Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of study, sex, and race/ethnicity of student: 1976 to 1999

Table 208.
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                                   |                                       ||                                       ||        Percentage distribution of students\3\
                                   |  Institutions of higher education, in ||  Degree-granting institutions,        ||_________________________________________________________
     Level of study, sex, and      |            thousands\1\               ||         in thousands\2\               ||   Institutions of higher   ||   Degree-granting
     race/ethnicity of student     |                                       ||                                       ||         education\1\       ||   institutions\2\
                                   |_______________________________________||_______________________________________||____________________________||___________________________
                                   |  1976   |  1980   |  1990   |  1995   ||  1996   |  1997   |  1998   |  1999   || 1976  | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 || 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
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                 1                 |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    ||    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    ||  10   |  11  |  12  |  13  ||  14  |  15  |  16  |  17
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________||_________|_________|_________|_________||_______|______|______|______||______|______|______|______
           All students            |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Total ............................|10,985.6 |12,086.8 |13,818.6 |14,261.8 ||14,367.5 |14,502.3 |14,507.0 |14,791.2 || 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 ||10,263.9 |10,266.1 |10,178.8 |10,262.5 ||  84.3 | 83.5 | 79.9 | 74.7 || 73.8 | 73.1 | 72.4 | 71.9
Total minority ....................| 1,690.8 | 1,948.8 | 2,704.7 | 3,496.2 || 3,637.4 | 3,771.2 | 3,884.7 | 4,012.3 ||  15.7 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 25.3 || 26.2 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 28.1
  Black, non-Hispanic .............| 1,033.0 | 1,106.8 | 1,247.0 | 1,473.7 || 1,505.6 | 1,551.0 | 1,582.9 | 1,640.7 ||   9.6 |  9.4 |  9.3 | 10.7 || 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.5
  Hispanic ........................|   383.8 |   471.7 |   782.4 | 1,093.8 || 1,166.1 | 1,218.5 | 1,257.1 | 1,316.6 ||   3.6 |  4.0 |  5.8 |  7.9 ||  8.4 |  8.7 |  8.9 |  9.2
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   197.9 |   286.4 |   572.4 |   797.4 ||   828.2 |   859.2 |   900.5 |   909.7 ||   1.8 |  2.4 |  4.3 |  5.8 ||  6.0 |  6.1 |  6.4 |  6.4
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|    76.1 |    83.9 |   102.8 |   131.3 ||   137.6 |   142.5 |   144.2 |   145.3 ||   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 ||   466.3 |   465.0 |   443.5 |   516.4 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Men ..............................| 5,794.4 | 5,868.1 | 6,283.9 | 6,342.5 || 6,352.8 | 6,396.0 | 6,369.3 | 6,490.6 || 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 || 4,552.2 | 4,548.8 | 4,499.4 | 4,539.9 ||  85.3 | 84.4 | 80.5 | 75.6 || 74.8 | 74.2 | 73.6 | 73.2
  Total minority ..................|   826.6 |   884.4 | 1,176.6 | 1,484.2 || 1,533.4 | 1,582.3 | 1,615.2 | 1,659.1 ||  14.7 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 24.4 || 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.4 | 26.8
