 42% 35% / 65% 0% $58,542 65 94% —
24 Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 497 42% 23% / 77% 2% $54,812 45 95% —
25 North Carolina Central
Durham, NC
Durham, NC 965 42% 27% / 73% 1% $50,602 46 96% —
26 Winston-Salem State
Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem, NC 917 81% 25% / 75% 1% $56,663 64 95% —
27 Howard
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 2,266 42% 25% / 75% 5% $62,432 67 95% —

The Torchbearers

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Delaware State
Dover, DE
Dover, DE 595 42% 33% / 67% 2% $56,799 63 94% —
2 Langston
Langston, OK
Langston, OK 209 100% 34% / 66% 0% $53,337 56 93% —
3 Tennessee State
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN 776 70% 33% / 67% 2% $53,593 51 93% —
4 Kentucky State
Frankfort, KY
Frankfort, KY 226 65% 40% / 60% 0% $53,102 58 96% —
5 Elizabeth City State
Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City, NC 368 77% 44% / 56% 1% $44,341 38 92% —
6 Trinity Washington
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 226 97% 3% / 97% 1% $65,636 77 96% —
7 Clayton State
Morrow, GA
Morrow, GA 655 75% 26% / 74% 2% $55,409 63 93% —
8 U. of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
Princess Anne, MD 280 82% 42% / 58% 3% $52,853 57 93% —
9 Fayetteville State
Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville, NC 1,162 52% 27% / 73% 1% $55,767 69 91% —
10 Huston-Tillotson
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 147 42% 40% / 60% 7% $57,676 59 — —
11 Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY 34 58% 47% / 53% 0% $58,350 67 — —
12 U. of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 259 100% 40% / 60% 7% $62,833 81 86% —
13 Central State
Wilberforce, OH
Wilberforce, OH 667 59% 28% / 72% 4% $45,964 42 94% —
14 North Carolina Wesleyan
Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount, NC 320 28% 38% / 62% 19% $57,953 50 96% —
15 Chowan
Murfreesboro, NC
Murfreesboro, NC 132 79% 60% / 40% 11% $44,931 20 95% —