HBCU Enrollment and Longer-Term Outcomes

Ashley Edwards, Justin Ortagus, Jonathan Smith and Andria Smythe

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2025, vol. 17, issue 3, 197-235

Abstract: Using data from nearly 1.2 million Black SAT takers, we find that students initially enrolling in a historically Black college and university (HBCU) are 14.6 percentage points more likely to earn a bachelor's degree and, around age 30, have 5 percent higher household income and $12,000 more in student loan balances than those who do not enroll in an HBCU. We find that results are largely driven by an increased likelihood of completing a degree from relatively broad-access HBCUs in lieu of a two-year college or no college.

JEL-codes: G51 I23 I26 J15 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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