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   469.9 |   463.7 |   484.7 |   555.9 ||   564.1 |   579.8 |   584.0 |   603.0 ||   8.3 |  8.2 |  8.0 |  9.1 ||  9.3 |  9.5 |  9.6 |  9.7
    Hispanic ......................|   209.7 |   231.6 |   353.9 |   480.2 ||   506.6 |   525.8 |   538.6 |   562.3 ||   3.7 |  4.1 |  5.9 |  7.9 ||  8.3 |  8.6 |  8.8 |  9.1
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|   108.4 |   151.3 |   294.9 |   393.3 ||   405.5 |   417.7 |   433.6 |   435.3 ||   1.9 |  2.7 |  4.9 |  6.5 ||  6.7 |  6.8 |  7.1 |  7.0
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    38.5 |    37.8 |    43.1 |    54.8 ||    57.2 |    59.0 |    59.0 |    58.5 ||   0.7 |  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.9 ||  0.9 |  1.0 |  1.0 |  0.9
  Nonresident alien ...............|   154.1 |   210.8 |   246.3 |   264.3 ||   267.2 |   264.9 |   254.6 |   291.6 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Women ............................| 5,191.2 | 6,218.7 | 7,534.7 | 7,919.2 || 8,014.7 | 8,106.3 | 8,137.7 | 8,300.6 || 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 || 5,711.7 | 5,717.4 | 5,679.4 | 5,722.6 ||  83.1 | 82.6 | 79.3 | 74.0 || 73.1 | 72.3 | 71.4 | 70.9
  Total minority ..................|   864.2 | 1,064.4 | 1,528.1 | 2,012.0 || 2,104.0 | 2,188.9 | 2,269.4 | 2,353.2 ||  16.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 26.0 || 26.9 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 29.1
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   563.1 |   643.0 |   762.3 |   917.8 ||   941.4 |   971.3 |   999.0 | 1,037.7 ||  11.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.9 || 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8
    Hispanic ......................|   174.1 |   240.1 |   428.5 |   613.7 ||   659.5 |   692.7 |   718.5 |   754.4 ||   3.4 |  3.9 |  5.8 |  7.9 ||  8.4 |  8.8 |  9.0 |  9.3
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    89.4 |   135.2 |   277.5 |   404.1 ||   422.6 |   441.5 |   466.9 |   474.4 ||   1.7 |  2.2 |  3.8 |  5.2 ||  5.4 |  5.6 |  5.9 |  5.9
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    37.6 |    46.1 |    59.7 |    76.5 ||    80.4 |    83.4 |    85.1 |    86.8 ||   0.7 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 ||  1.0 |  1.1 |  1.1 |  1.1
  Nonresident alien ...............|    64.6 |    94.2 |   145.2 |   190.1 ||   199.0 |   200.1 |   188.9 |   224.8 || (\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 || 8,303.0 | 8,438.1 | 8,563.3 | 8,786.5 || 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 || 5,906.1 | 5,960.1 | 6,022.8 | 6,133.9 ||  84.2 | 83.4 | 79.9 | 74.9 || 74.3 | 73.8 | 73.3 | 73.1
  Total minority ..................| 1,030.9 | 1,137.5 | 1,514.9 | 1,955.3 || 2,046.8 | 2,118.7 | 2,193.6 | 2,257.5 ||  15.8 | 16.6 | 20.1 | 25.1 || 25.7 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.9
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   659.2 |   685.6 |   718.3 |   840.4 ||   871.9 |   896.6 |   917.5 |   946.4 ||  10.1 | 10.0 |  9.5 | 10.8 || 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3
    Hispanic ......................|   211.1 |   247.0 |   394.7 |   553.2 ||   588.8 |   614.0 |   636.3 |   666.7 ||   3.2 |  3.6 |  5.2 |  7.1 ||  7.4 |  7.6 |  7.7 |  7.9
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|   117.7 |   162.0 |   347.4 |   488.7 ||   508.5 |   526.6 |   557.0 |   561.4 ||   1.8 |  2.4 |  4.6 |  6.3 ||  6.4 |  6.5 |  6.8 |  6.7
