More Blacks, Hispanics Applying at University of Georgia
ATHENS, Ga.
For the second straight year, the University of Georgia is seeing more Black applicants for the fall freshman class, university officials say. Also, the number of Hispanic applicants has increased since last year.
More than 1,600 Black students applied this year, a 38 percent increase from last year. And UGA received more than 400 applications from Hispanic students, a 36 percent jump from last year.
According to UGA admissions director Nancy McDuff, the numbers are a result of increased efforts to recruit minority students.
“I think we’re beginning to see the payoff,” she says.
UGA has struggled to attract Black students in recent years as courts have repeatedly struck down race-based admissions criteria.
