The University of Washington is among the nation’s leaders in producing several categories of minority baccalaureates, notably those of Asian American students, acccording the journal Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
In its June, 2006 issue, using 2004-2005 U.S. Department of Education statistics, Diverse Issues in Higher Education named the “Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers” among American colleges and universities.
The UW ranked 17th in the country in baccalaureate degrees for all minority populations. The UW also was ranked ninth nationally in overall Asian American baccalaureates; 13th in American Indian baccalaureate degrees, and was in the top 100 for Latino degrees.
The UW ranked first nationally in producing baccalaureates of Asian American heritage in ethnic, cultural and gender studies; fifth in social sciences and history; and sixth in baccalaureates in mathematics and statistics, similarly among Asian American students. The UW also ranked 12th in producing Latino baccalaureates and 15th in producing African American baccalaureates in ethnic, cultural and gender studies.
The data were gathered exclusively for Diverse Issues in Higher Education by Victor Borden of Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis, and, the journal states, is the only national report on the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to award degrees to African-American, Latino, Asian American and American Indian students.
Ronald Irving, the UW’s interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the rankings “reflect our deep commitment to a diverse educational communitym as well as the effectiveness of programs the University initiatied in response to the passage of I-200 in 1998.”
The rankings are available for viewing online at http://www.diverseeducation.com/Top100Home.asp.