Five oldest historically black colleges and universities
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(4-year public and private)
1. 1837 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney, Pa.)
2. 1854 Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (Lincoln University, Pa.)
3. 1856 Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, Ohio)
4. 1857 Harris-Stowe State College (St. Louis, Mo.)
5. 1862 LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, Tenn.)
Source: College Board Annual Survey of Colleges