1.  Located in Frankfort, KY  Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons  KSU was the second state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky  School Colors: Green & Gold  Mascot: Thorobred

2. Notable Alumni Moneta sleet, JR Luska Twyman Ms. Deidra Jones –Criminal Justice, 2003 Mr. Essien Jackson- Education, 2002 (Per Semester) Estimated Tuition: $3138 Estimated Boarding Expenses: (single) $2220 (double) $1670 Estimated Meal Plan: $1675 Other fees to consider: *lab $30 *auto registration $30 *room reservation $75 *application $30 *activity $170 *late registration $100

3.  Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, GA  Founded in 1867  School Colors: White & Maroon  Mascot: Maroon Tiger

4. Notable Alumni  Martin Luther King Jr  Samuel L. Jackson  Spike Lee (Per Semester) Estimated Tuition: $11,983 Estimated Boarding Expenses: (single) $4680 (double) $3755 Estimated Meal Plan: $2906 Other fees to consider: *student $912 *technology $150 *acceptance $588 *application $30 *post office $23 *room deposit $588

5.  Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, GA  The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta  Founded in 1881  School Colors: White & Blue  Mascot: Jaguar

6. Notable Alumni Bernice King (daughter of MLK, Jr) Keshia Knight Pulliam (cosby show) Alberta W. King (mother of MLK, JR) (Per Semester) Estimated Tuition: $11,027.50 Estimated Rooming & Boarding Expenses: $5972.50 Other fees to consider: *student $1720.50 *technology $437 *library $401 *activity $230.50 *sustainability $10.50 *health $214.50

7.  Tennessee State University is a land- grant university located in Nashville, TN  TSU is the only state- funded historically black university in Tennessee  Founded in 1912  School Colors: White & Royal Blue  Mascot: Tigers

8. Notable Alumni Oprah Winfrey Wilma Rudolph Bobby Jones (Per Semester) Estimated Tuition: $6360 Estimated Boarding Expenses: (single) $3300 (double) $1780 Estimated Meal Plan: $1444 Other fees to consider: *program/service $30 *maintenance $513 *orientation $40 *lab $25 *book bundle $365