TABLE 1.
The number and percentage of applications for admission to the graduate school that were received, triaged by Quantitative (Q) and Verbal (V) GRE scores, and reviewed by the admissions committee from 2007–2012 and 2013–2017 by race, ethnicity, gender, and citizenship status
| 2007–2012 (Preintervention) | 2013–2017 (Postintervention) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Percentages | Numbers | Percentages | |||||||
| Application statusa | Received | Triaged by GRE (Q,V) scores < 50th percentile | Reviewed with GRE (Q,V) scores ≥ 50th percentile | Received | Triaged by GRE (Q,V) scores < 50th percentile | Reviewed with GRE (Q,V) scores ≥ 50th percentile | Received and reviewed | Offers of admission | Received and reviewed | Offers of admission |
| Total applicants | 2945 | 1073 | 1872 | 100 | −36.4 | 100.0 | 2871 | 541 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Total male applicants | 1396 | 453 | 943 | 47.4 | −32.4 | 50.4 | 1292 | 209 | 45.0 | 38.6 |
| Asian-American males | 97 | 34 | 63 | 3.3 | −35.1 | 3.4 | 89 | 17 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| White males | 399 | 104 | 295 | 13.5 | −26.1 | 15.8 | 367 | 91 | 12.8 | 16.8 |
| Black males | 42 | 25 | 17 | 1.4 | −59.5 | 0.9 | 31 | 6 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| AI, AN, NH, or PI males | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0.6 | −50.0 | 0.5 | 11 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Hispanic males | 79 | 40 | 39 | 2.7 | −50.6 | 2.1 | 65 | 13 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| International males | 782 | 256 | 526 | 26.6 | −32.7 | 28.1 | 756 | 81 | 26.3 | 15.0 |
| Total female applicants | 1549 | 620 | 929 | 52.6 | −40.0 | 49.6 | 1579 | 332 | 55.0 | 61.4 |
| Asian-American females | 127 | 46 | 81 | 4.3 | −36.2 | 4.3 | 122 | 31 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| White females | 414 | 133 | 281 | 14.1 | −32.1 | 15.0 | 452 | 154 | 15.7 | 28.5 |
| Black females | 99 | 75 | 24 | 3.4 | −75.8 | 1.3 | 72 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| AI, AN, NH, or PI females | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.2 | −42.9 | 0.2 | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Hispanic females | 109 | 74 | 35 | 3.7 | −67.9 | 1.9 | 108 | 28 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| International females | 794 | 299 | 495 | 27.0 | −37.7 | 26.4 | 860 | 109 | 30.0 | 20.1 |
| Reviewed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher’s exact testb | Preintervention | Postintervention | Significance, p |
| Total URM applicants, % | 15 (128/848) | 23 (301/1331) | <0.0001 |
| Male URM applicants, % | 15 (65/423) | 19 (107/563) | 0.1497 |
| Female URM applicants, % | 15 (63/425) | 25 (194/768) | <0.0001 |
| International applicants, % | 45 (1021/1869) | 55 (1616/2947) | 0.9054 |
aAI, American Indian; AN, Alaskan Native; NH, Native Hawaiian, PI, Pacific Islander. A subset of students in this study identified as belonging to more than one racial group. Students who identify as Hispanic could also select one of the four categories for racial identity.
bNumber of applicants who were reviewed at the GSBS. Fractions in parentheses represent the number of students/total applicants. International applicants were not included in totals for comparisons involving URM applicants. Fisher’s exact test was used to compare applicant proportions pre- vs. postintervention.