December 5, 2015

Region/Race/Gender data for 2015/16 Cycle

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Region/Race/Gender data for 2015/16 CycleSpivey Consulting Group

Apologies for the formatting, but here is Region/Race/Gender data at this time in the cycle (12/4) versus last cycle at the same time.

Region Applicants # Applicants % Applications # Applications %
Far West 1,595 1.5% 9,688 -8.0%
Great Lakes 1,808 -9.7% 10,880 -9.1%
Midsouth 1,629 3.2% 14,224 -2.3%
Midwest
,"476 4.2% 2,264 -1.9%
Mountain West
,"653 2.7% 2,101 13.9%
New England
,"591 2.4% 6,390 0.4%
Northeast 2,135 1.6% 12,753 -5.3%
Northwest 356 5.3% 1,292 -15.2%
South Central 1,910 5.5% 5,419 3.1%
Southeast 2,016 1.3% 5,852 -3.5%
Regional Total 13,169 0.8%
Other 712 -2.6%
Total 13,881 0.6% 70,863 -4.1%
Race/Ethnicity Applicants # % Change
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian 0 N/A
American Indian or Alaska Native 292 1.0%
Asian 1,473 -4.4%
Black or African American 1,690 -6.4%
Canadian Aboriginal 9 0.0%
Caucasian/White 8,976 0.1%
Hispanic/Latino 1,548 9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 49 8.9%
Puerto Rican 335 -16.3%
Not Indicated 717 75.3%
Missing 39 1,850.0%
Gender Applicants # % Change
Female 7,233 4.8%
Male 6,630 -3.5%
Not Indicated 18 12.5%
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