Historically Black colleges and universities offer personal and professional support that predominantly white US institutions do not.
Nearly 20% of the nation’s Black population who hold an undergraduate degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) earned it at an HBCU institution, as did one-third of US Black people with a PhD.
Although HBCUs excel at creating a nurturing environment for Black students, many have struggled to secure the same financial resources — including endowments and federal and state funding — as predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Many also find it difficult to recruit and retain Black faculty members in STEM disciplines.
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