An annual ranking of the top 100 colleges conferring degrees on ethnic minorities finds almost 20,000 more African Americans received bachelor's degrees in 1995 than in 1991, a 30.2% increase. Women have been driving this increase, with double the gains of men over that period. About 28% of the new African American graduates attend historically…

An increasing number of top Black students are deciding to attend Black colleges due to these institutions' outstanding reputation for retention rates and placement into graduate schools. This has in turn caused White colleges to increase their recruitment and retention efforts. (DF)

A recent Educational Testing Service (ETS) study drawing on several databases found historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) do a better job than traditionally white institutions (TWIs) in steering African Americans into engineering and the hard sciences and preparing them for graduate study. The study also revealed patterns in student…

The sources and structure of data reported in the annual "Top 100" list of colleges and universities conferring the highest numbers of degrees to students of color are described, and the use of the data to make comparisons between historically black and traditionally white institutions is explained. Some trends in the eight-year history of the…

Harrison Wilson will retire as president of Norfolk State University (Virginia) after 22 years. The university has multiplied its annual budget by six, increased enrollment and faculty, added 14 buildings and 51 acres, and increased bachelor's programs. Despite a low graduation rate, the school has maintained open admissions to give low-achieving…

Displays results of an annual ranking of colleges and universities with the highest rates of associate and bachelor's degrees conferred on minority group members, bachelor's degrees by ethnic group (African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American) and institution type (white or historically black), and bachelor's degrees conferred on…