Data from
The Roots Cried Out: Hurricane Katrina One Year
Later- Real Life Lessons from Young Adults
in New Orleans and South Africa were presented at the
Dillard University Deep South Center for Environmental Justice's Race, Place & The Environment After Katrina conference. Please click on the above link to see the presentation. Seminars/Workshops/Trainings regarding Young People, HBCUs, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Gulf Coast Region, South Africa, Emergency Preparedness, and Qualitative Data Research are currently being scheduled. An article on this research is published at Tom Joyner Morning Show's
BlackAmericaWeb.com.Displaced New Orleans Students* Enrolled at HBCUs During the Fall 2005 Semester
Totals—either actual or estimated—according to HBCU Administrators and Staff at their respective institutions (Click on link for more HBCU information):
1. 910 Southern University and A&M College
2. 600 Texas Southern University
3. 152 Jackson State University
4. 114 Howard University
5. 86 Grambling State University
6. 75 Tennessee State University
7. 62 Morehouse College
8. 52 Philander Smith College
9. 50 Clark Atlanta University
10. 49 Alabama State University
10. 49 Prairie View A&M University
11. 48 Florida A&M University
12. 45 Alabama A&M University
13. 41 Spelman College
14. 40 Hampton University
15. 38 Fisk University
16. 36 Paul Quinn College
17. 35 Mississippi Valley State University
18. 33 Tuskegee University
19. 26 Morgan State University
20. 25 Miles College
21. 24 Huston-Tillotson College
22. 21 Texas College
22. 21 Tougaloo College
23. 20 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
24. 18 Alcorn State University
25. 16 Albany State University
26. 15-20 Langston University
26. 15 Fayetteville State University
26. 15 University of the District of Columbia
27. 14 Harris-Stowe State University
27. 14 Norfolk State University
28. 12 Bowie State University
28. 12 Delaware State University
28. 12 LeMoyne-Owen College
28. 12 Paine College
29. 10 Oakwood College
29. 10 Stillman College
30. 9 Coppin State University
30. 9 Virginia State University
31. 7 Bethune-Cookman College
31. 7 Talladega College
32. 7 University of the Virgin Islands
33. 5-10 Rust College
33. 5 Bennett College for Women
33. 5 North Carolina A&T State University
33. 5 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
34. 4 Elizabeth City State University
34. 4 Fort Valley State University
34. 4 Savannah State University
34. 4 Shaw University
34. 4 South Carolina State University
34. 4 Wilberforce University
34. 4 Winston-Salem State University
35. 3 Claflin University
35. 3 Edward Waters College
35. 3 Florida Memorial College
35. 3 Johnson C. Smith University
35. 3 Virginia Union University
35. 3 Wiley College
36. 2 Arkansas Baptist College
36. 2 Jarvis Christian College
36. 2 Kentucky State University
36. 2 North Carolina Central University
37. 1 Central State University
37. 1 Lincoln University (PA)
0 Barber-Scotia College- campus too small
0 Benedict College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Bluefield State University- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Cheyney University- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Knoxville College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Livingstone College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Morris College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Saint Paul's College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Selma University- no dormitories, no enrollment
0 St. Augustine's College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 Voorhees College- extended invitation, no enrollment
0 West Virginia State University- extended invitation, no enrollment
Lincoln University (MO)- cannot determine
Allen University- no response
Lane College- no response
Morris Brown College- no response
University of Lynchburg- no response
2,842 Total Student Enrollment at HBCUs during Fall 2005 semester
3,500 Displaced Students at Southern University at New Orleans during Fall 2005 semester (2,456 currently enrolled for Fall '06)
4,100 Displaced Students at Xavier University during Fall 2005 semester (3,013 currently enrolled for Fall '06)
2,000 Displaced Students at Dillard University during Fall 2005 semester (1,100 currently enrolled for Fall '06)
6,569 students are enrolled for Fall '06, compared to 9,600 enrolled students pre-Katrina.
*- Majority of displaced New Orleans students in this HBCU survey were enrolled at Xavier University, Dillard University and Southern University at New Orleans for the pre-Katrina fall 2005 semester. Other Gulf Coast region colleges and universities are included, though student enrollment was very low from these institutions.
