Widest Pell access – HBCUs

These 50 HBCUs rank highest by share of students receiving Pell Grants, drawn from 98 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Morris College (Sumter, SC) leads at 95.5%.

#	Institution	Pell recipient share
1	Morris CollegeSC · Private	95.5%
2	Texas CollegeTX · Private	83.8%
3	Livingstone CollegeNC · Private	82.1%
4	Arkansas Baptist CollegeAR · Private	79.4%
5	Wiley UniversityTX · Private	78.9%
6	Lane CollegeTN · Private	78.6%
7	Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL · Private	78.3%
8	Clinton CollegeSC · Private	76.8%
9	Voorhees UniversitySC · Private	76.7%
10	Allen UniversitySC · Private	76.5%
11	Stillman CollegeAL · Private	76.3%
12	Paine CollegeGA · Private	75.6%
13	Edward Waters UniversityFL · Private	75.4%
14	Grambling State UniversityLA · Public	75%
15	Shorter CollegeAR · Private	74.8%
16	Virginia University of LynchburgVA · Private	74.7%
17	Wilberforce UniversityOH · Private	74.1%
18	Harris-Stowe State UniversityMO · Public	73.7%
19	Claflin UniversitySC · Private	73.5%
20	Fort Valley State UniversityGA · Public	73.3%
21	Bennett CollegeNC · Private	72.8%
22	Jackson State UniversityMS · Public	72.3%
23	Texas Southern UniversityTX · Public	72.3%
24	Virginia State UniversityVA · Public	72.1%
25	Miles CollegeAL · Private	71.9%
26	Rust CollegeMS · Private	71.5%
27	Alabama State UniversityAL · Public	71.3%
28	South Carolina State UniversitySC · Public	70.5%
29	Clark Atlanta UniversityGA · Private	70.5%
30	Alcorn State UniversityMS · Public	69.8%
31	Dillard UniversityLA · Private	69.7%
32	University of Arkansas at Pine BluffAR · Public	69.5%
33	Johnson C Smith UniversityNC · Private	69.5%
34	Albany State UniversityGA · Public	69.3%
35	Florida Memorial UniversityFL · Private	69.1%
36	Lincoln UniversityPA · Public	68.7%
37	Virginia Union UniversityVA · Private	68.7%
38	Southern University and A & M CollegeLA · Public	68.1%
39	Langston UniversityOK · Public	67.8%
40	Philander Smith UniversityAR · Private	67.8%
41	Savannah State UniversityGA · Public	67.5%
42	Le Moyne-Owen CollegeTN · Private	67.3%
43	Paul Quinn CollegeTX · Private	67.3%
44	Talladega CollegeAL · Private	66.6%
45	Shaw UniversityNC · Private	66.4%
46	Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaPA · Public	66%
47	Southwestern Christian CollegeTX · Private	65.6%
48	Prairie View A & M UniversityTX · Public	65.6%
49	Morris Brown CollegeGA · Private	65.3%
50	Norfolk State UniversityVA · Public	65%

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.