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Table 313.30. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2017
Selected statistics 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 2017 102 51 40 11 51 50 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 2010 326,614 249,146 205,774 43,372 77,468 77,325 143
Males 127,437 95,883 78,528 17,355 31,554 31,482 72
Males, Black 101,605 72,629 65,512 7,117 28,976 28,904 72
Females 199,177 153,263 127,246 26,017 45,914 45,843 71
Females, Black 164,303 121,211 107,721 13,490 43,092 43,021 71
               
Total enrollment, fall 2017 298,138 225,179 188,212 36,967 72,959 72,438 521
Males 115,324 86,251 70,905 15,346 29,073 28,802 271
Males, Black 83,921 59,075 53,189 5,886 24,846 24,709 137
Females 182,814 138,928 117,307 21,621 43,886 43,636 250
Females, Black 142,922 103,626 93,613 10,013 39,296 39,149 147
               
Full-time enrollment, fall 2017 230,753 165,509 150,903 14,606 65,244 64,895 349
Males 90,440 64,724 58,253 6,471 25,716 25,536 180
Females 140,313 100,785 92,650 8,135 39,528 39,359 169
               
Part-time enrollment, fall 2017 67,385 59,670 37,309 22,361 7,715 7,543 172
Males 24,884 21,527 12,652 8,875 3,357 3,266 91
Females 42,501 38,143 24,657 13,486 4,358 4,277 81
               
Earned degrees conferred, 2016-17              
Associate’s 5,511 5,161 1,577 3,584 350 299 51
Males 1,931 1,774 384 1,390 157 143 14
Males, Black 730 591 144 447 139 125 14
Females 3,580 3,387 1,193 2,194 193 156 37
Females, Black 1,773 1,601 556 1,045 172 138 34
               
Bachelor’s 33,500 24,242 24,242 9,258 9,258
Males 11,949 8,614 8,614 3,335 3,335
Males, Black 9,273 6,415 6,415 2,858 2,858
Females 21,551 15,628 15,628 5,923 5,923
Females, Black 17,802 12,446 12,446 5,356 5,356
               
Master’s 7,966 6,621 6,621 1,345 1,345
Males 2,536 2,080 2,080 456 456
Males, Black 1,595 1,258 1,258 337 337
Females 5,430 4,541 4,541 889 889
Females, Black 4,001 3,286 3,286 715 715
               
Doctor’s1 2,490 1,382 1,382 1,108 1,108
Males 936 529 529 407 407
Males, Black 535 264 264 271 271
Females 1,554 853 853 701 701
Females, Black 1,004 508 508 496 496
               
Financial statistics, 2016-172 In thousands of current dollars
Total revenue $8,341,989 $5,324,964 $4,954,777 $370,187 $3,017,025 $3,011,199 $5,826
Student tuition and fees 1,929,697 1,004,729 961,280 43,449 924,968 922,429 2,539
Federal government3 1,893,492 1,200,772 1,069,488 131,285 692,720 691,315 1,406
State governments 2,029,053 1,933,657 1,803,068 130,589 95,396 95,396 0
Local governments 115,404 85,381 42,276 43,105 30,023 29,870 153
Private gifts and grants4 338,656 99,439 90,283 9,156 239,217 238,672 546
Investment return (gain or loss) 390,202 67,368 66,927 441 322,834 322,834 0
Auxiliary (essentially self-
   supporting) enterprises
962,867 602,739 597,036 5,703 360,128 359,615 513
Hospitals and other sources 682,617 330,879 324,419 6,460 351,738 351,069 669
               
Total expenditures 7,871,667 5,091,253 4,727,363 363,891 2,780,413 2,775,312 5,102
Instruction 2,326,854 1,599,945 1,454,073 145,872 726,909 725,220 1,689
Research 481,571 318,668 318,668 0 162,904 162,904 0
Academic support 652,979 463,748 435,472 28,276 189,231 188,800 431
Institutional support 1,422,110 740,462 673,533 66,929 681,649 679,760 1,889
Auxiliary (essentially self-
   supporting) enterprises
1,094,600 769,776 762,686 7,090 324,824 323,929 895
Other expenditures 1,893,552 1,198,655 1,082,931 115,724 694,897 694,699 198
†Not applicable.
1 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.
2 Totals (column 2) of public and private institutions together are approximate because public and private nonprofit institutions fill out different survey forms with different accounting concepts.
3 Includes independent operations.
4 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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); IPEDS Spring 2001, Spring 2011, and Spring 2018, Fall Enrollment component; IPEDS Spring 2018, Finance component; and IPEDS Fall 2017, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2018.)

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