Data Mini-Site

Introduction

This Data site wil take you through the breakdown of racial demographics between NYU and USC. Each page includes a data table disclosing the percentage of undergraduate, graduate, and faculty populations that identify as each of the groups listed in the column headings. The pages also include an anlysis on the majority groups, the minority groups, overall diversity, and trends as they comapared to national averages. These analysis also take a look into deeper societal and political factors and trends that may have influenced the demographics or change in demographics of each institution. Finally, the resources page includes links to the data sources used to compile the tables and analysis.

Background

This site combines information from the USC data analysis site and the NYU data analysis site. The resources page contains a glossary fr all definitions used across the site, as well as link to all information.

Key Takeaways

White,Asian, and international groups make up the majorities at both of these institutions

Both institutions have high international student populations compared to the national average

Black populations at both of these institutions rapidly increased then soon decreased. This trend may be due to the increased focus on diversity and inclusion in the early 2000s, followed by a lack of funding and support for these initiatives in recent years.

Finally, indegonous american and pacific islander populations are the smallest minority group, which might have been