The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Statistic of the Week
12.2%
Percentage of all students at private colleges and universities that have endowments of at least $500,000 per student who were eligible for low-income Pell grants in the 2007-08 academic year
18.5%
Percentage of all students at private colleges and universities that have endowments of at least $500,000 per student who were eligible for low-income Pell grants in the 2023-24 academic year
Source: Brookings Institution (see JBHE post)
Quote of the Week
“Education is not a partisan issue, and the success of HBCUs should be a national priority. When we thrive, America thrives.”

Bobbie Knight,
president of Miles College in Alabama