Minority Science Paths National Science Foundation Minority Graduate Fellows of 1979-1981 (1995) / Chapter Skim
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4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Pages 37-40
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~ Within minority groups the largest number of applicants generally applied for awards in behavioral and social sciences. · About one-fifth of applicants were from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
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fields had the highest cumulative GRE scores, followed by applicants for the life sciences. Applicants for behavioral and social sciences had the lowest average scores.
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of the 78 doctorate recipients attended Ph.D.-granting programs ranked in the top S percent as measured by ratings of the scholarly quality of program faculty by a nationwide survey of their peers. This statistic varied considerably by field (16 percent in the EMP fields, 8 39
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completion rates were lower in the MGFP than in the regular GFP in EMP fields and for females in life sciences. These low completion rates are a cause for concern and merit further investigation.
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