Historically Black Colleges with Large White Populations

College Search & Selection
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<p>Today's New York Times college admissions blog, "The Choice" began a series on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's). (See Part</a> 1: Answers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com)</p>

<p>Among the questions answered was one about white students attending HBCU's, with some stats about this population that may be surprising to many. Dr. Marybeth Gasman, an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania who studies historically black colleges, provided this list of the HBCU's with the largest percentages of white students:</p>

<p>Bluefield State University: 88.8 percent
West Virginia State University: 83 percent
Lincoln University, Missouri: 64 percent
Shelton State Community College: 65 percent
Drake State Technical College: 47 percent
Kentucky State University: 35 percent
Bishop State Community College: 33 percent
Saint Phillips College: 31 percent
Langston University, Oklahoma: 23 percent
Elizabeth City State University: 22 percent
Tennessee State University: 21 percent
Fayetteville State University: 20 percent</p>

<p>Source: U.S. News & World Report, Black Excel.com (numbers are from 2008; newer data not yet available).</p>

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<p>Also, UNC-Pembroke which had a large black and native american population until recently. I have also heard that South Carolina State in Orangeburg is attracting more white students and so is Winston Salem State in North Carolina.</p>

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<p>Ugh, the double standard here is so annoying. I’m not white, but the fact that you can have a school that is “historically black” and openly call it that but if you created a school that was designated to be “historically white,” people would start a crusade against the school in the name of political correctness.</p>

<p>Now, I’m not saying that there should be schools that are considered “historically white,” I’m saying that this kind of distinction should never be made. How can people calling for racial equality completely ignore the fact that some schools actively consider themselves “black schools.” This is a form of racism, just as much as creating a white school, an asian school, or any other school targeting a specific ethnic group over the others. </p>

<p>And that is the end of my rant</p>

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<p>Every other school is “historically white.” Publicizing it is not necessary.</p>

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<p>This. And, surprisingly, black people did not “create” HBCUs…</p>