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ETHNIC ORIGIN OF ENTERING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS*
Forty percent (277) of this year’s 916 U.S. deaf
and hard-of-hearing undergraduate applicants
were students from minority backgrounds. The
fall 2009 entering class included 96 minority
students, who represent 33 percent of the newly
admitted students.
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Total Applicants* 693 756 850 943 916
White 457 414 467 478 421
Percent of Applicants 66% 63% 65% 60% 60%
Minority 236 238 255 321 277
Percent of Applicants 34% 37% 35% 40% 40%
Unknown N/A 104 128 144 218
Accepts and Acceptance Rates* 411 422 494 565 503
White 302 278 319 357 285
Percent of White Applicants 66% 61% 68% 67% 66%
Minority 109 124 148 178 149
Percent of Minority Applicants 24% 39% 32% 33% 34%
Unknown N/A 20 27 30 69
Registrations and Yields* 314 337 413 396 341
White 225 226 270 237 199
Percent of White Accepts 72% 72% 69% 66% 67%
Minority 89 89 122 122 96
Percent of Minority Accepts 28% 28% 31% 34% 33%
Unknown N/A 22 21 37 46
Breakdown of Minority Registrations
African-American 28 29 39 40 39
Latino-American 21 23 42 35 31
Native-American 3 1 2 3 2
Asian/Pacific Islander 29 30 30 33 13
Other 8 6 9 11 11
Total Minority 89 89 122 122 96
Percent of Total U.S. Registrations 28% 28% 31% 34% 33%
* U.S. undergraduate applicants only. Figures do not include admissions activity in the ASL-English Interpretation program or the
Master of Science program in Secondary Education. All percentages are of individuals for whom we have data.
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Diversity and Pluralism