When it comes to admissions and enrollment, the University of Maryland draws a distinction between its Asian students and students of color.
In describing freshman statistics over the past four years, the university separated its freshman classes between fall 2017 and fall 2021 into two racial groups, according to an image of the statistics posted to social media. It did not clarify whether it meant Asian or Asian American students.
The groups are “Students of Color, minus Asian” and “White or Asian Students,” as seen in the picture.
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The university did not state that Asian students are not students of color, according to the graphic.
However, it does not count them with other students of color because they are not an underrepresented group.
We’re at the point in the discourse when colleges have created the highly scientific and totally legitimate racial category of “Students of Color, minus Asian” pic.twitter.com/3Nzgs6Iszt
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On average, students identifying as being of Asian origin enroll in colleges and universities at a greater rate than other racial and ethnic groups in the 18- to 24-year age bracket, according to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics in 2020.
About 59% of Asian students in that age group were enrolled in colleges and universities at the time of the study.
Regarding the numbers published by the University of Maryland, 1,025 students of color, minus Asian, were enrolled as freshmen in 2021, and 3,832 white or Asian students were enrolled.
The data presented were meant to reflect underrepresented student populations, the university said in a statement shared with the Washington Examiner.
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“During his annual State of the Campus address, President Pines shared information about the demographics of the freshman class, including information about the diversity of the class,” the statement read. “The data in this specific section of the slide refers to student populations that are considered underrepresented on our campus.”
