DrBanneker
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We last learned about Shorter College, the small junior college in North Little Rock that earned an average score of 5.
See the updated leaderboard here
Today we head to South Carolina, home of of eight HBCUs and two in the city of Orangeburg alone. Claflin University, established by Methodist missionaries, was one of the first institutes of learning for freed slaves after the Civil War. Claflin is the surname of the family of the most prominent of the founding philanthropists which included William Claflin, the then governor of Massachusetts. Claflin has typically been less known than nearby South Carolina State University (which Claflin briefly absorbed from the 1870s to 1890s).
However, Claflin has one of the higher graduation rates for HBCUs and the most dedicated alumni base of all HBCUs if you use alumni giving rates as a proxy. Claflin has 48% of its alumni donate to the school, higher than any other HBCU including Morehouse, Howard, and Spelman. Much of the progress has been attributed to Dr. Henry Tisdale, the president up until 2018. He ended open admissions (only 62% accepted now), made the school more selective, and stepped up recruiting. His wife also set up an honors college with high standards (and in a blast from the past, requiring dressed up attire four days a week). This made Claflin one of the Top 10 ranked HBCUs in recent years and earning a solid reputation.
Basic data (all data 2021 unless otherwise noted)
Founded: 1869
City, State: Orangeburg, SC
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Nickname: Panthers
Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 1,866 (1,779 undergraduate), 93% Black
Out of State Percentage: 12%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Admissions Acceptance Rate: 62%
4-yr/6-yr graduation rates: 38% / 51%
Transfer out rate: 25%
Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 29% male / 71% female (2.4:1)
Tuition: $17k
Median Debt After Graduation: $30,000
Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $33,325
Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Human Resources Management: $37k, Political Science: $36k, Business Administration: $32k, Biology: $30k, Criminal Justice: $29k
Top Majors by Degrees:
Psychology, Business Administration, Nursing, Criminal Justice, Biology, Communications
Endowment: $53M (including $20M from MacKenzie Scott)
Alumni Engagement: 49% of alumni donate; top of all HBCUs
Athletic Conference: CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) NCAA Division II
Mascot: Panthers
Notable Alumni:
Robert Bates - First Black American certified architect; designed many campus buildings
Dr. Henry Tisdale - first Black mathematics PhD from Dartmouth and a former president of Claflin credited for the school's current position and trajectory
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Dr. Gloria Blackwell - civil rights leader in Orangeburg that led many protests and desegregation of its institutions such as the hospital. Now teaches at Clark Atlanta.
Main Campus
Tingley Hall
New student center (under construction)
Miss Claflin
Rules:
1. Thecoli will be rating most of the 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the first half of 2023.
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3. You can rate each HBCU anywhere on a scale of 1-10.
4. The results of the poll will be displayed publicly.
6. This is not a scientific poll, don't take a high or low rating of a HBCU as the full measure of the "worth" of the school, whether someone should attend, etc.
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season by state lawmakers. That's why it's so important for alums to give back. Hold the trustees and president accountable if they are fukkin off the money
even for a PWI