HBCU
1 of 2noun
ˌāch-ˌbē-ˌsē-ˈyü 
plural HBCUs
: a college or university in the U.S. established before 1964 for African American students : a historically Black college or university
the state's largest HBCU
Note: The term HBCU was created as a federal designation during the 1986 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which expanded federal funding for colleges and universities.
HBCU
2 of 2abbreviation
historically Black colleges and universities
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1980, in the meaning defined above