HBCU Share of Black graduates declining, but still have higher share of science and engineering grads Source: Table (acc: 15 January 2013)

HBCUs are leading producers of Black Baccalaureates in Science and Engineering Black Baccalaureate Degrees in Science and Engineering All institutions ,022 Top 20 institutions29,977 Georgia State University2,148 University of South FL, Main Campus1,937 University of Maryland, College Park1,885 Howard University1,881 North Carolina A&T State University1,863 Florida A&M University1,806 Spelman College1,559 University of Florida1,487 Florida State University1,479 University of Phoenix, Online1,412 Southern University and A&M College1,391 Morgan State University1,355 Source: Table (acc: 15 January 2013)

HBCUs are the leading baccalaureate institutions of those Blacks who earn doctorates in Science and Engineering Top 10 Baccalaureate Institutions of Black Science & Engineering DoctoratesDoctorate recipients All institutions ,804 Foreign or unknown1,747 Top 52 U.S. institutions1,713 Howard University112 Spelman College80 Florida A&M University73 Xavier University of Louisiana66 Hampton University64 Morehouse College61 Morgan State University61 North Carolina A&T State University49 Southern University and A&M College46 University of Maryland, Baltimore County46 Source: Table (acc: 15 January 2013)

Blacks are more likely to major in Computer Science than whites Source: Table (acc: 15 January 2013)

A greater number of Blacks earn degrees in computer science than Asian-Americans Source: Table A greater number of Blacks earn degrees in computer science than Asian-Americans

Black IT workers are a significant group in the Black middle class Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Black IT workers are a significant group in the Black middle class

Hot skills alone don’t close employment gaps Source: (acc: 15 January 2013)

Part of this is policy, note after 2009 the increase in H1-B visa approvals increasing and the decrease in Black employment

Top 9 Job Titles for 2012 H-1B Visa Sponsorships Job TitleNumber of Application Programmer analyst35,935 Software Engineer14,771 Computer Programmer12,306 Systems Analyst12,016 Computer Systems Analyst8,355 Programmer Analyst7,699 Business Analyst5,851 Software Developer4,707 Physical Therapist4,700 Source: (acc: 15 January 2013)