Degree Attainments

A Decline in Doctoral Degree Awards for African Americans

The number of African Americans earning doctorates has declined in each of the past two years, after reaching an all-time high in 2009. Over the last decade, the percentage of all doctoral degree awards that were earned by Blacks has stagnated at close to 6 percent.

New Report Looks to Explain the Racial Gap in College Graduation Rates

A new report from the American Council on Education examines why Black and Hispanic students have significantly lower rates of degree attainment than other students at U.S. colleges and universities.

How Bans on Affirmative Action Impact Black Student College Graduation Rates

A new paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the graduation rates of minority students before and after the ban on race-sensitive admissions at state universities in California.

Grambling State University to Offer New Online Degree Program

The new online degree program is for students who have completed some college coursework but have dropped out of college without earning their degree.

Blacks Take Far Longer Than Whites to Earn Their Bachelor’s Degrees

For those who earned a bachelor's degree in the 2007-08 academic year, the average amount of time for Blacks to earn their degree was 98 months compared to 73.3 months for Whites. Nearly a quarter of Blacks took more than a decade to earn their bachelor's degree.

New Data Shows a Wide Racial Disparity in the GPAs of College Graduates

Whites were more than twice as likely as Blacks to graduate with grade point averages better than 3.5. Blacks were nearly three times as likely as Whites to graduate with a GPA of less than 2.5.

Black Male Excellence Network Working Wonders at the University of Alabama Birmingham

The graduation rate of Black male students who join the initiative is about twice the rate for Black men as a whole at the university.

Norfolk State University Looks to Boost Retention and Graduation Rates

The university hopes to raise the six-year graduation rate from 34 percent to 40 percent during the next five years. To help reach this goal, a student success center had been established on campus.

The Persisting Racial Gap in College Graduation Rates

The overall national graduation rate for Black students is 44 percent. This is 21 percentage points below the rate for White students.

The Racial Gap in College Student Graduation Rates

The data shows the overall graduation rate for White students entering college in 2005 was 60.2 percent. For Blacks, the graduation rate was 22.3 percentage points lower at 37.9 percent.

Addressing the Racial Divide in STEM Education

The data suggests that attracting Black students to STEM fields is not the problem but keeping them there is a major concern.

Two HBCUs Sign Business Degree Agreement

Students who complete an associate's degree at Southern University Shreveport can transfer to the bachelor's degree in business program at Grambling State University.

Black Degree Attainments in Engineering

In 2011, Blacks earned 4.2 percent of all bachelor’s degrees awarded in engineering. A decade ago in 2002, Blacks earned 5.4 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering.

In 2011, Blacks Earned 9.9 Percent of All Degrees Awarded by Four-Year Institutions

The data showed that Blacks earned 286,597 degrees at four-year institutions during the 2010-2011 academic year. This was slightly less than 10 percent of all degrees awarded.

The Significant Progress of Young African Americans in Degree Attainments

In 1980, less than one third of all Blacks, ages 25 to 29, had some college experience. Today, nearly 55 percent of African Americans in that age group have attended college.

Major Progress in African American Degree Attainments

African Americans have made substantial progress over the past decade in increasing their share of degrees awarded at every level of higher education.

The Cornell Prison Education Program Holds Its First Graduation Ceremony

The graduates were the first in New York State prisons to earn State University of New York degrees since the enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act in 1995.

Several HBCUs “Link” With Local Community Colleges

The Links Inc. has undertaken the HBCU Community College Collaborative project, an effort to increase college completion rates for African American students.

University of Minnesota Launches a New Program for Black Men

Ten first-year students will participate in a living/learning community aimed at boosting the retention and graduation rates of Black men.

Coppin State University to Offer Fully Online Bachelor’s Degree Program in Management

Beginning this September, students can enroll in the online bachelor's degree program in management that was designed in conjunction with Pearson Learning Solutions.
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