The primary resource for HBCUs
Your dream. Your future.Your culture. Your destination.One place to connect them.
The primary resource for finding and attending an HBCU. Black College Home gives you the information and resources to choose a school, apply with confidence, understand how to align funding, and start — and keep going — once you arrive.
- 100+
- HBCUs to explore
- A clear path
- through every step
- Guidance
- to align funding
One ApplicationOne FeeMultiple Institutions
A future feature that would let students complete one application, pay one fee, and send it to multiple HBCUs and PBIs. It is not available yet, and no colleges have signed on. Would you use it?
Today, students apply directly to each school.
Four stops, one journey
Most sites make you piece this together yourself. We built it as one path.
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Explore
Find the college that actually fits you, not just the one you already knew about.
Browse Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs)02
Apply
Get timelines, checklists, and essay guidance to apply with confidence — directly to each school.
See the application roadmapPre-register for updates03
Understand
Getting in to college is the first step. Here, we help provide you with guidance on what to do next. Find information and resources to understand FAFSA, scholarships, and real costs so you can align funding yourself.
Understand how to pay for it04
Arrive
What to do the moment you say yes — and how to keep going. Resources for starting strong and staying through graduation.
Start and keep going
A familiar face for your next step
Meet your Black College Home guide.
Your questions deserve a conversation. Meet our upcoming AI video guide, here to help students and families navigate finding an HBCU, applying, understanding college costs, and life on campus.
Meet your video guideLive conversations coming soon.
AI video guideYour HBCU journey. A conversation away.
Explore. Apply. Understand. Arrive.
Coming soon to Black College Home
AI guidance, not a university admissions representative.
The application roadmap
Every step to apply — in the right order.
Today, you apply directly to each school.
Use the roadmap below to get ready.
Deadlines differ at every school, so we don't guess dates. We give you the roadmap: what to do, when to do it, and how to stay ahead of each school on your list. Every HBCU and PBI in our directory links to its official site, where its real deadlines live.
- A step-by-step timeline from junior year to move-in
- Essay, recommendation letter, and checklist guidance
- Every school's official site — and its real deadlines — one click away in the directory
Real voices, not rankings
Hear it from people who've actually been there.
“I didn't know where to start. The roadmap walked me through every step, and I ended up at a school I'd never heard of that feels like home.”
ImaniSophomore, Biology“Nobody in my family had done this before. Having the steps laid out in order meant I wasn't guessing at what came next.”
DreFirst-year, Computer Science“The money part terrified me more than my daughter. Somebody finally explained the FAFSA like a person instead of a form.”
KarenParent, Charlotte NC
Paying for college
Understanding how to pay for college is hard. We're helping you understand how to fund, finance and ensure enrollment.
For most families, the money is the scariest part, and the part nobody explains plainly. We point you to the information and resources you need — one section at a time: what the FAFSA is asking, what documents you need, where to look for scholarships, and what the real cost actually is.
- FAFSA guidance, in plain language
- Where to find and pursue scholarships
- Real cost estimates before you commit
Counselors & community partners
A shared mission: helping students find their path to college — we're here to help you get them there.
School counselors & advisors
The HBCU primer, a ready-made family session kit, and shareable answers to the 20 questions that eat your week — built for the realities of a counselor's caseload.
Counselor ResourcesChurches, Greek orgs & mentors
Host an HBCU night with our free session kit, share guides written for families doing this for the first time, and find resources to help fulfill your mission to grow the future leaders of our world!
Partner Resources