Member Universities' Highlights

As part of TMCF’s broader mission to provide capacity-building support and conduct research relevant to the institutions’ respective missions, the organization publishes the Annual Demographic Report, an examination of the impact of public HBCUs and the unique challenges many of them face.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 47 member public HBCUs have made tremendous contributions to their host communities, statewide and on a national scope. TMCF has been the nation’s single strongest advocate for public HBCUs for 20 years. As part of TMCF’s broader mission to provide capacity-building support and conduct research relevant to the institutions’ respective missions, the organization publishes the Annual Demographic Report, an examination of the impact of public HBCUs and the challenges — many of them unique to HBCUs — the institutions currently face. The Demographic Report has become a highly regarded source for in-depth analysis of enrollment, endowments, institutional finances, financial aid, ethnic and geographic diversity, degrees, faculty, and more. The philanthropic community, government and corporate sectors have all benefited from information gathered in this important report.

Enrollment

Fall 2005 enrollment at TMCF member institutions total 235,360. Overall, enrollment increased 1.3% since the previous reporting period. The chart below compares enrollment increases for TMCF and all 4-year Title IV schools.

Geographic Origin

Students from all over the world attend TMCF member institutions. There are 5,662 students from foreign countries and 3,388 students from U.S. Possessions. The pie chart shows the distribution of student population by geographical region. Sixteen southern states and the District of Columbia represent 63% of total student population at TMCF member institutions. In the midwest, twelve states represent 6% of total student population. In the northeast, nine states represent 7% of total student population. Thirteen states in the west account for 2% of total student population at TMCF member institutions.

Enrollment By Gender

Women represent the majority population on TMCF member institution campuses at 63% of total enrollment, while men represent 37% of total enrollment. Women majority is most prevalent at Coppin State University where women represent 78% of student population. Two TMCF institutions (Charles R. Drew University and Central State University) have male students outnumber female students and also have the most balanced proportion of men (51%) and women (49%).

Bachelor Degrees Conferred

The number of bachelor degrees conferred by TMCF member institutions for the year 2005-2006 total 24,617. Business and Management is the most popular degree conferred at 4,250 or 17%. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) combined to represent 15% of bachelor degrees conferred. The Social Sciences follow at 11%, while Education represents (8%).