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Table 208. Total fall enrollment in degree-grantinginstitutions, by level of study, sex, and race/ethnicity of student: 1976 to 1997

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                                   |                                                           ||  Degree-granting  ||         Percentage distribution of students\3\
                                   |       Institutions of higher education, in thousands\1\   || institutions, in  ||___________________________________________________________
     Level of study, sex, and      |                                                           ||   thousands\2\    ||   Institutions of higher education\1\    ||Degree-granting
     race/ethnicity of student     |                                                           ||                   ||                                          ||institutions\2\
                                   |___________________________________________________________||___________________||__________________________________________||_______________
                                   |  1976   |  1980   |  1990   |  1995   |  1996   |  1997   ||  1996   |  1997   || 1976 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997  || 1996 |  1997
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                 1                 |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    ||    8    |    9    ||  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15   ||  16  |   17
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           All students            |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Total ............................|10,985.6 |12,086.8 |13,818.6 |14,261.8 |14,300.3 |14,345.4 ||14,367.5 |14,502.3 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 9,076.1 | 9,833.0 |10,722.5 |10,311.2 |10,226.0 |10,160.9 ||10,263.9 |10,266.1 || 84.3 | 83.5 | 79.9 | 74.7 | 73.9 |  73.2 || 73.8 |   73.1
Total minority ....................| 1,690.8 | 1,948.8 | 2,704.7 | 3,496.2 | 3,609.3 | 3,723.2 || 3,637.4 | 3,771.2 || 15.7 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 25.3 | 26.1 |  26.8 || 26.2 |   26.9
  Black, non-Hispanic .............| 1,033.0 | 1,106.8 | 1,247.0 | 1,473.7 | 1,499.4 | 1,532.8 || 1,505.6 | 1,551.0 ||  9.6 |  9.4 |  9.3 | 10.7 | 10.8 |  11.0 || 10.8 |   11.0
  Hispanic ........................|   383.8 |   471.7 |   782.4 | 1,093.8 | 1,152.2 | 1,200.1 || 1,166.1 | 1,218.5 ||  3.6 |  4.0 |  5.8 |  7.9 |  8.3 |   8.6 ||  8.4 |    8.7
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   197.9 |   286.4 |   572.4 |   797.4 |   823.6 |   851.5 ||   828.2 |   859.2 ||  1.8 |  2.4 |  4.3 |  5.8 |  6.0 |   6.1 ||  6.0 |    6.1
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|    76.1 |    83.9 |   102.8 |   131.3 |   134.0 |   138.8 ||   137.6 |   142.5 ||  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.8 |  1.0 |  1.0 |   1.0 ||  1.0 |    1.0
Nonresident alien .................|   218.7 |   305.0 |   391.5 |   454.4 |   464.9 |   461.3 ||   466.3 |   465.0 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Men ..............................| 5,794.4 | 5,868.1 | 6,283.9 | 6,342.5 | 6,344.0 | 6,330.0 || 6,352.8 | 6,396.0 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 4,813.7 | 4,772.9 | 4,861.0 | 4,594.1 | 4,553.0 | 4,504.8 || 4,552.2 | 4,548.8 || 85.3 | 84.4 | 80.5 | 75.6 | 74.9 |  74.3 || 74.8 |   74.2
