University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields. Evidence from California.

Autor/inn/en	Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, Vincent Joseph
Titel	University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields. Evidence from California.
Quelle	Bonn: IZA (2013), 44 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit. 7227
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Vergleich; Bildungsabschluss; Akademiker; Hochschule; Arbeitspapier; Ethnische Gruppe; Minderheit; Kalifornien
Abstract	The low number of college graduates with science degrees - particularly among under-represented minorities - is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a period in which racial preferences were in place, we show significant sorting into majors based on academic preparation, with science majors at each campus having on average stronger credentials than their non-science counterparts. Students with relatively weaker academic preparation are significantly more likely to leave the sciences and take longer to graduate at each campus. We show the vast majority of minority students would be more likely to graduate with a science degree and graduate in less time had they attended a lower ranked university. Similar results do not apply for non-minority students.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2013/3