Top 10 Historically Black Colleges

row]column]column_text]Students often don't realize that by transferring colleges, they greatly lower their chance of graduating in six years by 87%. The costs associated with transferring make it more difficult for students to graduate within the normal time-frame. According to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics:

Of the students who transferred or “co-enrolled” in another college, about 39 percent transferred no credits, 28 percent transferred some, and 32 percent transferred all previously earned credits. On average, students lost about 13 credits when transferring from their first college, the study found.

Loss of credits is heavily detrimental to a student's pockets and time-frame with the student having to retake classes for credits earned at their previous institution. Student's who are looking for a college should have first-year retention rates as a high priority on their college checklist.

For colleges, the cost to recruit a student is $2,433 for private and $457 for public colleges. Colleges take a financial hit when students transfer. Beyond the immediate financial effects, students transferring out of a college can impact the graduation rate of the college. Lower graduation rates lead to less federal funding and less than enticing numbers for prospective students.

Colleges that struggle with retention rates can learn from their counterparts who are doing well. To that effect, the team at EDsmart has put together a list of the top 10 historically black colleges according to retention rate after reviewing data for 84 HBCUs. We have also included graduation rates and degrees awarded as a measurement for parent and student consideration.

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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds

http://collegemeasures.org/4-year_colleges/college-performance-rank

http://www.wikipedia.org

Each college's Facebook page.

If any of the above information is incorrect, contact [email protected]. Please send at least two online references for us to fact-check. All information has been gathered from the sources above.

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