The HBCU vs. The PWI
- According to the National Center for Education Statistics, In 2011, 39% of black students in the US applied to and enrolled at public PWIs & 18.8% applied to and enrolled at private PWIs.
- Only 10.6% of black students, in 2011, applied to and enrolled at an HBCU.
Hypothesis
The HBCU
Reasons students stray away
- According to USA Today, Historically Black Colleges only graduate 20% of black students who earn undergraduate degrees in the United States.
- There are 51 public institutions & 49 private institutions, but 106 HBCUS in total.
- 4 year graduation rates
- "lack of diversity"
- don't believe that they will be afforded the same amount of opportunities at an HBCU that they will at a PWI.
Black students in the United States or provinces of the United States will fail to apply or attend Historically Black Colleges and/or Universities when given the option to attend a Predominately White Institution.
Why this topic?
Conclusion
- There are an excessive amount of articles that question whether a 4.0 GPA at a HBCU serves to be equivalent to a 4.0 at a PWI.
- As a black student who will be attending an HBCU, I was interested to find out how many other black students in the United States applied to or attend an HBCU each year vs. the amount that apply to or attend a PWI.
- Based on statistics shown by the National Center for Education Statistics, the percentage of students who apply to HBCUS decrease every year.
- Although there is a decrease, there is often a spike in application when there is a controversial event dealing with black people. Ex: Howard University received twice as many applications this year than in previous years.