2007 African American 2007 African American Status Report HighlightsStatus Report Highlights

Marcia Gumpertz

Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Diversity

April 2008

gumpertz@ncsu.edu

PurposeMonitor the status of African Americans at NCSU

Undergraduate and Graduate Students• Access and preparation• Academic success, retention, and climate

Staff Demographics, retention, and climate

Faculty Recruitment, retention, success, and climate

Purpose• Make the data visible and easily accessible

• Provide information to AASAC every year

• Provide information to campus leadership: deans, UDAC, College Diversity Coordinators, Admissions Office, Vice Provosts, Vice Chancellors, Provost

• Evaluate progress, pinpoint where we have been successful, where changes are needed

• Inform decisions on policy and practice

Report TimelineApril 2008 – Diversity Fact Book Website – structure is now online athttp://www.ncsu.edu/diversity/outcomes/Factbook2007.php

April 2008 – African American Status Report Powerpoint presentations on subsets of infoExecutive summary

April-June 2008 – Add and update content to Diversity Fact Book

Highlights for Students and Faculty

• Undergraduate Students– Applications, Admissions, Scholarships – Graduation rates

• Graduate Students– Admissions – Masters and Doctoral

Programs– Masters and Doctoral Degrees

Conferred• Faculty

– 5-year trends, by tenure status

Fall Freshman ApplicationsFall Freshman Applications

African American StudentsAfrican American Students

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*

Applications Admissions Enrolled

4/16

4/16

African Americans as Percent of African Americans as Percent of Total Applications, Admissions, Total Applications, Admissions, Enrolled FreshmenEnrolled Freshmen

5%

7%

9%

11%

13%

15%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*

Applications Admissions Enrolled

4/16

4/16

Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) and Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) of and Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) of African American FreshmenAfrican American Freshmen

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Admission Rate Yield

4/16

2003 Freshman Admissions Rates By Weighted High School GPA

3% 2% 3%

40%

92% 95%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Missing LT 2.5 2.5-3.0 3.0-3.5 3.5-4.0 GE 4.0

African American White

2007 Freshman Admissions RatesBy Weighted High School GPA

0%

1%

4%

0%

5%

0%

23%

4%

70%

32%

92%

63%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Missing LT 2.5 2.5-3.0 3.0-3.5 3.5-4.0 GE 4.0

African AmericanWhite% of Admitted

Pct of Admitted Students

2007 NC College-Readiness• 10% of AP Test Takers were African American• 6% of AP scores > 3 were African American• 21% of SAT Takers were African American

2007 NCSU College PreparationEntering Freshman High School GPA:• 63% of entering freshman had GPA 4.0, which means they had taken some AP, IB, or honors courses.• 95% had HS GPA 3.5

2003 Freshman Admissions RatesBy SAT-V

30%

12%

45%

73%

86%100%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Missing 200-399 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800

African American White

2007 Freshman Admissions RatesBy SAT-V

4%10%

38%

68%

83%

100%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Missing 200-399 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800

African American White

2003 Freshman Admissions RatesBy SAT-M

30%

7%

39%

68%

89%95%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Missing 200-399 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800

African American White

2007 Freshman Admissions RatesBy SAT-M

4% 4%

32%

69%

79%86%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Missing 200-399 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800

African American White

Increasing AA Enrollments Scholarships and Financial Aid

Two New Undergraduate Scholarships for Diversity • Adama and Dewayne Washington Scholarship• James Stewart Scholarship

Pack Promise – Started in 2006

2006-07: 104/315 = 33% African American

2007-08: 99/158 = 31% African American

NC EARN Scholarships: New for 2008-09. • Incoming freshmen (UNC system) • Family income 200% of poverty level • $4000 award• 214 confirmed, 363 pending• 32% African American

Chancellor’s Leadership Awards

2007-08: 110/184 = 60% African American

UNC Campus Scholarships

2007-08: 66/95 = 69% African American

Six-Year Graduation Rates

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Entering Cohort

AfricanAmerican

46% 47% 50% 59% 64% 59%

White 67% 66% 70% 72% 72% 72%

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred

200

250

300

350

400

450

Number 356 396 435 386 381

Percent 8.20% 8.70% 9.50% 8.60% 8.40%

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

020406080

100120140160

Masters 136 135 112 128 122

Doctorate 46 49 61 53 55

Masters % 6.80% 6.90% 5.70% 6.10% 5.10%

Doctorate % 6.40% 5.90% 6.30% 5.60% 6.40%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

African American Graduate Applications

Number of Graduate Degrees Conferred to African Americans

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Masters 103 94 83 112 95

Doctoral 18 24 22 14 16

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Doctorates

Masters

Number of African American Faculty (Full Time)

0

10

20

30

40

50

Tenured 44 41 41 40 38

Not Yet Tenured 23 24 23 21 24

Tenured % 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%

NYT % 8% 8% 8% 7% 7%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Not-Yet Tenured

Tenured

African American PhD Pool Selected Fields

% of PhDs granted to US Citizens, 2006

% of Asst Professors, NCSU 2007

Life Sciences 5% 4/94 = 4%

Social Sciences 7% 6/63 = 10%

Education 12% 5/29 = 17%

Engineering 4% 3/54 = 6%

PAMS 2% 2/36 = 6%

Findings• African American freshman applications: upward trend

• AA Admission rate is lower than in past years, but comparable to white rates at each GPA level

• African American graduation rates: upward trend

• Very few African American PhDs; no consistent trend in the past 5 years

• Very few African American faculty.

Needs: Current Programs and

Proposed Initiatives • Need to focus on recruiting high-achieving students.

• Two new diversity scholarships; Pack Promise; NC EARN• NC State Affordability Initiative: Ben Ruffin Scholars Program for Social Justice; Increase Pack Promise Scholars; NC State Achieve! Scholarships; Enhance Graduate Student Support Plan

• Need to increase number of college-ready students.• Office of Pre-College Programs, Science House, SPACE program, AGEP programs, many more…• Pathway to Knowledge Pre-college Initiative

• Need to increase AA faculty and pipeline• Building Future Faculty Program• Fall 2007 Call to Action, Target of Opportunity Hiring

Sources: • NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/• NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid• College Bound Seniors 2007. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2007 • College Board AP Summary Reports: 2007 http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_sum/2007.html• Survey of Earned Doctorates 2006. http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.htm