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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Race Soc Probl. 2012 Apr;4(1):57–67. doi: 10.1007/s12552-012-9065-7

Table 1.

Average Application Rates to UT-Austin and Texas A&M from Texas Public High School Seniors, 1993-2003

University of Texas at Austin
Texas A&M University
Policy (Years) Hispanic Whites Difference Hispanic Whites Difference
Affirm. Act. (‘94-‘96) 3.61 7.19 -3.58 3.23 9.48 -6.25
No Policy (1997) 2.77 6.56 -3.79 2.74 9.30 -6.56
Top 10% (‘98-’03) 3.26 7.13 -3.87 2.22 9.06 -6.84

Note: Percentages are for the 942 public high schools in operation in Texas from 1993 through 2003. Data for Texas A&M extend through 2002.