Unlike the original Ivy League, the term caught on not as a reference to any athletic association or the “Ancient Eight” of the NCAA Division I. Most HBCUs are located in the south, with a few interspersed on the east coast. The student demographic has also evolved, with students from other ethnicities enrolling in these schools because of its strong academic rigor comparable to Ivy League schools, the reasonable cost of attendance (which is significantly lower than the Ivies), and the promotion of cultural competence diversity, and its location. Through the decades, the curriculum of these schools has expanded to include academic didactics. These schools, founded during the late 1800s, were established to educate African American students, usually with skilled or trade education. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were categorized as such because of the country’s sordid history of African American slavery and the period of segregation, which was apparent before the enactment of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
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