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Table 222. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically black colleges and universities: 1980, 1990, 1996-97, 1999, and 1999-2000
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                                   |           |       Public          |      Private
           Item                    |   Total   |_______________________|_____________________
                                   |           |  4-year   |  2-year   |  4-year   | 2-year
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                 1                 |     2     |     3     |     4     |     5     |    6
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Number of institutions, fall 2000 .|       103 |        41 |        11 |        48 |       3
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|=========
Total enrollment, fall 1980 .......|   233,557 |   155,085 |    13,132 |    62,924 |   2,416
  Men .............................|   106,387 |    70,236 |     6,758 |    28,352 |   1,041
   Men, black .....................|    81,818 |    53,654 |     2,781 |    24,412 |     971
  Women ...........................|   127,170 |    84,849 |     6,374 |    34,572 |   1,375
   Women, black ...................|   109,171 |    70,582 |     4,644 |    32,589 |   1,356
                                   |           |           |           |           |
Total enrollment, fall 1990 .......|   257,152 |   171,969 |    15,077 |    68,528 |   1,578
  Men .............................|   105,157 |    70,220 |     6,321 |    28,054 |     562
   Men, black .....................|    82,897 |    54,041 |     3,214 |    25,198 |     444
  Women ...........................|   151,995 |   101,749 |     8,756 |    40,474 |   1,016
   Women, black ...................|   125,785 |    80,883 |     6,066 |    38,115 |     721
                                   |           |           |           |           |
Total enrollment, fall 1999 .......|   274,212 |   175,364 |    24,340 |    73,805 |     703
  Men .............................|   108,398 |    69,045 |     9,943 |    29,226 |     184
   Men, black .....................|    88,057 |    56,472 |     4,210 |    27,196 |     179
  Women ...........................|   165,814 |   106,319 |    14,397 |    44,579 |     519
   Women, black ...................|   138,350 |    87,652 |     7,781 |    42,409 |     508
                                   |           |           |           |           |
  Full-time enrollment, fall 1999 .|   209,459 |   129,773 |    12,387 |    66,929 |     370
    Men ...........................|    85,292 |    53,665 |     5,054 |    26,436 |     137
    Women .........................|   124,167 |    76,108 |     7,333 |    40,493 |     233
                                   |           |           |           |           |
  Part-time enrollment, fall 1999 .|    64,753 |    45,591 |    11,953 |     6,876 |     333
    Men ...........................|    23,106 |    15,380 |     4,889 |     2,790 |      47
    Women .........................|    41,647 |    30,211 |     7,064 |     4,086 |     286
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|=========
Earned degrees conferred, 1999-2000|           |           |           |           |
Associate .........................|     3,418 |     1,000 |     2,173 |       111 |     134
  Men .............................|     1,190 |       311 |       780 |        46 |      53
    Men, black ....................|       472 |       110 |       281 |        32 |      49
  Women ...........................|     2,228 |       689 |     1,393 |        65 |      81
    Women, black ..................|     1,149 |       258 |       764 |        49 |      78
                                   |           |           |           |           |
Bachelor's ........................|    29,376 |    19,733 |       --- |     9,643 |     ---
  Men .............................|    10,492 |     7,215 |       --- |     3,277 |     ---
    Men, black ....................|     8,951 |     5,942 |       --- |     3,009 |     ---
  Women ...........................|    18,884 |    12,518 |       --- |     6,366 |     ---
    Women, black ..................|    16,557 |    10,564 |       --- |     5,993 |     ---
                                   |           |           |           |           |
Master's ..........................|     6,722 |     5,652 |       --- |     1,070 |     ---
  Men .............................|     2,011 |     1,683 |       --- |       328 |     ---
    Men, black ....................|     1,307 |     1,081 |       --- |       226 |     ---
  Women ...........................|     4,711 |     3,969 |       --- |       742 |     ---
    Women, black ..................|     3,415 |     2,779 |       --- |       636 |     ---
                                   |           |           |           |           |
Doctor's ..........................|       326 |       153 |       --- |       173 |     ---
  Men .............................|       131 |        57 |       --- |        74 |     ---
    Men, black ....................|        81 |        32 |       --- |        49 |     ---
  Women ...........................|       195 |        96 |       --- |        99 |     ---
    Women, black ..................|       144 |        67 |       --- |        77 |     ---
                                   |           |           |           |           |
First-professional ................|     1,579 |       565 |       --- |     1,014 |     ---
  Men .............................|       740 |       269 |       --- |       471 |     ---
    Men, black ....................|       486 |       130 |       --- |       356 |     ---
  Women ...........................|       839 |       296 |       --- |       543 |     ---
    Women, black ..................|       611 |       189 |       --- |       422 |     ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|=========
  Financial statistics, 1996-97,   |           |           |           |           |
      in thousands of dollars      |           |           |           |           |
Current-fund revenues .............|       --- |$2,173,308 |   $99,880 |       --- |     ---
  Tuition and fees ................|       --- |   446,451 |    18,981 |       --- |     ---
  Federal government ..............|       --- |   366,229 |    16,601 |       --- |     ---
  State governments ...............|       --- |   894,660 |    51,076 |       --- |     ---
  Local governments ...............|       --- |    79,080 |     8,000 |       --- |     ---
  Private gifts, grants,           |           |           |           |       --- |     ---
   and contracts ..................|       --- |    38,235 |       209 |       --- |     ---
  Endowment income ................|       --- |     3,604 |         3 |       --- |     ---
  Sales and services ..............|       --- |    10,087 |       102 |       --- |     ---
  Other sources ...................|       --- |   334,962 |     4,908 |       --- |     ---
                                   |           |           |           |           |
Current-fund expenditures .........|       --- | 2,136,616 |    98,176 |       --- |     ---
  Educational and general          |           |           |           |           |
   expenditures ...................|       --- | 1,851,522 |    93,863 |       --- |     ---
  Auxiliary enterprises ...........|       --- |   285,093 |     4,313 |       --- |     ---
  Hospitals .......................|       --- |         0 |         0 |       --- |     ---
  Independent operations ..........|       --- |         0 |         0 |       --- |     ---
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NOTE: 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. Most institutions are in the southern and border states and were established prior to 1954. Federal, state, and local governments revenue includes appropriations, grants, contracts, and independent operations. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education;" and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment," "Completions," and "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared September 2001.)


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