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Applicants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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  • Ashley Edwards
  • Justin Ortagus
  • Jonathan Smith
  • Andria Smythe

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Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) play an important role in the postsecondary education of Black students in the United States. Using data on where 1.2 million Black SAT takers send their SAT scores, we examine which students consider attending HBCUs and the common alternatives to HBCUs. Students with average SAT scores are the most likely to consider HBCUs, and students with the highest SAT scores are the least likely. Students who are relatively interested in HBCUs tend to also consider less selective, in-state, public options. However, that relationship is counteracted when the HBCUs under consideration are relatively more selective.

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  • Ashley Edwards & Justin Ortagus & Jonathan Smith & Andria Smythe, 2023. "Applicants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 440-445, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:113:y:2023:p:440-45
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231129
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    JEL classification:

    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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