  Total minority ..................|   826.6 |   884.4 | 1,176.6 | 1,484.2 | 1,524.3 | 1,562.2 || 1,533.4 | 1,582.3 || 14.7 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 24.4 | 25.1 |  25.7 || 25.2 |   25.8
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   469.9 |   463.7 |   484.7 |   555.9 |   563.6 |   572.5 ||   564.1 |   579.8 ||  8.3 |  8.2 |  8.0 |  9.1 |  9.3 |   9.4 ||  9.3 |    9.5
    Hispanic ......................|   209.7 |   231.6 |   353.9 |   480.2 |   501.3 |   518.1 ||   506.6 |   525.8 ||  3.7 |  4.1 |  5.9 |  7.9 |  8.2 |   8.5 ||  8.3 |    8.6
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|   108.4 |   151.3 |   294.9 |   393.3 |   403.6 |   414.0 ||   405.5 |   417.7 ||  1.9 |  2.7 |  4.9 |  6.5 |  6.6 |   6.8 ||  6.7 |    6.8
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    38.5 |    37.8 |    43.1 |    54.8 |    55.7 |    57.6 ||    57.2 |    59.0 ||  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.9 |  0.9 |   0.9 ||  0.9 |    1.0
  Nonresident alien ...............|   154.1 |   210.8 |   246.3 |   264.3 |   266.7 |   262.9 ||   267.2 |   264.9 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Women ............................| 5,191.2 | 6,218.7 | 7,534.7 | 7,919.2 | 7,956.3 | 8,015.5 || 8,014.7 | 8,106.3 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 4,262.4 | 5,060.1 | 5,861.5 | 5,717.2 | 5,673.1 | 5,656.1 || 5,711.7 | 5,717.4 || 83.1 | 82.6 | 79.3 | 74.0 | 73.1 |  72.4 || 73.1 |   72.3
  Total minority ..................|   864.2 | 1,064.4 | 1,528.1 | 2,012.0 | 2,085.0 | 2,161.0 || 2,104.0 | 2,188.9 || 16.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 26.0 | 26.9 |  27.6 || 26.9 |   27.7
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   563.1 |   643.0 |   762.3 |   917.8 |   935.8 |   960.2 ||   941.4 |   971.3 || 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 12.1 |  12.3 || 12.0 |   12.3
    Hispanic ......................|   174.1 |   240.1 |   428.5 |   613.7 |   650.9 |   682.0 ||   659.5 |   692.7 ||  3.4 |  3.9 |  5.8 |  7.9 |  8.4 |   8.7 ||  8.4 |    8.8
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    89.4 |   135.2 |   277.5 |   404.1 |   420.0 |   437.4 ||   422.6 |   441.5 ||  1.7 |  2.2 |  3.8 |  5.2 |  5.4 |   5.6 ||  5.4 |    5.6
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    37.6 |    46.1 |    59.7 |    76.5 |    78.2 |    81.3 ||    80.4 |    83.4 ||  0.7 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 |  1.0 |   1.0 ||  1.0 |    1.1
  Nonresident alien ...............|    64.6 |    94.2 |   145.2 |   190.1 |   198.2 |   198.4 ||   199.0 |   200.1 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
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 Full-time ........................| 6,703.6 | 7,088.9 | 7,821.0 | 8,128.8 | 8,213.5 | 8,322.4 || 8,303.0 | 8,438.1 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 5,512.6 | 5,717.0 | 6,016.5 | 5,833.8 | 5,847.5 | 5,886.7 || 5,906.1 | 5,960.1 || 84.2 | 83.4 | 79.9 | 74.9 | 74.4 |  73.9 || 74.3 |   73.8
  Total minority ..................| 1,030.9 | 1,137.5 | 1,514.9 | 1,955.3 | 2,017.2 | 2,079.8 || 2,046.8 | 2,118.7 || 15.8 | 16.6 | 20.1 | 25.1 | 25.6 |  26.1 || 25.7 |   26.2
