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ERIC Number: ED579668
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jul
Pages: 42
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Race and Stratification in College Enrollment over Time. CEPA Working Paper No. 16-14
Baker, Rachel; Klasik, Daniel; Reardon, Sean F.
Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis
In this study we examine trends in segregation by race and ethnicity in higher education from 1985 to 2013. We have three key findings. Over the past 30 years, students from different groups have attended college at increasingly similar rates; gaps are decreasing. But these decreases have been driven largely by large increases in minority student enrollment at non-degree granting and two-year colleges. Once we condition on attendance at a degree granting school, we see "increasing" gaps over time. Finally, among only four-year colleges, attendance has been tilted in favor of White students and been relatively unchanged for nearly 30 years. The only exception to this has been for the very few minority students who are able to enroll at the most selective institutions.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) at Stanford University
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B090016