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Aggie Pride! NC A&T Ranks in Top 10 HBCUs in America

NC A&T was ranked at No. 7 on a list of 80 HBCUs in the nation, tying with Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC, in the 2019 U.S. News and World Report. It is the first North Carolina HBCU among the list.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- We see you, Aggies!

NC A&T has been ranked in the top 10 for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the No. 1 HBCU in North Carolina, according to a 2019 report for best HBCU by U.S. News and World Report.

NC A&T was ranked at No. 7 on a list of 80 HBCUs in the nation, tying with Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC. It is the first North Carolina HBCU among the list.

U.S. News looked at a few factors when ranking HBCUs: outcome measures, assessment by administrators at peer HBCUs, faculty resources, financial resources, student excellence, and alumni giving.

The ranking comes after NC A&T announced a record enrollment this year of 12,142 students.

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