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®2019Top Colleges for Diversity 2019-2020

INSIGHT Into DiversityHEED Award Data Report

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4 INTRODUCTION

5 2019 HEED AWARD RECIPIENTS

6 HEED INSTITUTION CHARACTERISTICS Type of Institution Public vs. Private Institutional Designations

9 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS Full-Time Students Gender of Full-Time Students Race/Ethnicity of Full-Time Students

12 LEADERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS Gender of Administrative Leadership Race/Ethnicity of Administrative Leadership

14 FACULTY AND STAFF DEMOGRAPHICS Gender of Full-Time Tenured and Tenure-Track

Faculty Race/Ethnicity of Full-Time Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Gender of Full-Time Non-tenured Faculty Race/Ethnicity of Full-Time Non-tenured Faculty Gender of Governing Board Members Race/Ethnicity of Governing Board Members 18 STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Efforts to Recruit Historically Underrepresented and First-Generation Students Efforts to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for Historically Underrepresented Students Clubs, Organizations, and Efforts Available on

Campus for Students Retention Rates of Full-Time Freshman Students Retention Rates of Full-Time Sophomore Students 22 STUDENT GRADUATION RATES Baccalaureate-Granting Institution Six-Year

Graduation Rates for Full-Time Undergraduate Students

Community College Three-Year Graduation Rates for Full-Time Students

25 FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Strategies Used to Recruit Diverse Faculty Strategies Used to Retain Diverse Faculty Search Committees

28 LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY Role the Chancellor or President Plays in Campus Diversity Policies Strategies in Place to Ensure Diversity Planning and Accountability Diversity Training Programs Sexual Harassment Training Unconscious Bias Training Activation of Institutional Diversity Plan Diversity-Focused Financial Strategies Response to Campus Incidents

25 INSTITUTIONAL BRANDING Multicultural Branding and Communication Techniques Diversity-Related Offices on Campus Diversity-Related Information on Institutional Website

27 CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER ROLE Tactics Used to Understand Issues of Campus Climate, Inclusion, and Satisfaction Diversity Council Chief Diversity Officer’s Role Positioned for Success Strategies for Helping Students Develop Cultural Competence Campus Celebrations Affinity or Employee Resource Groups Offerings for Students with Disabilities LGBTQ Issues

42 INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY PROGRESS Increases in Underrepresented Students and Employees

44 ABOUT INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY

2019-2020 INSIGHT Into DiversityHEED Award Data Report

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Adelphi UniversityArkansas State UniversityAugustana College (IL)Ball State UniversityCalifornia State University East BayCalifornia State University NorthridgeCalifornia State University San MarcosCalifornia State University, FresnoCalifornia State University, FullertonCalifornia State University, Los AngelesCase Western Reserve UniversityCentral Washington UniversityClemson University*Columbia University in the City of New York*Cuyahoga Community CollegeDavenport UniversityDePaul UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEastern Washington UniversityEl Paso County Community College DistrictFlorida State University*Framingham State UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityGrand Valley State UniversityGreenville Technical CollegeHillsborough Community CollegeIndiana University Bloomington*Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisKansas State UniversityKent State University*Lehigh UniversityLouisiana State UniversityMaryville UniversityMetropolitan State UniversityMetropolitan State University of DenverMillersville UniversityMinnesota State Colleges and UniversitiesMississippi State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNortheast Wisconsin Technical CollegeNortheastern UniversityOhio UniversityOklahoma State University*Oregon State UniversityPikes Peak Community CollegePrinceton UniversityRochester Institute of Technology*

Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoSeminole State College of FloridaSouthern Illinois University EdwardsvilleState University of New York College of CortlandSUNY Buffalo State CollegeSUNY Old WestburySwarthmore CollegeTexas A&M University*Texas Christian UniversityTexas Tech University*The University of Alabama at Birmingham*The University of TulsaUnion College, NYUniversity at Albany – State University of New YorkUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of Cincinnati*University of Colorado BoulderUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Houston Law CenterUniversity of Houston-DowntownUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Kentucky*University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity of Louisville*University of Maryland School of Public HealthUniversity of Michigan - Ann ArborUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CityUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity of North Florida*University of North TexasUniversity of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationUniversity of South Carolina*University of South FloridaUniversity of West FloridaUniversity of West GeorgiaVirginia Commonwealth University*Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*Washington State University VancouverWest Virginia UniversityWestern Michigan UniversityWilliam & MaryWilliam March Rice UniversityWinston-Salem State University

