Empirical Research
A National Study of Baccalaureate Degree Completions in the Sciences: An Overview of Institutional Success by Public, Private, and Proprietary
By Tara Tietjen-Smith, Cheri Davis, Audrey Williams, Gloria Anderson, Rick Balkin and Lee Rusty Waller
Volume 7 - Issue 4
Dec 7, 2009 - 2:26:54 PM

For the United States to successfully compete in a global economy, universities must produce qualified graduates in the sciences. Recognition of changing national demographics must lead to expanded efforts to recruit and retain minorities towards degree completion in the sciences. This paper examines the numbers and percentages of baccalaureate degrees for academic year 2005-06 awarded in the sciences to minority students by ethnicity within public, private, and proprietary education. Differences in percentages of baccalaureate degrees in the sciences for African-American and Hispanic students between and among public, private, and proprietary higher education were also examined. Multiple factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted, and post hoc analysis was employed as required. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.