HBCUAI

HBCU Directory

Explore HBCUs and their publicly documented AI activity.

Browse 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Filter by state, type, or AI focus.

Institutional classifications are based on the U.S. Department of Education's public HBCU listing. Last reviewed August 2026. Consortia, medical schools, schools within a university, research centers, and programs are listed separately below and are not counted as institutions.

103 institutions

Howard University

Private

Washington, DC· 12,000

Center for Applied Data Science & Analytics

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Spelman College

Private

Atlanta, GA· 2,100

Innovation Lab; AI ethics & social impact

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Morehouse College

Private

Atlanta, GA· 2,200

Morehouse Computer Science AI initiatives

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Clark Atlanta University

Private

Atlanta, GA· 4,000

Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials; AI curriculum

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North Carolina A&T State University

Public

Greensboro, NC· 13,800

AI/ML, robotics, autonomous systems

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North Carolina Central University

Public

Durham, NC· 8,000

Institute for AI & Equity Research

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Florida A&M University

Public

Tallahassee, FL· 9,700

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering AI

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Xavier University of Louisiana

Private

New Orleans, LA· 3,400

AI in pharmacy & health

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Tennessee State University

Public

Nashville, TN· 7,600

SMART Center, autonomous systems

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Prairie View A&M University

Public

Prairie View, TX· 9,100

CREDIT Center AI research

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Texas Southern University

Public

Houston, TX· 7,700

AI for transportation & policy

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Morgan State University

Public

Baltimore, MD· 9,100

Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems

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Southern University and A&M College

Public

Baton Rouge, LA· 6,500

Cybersecurity, AI for ag

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University of the District of Columbia

Public

Washington, DC· 4,200

Urban data science & computing

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Morehouse School of Medicine

Private

Atlanta, GA· 600

AI in health equity & biomedical research

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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Private

Los Angeles, CA· 700

AI in health disparities research

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HBCU-Affiliated Centers, Schools, Consortia and Initiatives

These are not separate institutions. They are consortia, schools within a university, research centers, funds, and programs that serve HBCUs — listed separately so they are never counted as institutions.

School within a university

Howard University College of Medicine

Howard University

Medical school of Howard University; health-equity and clinical research, including applied AI work.

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School within a university

Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences

Meharry Medical College

Graduate applied data science and AI programs within Meharry Medical College.

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Center or institute

Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER)

North Carolina Central University

AI education, interdisciplinary research, workforce development, and responsible innovation.

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Center or institute

Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS)

Morgan State University

Equitable AI and machine learning research, policy, and workforce programs.

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Center or institute

Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy (RITA)

Howard University (university-affiliated research center)

Autonomy, AI/ML, and applied federal research.

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Consortium

Propel Center

Multi-HBCU initiative

Shared learning hub offering technology, AI, and entrepreneurship programming across HBCUs.

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Consortium

Atlanta University Center Consortium

Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, Spelman, Morehouse School of Medicine

Shared academic and research infrastructure, including data science and computing collaborations.

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Program initiative

UNCF programs

United Negro College Fund (member institutions)

Scholarships, faculty development, and institutional capacity programs across member HBCUs.

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Program initiative

Thurgood Marshall College Fund programs

Publicly supported HBCUs

Leadership, scholarship, and workforce programs for students at public HBCUs.

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