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   659.2 |   685.6 |   718.3 |   840.4 |   861.0 |   880.7 ||   871.9 |   896.6 || 10.1 | 10.0 |  9.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 |  11.1 || 11.0 |   11.1
    Hispanic ......................|   211.1 |   247.0 |   394.7 |   553.2 |   577.1 |   599.6 ||   588.8 |   614.0 ||  3.2 |  3.6 |  5.2 |  7.1 |  7.3 |   7.5 ||  7.4 |    7.6
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|   117.7 |   162.0 |   347.4 |   488.7 |   503.9 |   520.6 ||   508.5 |   526.6 ||  1.8 |  2.4 |  4.6 |  6.3 |  6.4 |   6.5 ||  6.4 |    6.5
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    43.0 |    43.0 |    54.4 |    73.0 |    75.2 |    79.0 ||    77.5 |    81.5 ||  0.7 |  0.6 |  0.7 |  0.9 |  1.0 |   1.0 ||  1.0 |    1.0
  Nonresident alien ...............|   160.0 |   234.4 |   289.6 |   339.7 |   348.7 |   355.9 ||   350.1 |   359.2 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Part-time ........................| 4,282.1 | 4,997.9 | 5,997.7 | 6,133.0 | 6,086.8 | 6,023.1 || 6,064.6 | 6,064.3 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 3,563.5 | 4,116.0 | 4,706.0 | 4,477.4 | 4,378.5 | 4,274.3 || 4,357.8 | 4,306.0 || 84.4 | 83.5 | 79.8 | 74.4 | 73.3 |  72.2 || 73.3 |   72.3
  Total minority ..................|   659.9 |   811.3 | 1,189.8 | 1,540.9 | 1,592.1 | 1,643.4 || 1,590.6 | 1,652.5 || 15.6 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 25.6 | 26.7 |  27.8 || 26.7 |   27.7
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   373.8 |   421.2 |   528.7 |   633.3 |   638.4 |   652.1 ||   633.6 |   654.5 ||  8.9 |  8.5 |  9.0 | 10.5 | 10.7 |  11.0 || 10.7 |   11.0
    Hispanic ......................|   172.7 |   224.8 |   387.7 |   540.7 |   575.1 |   600.6 ||   577.3 |   604.5 ||  4.1 |  4.6 |  6.6 |  9.0 |  9.6 |  10.1 ||  9.7 |   10.1
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    80.2 |   124.4 |   225.1 |   308.6 |   319.7 |   330.9 ||   319.6 |   332.6 ||  1.9 |  2.5 |  3.8 |  5.1 |  5.4 |   5.6 ||  5.4 |    5.6
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    33.1 |    40.9 |    48.4 |    58.3 |    58.8 |    59.9 ||    60.0 |    61.0 ||  0.8 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 |  1.0 |   1.0 ||  1.0 |    1.0
  Nonresident alien ...............|    58.7 |    70.6 |   101.8 |   114.7 |   116.2 |   105.4 ||   116.2 |   105.8 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
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           Undergraduate           |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Total ............................| 9,419.0 |10,469.1 |11,959.1 |12,231.7 |12,259.4 |12,298.3 ||12,326.9 |12,450.6 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 7,740.5 | 8,480.7 | 9,272.6 | 8,805.6 | 8,730.9 | 8,681.8 || 8,769.5 | 8,783.9 || 83.4 | 82.7 | 79.0 | 73.6 | 72.8 |  72.1 || 72.8 |   72.1
Total minority ....................| 1,535.3 | 1,778.5 | 2,467.7 | 3,158.5 | 3,254.4 | 3,351.5 || 3,282.1 | 3,398.5 || 16.6 | 17.3 | 21.0 | 26.4 | 27.2 |  27.9 || 27.2 |   27.9
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|   943.4 | 1,018.8 | 1,147.2 | 1,333.6 | 1,352.6 | 1,379.9 || 1,358.6 | 1,398.1 || 10.2 |  9.9 |  9.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 |  11.5 || 11.3 |   11.5
  Hispanic ........................|   352.9 |   433.1 |   724.6 | 1,012.0 | 1,065.6 | 1,107.8 || 1,079.4 | 1,125.9 ||  3.8 |  4.2 |  6.2 |  8.5 |  8.9 |   9.2 ||  9.0 |    9.2
