The Paradox of HBCU Graduation Rates

Ethan Gordon, Zackary Hawley, Ryan Carrasco Kobler () and Jonathan Rork
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Ryan Carrasco Kobler: Reed College

Research in Higher Education, 2021, vol. 62, issue 3, No 3, 332-358

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the propensity of African American students to graduate from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Using IPEDS data from 2004 to 2016, we take care in developing a control group of institutions from which to compare HBCU success. Results suggest that despite accepting more students who are at risk of not graduating, HBCUs have a higher graduation rate for African American students than their peers. We then show that gender nor major choice help explain this persistent difference.

Keywords: Graduation rates; HBCU; Higher education; I22; I23; I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11162-020-09598-5

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