HISPANIC C.U.N.Y. GRAD STUDENT ENROLLMENT, 2005-2007

My project centers around the MFA/Creative Writing programs at four senior C.U.N.Y. schools: Brooklyn, City, Hunter, and Queens College.

In 2007, there were 320 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at Brooklyn College, 675 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at City College, 742 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at Hunter, and 493 Hispanic graduate student enrolled at Queens College.

In 2006, there were 332 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at Brooklyn College, 641 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at City College, 754 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at Hunter, and 506 Hispanic graduate student enrolled at Queens College.

In 2005, there were 372 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at Brooklyn College, 662 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at City College, 771 Hispanic graduate students enrolled at Hunter, and 504 Hispanic graduate student enrolled at Queens College.

I am especially disturbed by the decreasing numbers of Hispanic C.U.N.Y. graduate students. From 2005 to 2007, there were 52 less Hispanic C.U.N.Y. graduate students at Brooklyn College; from 2005 to 2007, there were 29 less Hispanic C.U.N.Y. graduate students at Hunter; from 2005 to 2007 there 11 less Hispanic C.U.N.Y. graduate students at Queens College. However, there was a 13 Hispanic graduate student increase at City College, but this was the exception and not the rule.

The rule is that Hispanics are attending C.U.N.Y. Master's programs to a lesser extent. The biggest drop was at Brooklyn and the lowest drop was at Queens, but the fact that only one institution (City College) had an increase in Hispanic Master's students is especially troubling.