Racial Graduation Gaps at Michigan Public Universities
This article is re-posted from The Center for Michigan.
There is a 22-percent gap between white and black graduation rates atMichiganpublic universities – significantly wider than the national public university racial gap of 16 percent. Wayne State University has the largest racial graduation gap in the state, and the largest in the nation among public universities.
Here are rates for 2009, the most recent year available, for all schools (all figures represent percentages):
Central Michigan University
White: 58.7
Black: 45.2
Gap: 13.5
Eastern Michigan University
White: 45.2
Black: 25.1
Gap: 20.1
Ferris State University
White: 49.2
Black: 21.6
Gap: 27.6
Grand Valley State University
White: 61.4
Black: 55.3
Gap: 6.1
Lake Superior State University
Not available.
Michigan State University
White: 81.0
Black: 58.7
Gap: 22.3
Michigan Tech
White: 66.9
Black: 71.4
Gap: -4.5
Northern Michigan University
White: 46.1
Black: 33.3
Gap: 12.8
Oakland University
White: 45.1
Black: 15.4
Gap: 29.7
Saginaw Valley State University
White: 41.8
Black: 11.7
Gap: 30.1
University of Michigan
White: 94.6
Black: 78.9
Gap: 15.7
University of Michigan-Dearborn
White: 50.3
Black: 34.5
Gap: 15.8
University of Michigan-Flint
White: 47.3
Black: 27.3
Gap: 20.0
Wayne State University
White: 44.6
Black: 8.6
Gap: 36.0
Western Michigan University
White: 55.6
Black: 39.7
Gap: 15.9
Source: The Education Trust
Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy 
Is the world really only black and white? Is this reality?
I don’t think that the post is meant to communicate that the world is only black and white. The numbers reflect racial disparities in graduation rates at Public universities in Michigan. If you look at racial disparities in who owns property, K-12 schools, who is in jail/prison, poverty rates, health issues……you will see similar numbers. I posted the data because it is relevant and because there is institutional racism in this state and this country in my opinion.