*Also a 2019 INSIGHT Into Diversity Diversity Champion school, ranking in the top tier of HEED Award recipients

2019 INSIGHT Into DiversityHEED Award Recipients

2019 INSIGHT Into DiversityHEED Award Recipients

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Male

Female

Non-binary

Transgender

Other/Unknown

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Asian American

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

53.90%45.85%

53.88%

10.26%

14.79%

7.12%

0.44%

0.15%

3.53%

6.96%

2.87%

Race/Ethnicity of Full-Time Students

Gender of Full-Time Students

0.13%0.06%

0.06%

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White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Asian American

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

Male

Female

Transgender

Other/Unknown

57.25%

42.55%

69.79%5.22%

5.44%

12.34%

0.90% 3.55%2.28%0.11%

0.37%

Gender of Full-Time Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Race/Ethnicity of Full-Time Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

0.19%0.01%

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Baccalaureate-Granting Institution Six-Year Graduation Rates for Full-Time Undergraduate Students

Overall 66.42%

White/Caucasian 67.84%

African American/Black 56.82%

Hispanic/Latino 62.31%

Asian American 69.74%

Native American 57.80%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 66.78%

Multiracial 62.54%

International 64.81%

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Strategies Used to Recruit Diverse Faculty

Institutions Percentage

Advertisements in diversity-only publications and/or job boards 93 99%

Participation in diversity recruitment events 74 79%

Faculty diversity strategic plan 62 66%

Mentors for diverse faculty 79 84%

Pipeline programs for future faculty 61 65%

Host future faculty diversity symposiums on campus 56 60%

Grant-funded initiatives to increase retention (e.g., NSF Advance program) 64 68%

Strategic funds to hire diverse candidates 75 80%

Dedicated faculty diversity recruitment specialist 39 41%

Diversity-themed postdoctoral fellowships 43 46%

Diverse faculty exchange programs with HBCUs, MSIs, etc. 27 29%

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Role the Chancellor or President Plays in Campus Diversity Policies

StronglyAgree

Agree Undecided DisagreeStronglyDisagree

N/A

Shows a visible commitment to diversity in speeches, written correspondence, and public appearances

86 7 0 0 1 0

Ensures that senior leadership is engaged in campus diversity strategies

74 17 0 0 1 2

Charges campus-wide diversity committee 68 15 0 0 11 0

Ensures that resources (financial and staffing) are available to drive campus diversity efforts

74 19 0 0 1 0

Creates a culture of accountability 73 20 0 0 1 0

Strategies in Place to Ensure Diversity Planning and Accountability

Institutions Percentage

Institution's official mission statement includes diversity and inclusion language as one of its core values

81 86%

Diversity and inclusion goals and plans embedded in campus-wide strategic plan 85 90%

Institution requires diversity plans from individual schools or colleges 35 37%

Campus has a centralized diversity plan 66 70%

Institution has a campus-wide diversity committee or task force 89 95%

Institution uses a diversity scorecard process to measure diversity progress 41 44%

Diversity office has opportunity to formally report on campus diversity plans, successes, challenges, and opportunities at meetings of the governing board

82 87%

Diversity office submits and makes public an annual diversity report 69 73%

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Tactics Used to Understand Issues of Campus Climate, Inclusion, and Satisfaction

Institutions Percentage

Campus climate survey administered in the past two years 55 59%

Exit interviews for students 51 54%

Exit interviews for employees 78 83%

Diversity mapping of institutional capabilities 36 38%

Diversity benchmarking efforts 69 73%

Follow-up with job candidates who declined job offers 41 44%

Diversity Council

Institutions Percentage

Diversity council reports to the president 59 63%

Diversity council meets at least quarterly 83 88%

Diversity council members include administrators 87 93%

Diversity council members include faculty 90 96%

Diversity council members include staff 89 95%

Diversity council members include students 78 83%

Diversity council members include governing board members 18 19%

Diversity council has input on campus-wide diversity planning 88 94%

No diversity council 5 5%