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   169.3 |   248.7 |   500.5 |   692.2 |   713.2 |   736.6 ||   717.6 |   743.7 ||  1.8 |  2.4 |  4.3 |  5.8 |  6.0 |   6.1 ||  6.0 |    6.1
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|    69.7 |    77.9 |    95.5 |   120.7 |   122.9 |   127.2 ||   126.5 |   130.8 ||  0.8 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 |  1.0 |   1.1 ||  1.0 |    1.1
Nonresident alien .................|   143.2 |   209.9 |   218.7 |   267.6 |   274.1 |   265.0 ||   275.3 |   268.2 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Men ..............................| 4,896.8 | 4,997.4 | 5,379.8 | 5,401.1 | 5,411.1 | 5,405.4 || 5,420.7 | 5,468.5 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 4,052.2 | 4,054.9 | 4,184.4 | 3,918.1 | 3,890.7 | 3,857.3 || 3,890.8 | 3,899.3 || 84.4 | 83.5 | 79.6 | 74.5 | 73.9 |  73.3 || 73.8 |   73.2
  Total minority ..................|   748.2 |   802.7 | 1,069.3 | 1,339.3 | 1,375.0 | 1,408.4 || 1,384.1 | 1,427.9 || 15.6 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 25.5 | 26.1 |  26.7 || 26.2 |   26.8
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   430.7 |   428.2 |   448.0 |   506.8 |   513.1 |   520.6 ||   513.6 |   527.7 ||  9.0 |  8.8 |  8.5 |  9.6 |  9.7 |   9.9 ||  9.7 |    9.9
    Hispanic ......................|   191.7 |   211.2 |   326.9 |   444.2 |   464.0 |   479.1 ||   469.2 |   486.7 ||  4.0 |  4.3 |  6.2 |  8.4 |  8.8 |   9.1 ||  8.9 |    9.1
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    91.1 |   128.5 |   254.5 |   338.1 |   346.9 |   356.1 ||   348.8 |   359.4 ||  1.9 |  2.6 |  4.8 |  6.4 |  6.6 |   6.8 ||  6.6 |    6.7
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    34.8 |    34.8 |    39.9 |    50.2 |    51.0 |    52.6 ||    52.4 |    54.1 ||  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.8 |  1.0 |  1.0 |   1.0 ||  1.0 |    1.0
  Nonresident alien ...............|    96.4 |   139.8 |   126.1 |   143.8 |   145.3 |   139.6 ||   145.8 |   141.4 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Women ............................| 4,522.1 | 5,471.7 | 6,579.3 | 6,830.6 | 6,848.4 | 6,892.9 || 6,906.3 | 6,982.1 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 3,688.3 | 4,425.8 | 5,088.2 | 4,887.5 | 4,840.2 | 4,824.5 || 4,878.7 | 4,884.6 || 82.4 | 81.9 | 78.4 | 72.9 | 72.0 |  71.3 || 72.0 |   71.3
  Total minority ..................|   787.0 |   975.8 | 1,398.5 | 1,819.2 | 1,879.3 | 1,943.0 || 1,898.1 | 1,970.6 || 17.6 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 27.1 | 28.0 |  28.7 || 28.0 |   28.7
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   512.7 |   590.6 |   699.2 |   826.9 |   839.5 |   859.3 ||   845.0 |   870.3 || 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 |  12.7 || 12.5 |   12.7
    Hispanic ......................|   161.2 |   221.8 |   397.6 |   567.8 |   601.6 |   628.7 ||   610.1 |   639.3 ||  3.6 |  4.1 |  6.1 |  8.5 |  9.0 |   9.3 ||  9.0 |    9.3
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    78.2 |   120.2 |   246.0 |   354.1 |   366.3 |   380.5 ||   368.8 |   384.4 ||  1.7 |  2.2 |  3.8 |  5.3 |  5.5 |   5.6 ||  5.4 |    5.6
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    34.9 |    43.1 |    55.5 |    70.5 |    71.9 |    74.5 ||    74.1 |    76.7 ||  0.8 |  0.8 |  0.9 |  1.1 |  1.1 |   1.1 ||  1.1 |    1.1
