Contact:
Clayton Berry
Phone: 314.977.7117
berrycl@slu.edu

November 30, 2005

ST. LOUIS -- Saint Louis University has again been recognized as a leader in providing educational opportunities to minority and underrepresented students.

The national magazine Diverse -- Issues In Higher Education, formerly known as Black Issues in Higher Education, has ranked Saint Louis University among the country's top 100 in producing graduate degrees to students of color.

SLU tied with Harvard and Stanford universities on the list of doctorate degrees awarded to African Americans. Overall, the magazine ranked SLU in the Top 100 in six categories:

• 12th in number of doctorate degrees granted to African Americans in education
• 21st in total minority doctorate degrees awarded in education
• 30th in number of master's degrees granted to Asian Americans in psychology
• 30th in number of master's degrees granted to Asian Americans in health professions and related clinical sciences
• 32nd in number of doctoral degrees granted to African Americans in all disciplines
• 96th in total minority doctorate degrees awarded in all disciplines

"These rankings recognize Saint Louis University's commitment to diversity and the mission of the Graduate School to enhance educational opportunities for underrepresented groups in higher education," said Donald Brennan, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School.

Since 1987, the Saint Louis University Graduate School has been ranked among the top five Catholic colleges and universities in the nation in the number of doctoral degrees granted overall.

The Graduate School of Saint Louis University offers advanced academic programs at the post-baccalaureate level to qualified women and men. All programs of study leading to the academic degrees of master of arts, master of science, and doctor of philosophy are under the administration of the graduate school, as are several certificates, a number of additional master's degrees, the specialist in education, and the doctor of education degree programs.

Diverse -- Issues In Higher Education was founded in 1984 and is the nation's only magazine dedicated exclusively to minority issues in education. Published biweekly, the magazine has 40,000 subscribers. The magazine received the 2002 Folio award as the best education publication in America.