St. Augustine's University (North Carolina)

Saint Augustine's University is a private historically black Christian college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded by Episcopal Church clergy in 1867 for the education of formerly enslaved Black people. The university has traditionally focused its mission around first-generation college students and those students "who otherwise wouldn't get the opportunity" to receive a college education. Its athletics program has a record of achievements, notably in track and field.

From the early 1990s, St. Augustine's began to be challenged by legal problems, significant enrollment declines, low graduation rates, and financial shortfalls. These issues became destabilizing by the 2020s. Following years of financial mismanagement and general instability, the institution's accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), voted in December 2023 to remove St Augustine's from its membership and revoke its accreditation. The institution then underwent a lengthy appeals process which involved successful arbitration. The SACSCOC, however, again voted in December 2024 to remove it from membership, and denied a subsequent appeal in early 2025. The university remains accredited on probation through at least May 2025, when a new 90-day arbitration process concludes.