There are 102 HBCUs in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=7 |title=College Navigator |work=White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |publisher=United States Department of Education |accessdate=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Ronald|title=American Baptist College Designated as a Historically Black Institution|url=http://diverseeducation.com/article/52890/#|work=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education|publisher=Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc.|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}</ref> HBCUs received special funding from the federal government. | There are 102 HBCUs in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=7 |title=College Navigator |work=White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |publisher=United States Department of Education |accessdate=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Ronald|title=American Baptist College Designated as a Historically Black Institution|url=http://diverseeducation.com/article/52890/#|work=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education|publisher=Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc.|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}</ref> HBCUs received special funding from the federal government. |