African Americans have a higher graduation rate

when attending some of the nation's

highest-ranked
colleges and universities

• The national average of black
graduation rate is: 42%

• Five of the nation's highest­
ranked colleges and universities
actually have a higher graduation
rate for black students than for
white students.

• Ivy League schools; Harvard,
Princeton, Columbia, and Brown,
the black graduation rates are
relatively high, and in all instances,
they are five percentage points or
less below the graduation rate for
white students. 
Black and white students graduation rate comparison at
high-ranked and Ivy league
colleges and universities

Duke University
87% Black rate
94% White rate
+7 % point difference

Yale University
89% Black rate

96% White rate

+7 % point difference

Harvard University 
95% Black rate 

97% White rate

+5 % point difference

Princeton 
93% Black rate

98% White rate

+5

% point difference