The history of African Americans and higher education is a long one, with roots reaching as far back as the Civil War. As of , St. Alabama is the state with the most HBCUs, topping out at 14 institutions. North Carolina, however, is the state in which the most black HBCU undergraduate students are enrolled.
As a result, among Black students, the percentage enrolled at HBCUs fell from 18 percent in to 9 percent in , then showed no measurable change between and forthcoming and forthcoming. Female enrollment at HBCUs has been higher than male enrollment in every year since The percentage of female enrollment at HBCUs increased from 53 percent in to 63 percent in Also in , some 87 percent of HBCU students attended 4-year institutions, while the remaining 13 percent attended 2-year institutions.
About 76 percent of HBCU students attended public institutions, while the remaining 24 percent attended private nonprofit institutions forthcoming.
Paul Quinn College. University of the Virgin Islands. Hampton University. Virginia State University. Bluefield State College. HBCU Rankings. News ranking, an HBCU also must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year, first-time students and must be a school that is currently part of the Best Colleges rankings.
In total, 79 HBCUs were eligible to be included on the list. Financial assistance may come in the form of scholarships, loans, and grants to cover the cost of tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, personal expenses, and transportation.
HBCUs often serve students from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Students interested in the humanities, or in such areas as sociology, psychology, economics, government, urban planning, etc.
Nonresident aliens constitute a large portion of the student enrollment at many HBCUs. A number of foreign students and professors at HBCUs participate in student or faculty exchange programs. In general, HBCUs aim to be sensitive to the needs of foreign students and provide students an opportunity to associate with different nationalities and to learn about cultural diversities.
Multicultural exposures are expected to become increasingly valuable as the demographics of the American work force change and America competes more aggressively in the world economy. Today many HBCUs have a racially diverse students enrollment at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Also, the majority of HBCUs continue to have a racially diverse faculty and administration.
HBCUs are presently more racially desegregated, with respect to their enrollment and staff, than traditionally white institutions. HBCUs may offer a more supportive educational setting for students encountering some difficulty in realizing their full academic potential. HBCUs generally offer a broad range of effective remedial programs for students. Many HBCUs have established developmental centers, reading laboratories, and expanded tutorial and counseling services to accommodate the special needs of educationally disadvantaged students.
In addition, a strong commitment by many HBCUs to serve all students has resulted in high rates of graduation. Traditionally, the faculties at many HBCUs place as much, or more, emphasis on teaching and student service oriented activities as on research. This permits more time for personal and high quality student-teacher interactions.
In addition, many teachers at HBCUs have experience in working with minority students and students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Research findings indicate that these factors are important for the academic success of many minority students.
As a result of the desegregation plans approved by OCR under Title VI, many state systems of higher education have placed new high demand programs and curricula-such as engineering, pharmacy, and computer science-at HBCUs. Students considering options in postsecondary education are faced with one of the most difficult and important choices of their lives.
Their decisions should lead to informed selections reflecting the broadest possible range of educational opportunities. The Office for Civil Rights is committed to equality of opportunity in education. OCR conducts complaint investigations and compliance reviews to ensure Title VI requirements are being followed. Also, OCR supports the efforts to comply with Title VI by offering a program of technical assistance to institutions receiving federal funds as well as to beneficiaries of those funds.
If you wish additional information about the OCR compliance program, you may write or phone the OCR regional office which serves your state or territory. The addresses and telephone numbers of the regional civil rights offices are listed below. This pamphlet was developed in coordination with the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education.
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