Race/ethnicity of Newly Enrolled Full-time Students in Doctoral- and Master’s-level Departments of Psychology, 2006-07

Doctoral departments

Master’s departments

All departments

N

%

N

%

N

%

N departments

435

169

604

Total 1^st-year students

14,924

100.00%

3,608

100.00%

18,532

100.00%

White students

8,591

57.60%

2,137

59.20%

10,728

58.40%

Minority students

3,368

22.60%

617

17.10%

3,985

19.80%

 Black

1,222

8.20%

196

5.40%

1,418

6.80%

 Hispanic

814

6.80%

107

5.80%

921

6.30%

 Asian

1,021

5.50%

208

3.00%

1,229

4.20%

 Native American

103

0.70%

20

0.60%

123

0.60%

 Multi-ethnic

208

1.40%

86

2.40%

294

1.90%

Not specified

2,965

19.90%

854

23.70%

3,819

21.80%

Race/ethnicity of Newly Enrolled Part-time Students in Doctoral- and Master’s-level Departments of Psychology, 2006-07

Doctoral departments

Master’s departments

All departments

N

%

N

%

N

%

N departments

435

169

604

Total 1^st-year students

1957

100.00%

1385

100.00%

3342

100.00%

White students

1045

53.40%

661

47.70%

1706

50.60%

Minority students

441

22.50%

215

15.50%

656

19.00%

 Black

165

8.40%

84

6.10%

249

7.20%

 Hispanic

99

7.20%

31

5.80%

130

6.50%

 Asian

140

5.10%

80

2.20%

220

3.60%

 Native American

15

0.80%

4

0.30%

19

0.50%

 Multi-ethnic

22

1.10%

16

1.20%

38

1.10%

Not specified

471

24.10%

509

36.80%

980

30.40%

Source: 2008 Graduate Study in Psychology.  Compiled by APA Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research, July 2007.