At nearly half the historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in a recent survey, the black student graduation rate was 33% or lower

At these institutions, less than one third of all entering African American students earned a bachelor’s degree within six years. There are six HBCUs in the survey where less than one in five entering black students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. The lowest Black student graduation rate is at the University of the District of Columbia. There, only 10% of entering students earn their degree at UDC within six years. At Texas Southern University in Houston, the black student graduation rate is 11%.