The Mid-Atlantic

14 HBCUs across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

14schools
644road miles on the route
14campuses on the route

The route visits the four-year campuses in the shortest order by distance. Distances measured by road on 2026-10-01. These are distances, not a schedule.

The route, campus by campus

1
University of the District of Columbia Official site
Washington, D.C.
4 road miles
2
Howard University Official site
Washington, D.C. On the Capital Connection
17 road miles
3
Bowie State University Official site
Bowie, MD On the Capital Connection
28 road miles
4
Coppin State University Official site
Baltimore, MD On the Capital Connection
6 road miles
5
Morgan State University Official site
Baltimore, MD On the Capital Connection
58 road miles
6
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA
26 road miles
7
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA
62 road miles
8
Delaware State University
Dover, DE
75 road miles
9
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Official site
Princess Anne, MD On the Capital Connection
128 road miles
10
Hampton University Official site
Hampton, VA On the Capital Connection
17 road miles
11
Norfolk State University Official site
Norfolk, VA On the Capital Connection
86 road miles
12
Virginia State University Official site
Petersburg, VA On the Capital Connection
26 road miles
13
Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA
111 road miles
14
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA

WE RUN THIS TRIP

The Capital Connection visits eight of these campuses, by Amtrak from Chicago on March 20, 2027, and by air from Seattle-Tacoma on April 11.

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