Thoughts Concerning HBCUs Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank

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Background Information

How would you describe your ethnicity or race?

African-AmericanData Graph (63; 73%)How would you describe your ethnicity or race? - Stats Chart
Asian-AmericanData Graph (1; 1%)
Caucasian/WhiteData Graph (12; 14%)
Latino/Hispanic-AmericanData Graph (2; 2%)
Native AmericanData Graph (1; 1%)
Mixed or OtherData Graph (7; 8%)

How would you label your gender?

MaleData Graph (28; 33%)How would you label your gender? - Stats Chart
FemaleData Graph (58; 67%)
OtherData Graph (0; 0%)

Which bracket includes your age?

Under 21Data Graph (14; 16%)Which bracket includes your age? - Stats Chart
21-40Data Graph (52; 60%)
41-55Data Graph (11; 13%)
56 and upData Graph (9; 10%)

What was the make-up of your childhood neighborhood?

majority Caucasian/White (50%+)Data Graph (21; 24%)What was the make-up of your childhood neighborhood? - Stats Chart
majority African-American and other minorities (50%+)Data Graph (47; 55%)
mixed (nearly 50-50)Data Graph (18; 21%)

How would you describe the socio-economics of your childhood neighborhood?

low-incomeData Graph (11; 13%)How would you describe the socio-economics of your childhood neighborhood? - Stats Chart
lower-middle classData Graph (22; 26%)
middle classData Graph (44; 51%)
affluentData Graph (3; 3%)
mixed incomeData Graph (6; 7%)

Was your childhood neighborhood.....?

UrbanData Graph (39; 45%)Was your childhood neighborhood.....? - Stats Chart
SuburbanData Graph (41; 48%)
RuralData Graph (6; 7%)

Which type of institution of higher learning have you attended, or do you currently attend?

HBCUData Graph (25; 29%)Which type of institution of higher learning have you attended, or do you currently attend? - Stats Chart
PrivateData Graph (8; 9%)
Ivy LeagueData Graph (6; 7%)
Division I PublicData Graph (32; 37%)
Smaller PublicData Graph (4; 5%)
Community CollegeData Graph (8; 9%)
Other (inc. did not attend)Data Graph (3; 3%)

Topic Questions

Caucasians/Whites and minorities should have academic, economic, and residential separation.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (1; 1%)Caucasians/Whites and minorities should have academic, economic, and residential separation. - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (3; 3%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (3; 3%)
2-disagreeData Graph (15; 17%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (48; 56%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

HBCUs promote and perpetuate separation between minorities and their White/Caucasian peers.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (4; 5%)HBCUs promote and perpetuate separation between minorities and their White/Caucasian peers. - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (13; 15%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (12; 14%)
2-disagreeData Graph (25; 29%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (16; 19%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

In general, minority students who attend HBCUs more often than not come from segregated neighborhoods and have never really been in an integrated environment.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (0; 0%)In general, minority students who attend HBCUs more often than not come from segregated neighborhood - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (11; 13%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (23; 27%)
2-disagreeData Graph (26; 30%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (10; 12%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

In general, minority students who attend HBCUs graduate and settle down in segregated neighborhoods and never really integrate.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (0; 0%)In general, minority students who attend HBCUs graduate and settle down in segregated neighborhoods - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (5; 6%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (24; 28%)
2-disagreeData Graph (27; 31%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (14; 16%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

Minorities who attend traditionally "White" institutions such as Ivy Leagues and most flagship state schools (ex: University of MD or Penn State) graduate with less awareness of the community from which they came.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (0; 0%)Minorities who attend traditionally "White" institutions such as Ivy Leagues and most flagship state - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (13; 15%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (12; 14%)
2-disagreeData Graph (31; 36%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (14; 16%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

Minorities who attend traditionally "White" institutions such as Ivy Leagues and most flagship state schools (ex: University of MD or Penn State) graduate with a broader view of society than those who graduate from HBCUs.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (3; 3%)Minorities who attend traditionally "White" institutions such as Ivy Leagues and most flagship state - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (24; 28%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (21; 24%)
2-disagreeData Graph (17; 20%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (5; 6%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

Minority students are more likely to be admitted to HBCUs than other institutions.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (7; 8%)Minority students are more likely to be admitted to HBCUs than other institutions. - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (28; 33%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (17; 20%)
2-disagreeData Graph (14; 16%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (4; 5%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

