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Table 241. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and type of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2008
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 2008 99 51 40 11 48 47 1
             
Fall enrollment              
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 2000 275,680 199,725 175,404 24,321 75,955 75,306 649
Males 108,164 78,186 68,322 9,864 29,978 29,771 207
Males, Black 87,319 60,029 56,017 4,012 27,290 27,085 205
Females 167,516 121,539 107,082 14,457 45,977 45,535 442
Females, Black 139,920 96,677 89,260 7,417 43,243 42,810 433
             
Total enrollment, fall 2007 306,515 233,807 198,300 35,507 72,708 72,615 93
Males 118,640 89,124 75,124 14,000 29,516 29,468 48
Males, Black 96,313 69,026 63,621 5,405 27,287 27,240 47
Females 187,875 144,683 123,176 21,507 43,192 43,147 45
Females, Black 157,102 116,318 105,285 11,033 40,784 40,739 45
             
Full-time enrollment, fall 2007 242,069 174,771 155,956 18,815 67,298 67,217 81
Males 96,954 69,640 61,968 7,672 27,314 27,269 45
Females 145,115 105,131 93,988 11,143 39,984 39,948 36
             
Part-time enrollment, fall 2007 64,446 59,036 42,344 16,692 5,410 5,398 12
Males 21,686 19,484 13,156 6,328 2,202 2,199 3
Females 42,760 39,552 29,188 10,364 3,208 3,199 9
             
Earned degrees conferred, 2007-08              
Associate's 3,763 3,639 862 2,777 124 108 16
Males 1,151 1,104 184 920 47 41 6
Males, Black 486 447 113 334 39 33 6
Females 2,612 2,535 678 1,857 77 67 10
Females, Black 1,416 1,347 370 977 69 59 10
             
Bachelor's 31,070 21,091 21,091 9,979 9,979
Males 10,637 7,223 7,223 3,414 3,414
Males, Black 9,106 6,021 6,021 3,085 3,085
Females 20,433 13,868 13,868 6,565 6,565
Females, Black 17,717 11,647 11,647 6,070 6,070
             
Master's 7,129 6,250 6,250 879 879
Males 2,006 1,746 1,746 260 260
Males, Black 1,343 1,143 1,143 200 200
Females 5,123 4,504 4,504 619 619
Females, Black 3,957 3,425 3,425 532 532
             
First-professional 1,778 713 713 1,065 1,065
Males 702 269 269 433 433
Males, Black 437 119 119 318 318
Females 1,076 444 444 632 632
Females, Black 719 267 267 452 452
             
Doctor's 495 302 302 193 193
Males 198 115 115 83 83
Males, Black 122 66 66 56 56
Females 297 187 187 110 110
Females, Black 222 129 129 93 93
             
Financial statistics, 2006-071  In thousands of current dollars
Total revenue $7,493,741 $4,721,761 $4,402,998 $318,762 $2,771,980 $2,769,757 $2,223
Student tuition and fees 1,456,582 757,434 716,160 41,275 699,148 698,806 342
Federal government2 1,741,105 990,067 886,531 103,535 751,039 750,122 916
State governments 2,012,801 1,937,365 1,792,282 145,084 75,436 75,436 0
Local governments 166,612 146,826 141,234 5,591 19,786 19,786 0
Private gifts and grants3 418,279 130,450 126,139 4,311 287,829 287,192 637
Investment return (gain or loss) 397,207 84,375 80,401 3,974 312,831 312,802 29
Auxiliary (essentially
     self-supporting) enterprises
673,431 406,228 397,812 8,416 267,204 267,204 0
Hospitals and other sources 627,723 269,015 262,440 6,576 358,708 358,409 299
             
Total expenditures 6,608,479 4,190,343 3,891,693 298,649 2,418,136 2,415,766 2,370
Instruction 1,853,364 1,206,173 1,092,083 114,089 647,191 646,825 366
Research 398,901 244,119 243,761 359 154,782 154,782 0
Academic support 525,499 358,077 336,858 21,219 167,422 167,417 5
Institutional support 1,095,714 574,067 535,825 38,242 521,646 521,040 606
Auxiliary (essentially
     self-supporting) enterprises
701,043 452,189 440,998 11,191 248,853 248,509 345
Other expenditures 2,033,958 1,355,716 1,242,168 113,548 678,242 677,194 1,048
†Not applicable.
1 Totals (column 2) of public and private institutions together are approximate because public and private not-for-profit institutions fill out different survey forms with different accounting concepts.
2 Includes independent operations.
3 Includes contributions from affiliated entities.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. 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, and contracts. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 through 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90), Spring 2001, Spring 2008, and Fall 2008. (This table was prepared August 2009.)

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