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    43.0 |    43.0 |    54.4 |    73.0 ||    77.5 |    81.5 |    82.8 |    83.1 ||   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 ||   350.1 |   359.2 |   347.0 |   395.1 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Part-time ........................| 4,282.1 | 4,997.9 | 5,997.7 | 6,133.0 || 6,064.6 | 6,064.3 | 5,943.6 | 6,004.7 || 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 || 4,357.8 | 4,306.0 | 4,156.0 | 4,128.6 ||  84.4 | 83.5 | 79.8 | 74.4 || 73.3 | 72.3 | 71.1 | 70.2
  Total minority ..................|   659.9 |   811.3 | 1,189.8 | 1,540.9 || 1,590.6 | 1,652.5 | 1,691.1 | 1,754.8 ||  15.6 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 25.6 || 26.7 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 29.8
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   373.8 |   421.2 |   528.7 |   633.3 ||   633.6 |   654.5 |   665.4 |   694.3 ||   8.9 |  8.5 |  9.0 | 10.5 || 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.8
    Hispanic ......................|   172.7 |   224.8 |   387.7 |   540.7 ||   577.3 |   604.5 |   620.8 |   649.9 ||   4.1 |  4.6 |  6.6 |  9.0 ||  9.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.0
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    80.2 |   124.4 |   225.1 |   308.6 ||   319.6 |   332.6 |   343.5 |   348.3 ||   1.9 |  2.5 |  3.8 |  5.1 ||  5.4 |  5.6 |  5.9 |  5.9
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    33.1 |    40.9 |    48.4 |    58.3 ||    60.0 |    61.0 |    61.3 |    62.2 ||   0.8 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 ||  1.0 |  1.0 |  1.0 |  1.1
  Nonresident alien ...............|    58.7 |    70.6 |   101.8 |   114.7 ||   116.2 |   105.8 |    96.5 |   121.4 || (\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 ||12,326.9 |12,450.6 |12,436.9 |12,681.2 || 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 || 8,769.5 | 8,783.9 | 8,703.6 | 8,796.7 ||  83.4 | 82.7 | 79.0 | 73.6 || 72.8 | 72.1 | 71.4 | 71.0
Total minority ....................| 1,535.3 | 1,778.5 | 2,467.7 | 3,158.5 || 3,282.1 | 3,398.5 | 3,492.1 | 3,600.4 ||  16.6 | 17.3 | 21.0 | 26.4 || 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.0
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|   943.4 | 1,018.8 | 1,147.2 | 1,333.6 || 1,358.6 | 1,398.1 | 1,421.7 | 1,470.5 ||  10.2 |  9.9 |  9.8 | 11.1 || 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.9
  Hispanic ........................|   352.9 |   433.1 |   724.6 | 1,012.0 || 1,079.4 | 1,125.9 | 1,159.8 | 1,212.3 ||   3.8 |  4.2 |  6.2 |  8.5 ||  9.0 |  9.2 |  9.5 |  9.8
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   169.3 |   248.7 |   500.5 |   692.2 ||   717.6 |   743.7 |   778.3 |   784.3 ||   1.8 |  2.4 |  4.3 |  5.8 ||  6.0 |  6.1 |  6.4 |  6.3
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|    69.7 |    77.9 |    95.5 |   120.7 ||   126.5 |   130.8 |   132.2 |   133.3 ||   0.8 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 ||  1.0 |  1.1 |  1.1 |  1.1
Nonresident alien .................|   143.2 |   209.9 |   218.7 |   267.6 ||   275.3 |   268.2 |   241.3 |   284.2 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Men ..............................| 4,896.8 | 4,997.4 | 5,379.8 | 5,401.1 || 5,420.7 | 5,468.5 | 5,446.1 | 5,559.5 || 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 || 3,890.8 | 3,899.3 | 3,861.8 | 3,914.9 ||  84.4 | 83.5 | 79.6 | 74.5 || 73.8 | 73.2 | 72.6 | 72.4
  Total minority ..................|   748.2 |   802.7 | 1,069.3 | 1,339.3 || 1,384.1 | 1,427.9 | 1,455.5 | 1,495.6 ||  15.6 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 25.5 || 26.2 | 26.8 | 27.4 | 27.6
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   430.7 |   428.2 |   448.0 |   506.8 ||   513.6 |   527.7 |   530.2 |   547.8 ||   9.0 |  8.8 |  8.5 |  9.6 ||  9.7 |  9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1
