What does URM stand for?

Underrepresented Minority

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Officials said it would encourage more students to apply and could potentially increase the number of low-income and underrepresented minority students.

Calif. state schools overhaul admissions policy

Specifically, diversity outcomes were positive among the 118 medical schools in the study if the proportion of underrepresented minority graduates (URMs) exceeded 10%, or the total nonwhite student population was more than 36%.

Students' views on access associated with diversity

Undergraduate students from underrepresented minority groups also put more emphasis than white and Asian/Asian American students on the importance of mentoring in all three categories, although these differences disappeared at the master's level and above.

Students perceive a need for mentoring in Science and Engineering

Microsoft Underrepresented Minority Scholarship Criteria * Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.

Scholarships

Instead, it aimed to achieve a "critical mass" of traditionally underrepresented minority students, which was broadly defined as "meaningful representation" sufficient to encourage underrepresented minorities to participate in classroom discussions and not feel insolated.

Supreme Court Provides Guidance On Affirmative Action

The number of underrepresented minority freshmen fell 31 percent in 1999, the first year of admissions after I-200.

UW unveils plan for scholarships Goal is to restore minority numbers, ...

In Alabama, several HBCU's and majority white institutions have formed alliances through these programs in an effort to increase the number of individuals from underrepresented minority groups receiving baccalaureate and doctoral degrees in science, engineering, and mathematics.

MINORITY PROGRAMS FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS STUDENTS ...

Underrepresented minorities haven't regained their 1997 class share because the numbers of whites and Asians also went up, and the flagship Berkeley campus is still well below 1997 underrepresented minority totals.

MINORITY ADMISSIONS REBOUND AT UC SITES