An equity gap indicates that unequal outcomes exist between equal groups. The Senate Resolution (PDF) defines equity gaps as “disproportionate grades and graduation rates demonstrated by an underrepresented minority (URM) having met similar admission criteria compared to their non-URMs peers, which at Chico State contributes significantly to inequitable graduate rates.” In this dashboard, an equity gap is the difference between the unequal rates of grades of D, F, or unauthorized Withdrawal (DFW) between one equal group and another.
URM: Underrepresented minority (URM) students are defined as African American, Latinx, and/or Native American. At Chico State, we acknowledge the term URM does not fully honor the identities of our students of color, but that the term URM is used on this dashboard in order to align with CSU terminology. URM data is derived from IPEDS student demographic information collected during student application to Chico State. IPEDs data undercounts Native American students, and future versions of this dashboard will address this and other issues with IPEDS data.