Howard University (One of the top HBCUs) is 25% men, 19% Black Men and dropping lower over time

[RamsayBolton]

At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing

Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted across the board.

www.nytimes.com

Before stepping foot on Howard University’s campus, Skylar Wilson knew she would see more women there than men. But just how many more stunned her: Howard, one of the most elite historically Black colleges and universities in the nation, is only 25 percent men — 19 percent Black men.

“I was like, ‘Wow,’” said Ms. Wilson, a 20-year-old junior. “How is that possible?”

Howard is not unique. The number of Black men attending four-year colleges has plummeted across the board. And nowhere is this deficit more pronounced than at historically Black colleges and universities, or H.B.C.U.s. Black men account for 26 percent of the students at H.B.C.U.s, down from an already low 38 percent in 1976, according to the American Institute for Boys and Men. There are now about as many non-Black students attending H.B.C.U.s as there are Black men.

The causes are many. Higher college costs, the immediate financial needs of Black families, high suspension rates in high school and a barrage of negative messages about academic potential all play roles in the decline of Black male enrollment and college completion. Howard estimates that its cost of attendance for undergraduates easily exceeds $50,000 a year.

“If we are serious about reducing race gaps in economic opportunity, household wealth, et cetera, then our attention should be squarely focused on economic outcomes for Black boys and men — period. Full stop,” said Richard Reeves, president of the American Institute for Boys and Men.

Black educators say burdens are already distributed unfairly. Society undermines Black men’s belief in their own potential, starting from early education and continuing through professional development, said Dr. Derrick Brooms, executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College, an elite, all-male H.B.C.U. in Atlanta.

“We see a lot of school programs and districts that are giving up on students and giving up on Black men before they even give them a chance,” said Ms. Wilson. She’s seen it in the male students she mentors, who say their teachers don’t offer much encouragement.
“They expect them to be bad,” she said. “They expect them to be problems.”

And guess how many schools and programs cannot make attempts to appeal to Black men specifically as long as Trump's Anti-DEI federal government is bullying and attacking them?

 

[capt_saveahoe]

Howard is a pretty bad university and not worth the money. Cost of undergraduate attendance is $64k, most people will still be on the hook for $45k per year after financial aid. Howard is not worth going into $200k in debt for a weak undergraduate degree.

 

[RamsayBolton]

Howard is a pretty bad university and not worth the money. Cost of undergraduate attendance is $64k, most people will still be on the hook for $45k per year after financial aid. Howard is not worth going into $200k in debt for a weak undergraduate degree.

Howard is a bad university by what metric?

 

[RageKage]

As a guy there, it must be a buffet lol

 

[Controversy]

Blk women outnumber blk men on both HBCU and PWI campuses

The disparity is even more pronounced in grad school

Even if you're the most avg guy on campus, you can have a SERIOUS roster

While in undergrad, I went to visit Clark-ATL for an extended weekend, and ended in two long-term situationships with a dominican from boston and a cute hoodrat from ChiCARGO

 

[King_Kamala61]

Howard is a pretty bad university and not worth the money. Cost of undergraduate attendance is $64k, most people will still be on the hook for $45k per year after financial aid. Howard is not worth going into $200k in debt for a weak undergraduate degree.

Naw...what people gotta understand all HBCUs produce weak degrees in the eyes of white folks. You gotta make that shyt work for you. Intern before your senior year.

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Howard is a pretty bad university and not worth the money. Cost of undergraduate attendance is $64k, most people will still be on the hook for $45k per year after financial aid. Howard is not worth going into $200k in debt for a weak undergraduate degree.

Howard is definitely expensive, and the school has had its share of problems/scandals recently. I don't know if I would call it a bad school, though. For all of it's issues, Howard is still one of the most prestigious schools (HBCU & PWI) on the east coast.

 

[capt_saveahoe]

Howard is definitely expensive, and the school has had its share of problems/scandals recently. I don't know if I would call it a bad school, though. For all of it's issues, Howard is still one of the most prestigious schools (HBCU & PWI) on the east coast.

Howard is living off its historical past, it is by any metric a mediocre school and shytty value for the money. It has a four year graduation rate of 60%, a six year graduation rate of 70%. Median alumni salary of $41k. Most people are better off at a community college then their state school.

Even their professional schools are weak across the board but those are still worth the investment.

 

[KillerPups]

Naw...what people gotta understand all HBCUs produce weak degrees in the eyes of white folks. You gotta make that shyt work for you. Intern before your senior year.

no

When i worked in banking and we wanted black employees we went to Howard Spelman and Morehouse.

 

[King_Kamala61]

no

When i worked in banking and we wanted black employees we went to Howard Spelman and Morehouse.

I take it the top brass where you worked had blacks in the position to hire correct?

If that's the case, your response doesn't make any sense, because I mentioned white folks. Not blacks.

 

[MoveForward]

Black men have become disillusioned…

 

[invalid]

Howard is definitely expensive, and the school has had its share of problems/scandals recently. I don't know if I would call it a bad school, though. For all of it's issues, Howard is still one of the most prestigious schools (HBCU & PWI) on the east coast.

Howard is living off its historical past, it is by any metric a mediocre school and shytty value for the money. It has a four year graduation rate of 60%, a six year graduation rate of 70%. Median alumni salary of $41k. Most people are better off at a community college then their state school.

Even their professional schools are weak across the board but those are still worth the investment.

howard has been living off its legacy.
and since top companies would go to howard/spelhouse first for their top positions via their diversity programs, I wonder, due to the activities of this admin, if their job placement perceranges are about to drop, and relatedly, their median alumni salary. hate to say it but it may not be a good investment at this present moment.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

FAMU did a study on this a while back (talking pre-COVID) and the percentage drop was relative to Black men at PWIs too. I'd like to see if there's any notable difference since then.

 

[null]

Howard is a pretty bad university and not worth the money. Cost of undergraduate attendance is $64k, most people will still be on the hook for $45k per year after financial aid. Howard is not worth going into $200k in debt for a weak undergraduate degree.

what about postgrad?

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Black men gets discouraged by bullshyt culture. Among us and the broader American culture.