TABLE 12A

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
FEMALES

 

1992

1997

  Black White Black White Hispanic Asian
Percent completing college 98% 98% 99% 100% 95% 100%**
  (162) (282) (195) (188) (78) (39)
Ownership of undergraduate Institution            
Private 43 48 52 58 59 54
Public 57 52 48 42 41 46
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (159) (274) (194) (186) (74) (39)
Percent from historical black college 30% 1%*** 3% 1% 0% 0%***
n (160) (274) (195) (189) (75) (39)
Year of graduation (160) (274) (190) (187) (73) (39)
Prior to 1962 8 9 3 2 1 0
1962 - 1971 13 22 8 10 12 5
1972 - 1981 60 51 49 40 40 33
1982 - 1991 19 18 37 40 38 54
1992-1996 0 0 4 8 8 8
  100% 100% 100%1 100% 100%1 100%
n (158) (274) (190) (187) (73) (39)
Major2            
Health Administration 10 6 10 14 9 8
Biological Science 18 25 13 15 31 31***
Physical Science 2 2 2 1 0 5
Social Science 35 19*** 26 15 15 13*
Humanities/Fine Arts 9 9 6 8 12 13
General Business 14 12 16 17 13 15
Nursing 19 29* 23 33 20 13*
Social Work 3 0** 3 0 5 3*
n (162) (282) (191) (75) (189) (39)
Received 50 + percent of tuition from grants, scholarships, etc.            
Yes 50 20*** 50 22 40 38***
No 50 80 50 78 60 62
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (160) (276) (195) (189) (75) (39)
Financial support was a determinant in decision to complete college            
Yes 71 65 71 61 70 27*
No 29 35 29 39 30 73
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (80) (54) (96) (41) (30) (15)

 *Chi-square significant p<.05
**Chi-square significant p<.01
***Chi-square significant p<.001
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.
2Responses may not total to 100 percent since respondents could indicate up to two major subject areas.


 TABLE 12B

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
MALES

 

1992

1997

  Black White Black White Hispanic Asian
Percent completing college 99% 99% 99% 100% 99% 100%
Ownership of undergraduate (165) (242) (173) (192) (144) (74)
Institution            
Private 55 51 55 58 73 59**
Public 45 49 45 42 27 41
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (163) (236) (173) (192) (142) (74)
Percent from historical black college 37% 0%*** 29% 0% 1% 3%***
Year of graduation (164) (238) (173) (194) (143) (74)
Prior to 1962 16 14 3 3 5 3
1962 - 1971 34 41 24 25 16 20
1972 - 1981 41 38 40 35 41 43
1982 - 1991 9 6 29 35 31 30
1992-1996 0 0 3 2 7 4
  100% 100%1 100%1 100% 100% 100%
n (163) (239) (173) (192) (143) (74)
Major2            
Health Administration 10 5* 15 9 15 14
Biological Science 21 23 15 18 23 34**
Physical Science 7 6 8 6 4 11
Social Science 33 20** 25 24 21 14
Humanities/Fine Arts 7 10 8 7 6 8
General Business 27 35 23 34 27 21
Nursing 0 2 2 2 4 3
Social Work 1 1 1 3 3 3
n (164) (241) (172) (194) (142) (73)
Received 50 + percent of tuition from grants, scholarships, etc.            
Yes 44 20*** 47 19 36 22***
No 56 80 53 81 64 78
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (163) (239) (173) (194) (143) (74)
Financial support was a determinant in decision to complete college            
Yes 82 62* 62 54 75 56***
No 18 38 38 46 25 44
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (72) (47) (81) (37) (52) (16)

*Chi-square significant p<.05
**Chi-square significant p<.01
***Chi-square significant p<.001
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.
2Responses may not total to 100 percent since respondents could indicate up to two major subject areas.


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