Black Students Are 40% More Likely to Earn Degrees at HBCUs—Here's Why

[Superbadbrutha]

HBCUs are known for their commitments to social justice, supportive faculty, strong alumni communities—and the results they get.

Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).

According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.

Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.

Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.

MSN

Excellent job, keep up the good work.

As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.

The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.

 

[MarcATL]

I almost went to an HBCU.

 

[LeftofLeft]

HBCUs are known for their commitments to social justice, supportive faculty, strong alumni communities—and the results they get.

Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).

According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.

Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.

Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.

MSN

Excellent job, keep up the good work.

As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.

The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.

Trump is a huge supporter of HBCUs.

HBCUs and the Trump Administration

HBCU leaders this week got a chance to reacquaint members of Congress and administration officials with their priorities at the Hill event organized by Senator Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, and Representative Mark Walker, a North Carolina Republican.

www.tmcf.org

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

HBCUs are known for their commitments to social justice, supportive faculty, strong alumni communities—and the results they get.

Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).

According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.

Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.

Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.

MSN

Excellent job, keep up the good work.

As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.

The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.

Cause these days they give degrees to anyone with a pulse

 

[scruffy]

HBCUs are known for their commitments to social justice, supportive faculty, strong alumni communities—and the results they get.

Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).

According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.

Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.

Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.

MSN

Excellent job, keep up the good work.

As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.

The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.

Which do you consider the best, or let's say, which are the top three HBCU's where you'd send your kids?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

HBCUs are tough schools. They grind out the best. No wearing pants below your ass crack. There should be more of them with the same criteria.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Since it doesn’t require standards to get into, it’s easier to get out of.

 

[sapphiregirl]

Half of black colleges are private. Did the authors control for the public versus private variable?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Since it doesn’t require standards to get into, it’s easier to get out of.

Smfh, yea you can just walk right in. Your GPA, SAT none of that matters does it?

 

[Roy C]

Half of black colleges are private. Did the authors control for the public versus private variable?

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

That's what I was thinking.

What does that change?

 

[Curried Goats]

HBCUs are known for their commitments to social justice, supportive faculty, strong alumni communities—and the results they get.

Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).

According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.

Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.

Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.

MSN

Excellent job, keep up the good work.

As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.

The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.

FAMU was one of the most rewarding experiences of my daughters and my life. I loved it every time I got to visit her there. The people, the environment, the commitment to celebrating and educating young minds about black culture and history and the instilling of civic duty and community was beautiful and inspiring.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Most mainstream colleges don’t yet offer degrees in carjacking and shoplifting.

 

[Roy C]

What does that change?

take a guess, Einstein

 

[DGS49]

Good Lord, how oblivious can one be?

The reason why POC's thrive at HBCU's is the lack of academic rigor. And in fact, that's why most of their students choose to go there. Why be a 'C' student at Michigan when I can be an 'A' student at Grambling?

I'm sure somebody has done it, but I'd like to see a study of HBCU grads going to good schools for advanced degrees in subjects requiring hard knowledge. Engineering, Medicine, hard sciences, and so on. Of course, it's an open secret that most universities create bone-head majors even in grad schools, to increase their Diversity scores.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Good Lord, how oblivious can one be?

The reason why POC's thrive at HBCU's is the lack of academic rigor. And in fact, that's why most of their students choose to go there. Why be a 'C' student at Michigan when I can be an 'A' student at Grambling?

I'm sure somebody has done it, but I'd like to see a study of HBCU grads going to good schools for advanced degrees in subjects requiring hard knowledge. Engineering, Medicine, hard sciences, and so on. Of course, it's an open secret that most universities create bone-head majors even in grad schools, to increase their Diversity scores.

You sound like an idiot, my wife graduated from an HBCU and she has graduates from UT, UofM, etc. that works for her.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Good Lord, how oblivious can one be?

The reason why POC's thrive at HBCU's is the lack of academic rigor. And in fact, that's why most of their students choose to go there. Why be a 'C' student at Michigan when I can be an 'A' student at Grambling?

I'm sure somebody has done it, but I'd like to see a study of HBCU grads going to good schools for advanced degrees in subjects requiring hard knowledge. Engineering, Medicine, hard sciences, and so on. Of course, it's an open secret that most universities create bone-head majors even in grad schools, to increase their Diversity scores.

HBCU’s are safety schools for non-blacks.

 

[IM2]

I almost went to an HBCU.

So did I but Morgan State didn't contact me until 2 days before enrollment. It was too late by then, I had my papers already turned in.

 

[IM2]

Good Lord, how oblivious can one be?

The reason why POC's thrive at HBCU's is the lack of academic rigor. And in fact, that's why most of their students choose to go there. Why be a 'C' student at Michigan when I can be an 'A' student at Grambling?

I'm sure somebody has done it, but I'd like to see a study of HBCU grads going to good schools for advanced degrees in subjects requiring hard knowledge. Engineering, Medicine, hard sciences, and so on. Of course, it's an open secret that most universities create bone-head majors even in grad schools, to increase their Diversity scores.

Here we see an example of white racism in 2024.

The black professors at HBCUS expect and demand more from those black students than white teachers at PWUS do.

 

[Unkotare]

And students at Harvard are less likely to fail classes than those at other universities. Why is that?