A new report from the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has documented the economic achievements of public historically Black colleges and universities, despite their historic underfunding. Since 2004, applications to public HBCUs have surged by 126 percent – significantly higher than the 26.6 percent overall enrollment growth at all postsecondary institutions in the nation. This could be attributed to the affordability of public HBCUs, where average tuition and fees are about half the cost of attending private HBCUs. Additionally, more than three-quarters of students at public HBCUs receive some form of financial aid. After graduating,
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