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Black Colleges Guide

Thomas LaVeist, Ph.D.
Faculty member
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Sociology,

Comparative American Cultures

and Public Health

   DayStar Educational Research conducts a biannual survey of 1,000 African American educators. The purpose of the list is to identify the colleges where African American students are succeeding. The list is published in Black Enterprise magazine. This year, in conjunction with SoulOfAmerica.com, DayStar has created a separate list of top Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU):

• Morehouse College
• Spelman College
• Florida A&M University
• Hampton University
• Howard University
• Xavier University (LA)
• Clark Atlanta University
• North Carolina A&T State University
• Tuskegee University
• Fisk University
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Morgan State University
• Tennessee State University
• Bethune-Cookman College
• Southern University and A&M College
• Dillard University
• North Carolina Central University
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• Lincoln University (PA)
• Alabama A&M University
• Norfolk State University
• Bennett College (NC)
• Winston-Salem State University
• Texas Southern University

    Every year the college that wins the national championship in basketball and football receives a flood of admissions applications. But sports are not the best way to decide where you'll be spending at least four of the most important years of your life.

    Selecting a college is among life's most important decisions, but often students choose a college without a clue about which college is right for them in the moment or for their career options.

    Students are often left to make this important decision based on rumors or the opinions of the misinformed. That's why the staff of DayStar Educational Research conducted a survey of experts on the education of African Americans. We wanted to get the best possible information from the most qualified people. So, we conducted the DayStar Survey of African American Higher Education Professionals. We asked over 500 African American college presidents, deans, department chairs, admissions counselors and college recruiters to give their opinions on the best colleges for African American students.

    The results of the survey are the "DayStar Guide to Colleges for African American Students," the #1 College Guide for African Americans. The DayStar Guide consists of hundreds of pages packed with information on over 400 colleges (including all HBCUs) where African American students are thriving.

    The DayStar Guide contains the collected advice of over 600 African American higher education professionals, the individuals most qualified to advise African American students.