The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

This report is based on a briefing held on May 5, 2006 that examined the educational effectiveness of of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 

The Black College and University Act defined an historically black college and university (HBCU) as one that existed before 1964 with a historic and contemporary mission of educating blacks while being open to all. An HBCU must either have earned accreditation from a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association or be making reasonable progress toward accreditation.