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e-ISSN: 2317-0840


Vol. 13 Issue 4 (2024) / Applied Statistics

Study on the profile of UFMT incoming students after 10 years of the quotas law

Ilias De Musis Anderson Castro Soares de Oliveira Eveliny Barroso da Silva

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Ilias De Musis

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6165-8693

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Anderson Castro Soares de Oliveira

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6222-9300

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Eveliny Barroso da Silva

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6498-3462
  • eveliny.silva@ufmt.br
  • Department of Statistics, Federal University of Mato Grosso
  • Biography not informed.

Published in November 04, 2024 https://10.29327/2520355.13.4-11

Abstract

Law No. 12,711/2012, known as the Quotas Law, established a significant milestone in Brazilian educational policy by guaranteeing the reservation of 50% of the admissions at federal universities and institutes for students from public schools. Focused on promoting educational equality, the law includes criteria for the inclusion of low-income students, black, brown, indigenous people, and people with disabilities, aiming to mitigate social and racial inequalities in access to higher education. In this context, an analysis was conducted on the profile of students who entered the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) between 2013 and 2022 through the Quotas Law, aiming to evaluate its impacts after a decade of implementation. Although all quota vacancies are for public school students, only 18.18% were filled exclusively by this criterion, showing the influence of factors such as income and ethnicity. Demographically, 74.89% of quota students identify as black, brown, or indigenous, 53.3% are women, and the average age of entry is 22 years. Only 2.05% reported having a disability, predominantly physical and visual disabilities. Most quota students chose bachelor's degrees (76.28%), especially in Applied Social Sciences and Agrarian Sciences. The research concluded that the Quotas Law significantly democratized access to higher education, including marginalized groups and diversifying the demographic profile of UFMT, although improvements are needed.

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  • Received: 31/07/2024
  • Published: 04/11/2024