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Table 313.10. Fall enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by institution: 2015, 2016, and 2015-16
Institution State Level and control1 Total enrollment, fall 2015 Enrollment, fall 2016 Full-time-equivalent enrollment, fall 2016 Degrees conferred,
2015-16
Total expenditures, 2015-16 (in thousands of current dollars)3
Total Black enrollment Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctor's2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total 293,304 292,083 223,515 251,494 4,555 33,868 7,972 2,481 $7,576,443
Alabama A&M University4 AL 1 5,627 5,859 5,254 5,353 0 424 295 7 142,285
Alabama State University AL 1 5,383 5,318 4,897 4,935 0 616 135 61 140,461
Bishop State Community College AL 2 3,111 3,028 1,911 2,052 266 30,169
Concordia College, Alabama AL 3 487 340 315 319 35 35 0 0 11,166
Gadsden State Community College AL 2 5,018 5,109 993 3,385 554 49,090
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical
      College
AL 2 1,401 1,661 1,101 1,053 175 19,079
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical
      College
AL 2 996 829 457 581 85 11,797
Lawson State Community College,
      Birmingham Campus
AL 2 3,172 3,128 2,526 2,176 220 37,957
Miles College AL 3 1,873 1,820 1,754 1,790 0 233 0 0 30,716
Oakwood University AL 3 1,749 1,794 1,590 1,718 5 342 7 0 52,241
Selma University AL 3 333 172 164 169 4 25 0 0 4,152
Shelton State Community College AL 2 4,834 4,810 1,804 3,026 478 40,509
Stillman College AL 3 895 628 597 598 0 121 0 0 18,603
Talladega College AL 3 989 675 584 644 0 127 0 0 14,634
Tuskegee University4 AL 3 2,996 2,851 2,665 2,789 0 454 115 76 139,704
                       
Arkansas Baptist College AR 3 990 878 827 802 68 38 0 0 17,063
Philander Smith College AR 3 584 765 708 741 0 131 0 0 16,980
Shorter College AR 4 236 446 256 423 29 3,579
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff4 AR 1 2,658 2,821 2,550 2,649 23 389 44 1 78,727
                       
Delaware State University4 DE 1 4,288 4,328 3,071 4,060 0 699 100 23 127,785
                       
Howard University DC 3 10,002 8,966 7,540 8,471 0 1,270 340 502 771,456
University of the District of Columbia4 DC 1 4,805 4,318 2,776 2,966 244 387 106 0 147,290
                       
Bethune-Cookman University FL 3 3,831 3,934 3,501 3,780 0 536 61 0 95,028
Edward Waters College FL 3 2,254 3,062 1,815 1,751 0 115 0 0 22,236
Florida A&M University4 FL 1 9,928 9,619 8,091 8,760 54 1,676 271 326 300,795
Florida Memorial University FL 3 1,467 1,339 1,062 1,282 0 216 33 0 37,332
                       
Albany State University GA 1 3,492 3,041 2,758 2,654 0 546 162 0 67,055
Clark Atlanta University GA 3 3,661 3,884 3,584 3,676 0 474 282 28 90,512
Fort Valley State University4 GA 1 2,696 2,679 2,415 2,378 0 428 101 0 74,109
Interdenominational Theological Center GA 3 256 280 271 174 0 0 53 8 8,254
Morehouse College GA 3 2,167 2,108 2,032 2,055 0 330 0 0 88,000
Morehouse School of Medicine GA 3 452 480 364 465 0 0 50 64 153,191
Paine College GA 3 555 502 447 433 0 84 0 0 15,279
Savannah State University GA 1 4,800 4,955 4,175 4,534 11 510 57 0 97,985
Spelman College GA 3 2,144 2,125 2,049 2,086 0 463 0 0 96,097
                       
Kentucky State University4 KY 1 1,586 1,736 912 1,379 43 276 45 0 61,325
Simmons College of Kentucky KY 3 216 203 202 150 14 8 0 0 2,669
                       
Dillard University LA 3 1,185 1,261 1,204 1,211 0 256 0 0 47,349
Grambling State University LA 1 4,541 4,863 4,460 4,250 4 513 209 3 90,396
Southern University and A&M College4 LA 1 6,401 5,877 5,350 5,242 0 610 291 28 133,129
Southern University at New Orleans LA 1 2,709 2,430 2,257 1,987 16 310 188 0 38,972
Southern University at Shreveport LA 2 3,174 3,240 2,839 2,258 224 32,826
Xavier University of Louisiana LA 3 2,969 2,997 2,119 2,898 0 353 57 134 107,064
                       
Bowie State University MD 1 5,430 5,669 4,812 4,860 0 832 337 10 102,719
Coppin State University MD 1 3,108 2,939 2,318 2,379 0 464 77 0 87,335
Morgan State University MD 1 7,725 7,689 5,873 7,106 0 902 253 48 214,673
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore4 MD 1 4,465 3,904 2,749 3,543 0 574 89 105 120,396
                       
Alcorn State University4 MS 1 3,518 3,420 3,096 3,026 25 388 140 0 84,116
Coahoma Community College MS 2 2,148 2,064 1,955 1,735 289 33,724
Hinds Community College, Utica Campus MS 2 678 693 679 674 78
Jackson State University MS 1 9,802 9,811 8,794 8,271 0 984 434 86 206,453
Mississippi Valley State University MS 1 2,309 2,455 2,330 2,110 0 305 108 0 53,490
Rust College MS 3 856 1,005 983 924 7 130 0 0 16,118
Tougaloo College MS 3 872 860 844 839 0 141 0 0 26,165
                       
