In 2012, research showed that HBCU’s graduated nearly 23% of African-Americans who earn undergraduate degrees in the United States.

Specifically, “over half of all African-American professionals are graduates of HBCUs, nine of the top 10 colleges that graduate the most African-Americans who go on to earn PhDs are HBCUs, and more than 50% of the nation’s public school teachers and 70% of African-American dentists earned degrees at HBCUs.” (The Role of Historically Black Colleges or Universities in Today’s Higher Education Landscape, International Journal of Education, pg. 227)