ERIC Number: ED601919
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 7
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Utah's Growing Opportunity Gap: The Impact of Shifting Demographics on Utah's Postsecondary Educational Attainment. Issue Brief No. 2019-4
Curtin, Joseph A.
Utah System of Higher Education
Utah's population will become increasingly diverse in the coming decades. By 2065, the percent of minorities in Utah (age 18-35) will nearly double. There is already a postsecondary education enrollment and completion gap between minority populations and the white population at colleges and universities in the Utah System of Higher Education. If differences in the college participation rates of minority populations continue to persist, then, as the state's demographic makeup changes, the enrollment gap at USHE institutions will continue to increase. The same pattern can be expected for completion rates, resulting in Utah forgoing an estimated 290,000 degrees and awards from 2020-2065. This study looks at the long-range impact of shifting demographics within Utah's population on enrollments and completions in the Utah System of Higher Education.
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment, Minority Group Students, White Students, College Students, Racial Differences, Graduation Rate, Enrollment Rate, Higher Education, African American Students, Asian American Students, Hispanic American Students, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, American Indian Students, Multiracial Persons
Utah System of Higher Education. Utah State Board of Regents, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284. Tel: 801-321-7101; Web site: http://www.utahsbr.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)
Identifiers - Location: Utah
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