2008-09 Latino/Hispanic 2008-09 Latino/Hispanic Status ReportStatus Report

Marcia Gumpertz

Interim Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion

September 2009

gumpertz@ncsu.edu

Purpose of the Status Report

• Monitor the status and trends of Latino/Hispanic students and faculty presence, performance and success.

• Provide information and analysis to the senior campus leadership

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

• Inform decisions on policy and practice

2008-09 Status Report Highlights

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

• Graduate Students– Admissions – Masters and Doctoral

Programs– Masters and Doctoral Degrees

Conferred• Faculty

– 5-year trends, by tenure status

Status of Hispanic/Latino Undergraduate Students

Fall Freshman Applications and Fall Freshman Applications and Admissions – Hispanic/LatinoAdmissions – Hispanic/Latino

0100200300400500600700800900

Applications Admissions Enrolled

Note: Race and Ethnicity categories for domestic students were changed for 2008-09 year.

In Fall 2009Check one: Are you Hispanic or Latino? – yes, noIf you check “yes”, you are counted as Hispanic no matter what else you check.

And then

Check one or more: Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White

If you are not counted as Hispanic, you are counted as one of these, “not specified” or “2 or more races”.

Hispanic Students as Percent of Hispanic Students as Percent of Total Applications, Admissions, Total Applications, Admissions, Enrolled Freshmen – Fall SemesterEnrolled Freshmen – Fall Semester

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

Perc

ent

Applications Admissions Enrolled

Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) and Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) of and Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) of Hispanic/Latino FreshmenHispanic/Latino Freshmen

00.10.20.30.40.50.60.7

Hispanic Admit Hispanic YieldTotal Admission Total Yield

Demographics of Enrolled Demographics of Enrolled Freshmen – Fall 1999-2009Freshmen – Fall 1999-2009

10%11%11%11%

10%11%

10%9%9%10%

7% 3.8%

2.4%

1.6%

5.90%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

8/17/09*

African American Native American Asian

Hispanic Other

Observations• Using the new coding scheme, Hispanic

students account for about 5% of applications and 4% of admitted students.

• Hispanic representation in public schools has increased from 0.5% in 1988-89 to 10.1% in 2007-08.

• Admission rate (Accepted/Applied) is a bit lower (45%) than the overall admission rate (56%).

• Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) is similar to other groups

2008 NC College-Readiness public high schools – Hispanic• 5% of public high school class in NC • 4% of AP Test Takers (976 students)• 4% of AP scores > 3 • 5% of NCSU applicants • 4% of admitted freshmen

2008 NCSU College PreparationEntering Freshman High School GPA:• Average HS GPA=4.17, which means most students had taken some AP, IB, or honors courses.

Retention of 2005 Freshman CohortRetention of 2005 Freshman Cohort

Percent returning after 1,2, 3 yearsPercent returning after 1,2, 3 years

89%

79%

92%87%

100%

89%

80%

71%

83%84%

64%

73%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Black

Am N

ative

Asian

Hispan

ic

Inte

rnat

'l

White

1-year 2-year 3-year

Numbers of Enrolled Numbers of Enrolled Undergraduates – Fall 1999-2009Undergraduates – Fall 1999-2009

2243

2274

2297

2314

2351

2335

2204

2214

2174

2193

1870

1096

1105

1150

1191

1229

1202

1149

1200

1258

1264

1167

375

404

452

450

477

546

541

580

634

635

655

413

560

741

929

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

1999200020012002200320042005200620072008

9/19/09*

African American Native American Asian

Hispanic Other International

Six-Year Graduation Rates

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Entering Cohort

Hispanic 60% 64% 70% 51% 66% 59% 59%

All 67% 67% 67% 70% 70% 69% 71%

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred to Hispanic Students

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Number 70 77 71 78 82 93 116 110 118

Percent 1.8 2 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.6

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Graduate Students

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Masters 27 41 29 33 46 45 53

Doctorate 8 9 17 15 20 24 17

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20088/17/09**

Hispanic/Latino Graduate Admissions

2%

3%

Numbers of Enrolled Graduate Numbers of Enrolled Graduate Students – Fall 1999-2008Students – Fall 1999-2008

516

616

92

155

1056

2057

4398

4894

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

African American Native AmericanAsian HispanicOther InternationalWhite

Number of Graduate Degrees Conferred to Hispanic Students

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Masters 23 14 17 29 30 30 24

Doctoral 6 0 3 3 6 6 8

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Doctorates

Masters 1%

2%

What We Are Doing to Increase the Enrollment and Success of Hispanic Graduate Students?

• Graduate School Diversity Enhancement Grants

• Bridging Programs for Graduate Students• Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity:Funded

by NIH to recruit and retain graduate and undergraduate students majoring in biomedical, behavioral, and veterinary medicine. Funds graduate students and provides work-study and research experience for undergraduates.

• Bridge to the Doctorate: NSF Funds 2-year fellowships for 12 graduate students in engineering and sciences

Hispanic/Latino Faculty

Number of Hispanic/Latino Faculty

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

T 11 14 16 18 20 26

TT 11 7 5 5 7 8

NTT 18 19 13 18 21 23

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

1.1%

2.5%

3.6%

2.3%

3%

2.9%

Hispanic Faculty Changes

2007Left the University: 1 T retiredHired: 3 TT, 1 T

2008Left the University: 1 TT resigned Hired: 2 TT, 3 T

Hispanic PhD Pool

Selected Fields% of PhDs granted to US Citizens, 2006

% of TT Asst Professors, NCSU 2008

Life Sciences 261/6014 = 4.3% 5/88 = 5.7%

Phys Sciences 116/3315 = 3.5% 0/41

Social Sciences 327/4872 = 6.7% CHASS: 0/64

Engineering 101/2185 = 4.6% 0/45

Education 279/4974 = 5.6% 1/28 = 3.6%

Humanities 210/4063 = 5.2% CHASS: 0/64

Initiatives to Increase the Pipeline and Improve the Climate

• Building Future Faculty Program: Professional development workshop for diverse graduate students preparing for academic careers. Funded by NSF AGEP and the College of Engineering. • Developing Diverse Departments: Funded by the NSF Advance program to increase the representation of women faculty and faculty of color

• Target of Opportunity Hire Program

Hispanic/Latino Status Report Summary

•Latino population in NC has grown rapidly to about 10% in public schools and about 5% of high school class. Proportions of applications and enrolled freshman are similar to representation in high school class and in AP test takers in NC

•Admission rate is a bit lower than overall. Not clear why. Yield is similar to other groups.

•Since 2000: •new freshmen increased 67% from 67 to 112 •bachelors degrees increased 69% from 70 to 118

• Undergraduate retention similar to white students. 6-year graduation rate is lower (59%) than the overall rate (71%)

Hispanic/Latino Status Report Summary

Graduate degrees increasing, but number of masters degrees seems low.

Number of doctoral degrees ranges from 0 to 8 per year

Number of tenured faculty has increased steadily from 11 in 2003 to 26 in 2008

Tenure track faculty increased past 3 years but decreased before that. Most are in life sciences.

Many more NTT Hispanic faculty than TT

Hispanic faculty retention is good

Sources: • NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/• NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid• College Bound Seniors 2008. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2008 • College Board AP Summary Reports: 2008 http://www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/pdf/state_reports/09_0467_St_Report_NORTHCAROLINA_X1a_081223.pdf • Survey of Earned Doctorates 2007. http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.htm •http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/accounting/data/