Estaville, Lawrence E.Montalvo, Edris J.2023-11-282023-11-282010-05Montalvo, E.J. (2010). The recruitment and retention of Hispanic and African-American undergraduate students in public universities in the U.S., 2000-2006 (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/17221In many public institutions of higher education in the United States, Hispanic and African-American undergraduate students are underrepresented as compared to state ethnic populations in terms of university enrollments and baccalaureate degrees earned. Using the theoretical context of the forms of capital (economic, social, and cultural), this mixed-method study investigated whether some public universities outperform others in recruiting, retaining, and graduating Hispanic and African-American undergraduate students. The quantitative findings of this research showed that the effect of financial aid and cost-of-attendance variables on the recruitment, retention, and graduation of Hispanic and African-American undergraduate students vary substantially by census regions and divisions. The study found that variables representing in-state tuition, student loans, and grant aid were the most common in explaining Hispanic and African-American undergraduate enrollment trends. The qualitative findings revealed seven key themes to the successful recruitment, retention, and graduation of Hispanic and African-American undergraduate students in public universities.Text259 pages1 file (.pdf)encultural geographyundergraduatescollege studentspublic universities and collegesHispanic American college studentsAfrican American college studentsDissertation