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Table 313.10. Fall enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by institution: 2016, 2017, and 2016-17
Institution State Level and con- trol1 Total enroll- ment, fall 2016 Enrollment, fall 2017 Full-time-equivalent enrollment, fall 2017 Degrees conferred,
2016-17
Total expen- ditures, 2016-17 (in thousands of current dollars)3
Total Black enroll- ment Asso- ciate’s Bache- lor’s Mas- ter’s Doc-tor’s2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total 292,083 298,138 226,843 255,865 5,511 33,500 7,966 2,490 $7,871,667
Alabama A&M University4 AL 1 5,859 6,001 5,543 5,590 0 453 351 9 149,506
Alabama State University AL 1 5,318 4,760 4,399 4,411 0 743 139 29 140,342
Bishop State Community College AL 2 3,028 3,233 1,992 2,120 269 34,764
Concordia College, Alabama AL 3 340 389 352 372 37 36 0 0 9,784
Gadsden State Community College AL 2 5,109 4,979 952 3,309 638 50,356
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical
   College
AL 2 1,661 1,845 1,259 1,169 172 21,972
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical
   College
AL 2 829 752 394 496 98 10,851
Lawson State Community College,
   Birmingham Campus
AL 2 3,128 3,248 2,623 2,237 263 46,769
Miles College AL 3 1,820 1,650 1,585 1,592 0 223 0 0 31,453
Oakwood University AL 3 1,794 1,711 1,493 1,629 2 362 7 0 51,255
Selma University AL 3 172 324 315 269 8 15 5 0 4,078
Shelton State Community College AL 2 4,810 4,607 1,774 2,936 494 42,014
Stillman College AL 3 628 677 612 601 0 104 0 0 13,889
Talladega College AL 3 675 782 693 770 0 103 0 0 15,616
Tuskegee University4 AL 3 2,851 3,289 3,162 3,182 0 453 106 80 124,884
                       
Arkansas Baptist College AR 3 878 593 553 534 67 29 0 0 15,785
Philander Smith College AR 3 765 891 845 863 0 103 0 0 19,867
Shorter College AR 4 446 521 284 417 51 5,102
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff4 AR 1 2,821 2,612 2,378 2,468 7 405 36 2 79,149
                       
Delaware State University4 DE 1 4,328 4,352 3,082 4,041 0 581 80 28 139,592
                       
Howard University DC 3 8,966 9,392 7,948 8,932 0 1,355 308 482 794,802
University of the District of Columbia4 DC 1 4,318 4,247 2,781 2,974 239 387 110 0 141,861
                       
Bethune-Cookman University FL 3 3,934 4,143 3,669 3,983 0 498 44 0 97,090
Edward Waters College FL 3 3,062 3,443 1,956 1,870 0 147 0 0 23,484
Florida A&M University4 FL 1 9,619 9,913 8,253 9,071 48 1,555 252 327 281,562
Florida Memorial University FL 3 1,339 1,250 992 1,185 0 191 23 0 35,573
                       
Albany State University GA 1 3,041 6,615 4,767 5,103 898 556 158 0 112,665
Clark Atlanta University GA 3 3,884 3,992 3,618 3,779 0 430 244 43 92,813
Fort Valley State University4 GA 1 2,679 2,752 2,518 2,441 0 366 104 0 77,225
Interdenominational Theological Center GA 3 280 295 289 179 0 0 39 12 7,731
Morehouse College GA 3 2,108 2,202 2,099 2,134 0 286 0 0 88,719
Morehouse School of Medicine GA 3 480 520 400 505 0 0 46 70 158,643
Paine College GA 3 502 426 384 366 0 79 0 0 14,347
Savannah State University GA 1 4,955 4,429 3,654 4,051 11 580 75 0 102,627
Spelman College GA 3 2,125 2,137 2,071 2,106 0 450 0 0 96,384
                       
Kentucky State University4 KY 1 1,736 1,926 1,024 1,501 43 315 40 0 72,596
Simmons College of Kentucky KY 3 203 216 209 172 18 7 0 0 2,910
                       
Dillard University LA 3 1,261 1,290 1,250 1,235 0 172 0 0 45,519
Grambling State University LA 1 4,863 5,191 4,723 4,478 0 550 261 9 94,123
Southern University and A&M College4 LA 1 5,877 6,118 5,659 5,439 0 735 296 19 141,334
Southern University at New Orleans LA 1 2,430 2,546 2,372 2,098 14 324 189 0 41,116
Southern University at Shreveport LA 2 3,240 3,088 2,793 2,096 249 31,646
Xavier University of Louisiana LA 3 2,997 3,044 2,194 2,947 0 324 50 143 108,577
                       
Bowie State University MD 1 5,669 6,148 5,167 5,320 0 713 313 9 105,670
Coppin State University MD 1 2,939 2,893 2,275 2,353 0 421 78 2 88,737
Morgan State University MD 1 7,689 7,747 5,956 7,173 0 970 306 54 238,528
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore4 MD 1 3,904 3,490 2,440 3,181 0 514 50 108 123,897
                       
