Six-year college graduation rates for Hispanic and White students from 17 cohorts were analyzed using data from the U.S. Department of Education’s IPED System. Results from regression analyses confirmed statistically significant positive linear trends for Hispanic and White students and statistically significant differences between the two regression lines, with the Hispanic rate of increase almost double that for White students. Adverse impact was found in 9/17 cohorts.
AstinA. W.TsuiL.AvalosJ. (1996). Degree attainment rates at American colleges and universities: Effects of race, gender, and institutional type. Higher Education Research Institute, University of California.
2.
BerknerL.HeS.CataldiE. F. (2002). Descriptive summary of 1995-96 beginning postsecondary students: Six years later (NCES 2003-151). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
3.
ChanR. Y. (2016). Understanding the purpose of higher education: An analysis of the economic and social benefits for completing a college degree. Journal of Education Policy, Planning, and Administration (JEPPA), 6(5), 1–40.
4.
ContrerasF.ContrerasG. J. (2015). Raising the bar for Hispanic serving institutions: An analysis of college completion and success rates. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 14(2), 151–170.
5.
CookB.PullaroN. (2010). College graduation rates: Behind the numbers. American Council on Education.
6.
De Los SantosA. G.Jr.RendonL. I.KellerG. F.AceredaA.BensimonE. M.TannenbaumR. J. (2018). Moving forward: Policies, planning and promoting access of Hispanic college students. Bilingual Press.
7.
DeyE. L.AstinA. W. (1993). Statistical alternatives for studying college student retention: A comparative analysis of logit, probit, and linear regression. Research in Higher Education, 43(1), 83–114.
8.
Eberle-SudreK.WelchM.NicholsA. H. (2015, December). Rising tide: Do college graduation rate gains benefit all students?The Education Trust. https://edtrust.org/resource/risingtide/
9.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor, and Department of Justice. (1978). Adoption by four agencies of uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures. Federal Register, 43, 38290–38315.
10.
Exec. Order No. 14,045, 86 Fed. Reg. 51581 (September13, 2021).
11.
GoldL.AlbertL. (2006). Graduation rates as a measure of college accountability. American Academic, 2(1), 89–106.
12.
GriffinA.HobsonC. J.PayneR.NovakJ. M.MitchellM. B.BuroshJ.HobsonA. (2022). A statistical examination of comparative national trends in White and Black college student six-year graduation rates. Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress, 6, 1–17.
13.
HobsonC. J.SzostekJ.GriffinA. (2020). Adverse impact in Black student 6-year college graduation rates. Research in Higher Education Journal, 39, 1–15.
14.
HornL.BergerR. (2004). College persistence on the rise? Changes in 5-year degree completion and postsecondary persistence rates between 1994 and 2000 (NCES 2005-156). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
15.
KellyA.SchneiderM.CareyK. (2010). Rising to the challenge: Hispanic college graduation rate as a national priority. American Enterprise Institute.
16.
LeeJ. M.Jr.ContrerasF.McGuireK.Flores-RagadeA.RawlsA.EdwardsK.MensonR. (2011). The college completion agenda: 2011 progress report. Latino Edition. College Board Advocacy and Policy Center.
17.
MartinezJ.SantiagoD. (2020). Tapping Latino talent: How HSIs are preparing Latino students for the workforce—Covid-19 update. Excelencia in Education. ED606411.pdf
18.
Musu-GilletteL.RobinsonJ.McFarlandJ.KewalRamaniA.ZhangA.Wilkinson-FlickerS. (2016). Status and trends in the education of racial and ethnic groups 2016 (NCES 2016–007). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
19.
MyersS. M.MyersC. B. (2020). The impact of expenditures and financial aid on racial gaps in institutional graduation rates in the U.S. Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress, 4(2), 143–164.
OsegueraL. (2005–2006). Four and six-year baccalaureate degree completion by institutional characteristics and racial/ethnic groups. Journal of College Student Retention, 7(1–2), 19–59.
22.
PayneR.Plascencia-GarciaS.HobsonC. J.SzostekJ.GriffinA. (2021, January). A national assessment of adverse impact in Hispanic students’ 6-year college graduation rates [Paper presentation]. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Winter Conference.
23.
RadfordA. W.BerknerL.WheelessS.ShepherdB. (2010). Persistence and attainment of 2003–04 beginning postsecondary students: After six years. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
24.
Ruiz AlvaradoA. (2014). Latina/o pathways through college: Characteristics of mobile students and the institutional networks they create [UCLA Electronic Theses and Dissertations]. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3z13s9c3
25.
ShapiroD.DundaA.HuieF.WakhunguP.YuanX.NathanA.HwangY. A. (2017). A national view of student attainment rates by race and ethnicity—Fall 2010 cohort (Signature Report No. 12b). National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
26.
WineJ.JansonN.WheelessS. (2011). 2004/09 Beginning postsecondary students longitudinal study (BPS: 04/09) Full-scale methodological report (NCES 2012–246). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
27.
Young Invincibles. (2017). Race & ethnicity as a barrier to opportunity: A blueprint for higher education. Author. younginvincibles.org
