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Table 221. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities: Selected years, 1980 to 2003

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Enrollment, degrees, type of        |           |             Public               |            Private
revenues, and type                  |     Total |__________________________________|__________________________________
of expenditures                     |           |    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 2003 ..|        102|        52|         41|         11|        50|         48|          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 2002 ........|    299,041|   218,433|    189,183|     29,250|    80,608|     79,837|        771
  Males ............................|    115,466|    84,003|     72,785|     11,218|    31,463|     31,248|        215
    Males, Black ...................|     93,538|    64,815|     60,144|      4,671|    28,723|     28,512|        211
  Females ..........................|    183,575|   134,430|    116,398|     18,032|    49,145|     48,589|        556
    Females, Black .................|    153,754|   107,388|     97,363|     10,025|    46,366|     45,815|        551
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
  Full-time enrollment, fall 2002 ..|    233,262|   160,233|    143,190|     17,043|    73,029|     72,461|        568
    Males ..........................|     93,266|    64,714|     58,226|      6,488|    28,552|     28,377|        175
    Females ........................|    139,996|    95,519|     84,964|     10,555|    44,477|     44,084|        393
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
  Part-time enrollment, fall 2002 ..|     65,779|    58,200|     45,993|     12,207|     7,579|      7,376|        203
    Males ..........................|     22,200|    19,289|     14,559|      4,730|     2,911|      2,871|         40
    Females ........................|     43,579|    38,911|     31,434|      7,477|     4,668|      4,505|        163
                                    |===========|==========|===========|===========|==========|===========|===========
Earned degrees conferred, 2002-03   |           |          |           |           |          |           |
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Associate's ........................|      3,569|     3,417|      1,148|      2,269|       152|        101|         51
  Males ............................|      1,116|     1,068|        301|        767|        48|         28|         20
    Males, Black ...................|        409|       370|        114|        256|        39|         19|         20
  Females ..........................|      2,453|     2,349|        847|      1,502|       104|         73|         31
    Females, Black .................|      1,471|     1,378|        396|        982|        93|         62|         31
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Bachelor's .........................|     29,735|    19,827|     19,827|         † |     9,908|      9,908|         †
  Males ............................|     10,472|     7,102|      7,102|         † |     3,370|      3,370|         †
    Males, Black ...................|      8,992|     5,955|      5,955|         † |     3,037|      3,037|         †
  Females ..........................|     19,263|    12,725|     12,725|         † |     6,538|      6,538|         †
    Females, Black .................|     17,042|    10,898|     10,898|         † |     6,144|      6,144|         †
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Master's ...........................|      6,395|     5,532|      5,532|         † |       863|        863|         †
  Males ............................|      1,825|     1,561|      1,561|         † |       264|        264|         †
    Males, Black ...................|      1,159|       968|        968|         † |       191|        191|         †
  Females ..........................|      4,570|     3,971|      3,971|         † |       599|        599|         †
    Females, Black .................|      3,381|     2,839|      2,839|         † |       542|        542|         †
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
First-professional .................|      1,379|       500|        500|         † |       879|        879|         †
  Males ............................|        589|       218|        218|         † |       371|        371|         †
    Males, Black ...................|        381|       123|        123|         † |       258|        258|         †
  Females ..........................|        790|       282|        282|         † |       508|        508|         †
    Females, Black .................|        595|       192|        192|         † |       403|        403|         †
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Doctor's ...........................|        349|       194|        194|         † |       155|        155|         †
  Males ............................|        124|        65|         65|         † |        59|         59|         †
    Males, Black ...................|         79|        42|         42|         † |        37|         37|         †
  Females ..........................|        225|       129|        129|         † |        96|         96|         †
    Females, Black .................|        173|        89|         89|         † |        84|         84|         †
                                    |===========|==========|===========|===========|==========|===========|===========
Financial statistics, 2001-02,      |           |          |           |           |          |           |
   in thousands of dollars          |           |          |           |           |          |           |
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
Total revenue ......................|         † |        † |         † |         † |$2,129,681| $2,121,893|     $7,789
  Student tuition and fees .........|         † |        † |         † |         † |   602,211|    601,057|      1,154
  Federal government\1\ ............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   665,776|    662,039|      3,737
  State governments ................|         † |        † |         † |         † |    67,077|     66,580|        497
  Local governments ................|         † |        † |         † |         † |    10,528|     10,528|          0
  Private gifts and grants\2\ ......|         † |        † |         † |         † |   279,392|    278,399|        993
  Investment return (gain or loss) .|         † |        † |         † |         † |    -5,943|     -6,111|        168
  Educational activities ...........|         † |        † |         † |         † |     8,923|      8,819|        104
  Auxiliary enterprises ............|         † |        † |         † |         † |   228,556|    228,016|        540
  Hospitals and other sources ......|         † |        † |         † |         † |   273,161|    272,566|        595
                                    |           |          |           |           |          |           |
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 2003 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90) and Spring 2003 and Fall 2003. (This table was prepared April 2005.)