Hello!
I am looking for any and all recommendations for hippie-esque HBCUs.
What do I mean by “hippie dippie”?
The closest description I have is a smaller, more intimate school with a close knit residential community. The school would preferably be secluded in nature with a common goal regarding community involvement and environmental consciousness. “Hippie commune” is pretty on point for the environment I’m looking for.
Thank you so much 
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@CircleTriangleSq, I got a good chuckle out of “hippie-esque” HBCUs. By my count, I have visited the campuses of only 22 of the 107 HBCUs, but I have a recommendation for a school.
Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL is the school I immediately thought of. Tuskegee had about ~2,300 undergraduate students the last time I checked the campus population. The campus is steeped in history around its founder (Booker T. Washington) and most famous famous professor (George Washington Carver), and is a beautiful campus that is very secluded (there is not much very close to the campus). Among George Washington Carver’s many contributions to agriculture included working with farmers to rotate out cotton with other crops to restore the nitrogen levels in soil and being an early proponent of organic farming. The campus has a museum that captures all of the amazing exploits of Carver and and is just a part of the tight knit community that I saw while on campus.
I have attached the Tuskegee quick facts guide from their website. My favorite fact: “Tuskegee University is the only Historically Black College or University with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine that offers the Doctoral Degree, and produces over 75% of the African-American veterinarians in the world”
Haha! I’m glad it gave you a laugh 
Those are some truly remarkable facts. It immediately draws me in and makes me want to know more!
I love that you’ve visited 22 HBCUs. It gives you such a unique perspective.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with my search!
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Are there any other hippie dippie HBCUs out there?
Okay, this is a stab in the dark from me. Perhaps some of my brainstorm list might get better feedback from folks who know HBCUs 20,000 times better than me. This list is focused primarily on universities that range from suburban to rural that seem to have a fair number of either agriculture related majors or visual & performing arts majors, as those seem to have the potential to attract more of the “hippie dippie” students that your child may be looking for. Again, this is just spitballing and maybe someone else can indicate if any of these should actually stick. According to the College Board, all of the schools are classified as residential.
Alcorn State (MS): About 2500 undergrads…the one my gut says might best meet your request based on the large number of students in both agriculture and the arts.
Claflin (SC): About 1800 undergrads with a higher percentage of arts majors
Elizabeth City State (NC): About 2k undergrads where the arts seem to be relatively more popular
Fort Valley State (GA): About 2700 undergrads where ag seems particularly popular
Kentucky State: About 2100 undergrads
South Carolina State: About 2100 undergrads…and in the same town as Claflin
U. of Maryland - Eastern Shore: About 1800 undergrads and the ag department has greater depth than at most HBCUs (doctorate)
Virginia State: About 3900 undergrads and seems to have a definite population in ag and arts…perhaps my second-best guess on a school that might have some of the hippy population.
Thank you for such a great list!
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