Dive Temporary:
- White ladies comprise about half of all chief admissions officers, admissions heads and counselors, based on new knowledge from CUPA-HR, the Faculty and College Skilled Affiliation for Human Assets.
- White males are additionally prevalent within the discipline, discovered CUPA-HR, which Tuesday launched the survey outcomes of greater than 12,000 admissions professionals. One-third of chief admissions officers are White males, in addition to about one-quarter of heads of admissions and one-fifth of admissions coordinators and counselors.
- Employees least represented embody those that are Native American and Pacific Islander. Not even 1% of chief admissions officers had been Native American, and there have been no Pacific Islander males in that place.
Dive Perception:
Girls of all races and ethnicities eclipse the share of males in any respect ranges of admissions, CUPA-HR discovered.
Nevertheless, usually, Asian and Hispanic or Latino staff are underrepresented within the business. As an example, illustration of Asian staff at every degree is about one-third of the illustration of Asian individuals amongst U.S. bachelor’s diploma holders, the affiliation stated.
There are additionally fewer staff of colour farther up on the admissions ladder — 31% of coordinators and counselors are individuals of colour, versus solely 21% of chief admissions officers.