  Nonresident alien ...............|    46.8 |    70.1 |    92.6 |   123.8 |   128.8 |   125.4 ||   129.5 |   126.8 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
             Graduate              |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Total ............................| 1,322.5 | 1,340.9 | 1,586.2 | 1,732.5 | 1,743.1 | 1,750.6 || 1,742.3 | 1,753.5 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 1,115.6 | 1,104.7 |  1228.4 | 1,282.3 | 1,273.9 | 1,260.2 || 1,272.6 | 1,261.8 || 89.2 | 88.5 | 86.6 | 82.6 | 81.7 |  80.7 || 81.6 |   80.7
Total minority ....................|   134.5 |   144.0 |   190.5 |   270.7 |   286.0 |   301.6 ||   286.3 |   302.3 || 10.8 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 18.3 |  19.3 || 18.4 |   19.3
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|    78.5 |    75.1 |    83.9 |   118.6 |   125.5 |   131.7 ||   125.5 |   131.6 ||  6.3 |  6.0 |  5.9 |  7.6 |  8.0 |   8.4 ||  8.0 |    8.4
  Hispanic ........................|    26.4 |    32.1 |    47.2 |    68.0 |    72.7 |    78.4 ||    72.8 |    78.7 ||  2.1 |  2.6 |  3.3 |  4.4 |  4.7 |   5.0 ||  4.7 |    5.0
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|    24.5 |    31.6 |    53.2 |    75.6 |    79.0 |    82.1 ||    79.1 |    82.6 ||  2.0 |  2.5 |  3.8 |  4.9 |  5.1 |   5.3 ||  5.1 |    5.3
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|     5.1 |     5.2 |     6.2 |     8.5 |     8.9 |     9.4 ||     8.9 |     9.4 ||  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.5 |  0.6 |   0.6 ||  0.6 |    0.6
Nonresident alien .................|    72.4 |    92.2 |   167.3 |   179.5 |   183.2 |   188.8 ||   183.3 |   189.4 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Men ..............................|   707.9 |   672.2 |   737.4 |   767.5 |   760.5 |   756.1 ||   759.4 |   757.9 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............|   589.1 |   538.5 |   538.8 |   541.6 |   530.2 |   519.5 ||   529.0 |   520.4 || 90.2 | 89.2 | 86.8 | 83.1 | 82.3 |  81.5 || 82.3 |   81.4
  Total minority ..................|    63.7 |    65.0 |    82.1 |   110.4 |   113.9 |   118.2 ||   114.0 |   118.8 ||  9.8 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 16.9 | 17.7 |  18.5 || 17.7 |   18.6
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|    32.0 |    28.2 |    29.3 |    39.8 |    41.2 |    42.8 ||    41.2 |    42.8 ||  4.9 |  4.7 |  4.7 |  6.1 |  6.4 |   6.7 ||  6.4 |    6.7
    Hispanic ......................|    14.6 |    15.7 |    20.6 |    28.2 |    29.5 |    31.3 ||    29.6 |    31.5 ||  2.2 |  2.6 |  3.3 |  4.3 |  4.6 |   4.9 ||  4.6 |    4.9
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    14.4 |    18.6 |    29.7 |    39.0 |    39.7 |    40.4 ||    39.7 |    40.7 ||  2.2 |  3.1 |  4.8 |  6.0 |  6.2 |   6.3 ||  6.2 |    6.4
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     2.7 |     2.5 |     2.6 |     3.4 |     3.6 |     3.7 ||     3.6 |     3.7 ||  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.5 |  0.6 |   0.6 ||  0.6 |    0.6
