The following document compares demographic characteristics of the full population of eligible alumni, those alumni who actually responded to the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni, and alumni with employers who responded to the Fall 1998 Employer Survey. Overall there are few demographic differences between the alumni responding to the the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni and the alumni with employers responding to the employer survey.

Women made up about 45 percent (44.9%) of the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni respondents, and almost 41 percent (40.6%) of the alumni who had employers responding to the Fall 1998 Employer Survey were women. Similarly, 91.3 percent of the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni respondents were white, and of the alumni who had responsive employers, 91.1 percent were white. While African Americans made up 5.3 percent of survey respondents, only 4.8 percent of the alumni whose employers responded to the Fall 1998 Employer Survey were African American.

Table 1: Gender of Alumni Population, Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni Respondents,
and Alumni whose Employers Responded to the Fall 1998 Employer Survey

Gender Group N %	Alumni Population	Alumni Survey Respondents	Alumni Employed by Responding Employers
Women	4271 40.1%	1,410 44.9%	169 40.6%
Men	6377 59.9%	1,731 55.1%	247 59.4%
Total	10,648 100.0%	3,141 100.0%	416 100.0%

Table 2: Race/Ethnicity of Alumni Population, Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni Respondents,
and Alumni whose Employers Responded to the Fall 1998 Employer Survey

Racial/Ethnic Group N %	Alumni Population	Alumni Survey Respondents	Alumni Employed by Responding Employers
White	9297 87.3%	2,867 91.3%	379 91.1%
African American	793 7.4%	167 5.3%	20 4.8%
Native American	51 0.5%	10 0.3%	3 0.7%
Asian	379 3.6%	73 2.3%	9 2.2%
Hispanic	128 1.2%	24 .8%	5 1.2%
Total	10,648 100.0%	3,141 100.0%	416 100.0%

Graduation Year by Topic

• Professional Preparation
• Background Information

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