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For Immediate Release:	August 10, 1999
Contact: Cheryl Ernst, 808 956-5941, ernst@hawaii.edu

UH Manoa again figures prominently in Black Issues Top 100 The University of Hawai'i at Manoa again ranks among the nation's leading producers of minority graduates in many advanced degrees, according to the July 22 issue of the magazine Black Issues in Higher Education. The magazine uses U.S. Department of Education statistics (which group Pacific Islanders with Asians) in its annual review of the accredited colleges operating within the 50 states and District of Columbia that graduate the most minority graduate students. UH Manoa was third in the country in number of master's degrees awarded to all minorities. Only eight institutions-Howard, Clark Atlanta, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Florida A&M, Jackson State and Texas Southern Universities and University of Texas­Pan American-had a higher percentage of minorities among graduates. At 689, the master's degrees awarded to Asian/Pacific Islanders at Manoa far exceeded 2nd-place finishers in both count (UCLA at 380) and percentage of all master's degree recipients (South Baylor at 38 percent). Manoa was third in the nation in awarding doctorates to minority students and second in number of doctorates awarded to Asian/Pacific Islanders. Medical College of Ohio, United Theological Seminary and Howard, Clark Athlanta and Texas Southern Universities had a higher percentage of minority students among their doctoral graduates. Data is reported as totals as well as by minority group and by discipline. UH Manoa's data appears below. Statistics are for the 1996­97 school year. # denotes total number of graduates in that category and % reflects that group's representation in all students receiving that degree. Rank # % Category 3rd of 100 719 62 total master's awarded to minorities (after New York and Webster University) 3rd of 58 102 58 total doctorates awarded to minorities (after UCLA and UC-Berkeley) 1st of 51 689 59 all master's awarded Asian Americans (2nd place UCLA had 380 /19% of grads) 2nd of 50 97 55 doctorates awarded to Asian Americans (after UCLA with 109, but only 18%) 42nd (tied) 8 1 all master's awarded to Native Americans 1st of 48 142 71 MBAs awarded to Asian Americans 1st of 53 143 67 master's in education awarded to Asian Americans 1st of 25 10 42 master's in English language/literature/letters awarded to Asian Americans 1st of 11 21 47 master's in ethnic studies awarded to Asian Americans 2nd of 58 76 51 master's in health professions and related sciences (after South Baylor University) 2nd of 56 26 45 master's in social sciences and history awarded to Asian Americans 4th of 12 4 3 master's in health professions and related sciences awarded to Native Americans 10th of 34 5 39 master's in psychology awarded to Asian Americans 28th of 52 12 93 master's in computer and information sciences awarded to Asian Americans 1st of 13 36 63 doctorates in social sciences and history awarded to Asian Americans 3rd of 25 7 NA medical degrees awarded to Native Americans 3rd of 7 6 55 doctorates in psychology awarded to Asian Americans 4th of 15 4 44 doctorates in education awarded to Asian Americans 9th of 51 49 65 first professional degrees in law and legal studies awarded to Asian Americans 12th (tied) 3 43 doctorates in health professions and related sciences awarded to Asian Americans 27th of 51 39 72 first professional degrees in health or related sciences awarded to Asian Americans

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