Alternatives to an HBCU?
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Anonymous
| My (black) HS junior wants to go to an HBCU but I think he can do better than that. (I went to one of the best HBCUs myself, but I found that it was disorganized and did not challenge me to be my best.) My child grew up in predominantly white/Asian suburbs but nearly all his friends have been black. Can anyone recommend a college at a high academic level with a significant number of black students/professors? |
Anonymous
| I think Howard is a really good HBCU |
Anonymous
| A friend of mine from high school went to an HBCU for similar reasons (our high school was not predominantly white/Asian but he wanted to be more immersed in black culture than his high school experience). He graduated Morehouse with honors, won a Rhodes scholarship, and has won multiple international writing awards. Which is all to say that I don't think there's any reason to write off all HBCU's as disorganized and not at a "high academic level" based on one person's experience 20+ years ago. |
Anonymous
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Here's a list you can scroll through, but if Howard isn't rigorous enough for you, I doubt any school on this list will be.
https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/rank/colleges/most-black-students/ |
Anonymous
| He'll find other black students anywhere. Other then HBCUs, you aren't going to find a high caliber school with a high percent of black students. My high stats black DC will go to the best school DC gets into. Throughout my professional life, I've been mostly one of the few blacks people in the room. Your DC might face that as an adult. I went to a predominantly white institutions but had many friends of color. Don't limit your DC by requiring a high percent of black students. |
Anonymous
Sorry for the typos. |
Anonymous
Well said. Don't write HBCUs off because of your experience 20+ years ago. HBCUs have come a long way and major companies have them on their radar as a source for diverse hires. Let him explore HBCUs and consider a PWC for graduate work. |
Anonymous
| UMBC |
Anonymous
| Some of the CUNY schools like Lehman and Medgar Evers |
Anonymous
| Temple U in Philly. Very diverse, excellent school, gives merit. Look no further. |
Anonymous
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"At Amherst College, 18.2 percent of this year’s freshman class is Black, the seventh time in the past eight years that the institution has led the nation’s liberal arts college in African-American enrollment. . Following Amherst College this year was Pomona College at 14.5 percent and Williams College at 13.1 percent....Harvey Mudd College had the highest percentage increase in that period, with the number of Black freshman at the college climbing from 12 in 2014 to 28 this year, a 133.3 percent increase. Trinity College was second in recent gains at 60 percent and Haverford College was third with a 56.5 percent increase."
(https://afro.com/what-non-hbcu-colleges-have-highest-percentage-of-black-first-year-liberal-arts-students/) |
Anonymous
| Georgia Tech and UNC chapel hill |
Anonymous
And, if interested in STEM, have a look. https://meyerhoff.umbc.edu/ |
Anonymous
Large high ranked publics seem like a safe bet I’d add UF and UGA |
Anonymous
| Union |