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Digest of Education Statistics: 2006
Digest of Education Statistics: 2006

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 225. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities: Selected years, 1980 through 2005 
Enrollment, degrees, type of revenues, and type of expenditures Total Public Private
Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of institutions, fall 2005 100 52 41 11 48 46 2
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 2004 308,939 231,179 198,810 32,369 77,760 77,326 434
Males 118,129 87,983 75,690 12,293 30,146 30,005 141
Males, Black 96,750 68,943 63,715 5,228 27,807 27,671 136
Females 190,810 143,196 123,120 20,076 47,614 47,321 293
Females, Black 160,795 115,765 104,904 10,861 45,030 44,740 290
               
Full-time enrollment, fall 2004 245,200 173,909 155,313 18,596 71,291 70,962 329
Males 96,700 69,107 61,968 7,139 27,593 27,486 107
Females 148,500 104,802 93,345 11,457 43,698 43,476 222
               
Part-time enrollment, fall 2004 63,739 57,270 43,497 13,773 6,469 6,364 105
Males 21,429 18,876 13,722 5,154 2,553 2,519 34
Females 42,310 38,394 29,775 8,619 3,916 3,845 71
Earned degrees conferred, 2004–05              
Associate's 3,673 3,497 1,006 2,491 176 124 52
Males 1,135 1,102 262 840 33 23 10
Males, Black 476 450 154 296 26 16 10
Females 2,538 2,395 744 1,651 143 101 42
Females, Black 1,518 1,383 366 1,017 135 93 42
               
Bachelor's 30,287 19,957 19,957 10,330 10,330
Males 10,239 6,822 6,822 3,417 3,417
Males, Black 8,710 5,691 5,691 3,019 3,019
Females 20,048 13,135 13,135 6,913 6,913
Females, Black 17,733 11,315 11,315 6,418 6,418
               
Master's 6,929 5,954 5,954 975 975
Males 1,993 1,707 1,707 286 286
Males, Black 1,291 1,091 1,091 200 200
Females 4,936 4,247 4,247 689 689
Females, Black 3,736 3,134 3,134 602 602
               
First-professional 1,661 576 576 1,085 1,085
Males 636 221 221 415 415
Males, Black 394 95 95 299 299
Females 1,025 355 355 670 670
Females, Black 745 229 229 516 516
               
Doctor's 434 251 251 183 183
Males 163 92 92 71 71
Males, Black 106 53 53 53 53
Females 271 159 159 112 112
Females, Black 191 100 100 91 91
Financial statistics, 2003–04 In thousands of dollars
Total revenue $2,491,029 $2,486,285 $4,744
Student tuition and fees 633,113 630,854 2,259
Federal government1  742,818 741,732 1,086
State governments 64,026 63,853 173
Local governments 8,598 8,594 3
Private gifts and grants2  241,246 240,730 516
Investment return (gain or loss) 207,889 207,880 9
Educational activities 10,187 10,154 33
Auxiliary enterprises 246,955 246,910 44
Hospitals and other sources 336,196 335,576 621
               
Total expenditures $5,457,142 $3,170,455 $2,986,915 $183,541 2,286,687 2,281,895 4,792
Instruction 609,199 608,034 1,165
Research 153,904 153,853 50
Academic support 142,673 142,177 496
Institutional support 456,099 455,465 634
Auxiliary enterprises 240,333 240,319 13
Other expenditures 684,479 682,047 2,432
—Not available.
†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. 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 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90), Spring 2005, and Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)