Background Statistics |
A higher proportion of Blacks attend college than 20 years ago: in 2000, 31 percent of 18- to 24-year-old Blacks were enrolled in colleges and universities, up from 19 percent in 1980. The proportion of Blacks enrolled in colleges and universities out of all Black high school completers increased as well, from 28 percent in 1980 to 39 percent in 2000. As a greater percentage of Blacks enrolled in colleges and universities, their proportion within these institutions also increased slightly. In 1980, Blacks represented 9 percent of all students enrolled in colleges and universities. Two decades later (in 2000), Blacks comprised 11 percent of the total enrollment. Meanwhile, the percentage of college and university students who were White declined from 81 percent in 1980 to 68 percent in 2000; the percentage of students who were Hispanic rose from 4 to 10 percent. Asians/Pacific Islanders increased their share of college and university students from 2 to 6 percent in the same time period, and American Indians/Alaska Natives remained the same with 1 percent of college and university students. In 2000, Black students accounted for 12 percent of the students enrolled in 2-year institutions and 11 percent of those in 4-year institutions. (U. S. Department of Education, Status and Trends in the Education of Blacks)
According to the 2003-2004 Colorado State University Fact Book, over the past five years (Fall 1999 to Fall 2003), there has been an increase of 0.7% in the ethnic minority undergraduate student enrollment. However, in 2003-2004, Blacks represented only 0.018% of the student body (of the 25,042 students enrolled, 459 were Blacks). The number of Black faculty increased 44.4% (from 9 in 1998-1999 to 13 in 2003-2004).
Parts of both of the above reports have been printed out and are on the cart with the books. |
Books |
- Search the Sage Library Catalog by Keywords and Subject Headings:
- Subject: African Americans -- Education (Higher)
- Subject: African American -- universities and colleges
- African American college graduates -- United States
- African American college students -- Attitudes
- African American college students -- United States
- Some titles are available as electronic books (Search Tip: Click on link for "View electronic book"):
- Several relevant books have been pulled for you and are available in the library computer labs. Please keep these books in the labs for others to use as well.
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Databases & Articles |
Search the Libraries' Databases for journal, magazine, newspaper articles.
Suggested Databases:
Database Search Tips:
- Try different keywords. Some databases use the term Blacks, while others may use African American or Afro-American. Try some general keywords like african american, blacks, black students and higher education, colleges, black colleges.
- Some databases are "full text" databases - most or all of the articles in these databases will be available online - no need to make photocopies!
- Please ask if you aren't finding what you're looking for! There are many other databases available.
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