Table 1 Characteristics of interviewed students by race/ethnicity
Black/African American | Hispanic/Latinx | White | Middle Eastern | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Female | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
Male | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
Current academic standing | ||||||
Freshman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sophomore | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Junior | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
Senior | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Current GPA | ||||||
3.51 or more | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
2.51–3.5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
2.5 or less | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Employment status, first year | ||||||
did not work | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
part-time /summer employment | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
federal work study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
full-time employment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Financial status, first year | ||||||
sufficiently funded | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
some financial stress | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
financial stress | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |