Decomposing differences in Black student graduation rates between HBCU and non-HBCU Institutions: The devil is in the details

Six-year graduation rates of Black students at HBCUs are confirmed to match those of Black students at similar non-HBCUs. Digging deeper identifies which mechanisms that translate student and institutional characteristics into graduation rates still differ. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Research shows that the six-year graduation rates of Black students at HBCUs match those at similar non-HBCUs, but there are still differences in the mechanisms that translate student and institutional characteristics into graduation rates.