From a social standpoint, HBCUs are more suitable institutions for minority students.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (7; 8%)From a social standpoint, HBCUs are more suitable institutions for minority students. - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (14; 16%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (17; 20%)
2-disagreeData Graph (26; 30%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (6; 7%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

The sense of unity among minorities is greater at HBCUs than at other institutions of higher learning.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (11; 13%)The sense of unity among minorities is greater at HBCUs than at other institutions of higher learnin - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (20; 23%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (18; 21%)
2-disagreeData Graph (16; 19%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (5; 6%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

From a economically-friendly standpoint, that is, in terms of cost of tuition and fees, HBCUs are more suitable for minority students.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (8; 9%)From a economically-friendly standpoint, that is, in terms of cost of tuition and fees, HBCUs are mo - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (17; 20%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (25; 29%)
2-disagreeData Graph (12; 14%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (7; 8%)
Not CheckedData Graph (17; 20%)

Minorities are more likely to receive scholarships (academic and/or athletic) from HBCUs than other institutions.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (3; 3%)Minorities are more likely to receive scholarships (academic and/or athletic) from HBCUs than other - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (16; 19%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (23; 27%)
2-disagreeData Graph (21; 24%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (7; 8%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

Attention and focus on the individual minority student, in terms of per student spending by the institution and programs and resources for minority students is greater at HBCUs than other institutions.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (8; 9%)Attention and focus on the individual minority student, in terms of per student spending by the inst - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (18; 21%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (28; 33%)
2-disagreeData Graph (15; 17%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (1; 1%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

There is an increased push for diversity in all institutions of higher learning as compared to 20 years ago.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (13; 15%)There is an increased push for diversity in all institutions of higher learning as compared to 20 ye - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (46; 53%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (1; 1%)
2-disagreeData Graph (7; 8%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (2; 2%)
Not CheckedData Graph (17; 20%)

Eventually, HBCUs will completely integrate, that is, there will be at least as many White/Caucasian students as minority students.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (1; 1%)Eventually, HBCUs will completely integrate, that is, there will be at least as many White/Caucasian - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (9; 10%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (28; 33%)
2-disagreeData Graph (24; 28%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (8; 9%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

The best-known HBCUs (Howard, Morehouse, etc.) have comparable education programs to which type of White institutions?

Ivy LeaguesData Graph (11; 13%)The best-known HBCUs (Howard, Morehouse, etc.) have comparable education programs to which type of W - Stats Chart
Public-Division IData Graph (19; 22%)
Public-SmallerData Graph (10; 12%)
PrivateData Graph (6; 7%)
not sureData Graph (24; 28%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

Given your views concerning HBCUs and other institutions of higher learning, which type do you think is most ideal for students today.

HBCUsData Graph (10; 12%)Given your views concerning HBCUs and other institutions of higher learning, which type do you think - Stats Chart
PrivateData Graph (5; 6%)
PublicData Graph (21; 24%)
Ivy LeagueData Graph (3; 3%)
not sureData Graph (30; 35%)
Not CheckedData Graph (17; 20%)

Minority students graduating from HBCUs are more prepared for graduate school than minority students who graduate from traditionally White institutions.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (3; 3%)Minority students graduating from HBCUs are more prepared for graduate school than minority students - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (6; 7%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (31; 36%)
2-disagreeData Graph (27; 31%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (3; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

A Fortune 500 employer is more likely to hire or at least be impressed by a minority student who graduated from a traditionally White institution with a high GPA than a minority student who graduated from and HBCU honors program.

5-strongly agreeData Graph (8; 9%)A Fortune 500 employer is more likely to hire or at least be impressed by a minority student who gra - Stats Chart
4-agreeData Graph (37; 43%)
3-do not know/indifferentData Graph (13; 15%)
2-disagreeData Graph (9; 10%)
1-strongly disagreeData Graph (3; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 19%)

Rank the following institutions of higher learning in terms of preparation of minority students for graduate school, the work force, and immersion into the real-world society: Howard University (a top HBCU), Harvard University (a top Ivy League), University of Virginia (a top public), University of Miami (a top private), and California State University @ LA (a top smaller public).

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