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Benchmarking HBCU Efficiency: Beyond Retention

Benchmarking HBCU Efficiency: Beyond Retention

Jason Coupet
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 34
ISBN13: 9781522503118|ISBN10: 1522503110|EISBN13: 9781522503125
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0311-8.ch006
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Coupet, Jason. "Benchmarking HBCU Efficiency: Beyond Retention." Administrative Challenges and Organizational Leadership in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, edited by Charles B. W. Prince and Rochelle L. Ford, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 95-128. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0311-8.ch006

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Coupet, J. (2016). Benchmarking HBCU Efficiency: Beyond Retention. In C. Prince & R. Ford (Eds.), Administrative Challenges and Organizational Leadership in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (pp. 95-128). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0311-8.ch006

Chicago

Coupet, Jason. "Benchmarking HBCU Efficiency: Beyond Retention." In Administrative Challenges and Organizational Leadership in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, edited by Charles B. W. Prince and Rochelle L. Ford, 95-128. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0311-8.ch006

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Abstract

HBCUs have played a vital role in the US higher education sphere. As initiatives to increase student retention move forward, the reality of funding constraints means that examining efficiency and effectiveness at HBCUs remains a vital part of institutional growth. This chapter presents a two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology as a tool to benchmark the relative efficiency of HBCUs. DEA is a quantitative, non-parametric technique used to measure efficiency, and has had a robust history as a benchmarking tool due to its ability to identify top performing organizations as well as less efficient peers. Using Department of Education data, the most efficient and effective HBCUs are identified. Implications for the use of DEA as a benchmarking tool are discussed.

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