Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2022

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Table 313.30.Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2022
Selected statistics	Total	Public	Private
Number of institutions, fall 2022	100	51	41	10	49	48	1
Fall enrollment
Total enrollment, fall 1990	257,152	187,046	171,969	15,077	70,106	68,528	1,578
Males	105,157	76,541	70,220	6,321	28,616	28,054	562
Males, Black	82,897	57,255	54,041	3,214	25,642	25,198	444
Females	151,995	110,505	101,749	8,756	41,490	40,474	1,016
Females, Black	125,785	86,949	80,883	6,066	38,836	38,115	721
Total enrollment, fall 2000	275,680	199,725	175,404	24,321	75,955	75,306	649
Males	108,164	78,186	68,322	9,864	29,978	29,771	207
Males, Black	87,319	60,029	56,017	4,012	27,290	27,085	205
Females	167,516	121,539	107,082	14,457	45,977	45,535	442
Females, Black	139,920	96,677	89,260	7,417	43,243	42,810	433
Total enrollment, fall 2010	326,614	249,146	205,774	43,372	77,468	77,325	143
Males	127,437	95,883	78,528	17,355	31,554	31,482	72
Males, Black	101,605	72,629	65,512	7,117	28,976	28,904	72
Females	199,177	153,263	127,246	26,017	45,914	45,843	71
Females, Black	164,303	121,211	107,721	13,490	43,092	43,021	71
Total enrollment, fall 2022	289,426	221,450	185,770	35,680	67,976	67,655	321
Males	104,109	78,096	64,318	13,778	26,013	25,887	126
Males, Black	76,518	54,436	49,718	4,718	22,082	21,991	91
Females	185,317	143,354	121,452	21,902	41,963	41,768	195
Females, Black	142,809	107,060	97,103	9,957	35,749	35,601	148
Full-time enrollment, fall 2022	217,437	156,919	145,340	11,579	60,518	60,226	292
Males	78,888	55,899	50,950	4,949	22,989	22,876	113
Females	138,549	101,020	94,390	6,630	37,529	37,350	179
Part-time enrollment, fall 2022	71,989	64,531	40,430	24,101	7,458	7,429	29
Males	25,221	22,197	13,368	8,829	3,024	3,011	13
Females	46,768	42,334	27,062	15,272	4,434	4,418	16
Degrees conferred, 2021-22
Associate's	5,298	5,135	1,282	3,853	163	134	29
Males	1,809	1,745	276	1,469	64	57	7
Males, Black	577	522	152	370	55	48	7
Females	3,489	3,390	1,006	2,384	99	77	22
Females, Black	1,754	1,672	645	1,027	82	64	18
Bachelor's	32,842	23,744	23,744	†	9,098	9,098	†
Males	10,878	7,854	7,854	†	3,024	3,024	†
Males, Black	8,480	5,920	5,920	†	2,560	2,560	†
Females	21,964	15,890	15,890	†	6,074	6,074	†
Females, Black	18,086	12,714	12,714	†	5,372	5,372	†
Master's	7,598	6,268	6,268	†	1,330	1,330	†
Males	2,214	1,830	1,830	†	384	384	†
Males, Black	1,483	1,190	1,190	†	293	293	†
Females	5,384	4,438	4,438	†	946	946	†
Females, Black	3,873	3,131	3,131	†	742	742	†
Doctor's¹	3,041	1,614	1,614	†	1,427	1,427	†
Males	1,095	570	570	†	525	525	†
Males, Black	598	246	246	†	352	352	†
Females	1,946	1,044	1,044	†	902	902	†
Females, Black	1,262	610	610	†	652	652	†
	In thousands of current dollars
