HBCU Colleges Near New Jersey
Students at Cheyney University
Here we'll highlight the nine HBCUs near New Jersey in Pennsylvania, Delaware and the DC/Maryland area.
Delaware State University - Dover, Delaware
Enrollment: 3,766
Acceptance Rate: 59%
Delaware State University offers undergraduate and graduate programs across its various colleges including Agriculture, Science & Technology; Humanities, Education & Social Sciences; Business; Health & Behavioral Sciences; and Graduate, Adult and Extended Studies.
Bowie State University- Bowie, MD
Enrollment: 5,279
Acceptance Rate: 87%
Bowie State is Maryland's first HBCU and offers undergraduate and graduate programs across its various colleges of Arts & Sciences; Business; Education and Professional Studies.
Coppin State University - Baltimore, MD
Enrollment: 1,353
Acceptance Rate: 48%
Coppin offers 57 areas of study across its various colleges which include Behavioral and Social Sciences; Business; Civics; Political Sciences, and Criminal Justice; Education; Humanities and Performing Arts; Math and Computer Science; Natural and Physical Sciences; and Nursing, Health Information Management, and Health Sciences.
Morgan State University - Baltimore, MD
Enrollment: 6,258
Acceptance Rate: 87%
This HBCU near New Jersey offers a comprehensive range of academic programs in business, engineering, education, architecture, social work, hospitality management, the arts and sciences. Morgan State plans to welcome its first cohort of students to its new Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2024.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Salisbury, MD
Enrollment: 1,619
Acceptance Rate: 85%
UMES, a public HBCU near New Jersey, offers undergraduate degrees in 38 disciplines and has 12 graduate programs. Popular majors include Pharmacy, Criminal Justice, Police Science, Biology, Physical Therapy and Exercise Science.
Howard University- Washington, D.C.
Enrollment: 8,419
Acceptance Rate: 35%
This HBCU offers over 90 programs across 14 schools and colleges. Colleges and Schools include Communications, Dentistry, Engineering & Architecture, Law, Social Work and more. Howard University's College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is set to launch two new programs in 2024 to support greater healthcare initiatives.
University of the District of Columbia - Washington, D.C.
Enrollment: 1,332
Acceptance Rate: 100%
This HBCU offers over 81 degree programs from Associate's Degrees to graduate and professional degrees. UDC's programs are housed in the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences; College of Arts & Sciences; School of Business & Public Administration; School of Engineering & Applied Sciences and the David A. Clarke School of Law.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania - Cheyney, PA
Enrollment: 593
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Established in 1837, Cheyney is the nation's first HBCU. Cheyney offers 24 distinct undergraduate degree programs in the following departments: The Department of Business, Education and Professional Studies; The Department of Humanities; The Department of Natural and Applied Sciences; and The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Lincoln University of PA - Lincoln University, PA
Enrollment: 1,593
Acceptance Rate: 80%
While Lincoln was founded as the second HBCU after Cheyney, it prides itself as the nation's first degree-granting HBCU. Lincoln has more than 35 undergraduate and 4 graduate programs. Popular majors include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management; Marketing; Public Administration; Homeland Security; Law Enforcement; Firefighting and Related Protective Services.