Washington Monthly - September/October 2012 - (Page Cover2)
HBCUsdo UNCF-member HBCUs stack up against other How tend to outperform expectations in successfully graduating students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
higher education institutions in this ranking system? They do very well. In fact, some lead the pack.
“Historically black and single-gender colleges continue to rank well by our measures, as they have in years past.”
—Washington Monthly
Serving Students and the Public Good:
HBCUs and the Washington Monthly’s College Rankings
UNCF Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute Institute for Capacity Building
Serving Students and the Public Good: HBCUs and the Washington Monthly’s College Rankings
• An analysis of HBCU performance based on the College Rankings of Washington Monthly • A publication of the UNCF Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute
“When it comes to moving low-income, first-generation, minority students to and through college, HBCUs excel.”
—UNCF, Serving Students and the Public Good
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