A Quick, Useful Breakdown of the Nine Historically Black Colleges in Texas
Here, we'll highlight the nine Historically Black Colleges in Texas and share some of their most interesting facts.
Huston-Tillotson University - Austin, TX
Mascot: The Ram
Enrollment: 990
Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1875
Huston-Tillotson merged from two separate institutions: Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute and Samuel Huston College. In addition to traditional matriculation options, this Historically Black College in Texas has an adult degree program for those balancing education, work and life. These students join a cohort and support one another as they work towards their degrees.
Jarvis Christian University - Wood County, TX
Mascot: Bulldog
Enrollment: 615
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1913
Jarvis Christian University held its first formal classes with twelve elementary-level students. Today, in addition to a thriving undergraduate program, this Historically Black College in Texas has both Adult Education Programs for degree seekers and 8-Week Adult and Continuing Education Certification Programs.
Paul Quinn College - Dallas, TX
Mascot: The Tigers
Enrollment: 1000 (80% online)
Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1872
Paul Quinn College is the oldest HBCU in Texas. Through a partnership with the Rainwater Foundation, Paul Quinn has developed a very unique enrollment approach. Ft. Worth high school students who qualify for federal aid and have a 3.0 G.P.A an opportunity to enroll two adults with them. These adults can pursue a degree or credential through online programs.
Prairie View A&M University - Prairie View, TX
Mascot: The Panther
Enrollment: 9,861
Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1876
Prairie View A&M has more than 70 degree programs, including 31 Master's degree programs and six Doctoral degree programs in business administration, educational leadership, electrical engineering, nursing practice (DNP), juvenile justice, and clinical adolescent psychology.
Southwestern Christian College - Terrell, TX
Mascot: Rams
Enrollment: 81
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1948
Southwestern Christian College began with 45 students at the Southern Bible Institute and in 1949 the Board bought property in Terrell, Texas and changed the school's name. Of all the HBCUs in Texas, SCC is the smallest but has had a large impact on African American Churches of Christ, supplying these churches with leaders and ministers.
St. Philip's College - San Antonio, TX
Mascot: Tigers
Enrollment: 1,605
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1898
St. Philip's is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have designated St. Philip's College as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education- 2 year (for academic years 2022-2027).
Texas College - Tyler, TX
Mascot: Bevo, a Texas Longhorn steer
Enrollment: 671
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1894
Texas College offers 12 baccalaureate degree programs, associate degrees in Early Childhood Education and General Studies and an alternative certification teacher education program for those who have already earned a bachelor degree.
Texas Southern University - Houston, TX
Mascot: Tigers
Enrollment: 10,800
Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1947
Texas Southern offers over 120 baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree programs. The Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern was created after a 1946 lawsuit initiated by Herman Sweatt. He was denied admission to the University of Texas School of Law due to his race. The TX "legislature provided for an interim and separate law school for Negroes."
Wiley College- Marshall, TX
Mascot: Wiley the Wildcat
Enrollment: 584
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1873
Notable Wiley College professor, Melvin Tolson, and students (including James Farmer, Jr., founder of the Congress of Racial Equality) were the subject of the movie The Great Debaters. Over a 15 year period Tolson's debate team only lost one in 75 debates. Denzel Washington starred as Tolson and gave the school one million dollars to help re-establish the debate team in 2007.