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Table 220. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities: Selected years, 1980 through 2004
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                                    |           |             Public               |            Private
Enrollment, degrees, type of        |           |__________________________________|__________________________________
revenues, and type of expenditures  |      Total|     Total|     4-year|     2-year|     Total|     4-year|    2-year
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1                                   |          2|         3|          4|          5|         6|          7|          8
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Number of institutions, fall 2004 ..|         99|        51|         41|         10|        48|         46|          2
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Fall enrollment                     |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Total enrollment, fall 1980 ........|    233,557|   168,217|    155,085|     13,132|    65,340|     62,924|      2,416
  Males ............................|    106,387|    76,994|     70,236|      6,758|    29,393|     28,352|      1,041
    Males, Black ...................|     81,818|    56,435|     53,654|      2,781|    25,383|     24,412|        971
  Females ..........................|    127,170|    91,223|     84,849|      6,374|    35,947|     34,572|      1,375
    Females, Black .................|    109,171|    75,226|     70,582|      4,644|    33,945|     32,589|      1,356
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Total enrollment, fall 1990 ........|    257,152|   187,046|    171,969|     15,077|    70,106|     68,528|      1,578
  Males ............................|    105,157|    76,541|     70,220|      6,321|    28,616|     28,054|        562
    Males, Black ...................|     82,897|    57,255|     54,041|      3,214|    25,642|     25,198|        444
  Females ..........................|    151,995|   110,505|    101,749|      8,756|    41,490|     40,474|      1,016
    Females, Black .................|    125,785|    86,949|     80,883|      6,066|    38,836|     38,115|        721
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Total enrollment, fall 2003 ........|    306,727|   228,096|    196,077|     32,019|    78,631|     78,249|        382
  Males ............................|    117,795|    87,099|     74,995|     12,104|    30,696|     30,571|        125
    Males, Black ...................|     95,703|    67,589|     62,520|      5,069|    28,114|     27,991|        123
  Females ..........................|    188,932|   140,997|    121,082|     19,915|    47,935|     47,678|        257
    Females, Black .................|    157,554|   112,515|    101,457|     11,058|    45,039|     44,785|        254
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
  Full-time enrollment, fall 2003 ..|    241,501|   169,511|    150,711|     18,800|    71,990|     71,683|        307
    Males ..........................|     96,104|    67,851|     60,779|      7,072|    28,253|     28,157|         96
    Females ........................|    145,397|   101,660|     89,932|     11,728|    43,737|     43,526|        211
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
  Part-time enrollment, fall 2003 ..|     65,226|    58,585|     45,366|     13,219|     6,641|      6,566|         75
    Males ..........................|     21,691|    19,248|     14,216|      5,032|     2,443|      2,414|         29
    Females ........................|     43,535|    39,337|     31,150|      8,187|     4,198|      4,152|         46
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Earned degrees conferred, 2003-04   |           |          |           |           |          |           |
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Associate's ........................|      3,556|     3,359|        892|      2,467|       197|        122|         75
  Males ............................|      1,075|     1,032|        222|        810|        43|         23|         20
    Males, Black ...................|        461|       425|         82|        343|        36|         16|         20
  Females ..........................|      2,481|     2,327|        670|      1,657|       154|         99|         55
    Females, Black .................|      1,522|     1,381|        304|      1,077|       141|         86|         55
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Bachelor's .........................|     30,194|    19,909|     19,909|         † |    10,285|     10,285|         †
  Males ............................|     10,332|     7,025|      7,025|         † |     3,307|      3,307|         †
    Males, Black ...................|      8,817|     5,853|      5,853|         † |     2,964|      2,964|         †
  Females ..........................|     19,862|    12,884|     12,884|         † |     6,978|      6,978|         †
    Females, Black .................|     17,647|    11,074|     11,074|         † |     6,573|      6,573|         †
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Master's ...........................|      6,900|     6,035|      6,035|         † |       865|        865|         †
  Males ............................|      2,052|     1,765|      1,765|         † |       287|        287|         †
    Males, Black ...................|      1,348|     1,135|      1,135|         † |       213|        213|         †
  Females ..........................|      4,848|     4,270|      4,270|         † |       578|        578|         †
    Females, Black .................|      3,686|     3,179|      3,179|         † |       507|        507|         †
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
First-professional .................|      1,428|       466|        466|         † |       962|        962|         †
  Males ............................|        584|       181|        181|         † |       403|        403|         †
    Males, Black ...................|        381|        91|         91|         † |       290|        290|         †
  Females ..........................|        844|       285|        285|         † |       559|        559|         †
    Females, Black .................|        633|       196|        196|         † |       437|        437|         †
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Doctor's ...........................|        351|       211|        211|         † |       140|        140|         †
  Males ............................|        145|        79|         79|         † |        66|         66|         †
    Males, Black ...................|         95|        50|         50|         † |        45|         45|         †
  Females ..........................|        206|       132|        132|         † |        74|         74|         †
    Females, Black .................|        162|        95|         95|         † |        67|         67|         †
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Financial statistics, 2002-03       |                               in thousands of dollars
                                    |_________________________________________________________________________________
Total revenue ......................|         † |        † |         † |         † |$2,291,274| $2,287,169|     $4,104
  Student tuition and fees .........|         † |        † |         † |         † |   604,215|    602,690|      1,525
  Federal government\1\ ............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   684,459|    683,387|      1,072
  State governments ................|         † |        † |         † |         † |    72,245|     71,935|        310
  Local governments ................|         † |        † |         † |         † |    13,868|     13,862|          6
  Private gifts and grants\2\ ......|         † |        † |         † |         † |   289,552|    288,963|        588
  Investment return (gain or loss) .|         † |        † |         † |         † |    90,036|     90,027|          9
  Educational activities ...........|         † |        † |         † |         † |     9,317|      9,287|         29
  Auxiliary enterprises ............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   233,118|    233,077|         41
  Hospitals and other sources ......|         † |        † |         † |         † |   294,465|    293,942|        523
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Total expenditures .................|         † |        † |         † |         † | 2,123,501|  2,116,420|      7,081
  Instruction ......................|         † |        † |         † |         † |   584,865|    582,898|      1,966
  Research .........................|         † |        † |         † |         † |   115,462|    115,406|         56
  Academic support .................|         † |        † |         † |         † |   126,578|    125,732|        846
  Institutional support ............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   410,414|    408,408|      2,006
  Auxiliary enterprises ............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   231,174|    230,615|        559
  Other expenditures ...............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   655,008|    653,360|      1,648
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†Not applicable.
\1\Includes independent operations.
\2\Includes contributions from affiliated entities.
NOTE: Historically Black colleges and universities are degree-granting institutions established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. Federal regulations, 20 U.S. Code, Section 1061(2), allow for certain exceptions to the founding date. Most institutions are in the southern and border states and were established prior to 1954. Federal, state, and local governments revenue includes appropriations, grants, contracts, and independent operations. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" 1980; and 1990 through 2004 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90), Spring 2004 and Fall 2004. (This table was prepared August 2005.)


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