1. HBCU Share of Black graduates declining, but still have higher share of science and engineering grads Source: Table 5-8 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm (acc: 15 January 2013)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm

2. HBCUs are leading producers of Black Baccalaureates in Science and Engineering Black Baccalaureate Degrees in Science and Engineering All institutions 2006-2010 207,022 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 5-12 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm (acc: 15 January 2013)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm

3. 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 2006-2010 5,804 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 7-10 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm (acc: 15 January 2013)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm

4. Blacks are more likely to major in Computer Science than whites Source: Table 5-3 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm (acc: 15 January 2013)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm

5. A greater number of Blacks earn degrees in computer science than Asian-Americans Source: Table 5-3 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm A greater number of Blacks earn degrees in computer science than Asian-Americans

6. Black IT workers are a significant group in the Black middle class Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm Black IT workers are a significant group in the Black middle class

7. Hot skills alone don’t close employment gaps Source: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/pdf/nsf11309.pdf (acc: 15 January 2013)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/pdf/nsf11309.pdf

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

9. 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: http://www.visasquare.com/top-h1b-visa-sponsors-2012/job-titles (acc: 15 January 2013)http://www.visasquare.com/top-h1b-visa-sponsors-2012/job-titles