2009-10 African 2009-10 African American Status ReportAmerican Status Report

Marcia Gumpertz

Interim Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion

Pasha Bennett, Diversity Program Assistant

June 14, 2010

AA Status Report Summary – Students

• Number of AA freshman applications has risen steadily. • Number of AA accepted and enrolled as freshmen has been flat since 2003, but percent of admissions has decreased from ~10% to 8%.• Admission rate (30%) is lower than last year.• NC State is attractive - yield is comparable to other groups. • 1-year retention rate is good (90%), 3-year retention rate is 78%, but 6-year graduation rate is only 62%• Number of graduate degrees awarded to African Americans has remained flat over past 6 years• Number admitted to doctoral programs decreased this year, and proportion (3.9% of admissions) is markedly lower

AA Status Report Summary – Faculty and Staff•African Americans make up about 17% of staff. Very uneven distribution across job categories•20 new AA staff hired (10% of all new hires)•AA turnover rate is 13%, compared to 12% for all employees.• High turnover in technical, clerical, EPA professional, service/maintenance (TO = number exiting / 2009 total)•Higher proportion of AA staff (EPA professional, clerical, service/maintenance) leave due to dismissal than other staff; higher proportion of AA techs resign than other technical staff

•6 African American faculty awarded tenure. •One new asst professor hired. •No black faculty left NC State between 2008 and 2009.

TOPICS• Purpose of the AA Status Report• Undergraduate Students• Graduate Students• Staff• Faculty• Summary of Status Report

Purpose of the Status Report• Monitor the status and trends of African American

students, staff and faculty presence, performance and success

• Provide information and analysis to AASAC, UDAC, and the AA Coordinating Committee every year

• Provide information and analysis to the senior campus leadership

• Assess our progress, pinpoint where we have been successful, where changes are needed

• Inform decisions on policy and practice

2009 Status Report Highlights for AASAC

• Undergraduate Students– Applications, Admissions, Scholarships – Graduation rates

• Graduate Students– Admissions – Masters and Doctoral

Programs– Masters and Doctoral Degrees

Conferred• Staff – distribution among occupations,

changes from last year• Faculty

– 5-year trends, by tenure status

Note: Race and Ethnicity categories for domestic students were changed for 2008-09 year.

In Fall 2009Check one: Are you Hispanic or Latino? – yes, noIf you check “yes”, you are counted as Hispanic no matter what else you check.

And then

Check one or more: Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White

If you are not counted as Hispanic, you are counted as one of these, “not specified” or “2 or more races”.

Status of African American Undergraduate Students

Fall Freshman Applications and Fall Freshman Applications and Admissions - African AmericanAdmissions - African American

0200400600800

1000120014001600180020002200240026002800

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Applied Admitted Enrolled

African Americans as Percent of African Americans as Percent of Total Applications, Admissions, Total Applications, Admissions, Enrolled Freshmen – Fall SemesterEnrolled Freshmen – Fall Semester

5%

7%

9%

11%

13%

15%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Applications Admissions Enrolled

Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) and Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) of and Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) of African American FreshmenAfrican American Freshmen

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

AA Admission AA YieldTotal Admission Total Yield

Demographics of Enrolled Demographics of Enrolled Freshmen – Fall 1999-2009Freshmen – Fall 1999-2009

10%11%11%11%

10%11%

10%9%9%10%

7% 3.6%

2.4%

1.6%

6.02%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

African American Native American Asian

Hispanic Other

What is happening with AA Admission and Enrollment?

• Applications are up

• Enrolled/Admitted is similar to other groups (~45%)

• Admissions rate is lower (30%) than last year

• 2009 NC College-Readiness

• 6.1% of AP scorers > 3 were African American

• 23% of SAT Takers were African American

What Are We Doing to Increase AA Admits and Enrollments?

• K-12 outreach – Office of Precollege Programs eliminated in budget cuts. Visitors’ Center and ODI are providing visits to high school and middle school groups

• Holistic admissions Process

• Financial aid – many more students are needing aid, and needing more aid in this economy

2009-10 NC State Undergraduate Financial Aid Applicants By Ethnicity

Pack Promise – Started in 2006 Eligibility

•No separate application required other than regular financial aid application

•Family income at or below 150% of poverty level

Benefits

•Have 100% need met for up to 9 semesters of enrollment

•Maximum need-based loan of $2,500 per year + $1,500 in FWS

•Scholarship and grant funding to meet remaining need

•Priority for undergraduate research work-study opportunities, more focused financial aid and academic advising

• Number awarded each year

2006-07: 315

2007-08: 319

2008-09: 329

2009-10: 279

Chancellor’s Leadership Awards•Separate scholarship application required•Applicants rank-ordered by total scores from folder review process•Rank order and financial need used to allocate scholarships•Award valued at $5,000 per year for a total of 4 years

50 scholarships awarded each year

UNC Campus Scholarships

Selection Criteria–Exceptional Financial Need ($0 EFC)–First Generation College Student–From rural area in NC–Diversity a consideration

Scholarships awarded:

2007-08: 95

2008-09: 94

2009-10: 92

NC EARN Scholarships: Initiated 2008-09.

• Incoming freshmen (UNC system) • Family income 200% of poverty level • $4000 award

Total Number Awarded in 2008-09: 447 

Defunded by the legislature after fall 2009. No funding for Spring 2010 or 2010-11 year.  

