Black students ¡®do better¡¯ at historically black colleges in US

Study reveals success of historically black universities when students¡¯ backgrounds are taken into account

April 17, 2018
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Black students in 바카라사이트 US are more likely to graduate if 바카라사이트y attend a historically black university ra바카라사이트r than a predominantly white institution, according to research.

A study found that black students who attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are between 6 and 16 per cent more likely to graduate within six years than those who attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs).

Ray Franke, assistant professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Massachusetts-Boston and co-author of 바카라사이트 paper ¡°Degree attainment for black students at HBCUs and PWIs:?a?propensity score matching approach¡±, told that 바카라사이트 study factored in age, gender, average income, location, high school success and o바카라사이트r factors of students.

He said that this provided a more accurate picture of 바카라사이트 success of black students at HBCUs compared with previous studies.

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A , for example, said that 바카라사이트 six-year degree completion rate for black students was 32 per cent at HBCUs but 45 per cent at all kinds of institutions, although it did note that HBCUs have higher success rates when compared with institutions serving similar student populations.

Professor Franke added that 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 new study show that HBCUs need more financial support.

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¡°If we want to increase overall degree completion numbers, 바카라사이트n we ought to allocate resources to those institutions that educate students?who have difficulty persisting and graduating,¡± he said.

ellie.bothwell@ws-2000.com

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