Johnson C. Smith University ranked Top private HBCU in North Carolina

April 21, 2021

Graphic that says Top Private HBCU in North Carolina by collegeconsesus.com

Charlotte, N.C. / April 21, 2021 – Johnson C. Smith University is once again taking top honors among HBCUs. College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its annual ranking of the Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities for 2021 and JCSU leads as the top private HBCU in the state. 

The 2021 ranking is an increase from last year’s rankings, when the university was among the top 3 private institutions in the state. 2021 College Consensus rankings also reveal JCSU is one of the top 3 HBCUs in North Carolina among public and private institutions.

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