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 4.---Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race: Fiscal Year 1986

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

9 9   2 2   8 3 3 17
Black 22 19 3 1   1 5 1 2 26
Hispanic 4 4               4
Asian 4 3 1             4
American Indian 2 2               2
SUBTOTALS 41 37 4 3 2 1 13 4 5 53
Males:

White

2 2   1 1         3
Black 5 4               4
Hispanic 2 2               2
SUBTOTALS 9 8   1 1         9
TOTALS 50 45 4 4 3 1 13 4 5 62
* These figures represent the totals of the columns Degree Received and Will Receive.

The data for FY1986 indicate considerable success for the program in recruiting minorities and in obtaining high degree completion rates. Of the 67 fellows recruited, all but 5 recieved or will receive their degrees, a 93 percent success rate. The success rate for females was 3 percent higher than males. Whites enjoyed an 11 percent higher success rate than minorities. The completion rate for master's was 98 percent, post-master's was 100 percent, and doctoral was 69 percent.


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[Table 3.--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race FY 1985] [Table of Contents] [Table 5--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race FY 1987]