Presidents
| John Mercer Langston 1886-1887 |
James Hugo Johnston 1887-1914 |
| John Manuel Gandy 1914-1942 |
Luther Hilton Foster 1942-1949 |
| James Hugo Johnston, Jr. 1949-1950 (acting) |
Robert Prentiss Daniel, Ph.D. 1950-1968 |
| James Franklin Tucker 1968-1970 |
Wendell Phillips Russell, Ed.D. 1970-1974 |
| Walker Henry Quarles, Jr. 1974-1975 (interim) |
Walker Henry Quarles, Jr. 1975-1976 |
| Thomas Melvin Law, Ed.D. 1976-1982 |
Curtis Eugene Bryan, Ph.D. 1982 (interim) |
| Wilbert Greenfield, Ph.D. 1983-1988 |
Wesley Cornelius McClure, Ph.D. 1988-1992 |
| Nathaniel Pollard, Ph.D. 1992-1993 (acting) |
Eddie Nathaniel Moore, Jr. 1993-2010 |
| Keith T. Miller, Ph.D. 2010- 2014 |
Pamela V. Hammond, Ph.D. 2015 - 2016 (interim) |
| Makola Abdullah, Ph.D. 2016- present |