  Nonresident alien ...............|    55.1 |    68.7 |   116.4 |   115.6 |   116.3 |   118.4 ||   116.4 |   118.7 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Women ............................|   614.6 |   668.7 |   848.8 |   965.0 |   982.6 |   994.5 ||   982.8 |   995.6 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............|   526.5 |   566.2 |   689.5 |   740.7 |   743.7 |   740.7 ||   743.6 |   741.4 || 88.1 | 87.8 | 86.4 | 82.2 | 81.2 |  80.2 || 81.2 |   80.2
  Total minority ..................|    70.8 |    79.0 |   108.3 |   160.3 |   172.1 |   183.3 ||   172.3 |   183.5 || 11.9 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 17.8 | 18.8 |  19.8 || 18.8 |   19.8
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|    46.5 |    46.9 |    54.6 |    78.8 |    84.3 |    88.8 ||    84.3 |    88.8 ||  7.8 |  7.3 |  6.8 |  8.7 |  9.2 |   9.6 ||  9.2 |    9.6
    Hispanic ......................|    11.8 |    16.4 |    26.6 |    39.9 |    43.1 |    47.1 ||    43.2 |    47.2 ||  2.0 |  2.5 |  3.3 |  4.4 |  4.7 |   5.1 ||  4.7 |    5.1
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    10.1 |    13.0 |    23.6 |    36.6 |    39.3 |    41.7 ||    39.4 |    41.8 ||  1.7 |  2.0 |  3.0 |  4.1 |  4.3 |   4.5 ||  4.3 |    4.5
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     2.4 |     2.7 |     3.6 |     5.0 |     5.3 |     5.7 ||     5.3 |     5.7 ||  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.5 |  0.6 |  0.6 |   0.6 ||  0.6 |    0.6
  Nonresident alien ...............|    17.3 |    23.5 |    50.9 |    63.9 |    66.9 |    70.4 ||    66.9 |    70.7 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
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        First-professional         |         |         |         |         |         |         ||         |         ||      |      |      |      |      |       ||      |
 Total ............................|   244.1 |   276.8 |   273.4 |   297.6 |   297.7 |   296.5 ||   298.3 |   298.3 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............|   220.0 |   247.7 |   221.5 |   223.3 |   221.2 |   218.9 ||   221.7 |   220.4 || 91.3 | 90.4 | 82.6 | 76.9 | 76.2 |  75.7 || 76.3 |   75.8
Total minority ....................|    21.1 |    26.3 |    46.5 |    67.0 |    68.9 |    70.1 ||    69.0 |    70.4 ||  8.7 |  9.6 | 17.4 | 23.1 | 23.8 |  24.3 || 23.7 |   24.2
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|    11.2 |    12.8 |    15.9 |    21.4 |    21.4 |    21.2 ||    21.5 |    21.4 ||  4.6 |  4.7 |  5.9 |  7.4 |  7.4 |   7.3 ||  7.4 |    7.3
  Hispanic ........................|     4.5 |     6.5 |    10.7 |    13.8 |    14.0 |    13.9 ||    13.9 |    13.9 ||  1.9 |  2.4 |  4.0 |  4.8 |  4.8 |   4.8 ||  4.8 |    4.8
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|     4.1 |     6.1 |    18.7 |    29.6 |    31.4 |    32.8 ||    31.4 |    32.9 ||  1.7 |  2.2 |  7.0 | 10.2 | 10.8 |  11.4 || 10.8 |   11.3
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|     1.3 |     0.8 |     1.1 |     2.1 |     2.2 |     2.3 ||     2.2 |     2.3 ||  0.5 |  0.3 |  0.4 |  0.7 |  0.7 |   0.8 ||  0.7 |    0.8
Nonresident alien .................|     3.1 |     2.9 |     5.4 |     7.3 |     7.7 |     7.5 ||     7.6 |     7.5 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
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 Men ..............................|   189.6 |   198.5 |   166.8 |   173.9 |   172.5 |   168.4 ||   172.7 |   169.6 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............|   172.4 |   179.5 |   137.8 |   134.4 |   132.0 |   128.0 ||   132.3 |   129.1 || 92.1 | 91.5 | 84.5 | 79.5 | 78.9 |  78.3 || 78.9 |   78.3
