Minnesota’s Private Colleges Recruit Diverse Students: At both the national and local levels, White high school graduates are still much more likely to enroll in college—and to go on to graduate again—than minorities. Just like their K-12 school-reform counterparts, higher education policymakers are feverishly comparing notes about what works to increase diversity on campus and what can be replicated elsewhere.
They’d do well to pay a little attention to some Minnesota success stories. For almost the tenth consecutive year the number of minorities enrolled in the 17 four-year, liberal arts schools that belong to the Minnesota Private College Council has increased. This year, 17 percent of incoming freshmen statewide are minorities, as are nearly 23 percent of transfers.
