LinkedIn recently unveiled its inaugural Top College rankings of higher education institutions in the U.S., naming Howard University as the number one historically Black college and university (HBCU).

According to LinkedIn, the list identifies the schools that “set graduates up for long-term success.” The rankings used LinkedIn data to gauge the career outcomes of alumni through an analysis of job placement rates, senior-level roles, undergraduate internships, and alumni entrepreneurship.

LinkedIn also evaluated how quickly a recent alumnus finds a job or enters graduate school after graduating with an undergraduate degree. The company points out that the return on investment in a degree from a top program includes higher earnings and more rapid career progression.

“Howard University

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