What Can Historically Black Colleges and Universities Teach about Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Black Students?

Gregory Price and Angelino Viceisza

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, vol. 37, issue 3, 213-32

Abstract: Historically Black colleges and universities are institutions that were established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. In this essay, we focus on two main issues. We start by examining how Black College students perform across HBCUs and non-HBCUs by looking at a relatively broad range of outcomes, including college and graduate school completion, job satisfaction, social mobility, civic engagement, and health. HBCUs punch significantly above their weight, especially considering their significant lack of resources. We then turn to the potential causes of these differences and provide a glimpse into the "secret sauce" of HBCUs. We conclude with potential implications for HBCU and non-HBCU policy.

JEL-codes: I23 I26 I28 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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