50-50 Highlights: Colleges for African-American Students

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There are no Historically Black Colleges or Universities that meet the 50-50 criteria. I have created two tables of 50-50 schools that may be of use to African-American students or anyone looking for schools with more diversity.

The first table lists the 50-50 colleges and universities that have ten percent or more of their full-time undergraduates identified as African-American. I included the six-year graduation rate for African-Americans since the four-year rate isn’t available. The total six-year rate is listed for comparison purposes.

The second table lists the 50-50 schools with the highest six-year graduation rate for African-Americans. Because so many schools had such a small percentage of African-American students, I included only schools that had 3% or more African-American students. I know, not a lot. I also excluded schools where more than 75% of students were listed as white. The idea was to avoid schools where the numbers were so small that they were likely to dramatically fluctuate from year to year.

A total of 14 schools made both lists. As usual, in identifying 50-50 schools, the four-year rate is used for private schools and the five-year rate for publics schools.

50-50 Colleges with Highest Percentage of
African-Americans Undergraduates
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Name	Type	ST	Full-time Under- grads	4/5 yr Grad Rate	6 yr Grad Rate- all	6 yr Grad Rate- Black	% African American
Agnes Scott College	Private	GA	897	66	72	83	33
Winthrop University	Public	SC	4432	52	56	57	30
Lancaster Bible College	Private	PA	814	54	70	100	26
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Public	NC	12469	50	55	56	25
Guilford College	Private	NC	1928	49	57	44	24
Gwynedd Mercy University	Private	PA	1851	50	66	29	24
Salem College	Private	NC	827	61	64	56	23
Mississippi State University	Public	MS	15048	55	61	43	21
Eastern University	Private	PA	2076	49	55	48	21
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	Private	FL	12007	59	57	54	20
La Salle University	Private	PA	3542	55	64	44	19
Virginia Commonwealth University	Public	VA	19746	51	57	57	18
Eastern Illinois University	Public	IL	7327	56	60	45	18
Rutgers University-Newark	Public	NJ	5827	60	68	70	18
Oglethorpe University	Private	GA	992	55	62	72	18
Indiana Wesleyan University	Private	IN	9581	55	65	46	17
Western Illinois University	Public	IL	8805	51	56	39	17
East Carolina University	Public	NC	18500	52	56	53	16
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Public	MD	9508	59	65	65	16
Union University	Private	TN	2175	51	64	36	16
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	Public	PA	881	50	54	43	16
Towson University	Public	MD	16588	61	65	60	15
University of Mississippi	Public	MS	15628	54	58	48	15
University of Hartford	Private	CT	4495	51	59	49	15
Dean College	Private	MA	1076	62	43	36	15
Centenary College of Louisiana	Private	LA	571	49	59	54	15
SUNY at Albany	Public	NY	12055	64	66	68	14
Everglades University	Private	FL	1184	58	62	50	14
Temple University	Public	PA	24743	61	66	61	13
Seton Hall University	Private	NJ	5380	50	64	51	13
The University of the Arts	Private	PA	1860	57	64	55	13
The Sage Colleges	Private	NY	1446	52	58	47	13
Monmouth College	Private	IL	1244	57	58	44	13
Roberts Wesleyan College	Private	NY	1225	53	61	38	13
Hiram College	Private	OH	1117	57	65	61	13
Earlham College	Private	IN	1045	59	71	67	13
Salisbury University	Public	MD	7374	64	67	53	12
McDaniel College	Private	MD	1660	64	72	57	12
Hood College	Private	MD	1266	55	66	65	12
Illinois College	Private	IL	981	56	64	80	12
University of Central Florida	Public	FL	36229	61	67	62	11
The University of Alabama	Public	AL	26548	62	67	57	11
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Public	LA	22811	62	69	60	11
Adelphi University	Private	NY	4531	53	63	46	11
Centenary College	Private	NJ	1610	56	57	53	11
Meredith College	Private	NC	1490	50	62	60	11
Presbyterian College	Private	SC	1087	60	68	43	11
Wells College	Private	NY	524	56	58	33	11
Columbia International University	Private	SC	511	52	65	63	11
University of South Carolina-Columbia	Public	SC	22533	70	73	66	10
George Mason University	Public	VA	17261	61	67	66	10
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Public	OH	13387	51	54	43	10
Radford University	Public	VA	8545	56	59	49	10
Xavier University	Private	OH	4150	66	76	56	10
Rider University	Private	NJ	3791	55	66	47	10
Saint Joseph's College-New York	Private	NY	3591	56	72	70	10
Olivet Nazarene University	Private	IL	2905	49	57	31	10
Mount St Mary's University	Private	MD	1650	61	66	58	10
Drew University	Private	NJ	1434	65	69	81	10
Randolph-Macon College	Private	VA	1295	57	62	63	10
Georgetown College	Private	KY	1000	49	57	55	10
Hollins University	Private	VA	561	56	60	57	10
Cleveland Institute of Art	Private	OH	558	54	60	29	10
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	Public	PA	3121	56	61	71	10
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	Public	PA	1361	51	52	68	10
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	Public	PA	737	51	52	45	10

