Black student enrollment has dropped at the top 50 most selective universities in the US. For example, prior to the end of race-based affirmative action in 2023, Black students made up 18% of the freshman class at Harvard; for the class of 2029, they’ll only be 11.5% of the student body.
But this shift in where students are attending college has also led to a modern HBCU renaissance. Historically Black colleges and universities are seeing record-breaking applications.
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