Transcript Student and Faculty Demographics Faculty Coalition for

Diversity:
Student and Faculty
Demographics
at Union College, 2008
Younghwan Song*
Department of Economics &
Union Coalition for Inclusiveness and Diversity
•I am grateful to Tina Gleason (Institutional Studies) for providing the data.
•Disability Statistics gathered by Katherine Lynes
Total Enrollment
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
3000
2,798
2,596
2,396
2500
Number of students
2,128
2000
1,808
1,698
1500
1000
500
0
Union College
Bard College
Colgate
University
Hamilton College Skidmore College
Vassar College
Percent of Female Students
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
70
59.4
60
56.8
52.2
Percent
50
60.4
51.7
48.0
40
30
20
10
0
Union College
Bard College
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Vassar College
Trend in Proportion of Female Students among Total Enrollment
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, 2004-2007
65
60
Union
55
Percent
Bard
Colgate
Hamilton
Skidmore
50
Vassar
48.0
46.9
45
45.2
45.3
2004
2005
40
2006
Year
2007
Percent of Minority and International Students
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
30
27.7
25
22.4
Percent
20
18.5
17.7
17.5
16.5
16.2
15
22.1
21.7
15.4
13.9
9.1
10
5
0
Union College
Bard College
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Minority
Minority+International
Vassar College
Percent of Minority and Interantional Students
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
30
25
5.6
0.2
4.8
Percent
20
5.2
0.6
0.9
15
2.3
0.2
9.4
2.1
0.6
10.2
6.5
7.1
10
7.6
6.1
0.6
2.9
5
6.8
5.3
4.9
4.2
4.1
3.2
5.3
3.4
2.4
Union College
Bard College
3.7
3.2
4.8
0
NonHispanic Black
Hispanic
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
Vassar College
International
Trend in Proportion of Minority and International Students
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, 2004-2007
30
Percent
25
Union
Bard
Colgate
Hamilton
Skidmore
Vassar
20
15
15.1
15.3
2004
2005
15.6
16.2
10
2006
Year
2007
State of Residence, Class of 2010
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges
100%
80%
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MA
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CT
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Colgate
University
Hamilton College
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0%
Union College
Bard College
Skidmore
College
Vassar College
Total Full-time Faculty
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Collges, Fall 2007
350
293
300
Number of Full-time Faculty
264
248
250
207
194
200
179
150
100
50
0
Union College
Bard College
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Vassar College
Percent of Female Full-time Faculty
Union and Five Nighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
60
56.9
50
42.5
44.1
44.0
41.3
40.2
Percent
40
30
20
10
0
Union College
Bard College
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Vassar College
Trend in Proportion of Female Full-time Faculty
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, 2005-2007
60
55
Union
Bard
Colgate
Hamilton
Skidmore
Vassar
Percent
50
45
42.5
40
39.8
37.9
35
2005
2006
Year
2007
Percent of Minority and International Full-time Faculty
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
25
22.9
22.3
19.8
20
18.6
15.9
14.8
15
Percent
17.5
16.8
14.1
11.7
10.6
10.5
10
5
0
Union College
Bard College
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Minority
Minority+International
Vassar College
Percent of Minority and International Full-time Faculty
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, Fall 2007
25
3.1
20
0.0
7.6
Percent
15
5.0
1.0
0.5
9.9
0.8
5.3
9.8
0.0
10
0.0
6.8
0.0
6.7
4.8
4.4
3.0
5
3.9
4.0
4.2
2.2
Union College
Bard College
4.8
2.1
2.8
1.9
3.6
5.2
5.1
2.0
0
NonHispanic Black
Hispanic
Colgate University Hamilton College Skidmore College
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
Vassar College
International
Trend in Proportion of Minority and International Full-time Faculty
Union and Five Neighboring Liberal Arts Colleges, 2005-2007
25
Percent
20
15.9
15
15.2
13.3
10
5
2005
2006
Year
2007
Union
Bard
Colgate
Hamilton
Skidmore
Vassar
Fall 2008, Disability Stats, per Shelly Shinebarger:
135 students have documentation on file and have requested services.
68 of those have multiple disabilities
Most common accommodations:
Extended time
Laptop for essay exams (total of uses 49)
Note-takers
Alt. environment
Most common disabilities:
ADHD/ADD
Reading Disability
LD NOS (not otherwise specified)
Anxiety
Written language
Math
Conclusion
• In terms of gender, race/ethnicity, and
geography, Union has less diversity in student
body than the neighboring liberal arts colleges.
• Union has less diversity, in particular in
race/ethnicity, among faculty than the
neighboring liberal arts colleges.
• Union has made improvements in the diversity of
faculty and student populations.