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Table 3 Median class rank for black and white students unadjusted and adjusted for average course grades by academic year

From: What happens after enrollment? An analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice

 

Base Rank

Adjusting for Mean Grade

 

White

Black

Difference

White

Black

Difference

Year 1

0.599

0.246

-0.353

0.607

0.254

-0.353

Year 2

0.606

0.282

-0.324

0.617

0.259

-0.357

Year 3

0.606

0.270

-0.336

0.590

0.258

-0.331

Year 4

0.591

0.294

-0.296

0.615

0.295

-0.320

Gain from

      

Year 1 to Year 4

-0.009

0.048

0.057

0.008

0.041

0.033

  1. Note: Only considers students that have grades in each academic year. The total number of whites and blacks is 513 and 250 respectively. “Base Rank” denotes the median class rank. “Adjusting for Mean Grade” denotes the median class rank adjusted by average course grades.
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