Harris-Stowe State University MO 1 1,390 1,464 1,266 1,282 0 153 0 0 30,462
Lincoln University4 MO 1 2,944 2,738 1,211 2,237 65 226 51 0 52,883
                       
Bennett College NC 3 583 474 439 423 0 78 0 0 17,379
Elizabeth City State University NC 1 1,585 1,357 1,043 1,267 0 306 21 0 61,551
Fayetteville State University NC 1 6,104 6,223 4,064 5,191 0 954 160 6 110,032
Johnson C. Smith University NC 3 1,438 1,428 1,282 1,402 0 268 34 0 47,220
Livingstone College NC 3 1,262 1,204 1,148 1,194 2 149 0 0 30,813
North Carolina A&T State University4 NC 1 10,852 11,177 9,038 10,239 0 1,503 434 49 256,369
North Carolina Central University NC 1 8,011 8,094 6,243 7,211 0 1,092 397 176 186,243
Saint Augustine's College NC 3 810 944 900 929 0 166 0 0 28,966
Shaw University NC 3 1,646 1,844 1,705 1,743 0 203 25 0 37,144
Winston-Salem State University NC 1 5,107 5,151 3,731 4,696 0 1,121 123 30 137,083
                       
Central State University OH 1 1,804 1,741 1,655 1,657 0 245 6 0 52,527
Wilberforce University OH 3 646 645 624 559 0 109 6 0 19,275
                       
Langston University4 OK 1 2,543 2,420 1,792 2,152 9 234 56 14 56,372
                       
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania PA 1 711 746 644 705 0 154 13 0 38,184
Lincoln University PA 1 1,904 2,091 1,903 1,949 0 287 97 0 53,565
                       
Allen University SC 3 625 600 587 585 0 72 0 0 15,395
Benedict College SC 3 2,465 2,281 2,262 2,262 0 385 0 0 54,733
Claflin University SC 3 1,925 1,978 1,797 1,949 0 360 21 0 47,436
Clinton College SC 3 161 200 195 200 33 11 0 0 2,951
Denmark Technical College SC 2 1,043 632 541 465 62 15,301
Morris College SC 3 774 754 742 742 0 102 0 0 18,317
South Carolina State University4 SC 1 3,054 2,905 2,749 2,653 0 427 124 16 84,587
Voorhees College SC 3 434 415 395 410 0 70 0 0 12,840
                       
American Baptist College TN 3 157 139 124 118 2 20 0 0 3,633
Fisk University TN 3 855 761 697 747 0 105 9 0 27,731
Lane College TN 3 1,376 1,427 1,392 1,384 1 121 0 0 22,555
Le Moyne-Owen College TN 3 945 959 947 891 0 116 0 0 17,774
Meharry Medical College TN 3 829 831 665 831 0 0 63 154 120,321
Tennessee State University4 TN 1 9,167 8,760 5,719 7,306 101 925 462 77 180,111
                       
Huston-Tillotson University TX 3 1,023 1,012 663 958 25 149 4 0 20,829
Jarvis Christian College TX 3 863 868 727 844 3 81 0 0 19,463
Paul Quinn College TX 3 424 436 330 417 0 22 0 0 9,476
Prairie View A&M University4 TX 1 8,315 8,782 7,323 7,952 0 1,089 409 23 215,577
Saint Philip's College TX 2 11,198 11,604 1,071 4,828 1,030 73,979
Southwestern Christian College TX 3 150 147 114 143 24 5 0 0 6,499
Texas College TX 3 853 960 837 936 28 98 0 0 14,390
Texas Southern University TX 1 8,965 8,862 6,678 8,004 0 939 345 278 203,605
Wiley College TX 3 1,172 1,279 1,057 1,202 1 246 0 0 21,434
                       
Hampton University VA 3 4,269 4,646 4,249 4,409 0 636 158 108 161,433
Norfolk State University VA 1 5,107 5,421 4,672 4,828 1 991 177 3 147,297
Virginia State University4 VA 1 4,696 4,584 3,212 4,396 1 856 127 23 134,921
Virginia Union University VA 3 1,922 1,815 1,744 1,748 0 210 143 6 37,230
Virginia University of Lynchburg VA 3 402 370 363 312 42 27 1 8 4,803
                       
Bluefield State College WV 1 1,486 1,362 105 1,216 130 209 0 0 22,086
West Virginia State University4 WV 1 3,166 3,514 401 2,507 0 416 22 0 49,778
                       
University of the Virgin Islands4 VI 1 2,321 2,370 1,789 1,845 44 217 44 0 83,659
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
1 1 = 4-year public; 2 = 2-year public; 3 = 4-year private nonprofit; and 4 = 2-year private nonprofit.
2 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
3 Includes private and some public institutions reporting total expenses and deductions under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) reporting standards and public institutions reporting total expenses and deductions under Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 34/35 reporting standards.
4 Land-grant institution.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Excludes historically Black colleges and universities that are not participating in Title IV 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. 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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2016, Completions component; Spring 2016 and Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component; and Spring 2017, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2017.)

2017 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest