Changes in the traditionally black institutions (TBIs) from 1954 to the early 1980s are summarized, with a focus on the 1970s. A statistical overview of the development of TBIs during 1860-1970 is also provided. Based on federal government surveys, the following topics are covered: growth in enrollment in the 1970s; changes in graduate enrollment; 1982 enrollment profile; region of origin of foreign students; residence and migration of TBI students; degree trends at TBIs since 1954; degrees by level and program of study; race and sex of degree recipients; desegregation in Southern elementary/secondary schools; black enrollment by level in the South; black enrollment in southern TBIs and non-TBIs in 1982; black degree recipients in 1981 in the South; changes in revenues of TBIs from 1971 to 1981; 1981 revenues and expenditures of TBIs; federal funding to TBI institutions and students; TBI administrators and faculty; and physical facilities and libraries. Information on each TBI is provided, including control, highest level, specific religious affiliation; enrollment (total, percent black, percent full-time, and enrollment by level); number of full-time faculty, and number of library volumes. Detailed data on degrees awarded by TBIs are also included, along with descriptions of the sources of the data. (SW)