Posts published on March 26, 2010

Study Finds Big Differences Between Similar Colleges In Latino Completion

A new American Enterprise Institute analysis digs more deeply into the data surrounding Latino college graduation rates, and confirms the overall reality that Latino students trail their white peers at all types of institutions. The report also reveals wide variation in the relative success of institutions with similar student bodies. The analysis found that 51% of Latino full-time students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years, compared to 59% of white students. The study also breaks down the data by the level of selectivity of the institutions. We need to understand what causes these college completion  differences, but there are few studies of this.