Financial statistics, 2021-22²
Total revenue	$10,692,638	$7,010,468	$6,499,228	$511,239	$3,682,170	$3,666,269	$15,901
Student tuition and fees	1,896,051	1,004,302	965,048	39,254	891,748	888,595	3,154
Federal government³	3,613,767	2,312,020	2,058,452	253,567	1,301,748	1,291,864	9,884
State governments	2,397,382	2,278,233	2,130,367	147,866	119,149	116,501	2,648
Local governments	142,779	104,920	53,608	51,311	37,859	37,859	0
Private gifts and grants⁴	946,336	261,849	258,881	2,968	684,487	684,487	0
Investment return (gain or loss)	-374,061	-69,798	-69,555	-242	-304,263	-304,263	0
Auxiliary (essentially self- supporting) enterprises	918,050	596,806	590,542	6,264	321,244	321,244	0
Hospitals and other sources	1,152,334	522,135	511,885	10,250	630,199	629,984	215
Total expenditures	9,896,952	6,492,075	6,055,545	436,530	3,404,877	3,393,983	10,893
Instruction	2,326,063	1,547,664	1,414,274	133,390	778,399	774,841	3,559
Research	601,983	404,118	404,118	0	197,866	197,866	0
Academic support	833,236	579,204	551,742	27,462	254,031	253,033	999
Institutional support	1,981,585	1,102,536	1,016,135	86,401	879,049	873,173	5,876
Auxiliary (essentially self- supporting) enterprises	1,121,727	839,216	830,062	9,154	282,511	282,511	0
Other expenditures⁵	3,032,358	2,019,338	1,839,215	180,122	1,013,021	1,012,560	460
†Not applicable.
¹Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11.
²Totals of public and private institutions together are approximate because reporting is based on two different survey forms with different accounting concepts. Total financial statistics in this table include data reported by public institutions using the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) form as well as data reported by private and some public institutions using the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) form.
³Includes independent operations.
⁴Includes contributions from affiliated entities.
⁵Includes public service, student services, net grant aid, scholarships and fellowships, hospital services, independent operations, and other expenses.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Excludes historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are not participating in Title IV programs. HBCUs 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. All private HBCUs are nonprofit institutions. Federal, state, and local governments revenue includes appropriations, grants, and contracts. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); IPEDS Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2001 (final data), Spring 2011 (final data), and Spring 2023 (provisional data); IPEDS Finance component, Spring 2023 (provisional data); and IPEDS Completions component, Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared December 2023.)

