Study finds that Black students at HBCUs more likely to graduate, and earn more, than their Black counterparts at PWIs
From Rattler Nation …
A new study finds that African American students who initially enroll at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) are nearly 15 percent more likely to graduate and have a 5 percent higher income by age 30 than those who do not enroll at HBCUs.
This finding comes from the study “HBCU Enrollment and Longer-Term Outcomes,” by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR) at Brown University, an education research and reform institute focused on understanding the consequences of and reducing educational inequity.
The researchers examined how the type of institution students initially enroll at impacts educational, economic, and financial outcomes by using data from nearly 1.2 million Black students who took the SAT between 2004 and 2010.
Despite the positive impact on graduation and income rates, the study found that students who start their education at an HBCU tend to have about $12,000 more in outstanding student loans by the time they are 30 years old. This trend in part is due to the increased likelihood of HBCU students pursuing high-earning majors, such as those in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields.