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Gardner, Robert W.; And Others – Population Bulletin, 1985
With heavy immigration fueled by U.S. immigration law changes in 1965 and the influx of over 700,000 Indochinese refugees since the Vietnam War ended in 1975, Asian Americans grew from 1.4 million in 1970 to 3.5 million, 1.5% of the U.S. population, by the April 1980 census and an estimated 5.1 million, 2.1% of the U.S. total, as of September 30,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Traits, Demography
Denes, Ronni; Highsmith, Robert J. – NACME Research Letter, 1998
This document offers a snapshot of enrollment and graduation statistics of African Americans, Latinos, and American Indians in engineering institutions in the United States. This data provides the baseline for a series that will examine institutional productivity over time and will include analyses of retention and effective university policy in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Engineering, Engineering Education

Campbell, George, Jr.; And Others – NACME Research Letter, 1991
A study was done to compare the success of undergraduate engineering schools in graduating minorities from their programs. The study developed the following three parameters that can be used to define the performance of engineering schools in graduating minorities: (1) graduation rates of minorities; (2) graduation rates of minorities relative to…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, Bachelors Degrees, Black Students
Carter, Deborah J. – Research Briefs, 1990
This research brief discusses racial and ethnic trends in college enrollment and participation since the mid-1970s, focusing on Black, Hispanic, Asian American, and American Indian students. Data are provided in text and tables, on the following topics: (1) potential supply of higher education students; (2) Scholastic Aptitude Test averages by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Attendance