Education
These HBCUs are top-ranked nationally
Howard University, Morehouse College and Savannah State University are among the top-ranked Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation.
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Which Historically Black Colleges and Universities topped US News & World Report's rankings for the HBCU category? We list the top seven as well as the other top-ranked HBCUs located in Georgia. We begin with... No. 1 -- Spelman College, located in Atlanta, is a private institution that was founded in 1881. Spelman is rated No. 1 in the US News & World Report rankings for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,144, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 39 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Spelman College's ranking in the 2017 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 72. Its tuition and fees are $27,314 (2016-17). -- US News & World Report
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