Olivia PullmannHBCUsMinorities Continue Growth in Degree Attainment But Attend TWIs for Advanced Degrees, Says ReportMinority students accounted for half of the growth in bachelor degree attainment over the last 20 years, and minorities with advanced degrees are more likely to have attended traditionally White institutions, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).May 31, 2007InternationalJust the Stats: The Demographics of UniversitiesTwenty-seven percent of undergraduates at Title IV schools are racial minorities; foreign student enrollment in graduate school (12 percent) is significantly higher than in undergraduate (3 percent); and Blacks generally have the lowest six-year graduation rates of any racial group and have a disproportionately high enrollment in for-profit colleges.May 24, 2007HomeJust the Stats with Olivia PullmannThe recent U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging racial integration efforts in public schools…January 10, 2007HomeJust the Stats: Higher Ed’s Crystal BallA recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics projects the gender and racial/ethnic makeup of college students in 2015. The projections are based on growth from 2004 to 2015.September 21, 2006HomePrison Instead of PrincetonIt costs approximately $22,000 per year to incarcerate each of the 2.2 million people in U.S. prisons…September 20, 2006LatinxJust the Stats: Solving the Hispanic-Serving Institution RiddleOne source said 209. The source in another story said 236. My editor asked me to sort it out. I’m a researcher and even I couldn’t give her a definitive answer to her question: How many Hispanic-Serving Institutions are there?September 13, 2006HomeJust the Stats: Educate or Incarcerate?When it comes to young minorities, should we be feeding their minds or giving them “time?” If we look at state’s funding of schools versus prisons, we see the unfortunate answer to that question.September 6, 2006HomeJust the Stats: Easing the Tuition BurdenLast week, we looked at the reasons behind ever-increasing college tuition rates. They wouldn’t be of quite so much concern if low-income students were getting enough financial aid to cover the increases. Unfortunately, that’s not happening.August 30, 2006StudentsSAT Report Reveals Sharp Decline in Average Scores, Test-takersWASHINGTON, D.C. African-Americans posted the lowest scores in the reading, writing and math portions of the newly expanded SAT, which saw its lowest number of test-takers since 1991, according to a report released Tuesday by the College Board on the performance of the high school class of 2006.August 28, 2006HomeJust the Stats: College Tuition Again on the RiseCollege tuition is growing at a steady rate that creates financial pressures for those who cannot afford to attend a university, and thus forcing more low-income students to turn to two-year colleges.August 26, 2006Page 1 of 3Next Page
