Last year, 86,174 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best African-American Literature Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 16,141, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Berkeley had the most completers of 8,849. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (11,542) and Harvard University had the most completers of Doctor's (1,529) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,251 | 1,898 | 5,748 | 1,529 | 1,453 | - | 63 |
| 2 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,886 | 1,449 | 2,617 | 795 | 97 | - | - |
| 3 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,344 | 1,284 | 661 | 445 | - | - | - |
| 4 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 7,117 | 2,275 | 3,734 | 1,009 | 477 | - | - |
| 5 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 14,064 | 8,849 | 3,977 | 1,245 | 91 | - | - |
| 6 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 4,501 | 1,820 | 1,792 | 886 | 34 | - | - |
| 7 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 8 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 8,516 | 2,161 | 5,265 | 1,054 | 200 | - | - |
| 9 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | 11,374 | 7,561 | 3,017 | 662 | 238 | - | - |
| 10 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | 4,728 | 1,937 | 1,995 | 792 | 76 | - | - |
| - | Average | 86,174 | 3,165 | 4,035 | 990 | 448 | - | 63 |