PNPI Explorer Blog – Georgia
Welcome back to the PNPI Explorer blog series, where we examine higher education data in different states. This week’s spotlight is on Georgia.
In 2021 in Georgia, there were 103 institutions serving 399,344 full-time equivalent (FTE) students. Using the Explorer’s Enrollment and Access report, we can examine the full-time undergraduate student body distribution by race/ethnicity in Georgia institutions. With Georgia having such a high concentration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, we see that 28.3% of full-time undergraduate students and 18.1% of graduate students in Georgia identified as Black or African American.
By looking at the Explorer’s Comparison Tool, we can explore whether Georgia’s enrollment of Black or African American students is higher than other states. Here we see that the 28.3% share of Black or African American full-time undergraduate students is the third highest among all states and Washington, D.C., surpassed only by Mississippi and Louisiana. Georgia’s share is nearly three times that of the national average of 10.9%.
Finally, we can look to the Explorer’s Completion & Attainment report to see how Georgia institutions fare in graduating Black or African American undergraduates. Looking at the distribution of Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees awarded by race/ethnicity, we see that 34.1% of all Associate’s and 23.5% of all Bachelor’s degrees awarded in Georgia went to Black or African American undergraduate students (compared to just 10.8% and 8.9% nationally).
Find something interesting about Georgia that you would like to share with us? Drop us a note via our feedback page or discuss your findings on LinkedIn! Check back next week when we explore data insights about Hawaii.
