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Article: Vital Signs: Statistical Blip or Disturbing Trend? A Drop in the Nationwide Graduation Rates of African-American College Students
- Article from:
- The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
- Article date:
- September 30, 1997
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Vital Signs: Statistical Blip or Disturbing Trend? A Drop in the Nationwide Graduation Rates of African-American College Students
In 1996 the nationwide graduation rate for black students stood at an appalling rate of 38 percent.(*) This was 21 percentage points below the rate for white students. Even more disturbing is the fact that, for the first time in six years, nationwide graduation rates for African-American students have fallen. The graduation rate for black men dropped from 35 percent in 1995 to 33 percent in 1996. Even for black women, normally the strongest performers, the graduation rate declined from 43 percent to 42 percent. It remains to be seen whether this is the beginning ...