Serving Servant Leaders: Understanding the Institutional Strengths and Financial Needs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities That Serve Low-Income STEM Students

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Seven
  In Roundtable Session: Historically Black College and University Models of STEM Success (Table 15)

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the financial characteristics of HBCUs that enroll a large proportion of students who come from low-income families and how these characteristics influence student success in STEM. The study used secondary data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to examine the financial metrics of HBCUs that are associated with the percent of students awarded Pell grants. The sample size consists of 84 four-year HBCUs that submitted financial information to IPEDS. Included in this sample are HBCUs that serve undergraduate students with active grants funded through the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.

Authors

• Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University
  Presenting Author

• Mahlet Megra, American Institutes for Research
  Presenting Author

• Mercy Mugo, Qem Network
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• Brittany Boyd, American Institutes for Research
  Presenting Author

• Tameka Porter, Towson University
  Presenting Author

• Angelicque Tucker-Blackmon, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science
  Presenting Author