This paper examines the propensity of African American students to graduate from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Using IPEDS data from 2004 to 2016, we take care in developing a control group of institutions from which to compare HBCU success. Results suggest that despite accepting more students who are at risk of not graduating, HBCUs have a higher graduation rate for African American students than their peers. We then show that gender nor major choice help explain this persistent difference.

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HBCU毕业率的悖论

本文研究了非洲裔美国学生从历史上黑人大学（HBCU）毕业的倾向。我们使用2004年至2016年的IPEDS数据，精心建立了一个对照组，从中可以比较HBCU的成功率。结果表明，尽管接受了更多有可能无法毕业的学生，​​但HBCU对于非裔美国人的毕业率要高于同龄人。然后，我们证明性别或主要选择都有助于解释这种持续的差异。