2011’s Top 20 HBCU Research Institutions

                       HBCU                                                           Research Expenditures

  1. Jackson State University                      $42.7 million
  2.  Howard University                               $36.4 million
  3.  Meharry Medical College                    $34.2 million
  4.  North Carolina A&T University         $28.8 million
  5.  Morehouse School of Medicine          $27.1 million
  6.  Florida A&M University                      $24.0 million
  7.  Hampton University                             $21.1 million
  8.  University of the Virgin Islands         $18.1 million
  9.  Tuskegee University                             $15.0 million
  10.  Morgan State University                     $12.3 million
  11.  Tennessee State University                $12.1 million
  12.  Alcorn State University                       $11.7 million
  13.  Prairie View A&M University            $10.8 million
  14.  Alabama A&M University                  $9.0 million
  15.  Virginia State University                    $8.3 million
  16.  Delaware State University                 $8.1 million
  17.  Norfolk State University                    $7.9 million
  18.  South Carolina State University       $7.6 million
  19.  Clark Atlanta University                    $7.5 million
  20.  University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff    $7.2 million

COMBINED TOTAL                                      $349.9 million
Additional Notes:

The Top 20 HBCU Research Institutions comprise 78% of ALL HBCU Research.
ALL HBCU Research Expenditures COMBINED TOTAL $448.2 million
The Top 20 HWCU Research Expenditures COMBINED TOTAL $16.4 billion Top 20 average HWCU – $820 million vs. Top 20 average HBCU – $17.5 million

Source: National Science Foundation

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2010’s Top 10 HBCU Endowments

Our inaugural list of the top 10 HBCU Endowments and their investment returns.

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Endowment (in millions) l Investment Return %

1. Howard University

$399,678 l 9.6%

2. Spelman College

$295,220 l 3.5%

3. Hampton University 

$212,712 l 10.0%

4. Florida A&M University

$96,154 l 9.6%

5. Meharry Medical College

$90,569 l 20.5%

6. Tuskegee University

$86,117 l 18.6%

7. Johnson C. Smith University

$45,190 l 21.6%

8. Bethune Cookman University

$34,035 l 12.1%

9. Tennessee State University

$31,212 l 7.9%

10. Texas Southern University

$29,767 l 2.6%

Take a look at how an endowment works. Not only scholarships but research, recruiting talented faculty & students, faculty salaries, and a host of other things can be paid for through a strong endowment. It ultimately is the lifeblood of a college or university.

Additional Notes:
NACUBO Average Endowment – $408 million (8.4%)
NACUBO Median Endowment – $74 million (7.4%)
Top 10 HWCU Endowments combined – $120 billion
Top 10 HBCU Endowments combined – $1.3 billion
Source: National Association of College & University Business Officers

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