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 7.--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race: Fiscal Year 1989

Sex and Ethnicity Master's Doctor's Totals*
Recruited Degree Received Will Receive Recruited Degree Received Will Receive
Females:

White

6 6   4   4 10
Black 3 3   3   3 6
Hispanic       1     0
SUBTOTALS 9 9   8   7 16
Males:

White

3 3   2   2 5
SUBTOTALS 3 3   2   2 5
TOTALS 12 12   10   9 21
There were no post- master's fellowships awarded this year. * These figures represent the totals of the columns Degree Received and Will Receive.

The data for FY 1989 indicate considerable success for the program in obtaining high degree completion rates. Of the 22 fellows recruited, all but 1 recieved or will receive their degrees--a 96 percent success rate. The success rate for males was 100 percent--6 percent higher than the females. The success rate for whites was 100 percent--14 percent higher than minorities. The completion rate for master's was 100 percent, while the doctoral rate was 90 percent.


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[Table 6.--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race FY 1988] [Table of Contents] [Table 8--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race FY 1990]