"In the United States, HBCUs educate 1.5% of all university students - yet receive only 0.9% of federal research and development (R&D) funding. Data reported in 2024 show combined HBCU endowment assets around $100,000 per student. By contrast, the ten wealthiest US universities received $2 million to $7 million per student in 2023."
"Over the past decade, Meharry has increased its funds for research, and its scholarly output, by using metrics to guide budgeting and investments. We tracked publications and citations, grants, awards, student engagement, graduation and career placement rates, facility use, data generation and sharing (how many samples were processed, what data sets were produced and how were shared), research collaborations and investigator diversity. We also expanded our number of sponsors and monitored how funds were used."
HBCUs educate 1.5% of US university students but receive only 0.9% of federal R&D funding, and combined endowment assets average about $100,000 per student versus $2–7 million at the wealthiest universities. A one-time $495-million federal boost provides limited relief and does not resolve chronic underfunding. Meharry Medical College increased research funds and scholarly output by using metrics to guide budgeting and investments, tracking publications, citations, grants, awards, student engagement, graduation and placement rates, facility use, data generation and sharing, research collaborations and investigator diversity, and by expanding sponsors and monitoring fund use.
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