Number of degrees awarded to minorities on the rise

Fri, Nov 6, 2009
A new National Science Foundation report shows an increase in the number of academic degrees awarded to minority students since 2004, the last time such data were published. The report, Science and Engineering Degrees by Race/Ethnicity: 1997-2006, developed by the Science Resources Statistics division of NSF's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences directorate shows more degrees awarded to minorities in nearly all categories.