Tables 3 - 9 summarize the fellows recruited for the individual years covered by this study, 1985 - 1991. Degree completion was high, ranging from 89 percent to 100 percent for all years, except for FY 1988 which was 78 percent.
Table 3.--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race Fiscal Year 1985
| Sex and Ethnicity | Master's | Post-Master's | Doctor's | Totals* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruited | Degree Received | Will Receive | Recruited | Degree Received | Will Receive | Recruited | Degree Received | Will Receive | ||
| Females:
White | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 |   | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Black | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 |   | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 4 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 4 |
| Asian | 3 | 3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3 |
| SUBTOTALS | 48 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 |   | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 |
| Males:
White | 5 | 3 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   | 4 |
| Black | 3 | 3 |   | 1 |   | 1 |   |   |   | 4 |
| Hispanic | 1 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1 |
| SUBTOTALS | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |   | 1 |   |   |   | 9 |
| TOTALS | 57 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 64 |
The data for F Y 1985, indicate considerable success for the program in recruiting minorities and in obtaining high degree completion rates. Of the 72 fellows recruited, all but 8 received or will receive their degrees, an 89 percent success rate. The success rate for males was only 1 percent higher than females. The success rate for minorities was 5 percent higher than whites. The completion rate for master's was 88 percent, post-master's was 100 percent, and doctoral was 91 percent.
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