Diversity in STEM

College Search & Selection
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Hi there! Looking to add colleges to my list that have established programs to encourage underrepresented minority groups into STEM fields. Hoping to stay on east coast. Focused on Science majors.

Any suggestions?

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The HBCUs, UMBC

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If you are early in HS, take a look at programs like MITES.

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The HBCUs really do a stellar job.

This link https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/students-residents/interactive-data/2021-facts-applicants-and-matriculants-data will let you see which universities are having greater number of URMs applying to medical school. This is obviously a very limited subset of STEM, but seeing which universities are having more applicants might be an indication of a more supportive environment. If a smaller school is higher up on the list, that shows it as a heavy-hitter. Or if a school with a low minority population is sending a good number on to medical school, that’s another one that would catch my eye.

Some of the universities on that list that caught my eye as having a higher percentage of black students as a proportion of their total medical school applicants were:

  • Howard
  • Georgia State
  • Xavier of Louisiana (they’re really well known as hitting above their weight)
  • Florida State
  • Florida A&M
  • Harvard
  • Hampton
  • SUNY Albany
  • Florida Atlantic
  • Vanderbilt
  • University of Alabama - Birmingham
  • Prairie View A&M
  • Texas Tech
  • U. Texas - Arlington
  • U. Maryland - Baltimore County
  • Temple
  • Kennesaw State
  • Columbia
  • U. of North Texas
  • St. John’s (NY)
  • Jackson State (MS)
  • CUNY City College (NY)
  • Towson (MD)
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Oakwood (AL)
  • East Carolina U. (NC)
  • Georgia Southern
  • Old Dominion (VA)
  • CUNY Brooklyn Colllege
  • Texas Southern
  • Mercer (GA)
  • U. of North Carolina - Greensboro
  • Tennessee State
  • Texas State
  • U. of West Georgia
  • Tuskegee
  • U. of North Carolina - Charlotte
  • CUNY Bronx
  • Syracuse (NY)
  • Morgan State (MD)
  • Rutgers - Newark
    U. of Memphis (TN)
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Thanks for that list!

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Are you including women as underrepresented? Any science field in particular?

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Yes, women as well. Biochemistry

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If you are a top student, look into Swarthmore and Wellesley, which are inherently diverse and excellent for study across the biological sciences.

An article such as this also may be of interest to you: Promoting Connections for Black Students in STEM - News - Hamilton College.

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For what it is worth, here is how women are under or over represented in various science majors.

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