Allen University

Why Allen? Because we have a lot to offer. Dedicated faculty, real-world experience, a caring community, and all-inclusive tuition. Be a part of a growing HBCU with strong, historical roots.

Allen University, founded in 1870, is a private, Christian, liberal arts HBCU in Columbia, SC. Allen University is named after Richard Allen, the remarkable founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the first university named after an African American. The institution is recognized as the first university in South Carolina founded by African Americans for the education of African Americans, created out of the AME church’s desire to educate newly freed slaves to ensure a well-trained clergy.

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Allen University prepared me in arenas beyond my academic major… The sky is the limit all because I graduated from Allen University.

Mildred Weathers McDuffie, Class of 1957

Allen University Staff