Hey everyone, I'm looking into some stats for a project and I'm curious about the success rates of minority women in completing their college degrees. Does anyone have any credible statistics or sources they could direct me to?
Sure, it would be great to help with your project. I can offer some general trends as you continue your research.
According to data by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as of their most recent data set, the 6-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time undergraduate students who began seeking a bachelor's degree at 4-year degree-granting institutions in fall of 2012, varied by race/ethnicity. In this group, Asian women had the highest graduation rates at 75.4%, followed by white women at 69.9%. Meanwhile, Hispanic women had a graduation rate of 54.8%, and Black women had a graduation rate of 45.9%.
Remember that these rates do not include students who started part-time, transferred, or took longer than six years to graduate.
It's also important to highlight that these are just baseline numbers, and they may fluctuate based on numerous factors such as institutional type (public vs private), socio-economic status, first-generation status, and more.
Again, I would suggest diving deeper into the NCES's database for more accurate, disaggregated, and recent figures. There might also be other resources and databases worth exploring for your research, like the database of the American Council on Education, which includes a focus on diverse populations in higher ed.
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