Blacks in major universities by MSA (highest, Chicago, states, south)

[BostonBornMassMade]

Minneapolis, Phoenix and San Diego.

In general though, all these numbers seem high. A lot of these are blacker than the metro they are in.

[MichiganderTexan]

Pretty much aligned with black populations in their respective metro area with a few exceptions.

[masssachoicetts]

Originally Posted by MichiganderTexan

Pretty much aligned with black populations in their respective metro area with a few exceptions.

Yeah, for Boston its due to the large Asian and International student population. And of course, others like New Haven and stuff..

but list is pretty expected.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

Yeah, for Boston its due to the large Asian and International student population. And of course, others like New Haven and stuff..

but list is pretty expected.

hmm? 7.7% is right where Boston should be...

Ones that stand out for being high:

MSP
PHX
SD
SLC

lesser extent-
BUF
San Antonio

Ones that stand out for being low:
Chicago
LA
MKE
Cincy(?)

[ckhthankgod]

^Buffalo is about right, especially considering that the city does have a state college where about a third of the students are black(Buffalo State) and a bunch of smaller colleges. That is roughly the metro percentage.

The others stand out for sure. I'm wondering if it is a matter of the type of college that is included. Think University of Phoenix type of colleges/universities. Case in point: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/co....asp?ID=484613
https://www.phoenix.edu/

An example for Salt Lake City: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/co....asp?ID=465812
https://www.independence.edu/

This means that the information likely doesn't differentiate between online or "standard" colleges/universities.

[Big Aristotle]

Don’t think list is for 4-year accredited universities & colleges.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by Big Aristotle

Don’t think list is for 4-year accredited universities & colleges.

That was my thought. Unfortunately, the % of Black students would be noticeably lower than their MSA population... basically no matter what the metro.

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

This means that the information likely doesn't differentiate between online or "standard" colleges/universities.

That makes sense. There is always a hidden context with stats like I posted.

I thought Nashville was a little low considering the number of HBCUs.

Memphis, Chicago and St Louis seems about right. I am familiar with those because living there.

[Shakeesha]

I thought Nashville and Philadelphia would have performed better given the number of HBCUs and overall student populations.

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by Shakeesha

I thought Nashville and Philadelphia would have performed better given the number of HBCUs and overall student populations.

How many HBCUs are in Philly?