Table 313.30.Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2022

Selected statistics

Total

Public

Private

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Number of institutions, fall 2022

100

Fall enrollment

Total enrollment, fall 1990

257,152

187,046

171,969

15,077

70,106

68,528

1,578

Males

105,157

76,541

70,220

6,321

28,616

28,054

562

Males, Black

82,897

57,255

54,041

3,214

25,642

25,198

444

Females

151,995

110,505

101,749

8,756

41,490

40,474

1,016

Females, Black

125,785

86,949

80,883

6,066

38,836

38,115

721

Total enrollment, fall 2000

275,680

199,725

175,404

24,321

75,955

75,306

649

Males

108,164

78,186

68,322

9,864

29,978

29,771

207

Males, Black

87,319

60,029

56,017

4,012

27,290

27,085

205

Females

167,516

121,539

107,082

14,457

45,977

45,535

442

Females, Black

139,920

96,677

89,260

7,417

43,243

42,810

433

Total enrollment, fall 2010

326,614

249,146

205,774

43,372

77,468

77,325

143

Males

127,437

95,883

78,528

17,355

31,554

31,482

Males, Black

101,605

72,629

65,512

7,117

28,976

28,904

Females

199,177

153,263

127,246

26,017

45,914

45,843

Females, Black

164,303

121,211

107,721

13,490

43,092

43,021

Total enrollment, fall 2022

289,426

221,450

185,770

35,680

67,976

67,655

321

Males

104,109

78,096

64,318

13,778

26,013

25,887

126

Males, Black

76,518

54,436

49,718

4,718

22,082

21,991

Females

185,317

143,354

121,452

21,902

41,963

41,768

195

Females, Black

142,809

107,060

97,103

9,957

35,749

35,601

148

Full-time enrollment, fall 2022

217,437

156,919

145,340

11,579

60,518

60,226

292

Males

78,888

55,899

50,950

4,949

22,989

22,876

113

Females

138,549

101,020

94,390

6,630

37,529

37,350

179

Part-time enrollment, fall 2022

71,989

64,531

40,430

24,101

7,458

7,429

Males

25,221

22,197

13,368

8,829

3,024

3,011

Females

46,768

42,334

27,062

15,272

4,434

4,418

Degrees conferred, 2021-22

Associate's

5,298

5,135

1,282

3,853

163

134

Males

1,809

1,745

276

1,469

Males, Black

577

522

152

370

Females

3,489

3,390

1,006

2,384

Females, Black

1,754

1,672

645

1,027

Bachelor's

32,842

23,744

†

9,098

†

Males

10,878

7,854

†

3,024

†

Males, Black

8,480

5,920

†

2,560

†

Females

21,964

15,890

†

6,074

†

Females, Black

18,086

12,714

†

5,372

†

Master's

7,598

6,268

†

1,330

†

Males

2,214

1,830

†

384

†

Males, Black

1,483

1,190

†

293

†

Females

5,384

4,438

†

946

†

Females, Black

3,873

3,131

†

742

†

Doctor's¹

3,041

1,614

†

1,427

†

Males

1,095

570

†

525

†

Males, Black

598

246

†

352

†

Females

1,946

1,044

†

902

†

Females, Black

1,262

610

†

652

†

In thousands of current dollars

Financial statistics, 2021-22²

Total revenue

$10,692,638

$7,010,468

$6,499,228

$511,239

$3,682,170

$3,666,269

$15,901

Student tuition and fees

1,896,051

1,004,302

965,048

39,254

891,748

888,595

3,154

Federal government³

3,613,767

2,312,020

2,058,452

253,567

1,301,748

1,291,864

9,884

State governments

2,397,382

2,278,233

2,130,367

147,866

119,149

116,501

2,648

Local governments

142,779

104,920

53,608

51,311

37,859

Private gifts and grants⁴

946,336

261,849

258,881

2,968

684,487

Investment return (gain or loss)

-374,061

-69,798

-69,555

-242

-304,263

Auxiliary (essentially self-
supporting) enterprises

918,050

596,806

590,542

6,264

321,244

Hospitals and other sources

1,152,334

522,135

511,885

10,250

630,199

629,984

215

Total expenditures

9,896,952

6,492,075

6,055,545

436,530

3,404,877

3,393,983

10,893

Instruction

2,326,063

1,547,664

1,414,274

133,390

778,399

774,841

3,559

Research

601,983

404,118

197,866

Academic support

833,236

579,204

551,742

27,462

254,031

253,033

999

Institutional support

1,981,585

1,102,536

1,016,135

86,401

879,049

873,173

5,876

Auxiliary (essentially self-
supporting) enterprises

1,121,727

839,216

830,062

9,154

282,511

Other expenditures⁵

3,032,358

2,019,338

1,839,215

180,122

1,013,021

1,012,560

460

†Not applicable.

¹Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11.

²Totals of public and private institutions together are approximate because reporting is based on two different survey forms with different accounting concepts. Total financial statistics in this table include data reported by public institutions using the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) form as well as data reported by private and some public institutions using the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) form.

³Includes independent operations.

⁴Includes contributions from affiliated entities.

⁵Includes public service, student services, net grant aid, scholarships and fellowships, hospital services, independent operations, and other expenses.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Excludes historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are not participating in Title IV programs. HBCUs 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. All private HBCUs are nonprofit institutions. Federal, state, and local governments revenue includes appropriations, grants, and contracts. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); IPEDS Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2001 (final data), Spring 2011 (final data), and Spring 2023 (provisional data); IPEDS Finance component, Spring 2023 (provisional data); and IPEDS Completions component, Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared December 2023.)