Retention of 2006 Freshman CohortRetention of 2006 Freshman Cohort

Percent returning or graduating after 1,2, 3 Percent returning or graduating after 1,2, 3 yearsyears

90%

81%

94%

87% 87% 89%

79%78%76%

82%

71%

78%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Black

Am N

ative

Asian

Hispan

ic

Other

White

1-year 2-year 3-year

Numbers of Enrolled Numbers of Enrolled Undergraduates – Fall 1999-2009Undergraduates – Fall 1999-2009

2243

2274

2297

2314

2351

2335

2204

2214

2174

2193

2101

1096

1105

1150

1191

1229

1202

1149

1200

1258

1264

1298

375

404

452

450

477

546

541

580

634

635

749

413

560

741

1061

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009

African American Native American Asian

Hispanic Other International

Six-Year Graduation Rates

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Entering Cohort

AfricanAmerican

46% 47% 50% 59% 64% 59% 60% 62%

All 67% 67% 67% 70% 70% 69% 71% 74%

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred to African Americans

200

250

300

350

400

450

Number 356 396 435 386 381 361 356

Percent 8.20% 8.70% 9.50% 8.60% 8.40% 7.90% 7.72%

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Factors Related to AA Retention and Graduation Rates

• Supportive Environment• AA Symposium• Mentoring Programs• Orientation Course (USC101)• Strong AA Student Org(s)• Geographic Location• Critical Mass of AA Students• Critical Mass of AA Faculty

and Staff

• K-12 Preparation• STEM focus curriculum• Family SES• Low Financial Aid• First Generation

Source: Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (2009)

Enhancing Factors Inhibiting Factors

Graduate Students

020406080

100120140160

Masters 136 135 112 128 122 133 106

Doctorate 46 49 61 53 55 60 37

Masters % 6.80%6.90%5.70%6.10%5.10%5.37%3.86%

Doctorate % 6.40%5.90%6.30%5.60%6.40%6.18%3.89%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

African American Graduate Admissions

Numbers of Enrolled Graduate Numbers of Enrolled Graduate Students – Fall 1999-2009Students – Fall 1999-2009

600616

516

20942057

1056

51764894

43981999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

African American Native AmericanAsian HispanicOther InternationalWhite

Number of Graduate Degrees Conferred to African Americans

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Masters 103 94 83 112 95 93 100

Doctoral 18 24 22 14 16 20 23

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Doctorates

Masters

What We Are Doing to Increase the Enrollment and Success of AA Graduate Students?

• Graduate School Diversity Enhancement Grants

• Bridging Programs for Graduate Students• Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity:Funded

by NIH to recruit and retain graduate and undergraduate students majoring in biomedical, behavioral, and veterinary medicine. Funds graduate students and provides work-study and research experience for undergraduates.

• Bridge to the Doctorate: NSF Funds 2-year fellowships for 12 graduate students in engineering and sciences

• CHAMPS Program - NC State partnership with UNCF and private HBCUs

African American Staff

Changes in 2009Category AA 2009

(% of total)AA Exited (exited/AA 2009)

Total Exited (exited/Total 2009)

AA Hired/Total Hired

EPA Professional

121 (7%) 18 / 121 (15%) 275/1702 (16%) 6 /127 (5%)

SPA Professional

96 (10%) 3 / 96 (3%) 44 / 929 (5%) 4 / 20 (20%)

Technical 52 (7%) 12 / 52 (23%) 114 / 764 (15%) 3 / 34 (9%)

Clerical 285 (25%) 44 / 285 (15%) 159/1151 (14%) 3 / 9 (33%)

Skilled Crafts 51 (16%) 3 / 51 (6%) 34 / 323 (11%) 0 / 4 (0%)

Service / Maintenance

332 (46%) 45 / 332 (14%) 61 / 720 (8%) 4 / 12 (33%)

Total 937 (17%) 125 / 937 (13%) 687/5589 (12%) 20 / 206 (10%)

Reasons for Leaving NC StateEPA Professional Technical

Clerical Service/Maintenance

African American Faculty

Number of African American Faculty

0

10

20

30

40

50

T 44 41 41 40 38 34 39

TT 23 24 24 21 24 27 19

NTT 24 23 23 26 18 24 23

T% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 4%

TT% 7% 8% 8% 7% 7% 8% 6%

NTT% 4% 4% 3% 4% 2% 3% 3%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Tenure Track

Tenured

Non-Tenure Track

African American Faculty Changes

2008– Left the University: 1 T resigned, 1 TT resigned – Hired: 4 TT

2009 – No tenured or tenure track faculty left NC State – (3 now classified/corrected as Hispanic or Int’l)– Hired: 1 TT– Awarded tenure: 6

African American PhD Pool Selected Fields

% of PhDs granted to US Citizens, 2008

% of TT Asst Professors, NCSU 2008

Life Science 327 / 7269 = 4% 2/89 = 2%

Phys Science 130 / 4027 = 3% 1/35 = 3%

Engineering 111 / 2948 = 4% 4/39 =10%

Education 758 / 5590 = 14% 5/24=21%

Humanities 170 / 3736 = 5% 3/57=5%

Initiatives to Increase the Pipeline and Improve the Climate

• Building Future Faculty Program: Professional development workshop for diverse graduate students preparing for academic careers. Funded by NSF AGEP and the College of Engineering. • Developing Diverse Departments: Funded by the NSF Advance program to increase the representation of women faculty and faculty of color

• Target of Opportunity Hire Program

Sources: • NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/• NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid• College Bound Seniors 2009. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2009 • College Board AP Summary Reports: 2009 http://www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/pdf/ap_report_to_the_nation.pdf • Survey of Earned Doctorates 2008. http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.htm