UC minority enrollment among lowest in nation

UC minority enrollment among lowest in nation:

"Dominique Stewart-Thomas, 18, builds robots for fun and plans to study electrical engineering next year in college. She makes near-perfect grades in high school."



She is also black and lives in a single-parent household in Oakland, just a few miles from the UC Berkeley campus she hopes to attend.


But a study released Wednesday of the nation's 50 flagship public universities - the best in each state - shows that minority students like Stewart-Thomas make up only a fraction of students at these schools. UC Berkeley has one of the lowest rates, 17 percent.


"It's kind of sad and disheartening," Stewart-Thomas said. "UC Berkeley is in the Bay Area, with many different minorities and cultures. And it's in Berkeley - one of the most liberal, diverse communities in the United States."

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