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A new NCES report on historically Black colleges and universities
(HBCUs) shows that women made up 61 percent of enrollment at HBCUs in
2001, up from 53 percent in 1976. Total enrollment at HBCUs rose from
223,000 in 1976 to 290,000 in 2001, which was slower than the rate of
increase overall of college and university enrollment. The report,
‘Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 1976 to 2001’ presents
data on enrollment, degrees conferred, staff, finances, and student
financial aid at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
from 1976 to 2001. HBCUs are institutions established prior to 1964
whose principal mission is the education of Black Americans.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT INCLUDE:
Enrollment
· Two percent of all college students were enrolled in HBCUs in 2001.
Black students at HBCUs accounted for 16 percent of all Black college
students.
· In 2001, Blacks constituted 82 percent of all those enrolled in HBCUs
and in 1976, they made up 86 percent .
Degrees conferred
· In 2001, more than one-fifth of all bachelor’s degrees awarded to
Blacks were from HBCUs. Compared with 197677, there were
proportionately fewer Blacks earning bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs in
200102 (35 percent vs. 22 percent). Although the number of
bachelor’s degrees earned by Blacks at HBCUs increased from 20,800 to
25,100 during this period, the number of Blacks earning degrees at
other types of institutions has risen more rapidly.
· Since 199091, 60 percent or more of associate’s, bachelor’s, and
master’s degrees at HBCUs have been earned by women. Since 19992000,
women have earned more than half of doctoral degrees.
Staff
· Of the 14,100 full-time faculty at HBCUs in 2001, 58 percent were
male and 42 percent were female. Blacks constituted 59 percent of the
full- time faculty at HBCUs and Whites constituted 26 percent.
· In 2001, a total of 54,551 persons were employed at HBCUs, of which
76 percent were Black.
Finance
· In 197677, current-fund revenue for public HBCUs from tuition and
fees was 14 percent; by 2000-01, it had increased to 20 percent.
· Educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent (FTE)
student for public HBCUs increased from $10,100 in 197677 to $15,100
in 200001 (in constant 2000-01 dollars); expenditures per FTE
student for all public institutions increased from $10,800 in 197677
to $16,500 in 200001 (constant 2000-01 dollars).
Student financial aid
· Full-time, first-time undergraduate students enrolled at HBCUs were
more likely to receive financial aid, compared with full-time, first-
time students attending all institutions (77 vs. 70 percent).
· The average federal grant amount for students enrolled in private,
not-for-profit 4-year HBCUs was $3,200, and the comparable average
for all private, not-for-profit 4-year schools was $2,900.
· Average institutional grant amounts for students attending public
HBCU colleges were higher than the average for all public college
students. The opposite was the case for private, not-for-profit
HBCUs. The average institutional grant amount was $4,500 for private
4-year HBCU students compared to $7,500 for all 4-year private, not-
for-profit college students.
To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please
visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004062
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