50-50 Colleges with Highest African-American
6 Year Graduation Rates
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Name	Type	ST	Full- time Under- grad	4/5 yr Grad Rate	6 yr Grad Rate- all	6 yr Grad Rate- Black	% African American
Lancaster Bible College	Private	PA	814	54	70	100	26
Ave Maria University	Private	FL	890	55	59	100	6
Moody Bible Institute	Private	IL	2413	65	84	100	4
Champlain College	Private	VT	2332	50	58	100	3
Niagara University	Private	NY	2719	60	65	90	6
Villanova University	Private	PA	6547	86	90	90	5
Point Loma Nazarene University	Private	CA	2483	62	72	88	3
Agnes Scott College	Private	GA	897	66	72	83	33
Bryant University	Private	RI	3200	78	82	83	4
Drew University	Private	NJ	1434	65	69	81	10
Wheaton College	Private	MA	1645	71	76	81	5
Illinois College	Private	IL	981	56	64	80	12
Clark University	Private	MA	2270	76	81	80	4
Sarah Lawrence College	Private	NY	1441	62	69	80	4
Fairfield University	Private	CT	3546	79	82	79	3
Trinity University	Private	TX	2111	72	82	78	4
Santa Clara University	Private	CA	5338	77	84	77	3
Syracuse University	Private	NY	14422	69	81	76	9
University of Georgia	Public	GA	24746	80	83	76	7
Converse College	Private	SC	671	55	62	76	6
Rollins College	Private	FL	2366	61	67	75	6
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Public	GA	13291	76	82	75	6
Cornell College	Private	IA	1117	64	68	75	5
Goshen College	Private	IN	745	54	70	75	4
Grace College and Theological Seminary	Private	IN	1274	54	61	75	3
Florida State University	Public	FL	28910	74	77	74	9
Hobart William Smith Colleges	Private	NY	2324	74	79	74	4
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Public	NJ	31759	76	80	73	8
Ohio State University-Main Campus	Public	OH	40020	81	83	73	6
DePauw University	Private	IN	2280	74	79	73	6
Oglethorpe University	Private	GA	992	55	62	72	18
University of Connecticut	Public	CT	17219	81	83	72	5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public	VA	23512	80	82	72	3
University of Denver	Private	CO	5129	67	78	72	3
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Public	WA	27050	78	82	72	3
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	Public	PA	3121	56	61	71	10
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Public	IL	31516	82	84	71	5
Kalamazoo College	Private	MI	1446	72	77	71	4
Seattle University	Private	WA	4377	59	77	71	3
Rutgers University-Newark	Public	NJ	5827	60	68	70	18
Saint Joseph's College-New York	Private	NY	3591	56	72	70	10
St Mary's College of Maryland	Public	MD	1762	78	79	70	8
Simmons College	Private	MA	1577	66	71	70	6
Illinois Wesleyan University	Private	IL	2001	72	78	69	5
Beloit College	Private	WI	1254	70	78	69	4
SUNY at Albany	Public	NY	12055	64	66	68	14
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	Public	PA	1361	51	52	68	10
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Public	NC	21469	68	74	68	7
Earlham College	Private	IN	1045	59	71	67	13
Elmhurst College	Private	IL	2736	59	74	67	5
Assumption College	Private	MA	2022	70	73	67	5
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	Public	WA	3432	61	68	67	5
University of California-Riverside	Public	CA	18205	62	66	67	5
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Public	PA	38826	83	85	67	4
Seattle Pacific University	Private	WA	3230	54	69	67	4
Manhattan College	Private	NY	3195	60	74	67	4
Ringling College of Art and Design	Private	FL	1212	56	65	67	3
George Mason University	Public	VA	17261	61	67	66	10
Southern Methodist University	Private	TX	6119	67	79	66	6
Ithaca College	Private	NY	6131	69	76	66	5
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Public	MD	9508	59	65	65	16
Hood College	Private	MD	1266	55	66	65	12
The College of Saint Rose	Private	NY	2664	53	66	65	7
Catholic University of America	Private	DC	3456	62	69	65	6
Oklahoma City University	Private	OK	1754	49	61	65	6

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Chuck Self HerCollegeSuccess.Com

09/19/2013 at 9:41 am

As an African-American and having worked with African-American families, I appreciate these lists, Michelle. Unfortunately, one of the stories it tells is that many African-American students that are counselled to public colleges should also consider small, liberal arts schools. Of the top 30 schools on African-American graduation rates list, only one is public and it is a specialty university. There are a variety of schools on the graduation list based on location, urban/rural and programs of study available.

Some of these colleges may hold surprises for the applicant. For instance, Knox College, the second school on the graduation list, hosts the Association for Black Cultural Centers which serves as the organization for African-American student clubs and centers on college campuses throughout the country!
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