Racial grad gaps at Mich. public universities
There is a 22-percent gap between white and black graduation rates atMichiganpublic universities – significantly wider than the national public university racial gap of 16 percent. Wayne State University has the largest racial graduation gap in the state, and the largest in the nation among public universities.
Here are rates for 2009, the most recent year available, for all schools (all figures represent percentages):
Central Michigan University
White: 58.7
Black: 45.2
Gap: 13.5
Eastern Michigan University
White: 45.2
Black: 25.1
Gap: 20.1
Ferris State University
White: 49.2
Black: 21.6
Gap: 27.6
Grand Valley State University
White: 61.4
Black: 55.3
Gap: 6.1
Lake Superior State University
Not available.
Michigan State University
White: 81.0
Black: 58.7
Gap: 22.3
Michigan Tech
White: 66.9
Black: 71.4
Gap: -4.5
Northern Michigan University
White: 46.1
Black: 33.3
Gap: 12.8
Oakland University
White: 45.1
Black: 15.4
Gap: 29.7
Saginaw Valley State University
White: 41.8
Black: 11.7
Gap: 30.1
University of Michigan
White: 94.6
Black: 78.9
Gap: 15.7
University of Michigan-Dearborn
White: 50.3
Black: 34.5
Gap: 15.8
University of Michigan-Flint
White: 47.3
Black: 27.3
Gap: 20.0
Wayne State University
White: 44.6
Black: 8.6
Gap: 36.0
Western Michigan University
White: 55.6
Black: 39.7
Gap: 15.9
Source: The Education Trust
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