Diversity in Student Representation
We currently have 28 graduate students from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds representing twenty percent of the graduate student population in the Department. If you wish to contact minority graduate students in Psychology, please call or email MECA at (206) 616-1018, E-mail: meca@u.washington.edu.
Admissions
As detailed in the table below, the Department has been moderately successful in recruiting minority students. In 2006-2007, 28 out of 139 (20%) graduate students are ethnic minorities; the figures were 28 out of 143 (19.5%) in 2005-2006 and 28 out of 142 (19.7%) in 2004-2005. Minority students are found in almost all major areas of the department, although they are most numerous in clinical, child clinical, social, and cognitive psychology. But as documented below, there are many other highly qualified minority students we would like to recruit for the U.W.
number / year |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
total number of applicants |
451 |
525 |
512 |
491 |
480 |
total number of offers |
29 (6.4%) |
35 (6.7%) |
39 (7.6%) |
29 (5.9%) |
31 (6.5%) |
minority applicants |
81 |
97 |
91 |
70 |
90 |
offers to minority applicants |
3 (3.7%) |
6 (6.2%) |
6 (6.6%) |
9 (12.9%) |
7 (7.8%) |
minority applicants entering |
2 (66.7%) |
5 (83.3%) |
5 (83.3%) |
6 (66.7%) |
5 (71.4%) |
The Department relies upon traditional criteria (e.g., GPA, GREs, letters, statement of purpose, etc.) in its evaluation of applicants. However, special consideration is made of students’ backgrounds and potentials. As a result, the students admitted to the Department have exhibited a wide range of performance on traditional criteria. We do consider special talents, aptitudes, and abilities, and make an effort to increase the proportion of diverse students.