  Total minority ..................|    14.7 |    16.7 |    25.3 |    34.6 |    35.3 |    35.5 ||    35.4 |    35.7 ||  7.9 |  8.5 | 15.5 | 20.5 | 21.1 |  21.7 || 21.1 |   21.7
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|     7.2 |     7.4 |     7.4 |     9.4 |     9.4 |     9.1 ||     9.4 |     9.2 ||  3.9 |  3.8 |  4.5 |  5.5 |  5.6 |   5.6 ||  5.6 |    5.6
    Hispanic ......................|     3.5 |     4.6 |     6.4 |     7.8 |     7.8 |     7.6 ||     7.7 |     7.6 ||  1.9 |  2.4 |  3.9 |  4.6 |  4.6 |   4.7 ||  4.6 |    4.6
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|     2.9 |     4.1 |    10.8 |    16.2 |    17.0 |    17.6 ||    17.1 |    17.6 ||  1.6 |  2.1 |  6.6 |  9.6 | 10.2 |  10.7 || 10.2 |   10.7
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     1.0 |     0.5 |     0.6 |     1.2 |     1.2 |     1.2 ||     1.2 |     1.2 ||  0.6 |  0.3 |  0.4 |  0.7 |  0.7 |   0.7 ||  0.7 |    0.7
  Nonresident alien ...............|     2.5 |     2.3 |     3.8 |     4.9 |     5.1 |     4.9 ||     5.1 |     4.9 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
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 Women ............................|    54.5 |    78.4 |   106.6 |   123.7 |   125.3 |   128.1 ||   125.6 |   128.6 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 ||100.0 |  100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............|    47.6 |    68.1 |    83.7 |    88.9 |    89.1 |    90.9 ||    89.4 |    91.3 || 88.2 | 87.6 | 79.7 | 73.3 | 72.6 |  72.4 || 72.7 |   72.5
  Total minority ..................|     6.4 |     9.6 |    21.3 |    32.4 |    33.6 |    34.6 ||    33.6 |    34.7 || 11.8 | 12.4 | 20.3 | 26.7 | 27.4 |  27.6 || 27.3 |   27.5
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|     3.9 |     5.5 |     8.5 |    12.1 |    12.0 |    12.0 ||    12.1 |    12.1 ||  7.3 |  7.0 |  8.1 | 10.0 |  9.8 |   9.6 ||  9.8 |    9.6
    Hispanic ......................|     1.0 |     1.9 |     4.3 |     6.0 |     6.2 |     6.2 ||     6.2 |     6.2 ||  1.9 |  2.4 |  4.1 |  5.0 |  5.1 |   5.0 ||  5.0 |    4.9
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|     1.1 |     2.0 |     7.9 |    13.4 |    14.4 |    15.3 ||    14.4 |    15.3 ||  2.1 |  2.6 |  7.6 | 11.0 | 11.7 |  12.2 || 11.7 |   12.1
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     0.2 |     0.3 |     0.5 |     0.9 |     1.0 |     1.1 ||     1.0 |     1.1 ||  0.4 |  0.3 |  0.5 |  0.8 |  0.8 |   0.8 ||  0.8 |    0.8
  Nonresident alien ...............|     0.5 |     0.6 |     1.6 |     2.4 |     2.6 |     2.6 ||     2.6 |     2.6 ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) | (\4\) ||(\4\) |  (\4\)
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\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education.
\2\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting higher education institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
\3\Distribution for U.S. citizens only.
\4\Not applicable.

NOTE: Because of underreporting and nonreporting of racial/ethnic data, some figures are slightly lower than corresponding data in other tables. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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