Only one HBCU/PBI state has an African American high school graduation rate above 90 percent (Maryland) and only one has a high school graduation rate below 80 percent (Mississippi). The U.S. high school graduation rate is 90.04 percent, while the African American high school graduation rate...
such as a house and land. Foreclosure and sale of the property is a remedy available to the lender. Mortgage debt is a debt that was voluntarily incurred by the owner of the property, either for purchase of the property or at a later point, such as with a home equity line of credit....
HBCUs enroll nearly one-tenth of all Black college students across over 100 institutions in the United States. Find a list of HBCUs and more HBCU facts in our report.
*Denotes that African Americans had the highest poverty rate among all groups during that period. SOURCE: TalkPoverty.org; KFF.org HBCUs and strategic PBIs comprise 23 states in the Unites States along with the Virgin Islands and Washington D.C. HBCU Money decided to take a look into the A...
Another report from theUrban Institutefound that Black students who attended HBCUs felt more satisfied with their overall college experience than their peers who attended non-HBCU institutions. They were also more likely to think their highest level of education was worth the cost. ...
to a more welcoming institution. “It was something that I had never experienced before, I felt so much hatred and separation at that school, treated differently because I was Black,” she remembered. Bush believes she was targeted because she was Black and had the highest GPA in her class...
However, as the NCAA acknowledged that accuracy is compromised by the flawed method used to calculate the federal graduation rate. Read more. Webinar Series NASPA Region III wound down its HBCU Webinar Series, which ran from September 30 through November 19, 2020. The series concluded with a...
with their own homestead. At which point, both parties are allowed to retain their individual homesteads. This means both properties will be taxed at a reduced rate creating more disposable income. Something they would not be able to do if they simply purchased a second home later in the marr...
A few years ago, HBCU Money did a report highlighting which HBCU states had the highest African American marriage rates. In the piece, HBCU LOVE: Top TenHBCUStates With Highest African American Marriage Rate, Virginia led with 34 percent African American marriage rate. The national average Af...
None of this fairs well for smaller HBCUs with the looming enrollment cliff crisis facing all American colleges and universities and for which HBCUs will certainly bear the brunt as with almost every crisis that America has. Overall donations to all colleges and universities were down a second ...