undocugrads@umich.edu @umichundocugrads Preparing Undocumented Students for Graduate & Professional Studies

US national surveys indicate a downward In 2021, 19.3% of In 2021, 12.8% of trend of interest in DACAmented Undocumented pursuing a post-secondary post-secondary graduate degree students were in students were in amongst graduate programs graduate programs undergraduate and 80.7% were and 87.2% were TheDream. [...] US 2022-2023 Scholars 2023 NATIONAL • 36% DACAmented and 53% SURVEYS Undocumented • 56% of scholars want to pursue graduate degrees • Majority (54%) interested in Master’s programs • 18% interested in Doctoral programs • All others indicated interest in professional degrees or “other” THEDREAM. [...] US 2023 Alumni: 2023 NATIONAL 82% DACAmented and 4% Undocumented SURVEYS 83% of alumni had completed or were pursuing graduate programs to some extent • Completed graduate program with a graduate degree • Currently attending a graduate program • Accepted for Fall 2023/accepted but did not have funding to attend • Applying for Fall 2023 • Interested in applying in the future THEDREAM. [...] Conducted “consistency checks” by comparing universities with the same designation to each other • Used a rubric with accessibility designations ranging from least to most accessible for the four categories • Phase I focused on Michigan institutions and Big 10 universities • Phase II focused on AAU members, California universities, private universities and Ivy League universities DESCRIPTION OF EA. [...] COMPARING CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES TO NON-CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES Least Accessible Somewhat Accessible Accessible Most Accessible *The highest designation in the Tuition Classification category is an “Accessible.” Aguilar Tinajero, 2021.