1. Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University Open Access Author: Ward, Melissa Title: Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: underrepresentedhigher educationdiversityadmittanceenrollment File: Download Ward_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor