HBCUs are known for their commitments to social justice, supportive faculty, strong alumni communities—and the results they get.
Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).
According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.
Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.
Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.
Excellent job, keep up the good work.
As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.
The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.
Black students are thriving at HBCUs, and a recent study proves it. According to a report by Brown University, Black students are 40% more likely to earn their bachelor’s degrees at HBCUs than Black students at other schools. A 2024 White House fact sheet further notes that HBCUs are responsible for producing a large percentage of all Black professionals in engineering (40%), teaching (50%), medicine (70%), and judicial careers (80%).
According to UNCF, ‘the numbers don’t lie.’ While HBCUs represent only 3% of American colleges and universities and enroll just about 10% of the country’s Black population, these institutions produce nearly 20% of all Black American graduates. And after a few application surges, most notably following the death of George Floyd and again after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to remove college and university race considerations in admissions, there’s been curiosity about the special sauce for Black student success at HBCUs.
Though there’s no catchall, Kindred by Parents spoke to an HBCU legacy family, an alumnus, and an administrator at a university that ranks as a top producer of Black American doctors to discover what magic historically Black colleges and universities possess.
Kyleigh Reese Hankton, an alumna and current student at Alcorn State University, said her mother, Dionne Atley-McCurry, also an alumna of Alcorn, gave her a choice of 107 institutions of higher education—the exact number of HBCU-designated schools—to choose from when she was considering colleges.
Excellent job, keep up the good work.
As a black student you can't beat the life lessons and enrichment you are going to receive at an HBCU.
The white kids who have attended these colleges and universities also cherish the experience they had at these institutions of higher learning.