Alcorn State University4 MS 1 3,420 3,716 3,362 3,324 7 451 192 0 93,852
Coahoma Community College MS 2 2,064 1,954 1,858 1,611 273 34,557
Hinds Community College, Utica Campus MS 2 693 688 657 656 84
Jackson State University MS 1 9,811 8,558 7,628 7,426 0 942 391 91 207,509
Mississippi Valley State University MS 1 2,455 2,385 2,270 2,023 0 322 91 0 54,445
Rust College MS 3 1,004 860 840 819 9 116 0 0 17,454
Tougaloo College MS 3 860 809 786 789 0 123 6 0 24,087
                       
Harris-Stowe State University MO 1 1,464 1,442 1,226 1,276 0 156 0 0 33,626
Lincoln University4 MO 1 2,738 2,619 1,279 2,154 67 266 46 0 56,068
                       
Bennett College NC 3 474 493 449 437 0 73 0 0 15,898
Elizabeth City State University NC 1 1,357 1,411 1,022 1,281 0 259 17 0 57,997
Fayetteville State University NC 1 6,223 6,226 3,904 5,097 0 1,001 150 17 117,705
Johnson C. Smith University NC 3 1,428 1,483 1,363 1,433 0 224 54 0 43,534
Livingstone College NC 3 1,204 1,150 1,074 1,144 2 151 0 0 29,486
North Carolina A&T State University4 NC 1 11,177 11,877 9,527 10,879 0 1,516 395 63 272,955
North Carolina Central University NC 1 8,094 8,097 6,231 7,204 0 1,120 481 177 202,753
Saint Augustine’s College NC 3 944 974 926 966 0 137 0 0 29,793
Shaw University NC 3 1,844 1,660 1,465 1,590 0 183 24 0 48,269
Winston-Salem State University NC 1 5,151 5,098 3,805 4,644 0 1,131 101 26 145,185
                       
Central State University OH 1 1,741 1,784 1,672 1,740 0 219 9 0 54,833
Wilberforce University OH 3 645 627 605 546 0 99 9 0 16,907
                       
Langston University4 OK 1 2,420 2,219 1,564 2,056 12 232 62 14 63,336
                       
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania PA 1 746 755 655 719 0 148 16 0 39,331
Lincoln University PA 1 2,092 2,266 2,038 2,118 0 279 126 0 55,131
                       
Allen University SC 3 600 590 572 574 0 66 0 0 13,768
Benedict College SC 3 2,281 2,090 1,999 2,082 0 318 0 0 54,645
Claflin University SC 3 1,978 2,129 1,957 2,067 0 339 29 0 48,520
Clinton College SC 3 200 170 169 170 22 7 0 0 3,575
Denmark Technical College SC 2 632 523 467 374 46 12,192
Morris College SC 3 754 747 731 737 0 111 0 0 19,114
South Carolina State University4 SC 1 2,905 2,942 2,800 2,683 0 357 97 7 73,594
Voorhees College SC 3 415 475 462 468 0 84 0 0 12,655
                       
American Baptist College TN 3 139 115 114 100 4 15 0 0 4,257
Fisk University TN 3 761 701 633 681 0 115 21 0 27,646
Lane College TN 3 1,427 1,420 1,391 1,390 1 163 0 0 24,560
Le Moyne-Owen College TN 3 959 863 843 807 0 144 0 0 17,341
Meharry Medical College TN 3 831 826 662 826 0 0 59 160 146,992
Tennessee State University4 TN 1 8,760 8,177 5,518 6,914 101 1,063 440 73 190,120
                       
Huston-Tillotson University TX 3 1,012 1,102 697 1,045 47 135 4 0 21,253
Jarvis Christian College TX 3 868 909 741 864 8 76 0 0 18,538
Paul Quinn College TX 3 436 519 387 503 0 26 0 0 10,217
Prairie View A&M University4 TX 1 8,782 9,219 7,581 8,392 0 1,108 469 15 231,081
Saint Philip’s College TX 2 11,604 12,050 1,130 5,109 998 78,771
Southwestern Christian College TX 3 147 159 147 155 17 3 0 0 4,888
Texas College TX 3 960 992 864 960 24 94 0 0 16,547
Texas Southern University TX 1 8,862 10,237 7,839 9,094 0 1,002 361 287 210,191
Wiley College TX 3 1,279 1,323 1,115 1,241 0 272 0 0 25,722
                       
Hampton University VA 3 4,646 4,618 4,265 4,393 0 621 130 99 184,308
Norfolk State University VA 1 5,421 5,303 4,559 4,782 3 889 174 8 146,626
Virginia State University4 VA 1 4,584 4,713 3,212 4,449 0 828 106 8 140,285
Virginia Union University VA 3 1,815 1,674 1,615 1,603 0 177 129 13 37,499
Virginia University of Lynchburg VA 3 370 304 297 246 33 19 8 6 4,639
                       
Bluefield State College WV 1 1,362 1,379 117 1,212 91 199 0 0 20,786
West Virginia State University4 WV 1 3,514 3,879 374 2,654 0 358 11 0 53,199
                       
University of the Virgin Islands4 VI 1 2,370 2,170 1,628 1,680 36 228 48 0 76,227
—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 classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11.
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 2017, Completions component; Spring 2017 and Spring 2018, Fall Enrollment component; and Spring 2018, Finance component. (This table was prepared December 2018.)

2018 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest