Survey results indicated that very few blacks are entering the large, primarily white universities. While many schools have established special programs for blacks, the admissions procedures used for these programs and for regular black admissions remain very traditional. (Author)

Results from 109 of 110 large universities showed a national increase in new black freshman enrollment from three percent in 1969 to six percent in 1973. Schools most successful in enrolling blacks tended to emphasize academic programs, and least successful schools tended to emphasize money. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine if large, predominantly white universities had changed their admission policies for black students since 1969, and whether the number of black freshmen had changed. One hundred and ten questionnaires were sent to such institutions throughout the U.S., 107 of which returned them. Questions were asked about…

A study of the effectiveness of ridge regression over ordinary least squares regression as applied to both cognitive and noncognitive admissions data is reported. Separate race equations and a general equation were used. The analysis used did not improve on existing regression analyses. (MSE)

Measures commonly used in admissions and scholarship selection in higher education are discussed. Alternative measures that may improve assessments for the increasingly diverse applicants to colleges and universities are evaluated. (Contains 62 references.) (Author)

Support for the position that students should be selected by race-sex subgroups centers around studies which show no or negative relationships between traditional predictors and college grades for black students and that if traditional predictors are employed, optimum validity is achieved by separate equations of cut-off scores for each race-sex…

Two examples cited here show how research at the University of Maryland's Cultural Study Center influenced controversial issues within the university. In one case research results influenced university admission policies (by showing that admission criteria were unfair to blacks). In the second instance research showing the existence of prejudice…

The admissions offices of 109 large, primarily white universities returned a questionnaire on their minority admission policies for the sixth consecutive year. The median percent of new black freshmen was down to 5 percent nationally in 1974 compared to 6 percent in 1973, with the largest drops occurring in the Middle States and Western regions.…

The authors conducted a survey to study the percentage of minority students enrolled during 1974 in 109 major universities and the admissions policies of those universities. Results indicate that minority student enrollment has decreased overall while special programs for American Indians and Chicanos have increased. (SE)

A national survey indicates Black freshman enrollment has increased from three percent in 1969 to five percent in 1976, down from six percent in 1973. Non-Black minority enrollment remains at less than two percent for any group. Private schools have more special programs and retain more minority students. (Author)

William E. Sedlacek--one of the nation's leading authorities on the topic of noncognitive assessment--challenges the use of the SAT and other standardized tests as the sole assessment tool for college and university admissions. In this book, Sedlacek presents a noncognitive assessment method that can be used in concert with the standardized tests.…

In 1975 a nationwide sample of admissions offices of 110 large, primarily white universities were surveyed on their admission of black freshmen and on their admission criteria. Particular emphasis was placed on further effects of budget cuts and on admission criteria for nonblack minorities. Responses from 107 schools, showed that the national…

The purpose of this study was to answer the basic question: What is the gap between published articles on black admissions and actual practices in the schools? Eighty-seven (90 percent sample) large, primarily white institutions returned questionnaires concerning their admissions policies for black students. Results indicated that very few blacks…

Traditional predictors have modest correlations with medical school grades and scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners examination for minority students. Noncognitive minority admissions variables are discussed including self-concept, realistic self-appraisal, understanding and dealing with racism, long-range goals, having a strong…

The admissions offices of 103 large, U.S. universities provided information regarding their admissions and retention of minority students for the eighth consecutive year. Results showed that black freshman enrollment was three percent in fall, 1969 and only five percent in fall, 1976, down from a high of six percent in 1973. Non-black minority…