Diversity Update 2010 September 2010

1. http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Diversity Update 2010 September 2010

2. Equity Scorecard Framework http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html • Each of the four perspectives has an objective. • From this objective we can: • -Measure baseline performance • Set an improvement target • Work towards equity in educational outcomes. Equity in Educational Outcomes The Equity Scorecard was developed by Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon at the Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California (http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CUE/).

3. Identities for Analysis http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Identities for Analysis This presentation is limited to identities for which we have quantitative information, including: • Race/ethnicity • Income level • First-generation in college • Gender • Geographic diversity. Information is not systematically available for other groups that are important to inclusive excellence.

4. Retention http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Components : • Retention • Course-taking • Success • Degree Completion Equity in Educational Outcomes

5. Retention: All Students http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

6. Retention: Targeted Minorities http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

7. Gap in one-year retention rates between Federal Pell Grant recipients and all students has narrowed since 1999. • For the 2008 entrance cohort, the gap between one-year retention rates is 2.3 percentage points Retention: Targeted Minorities • The gap in 6-Year graduation rates for targeted minority students has narrowed in the past five years. • For the 2003 cohort, the gap in the 6-year graduation rate was 16 percentage points http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

8. Retention: Pell Recipients http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

9. Gap in one-year retention rates between targeted minority students and all students has narrowed since 1999. • For the 2008 entrance cohort, the gap in one-year retention rates was 3 percentage points. Retention: Pell Recipients • Gap in six-year graduation rates between Federal Pell Grant recipients and all students has narrowed in the past five years. • For the 2003 entrance cohort the gap between the 6-year graduation rate was 8.4 percentage points. http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

10. Retention: First Generation http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

11. Retention: First Generation http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html • Information for First-Generation students available starting with 2005 Cohort • Information on graduation rates for first-generation students will be available by the end of 2011. • The current gap in one-year retention for the 2008 entrance cohort is 2.4 percentage points

12. Retention: PEOPLE Program http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

13. Smaller Cohort sizes lead to more variation in retention rates for PEOPLE participants. • In four of the last seven years PEOPLE participants had higher retention rates than the overall cohort • For the 2008 entrance cohort there was a 3.7 percentage point gap in one-year retention rates Retention: PEOPLE Program • Despite similar retention rates, gaps in graduation rates for PEOPLE program students still exist. • For the 2003 entrance cohort, the gap in 6-year graduation rate was 12.1 percentage points. http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

14. Retention: Chancellor’s Scholars http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

15. Retention: Chancellor’s Scholars • Higher retention rates than the overall student body every year since 1999. • For the 2008 entrance cohort, the retention rate for Chancellor’s Scholars was 4.1 percentage points higher than the overall student retention rate. • Chancellor’s Scholars have higher 6-year graduation rates than the overall student body. • The 6-year graduation rate for the 2003 entrance cohort of Chancellor’s Scholars was 10.6 percentage points higher than the rate of the overall cohort. http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

16. Retention: AAP Participants http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

17. Retention: AAP Participants • Participants in FIGs have similar retention rates to their overall cohorts. • In 2008, the one-year retention rate for FIGs participants was .7 percentage points lower than the retention rate of the overall student body. • FIGS Participants have higher graduation rates than the overall cohorts • The number of FIGS participants has increased over time from 106 in 2001 to 537 in 2008 • For the 2003 entrance cohort the 6-year graduation rate of FIGs participants was 1.6 percentage points higher than that of the overall cohort. http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

18. Retention: First Year Interest Groups (FIGs) http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

19. Retention: FIG Participants • Participants in FIGs have similar retention rates to their overall cohorts. • In 2008, the one-year retention rate for FIGs participants was .7 percentage points lower than the retention rate of the overall student body. • FIGS Participants have higher graduation rates than the overall cohorts • The number of FIGS participants has increased over time from 106 in 2001 to 537 in 2008 • For the 2003 entrance cohort the 6-year graduation rate of FIGs participants was 1.6 percentage points higher than that of the overall cohort. http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

20. Retention: POSSE http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html

21. Retention: Progression http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Successive Retention and Graduation Rates for 2003 Freshman Entrance Cohort Closing the graduation rate gap will require working on retention in the first three years and helping more targeted minority students graduate by the 4 and 5 year milestones.

22. Retention: Student Subgroups http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Equity in Educational Outcomes

23. Retention: Graduation http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Graduation Rate Gap Among Major Research Universities • UW-Madison’s graduation rate gap stands at about 17.7 percentage points. • 4 AAU institutions had a wider gap for the 2001,2002, and 2003 combined entrance cohorts.

24. Retention: Graduation http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html Percentage Point Graduation Gap of Fall 2001-2003 Entrance Cohorts AAU Universities • Average graduation gap among AAU institutions is 9.6%

25. Retention: Progression http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html The graduation rate gap narrows among students who complete 54 credits by the end of their 2nd Spring term. • Among new freshmen students who have at least 54 cumulative credits by the end of the 2nd Spring Term, the gap in graduation rates between non-targeted and targeted students narrows from a 17.3 percentage point difference to 3.6 percentage point difference. • 85% of Non-Targeted students meet the 54 credit threshold after the 2nd spring term, while only 61% of Targeted students meet this threshold.

26. Retention: Progression http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html • Targeted minority students are less likely to meet the 54 credit threshold by the end of their second spring term (among new freshmen).

27. Equity Scorecard Framework http://apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html In 2010-11 UW-Madison will formally participate in the Equity Scorecard framework. Equity in Educational Outcomes The Equity Scorecard was developed by Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon at the Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California (http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CUE/).

28. Diversity Update 2010 • Slideshow available at http://www.apa.wisc.edu/diversity.html • Questions about these slides: • Sara Lazenby (sllazenby@wisc.edu) • Jocelyn Milner (jlmilner@wisc.edu)