the new US News & World Report rankings – the one for Historically Black Colleges & Universities. Here’s the top 25:

1 Spelman College
Atlanta, GA Score 100 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,280 2007 Total enrollment: 2,343 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 33.0 %

2 Howard University
Washington, DC Score 95 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $14,685 2007 Total enrollment: 10,125 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 53.7 %

3 Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA Score 81 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,358 2007 Total enrollment: 2,810 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 59.0 %

4 Hampton University
Hampton, VA Score 77 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $16,392 2007 Total enrollment: 5,656 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 37.4 %

5 Fisk University
Nashville, TN Score 73 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $15,620 2007 Total enrollment: 814 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.1 %

6 Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL Score 69 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $15,034 2007 Total enrollment: 2,936 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 58.2 %

7 Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC Score 65 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $12,358 2007 Total enrollment: 1,763 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.3 %

7 Dillard University
New Orleans, LA Score 65 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $13,580 2007 Total enrollment: 956 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.9 %

9 Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA Score 64 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $15,500 2007 Total enrollment: 3,088 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 59.2 %

10 Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC Score 56 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $15,754 2007 Total enrollment: 1,463 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 46.0 %

11 Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN Score 52 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $2,981; Out-of-state: $16,024 2007 Total enrollment: 9,065 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 48.1 %

12 Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC Score 50 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $3,354; Out-of-state: $12,235 2007 Total enrollment: N/A Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.3 %

12 Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC Score 50 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $3,837; Out-of-state: $12,477 2007 Total enrollment: 5,870 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 67.9 %
14 Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA Score 46 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $5,396; Out-of-state: $12,926 2007 Total enrollment: 4,720 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 57.8 %

15 Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL Score 45 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $3,269; Out-of-state: $14,465 2007 Total enrollment: 11,587 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 63.4 %

15 North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC Score 45 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $3,500; Out-of-state: $12,942 2007 Total enrollment: N/A Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 76.6 %

15 North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC Score 45 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $3,670; Out-of-state: $13,414 2007 Total enrollment: 8,383 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.6 %
15 South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC Score 45 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $3,659; Out-of-state: $7,181 2007 Total enrollment: 4,933 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 88.0 %

19 Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD Score 44 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $6,318; Out-of-state: $14,438 2007 Total enrollment: 7,672 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 33.7 %
20 Jackson State University

Jackson, MS Score 43 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $4,432; Out-of-state: $9,976 2007 Total enrollment: 8,698 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 36.0 %

21 Bennett College
Greensboro, NC Score 42 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $14,648 2007 Total enrollment: 678 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 48.4 %
22 Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA Score 41 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,038 2007 Total enrollment: 4,271 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.1 %
22 Delaware State University
Dover, DE Score 41 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $6,481; Out-of-state: $13,742 2007 Total enrollment: 3,756 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 42.8 %

24 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Normal, AL Score 40 Tier 1Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $4,420; Out-of-state: $8,320 2007 Total enrollment: 5,706 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.8 %

25 Albany State University
Albany, GA Score 39 Tier 1Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $3,470; Out-of-state: $12,074 2007 Total enrollment: 4,033 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.7 %