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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 2020
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 2020 102 53 42 11 49 48 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 2020
279,157 214,685 181,787 32,898 64,472 64,249 223
Males 99,611 75,438 62,885 12,553 24,173 24,112 61
Males, Black 72,730 52,277 48,190 4,087 20,453 20,399 54
Females 179,546 139,247 118,902 20,345 40,299 40,137 162
Females, Black 139,044 103,955 95,093 8,862 35,089 34,953 136

Full-time enrollment, fall 2020
209,487 151,945 141,227 10,718 57,542 57,343 199
Males 74,953 53,633 49,149 4,484 21,320 21,263 57
Females 134,534 98,312 92,078 6,234 36,222 36,080 142

Part-time enrollment, fall 2020
69,670 62,740 40,560 22,180 6,930 6,906 24
Males 24,658 21,805 13,736 8,069 2,853 2,849 4
Females 45,012 40,935 26,824 14,111 4,077 4,057 20

    Degrees conferred, 2019-20
             
Associate's 5,210 4,998 1,185 3,813 212 178 34
Males 1,851 1,746 290 1,456 105 94 11
Males, Black 658 563 135 428 95 85 10
Females 3,359 3,252 895 2,357 107 84 23
Females, Black 1,635 1,538 487 1,051 97 74 23

Bachelor's
33,244 24,272 24,272 8,972 8,972
Males 11,698 8,581 8,581 3,117 3,117
Males, Black 8,750 6,130 6,130 2,620 2,620
Females 21,546 15,691 15,691 5,855 5,855
Females, Black 17,573 12,386 12,386 5,187 5,187

Master's
6,963 5,844 5,844 1,119 1,119
Males 2,134 1,766 1,766 368 368
Males, Black 1,429 1,133 1,133 296 296
Females 4,829 4,078 4,078 751 751
Females, Black 3,573 2,953 2,953 620 620

Doctor's1
2,794 1,705 1,705 1,089 1,089
Males 1,048 639 639 409 409
Males, Black 525 285 285 240 240
Females 1,746 1,066 1,066 680 680
Females, Black 1,115 644 644 471 471
  In thousands of current dollars
Financial statistics, 2019-202              
Total revenue $8,997,410 $5,842,968 $5,447,431 $395,537 $3,154,442 $3,144,630 $9,811
Student tuition and fees 1,929,746 1,020,974 976,008 44,966 908,772 904,220 4,552
Federal government3 2,336,542 1,504,636 1,365,957 138,679 831,906 827,510 4,396
State governments 2,214,561 2,128,350 1,992,078 136,272 86,210 86,210 0
Local governments 131,312 92,622 45,251 47,371 38,690 38,138 553
Private gifts and grants4 573,278 138,781 135,523 3,257 434,498 434,188 310
Investment return (gain or loss) 137,712 53,108 51,681 1,427 84,604 84,604 0
Auxiliary (essentially self-
     supporting) enterprises
886,332 573,557 567,621 5,936 312,775 312,775 0
Hospitals and other sources 787,927 330,941 313,311 17,630 456,986 456,986 0

Total expenditures
8,369,751 5,495,847 5,114,108 381,739 2,873,903 2,867,156 6,748
Instruction 2,262,327 1,536,308 1,401,541 134,766 726,019 724,064 1,955
Research 503,333 348,091 348,091 0 155,243 155,243 0
Academic support 697,583 480,085 452,665 27,420 217,498 216,902 596
Institutional support 1,565,319 848,553 780,403 68,150 716,766 714,100 2,666
Auxiliary (essentially self-
     supporting) enterprises
1,052,214 770,499 762,787 7,712 281,715 280,378 1,337
Other expenditures5 2,288,975 1,512,312 1,368,622 143,691 776,663 776,469 193
†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 of public and private institutions together are approximate because reporting is based on two different survey forms with different accounting concepts. Total financial statistics in this table include data reported by public institutions using the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) form as well as data reported by private and some public institutions using the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) form.
3 Includes independent operations.
4 Includes contributions from affiliated entities.
5 Includes public service, student services, net grant aid, scholarships and fellowships, hospital services, independent operations, and other expenses.
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 2021, Fall Enrollment component; IPEDS Spring 2021, Finance component; and IPEDS Fall 2020, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2021.)

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