A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Learning and Earning - January 1997

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
* These figures represent the totals of the columns Degree Received and Will Receive.

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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