    Hispanic ......................|   191.7 |   211.2 |   326.9 |   444.2 ||   469.2 |   486.7 |   498.2 |   519.8 ||   4.0 |  4.3 |  6.2 |  8.4 ||  8.9 |  9.1 |  9.4 |  9.6
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    91.1 |   128.5 |   254.5 |   338.1 ||   348.8 |   359.4 |   373.0 |   374.1 ||   1.9 |  2.6 |  4.8 |  6.4 ||  6.6 |  6.7 |  7.0 |  6.9
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    34.8 |    34.8 |    39.9 |    50.2 ||    52.4 |    54.1 |    54.2 |    53.9 ||   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 ||   145.8 |   141.4 |   128.8 |   149.0 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Women ............................| 4,522.1 | 5,471.7 | 6,579.3 | 6,830.6 || 6,906.3 | 6,982.1 | 6,990.8 | 7,121.8 || 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 || 4,878.7 | 4,884.6 | 4,841.8 | 4,881.7 ||  82.4 | 81.9 | 78.4 | 72.9 || 72.0 | 71.3 | 70.4 | 69.9
  Total minority ..................|   787.0 |   975.8 | 1,398.5 | 1,819.2 || 1,898.1 | 1,970.6 | 2,036.5 | 2,104.9 ||  17.6 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 27.1 || 28.0 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 30.1
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   512.7 |   590.6 |   699.2 |   826.9 ||   845.0 |   870.3 |   891.5 |   922.7 ||  11.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 12.3 || 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.2
    Hispanic ......................|   161.2 |   221.8 |   397.6 |   567.8 ||   610.1 |   639.3 |   661.6 |   692.5 ||   3.6 |  4.1 |  6.1 |  8.5 ||  9.0 |  9.3 |  9.6 |  9.9
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    78.2 |   120.2 |   246.0 |   354.1 ||   368.8 |   384.4 |   405.3 |   410.2 ||   1.7 |  2.2 |  3.8 |  5.3 ||  5.4 |  5.6 |  5.9 |  5.9
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |    34.9 |    43.1 |    55.5 |    70.5 ||    74.1 |    76.7 |    78.1 |    79.4 ||   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 ||   129.5 |   126.8 |   112.5 |   135.2 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
             Graduate              |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Total ............................| 1,322.5 | 1,340.9 | 1,586.2 | 1,732.5 || 1,742.3 | 1,753.5 | 1,767.6 | 1,806.8 || 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 || 1,272.6 | 1,261.8 | 1,254.3 | 1,246.2 ||  89.2 | 88.5 | 86.6 | 82.6 || 81.6 | 80.7 | 79.8 | 78.7
Total minority ....................|   134.5 |   144.0 |   190.5 |   270.7 ||   286.3 |   302.3 |   318.5 |   336.4 ||  10.8 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 17.4 || 18.4 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 21.3
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|    78.5 |    75.1 |    83.9 |   118.6 ||   125.5 |   131.6 |   138.7 |   147.8 ||   6.3 |  6.0 |  5.9 |  7.6 ||  8.0 |  8.4 |  8.8 |  9.3
  Hispanic ........................|    26.4 |    32.1 |    47.2 |    68.0 ||    72.8 |    78.7 |    82.9 |    89.6 ||   2.1 |  2.6 |  3.3 |  4.4 ||  4.7 |  5.0 |  5.3 |  5.7
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|    24.5 |    31.6 |    53.2 |    75.6 ||    79.1 |    82.6 |    87.0 |    89.2 ||   2.0 |  2.5 |  3.8 |  4.9 ||  5.1 |  5.3 |  5.5 |  5.6
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|     5.1 |     5.2 |     6.2 |     8.5 ||     8.9 |     9.4 |     9.8 |     9.9 ||   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 ||   183.3 |   189.4 |   194.8 |   224.2 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
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 Men ..............................|   707.9 |   672.2 |   737.4 |   767.5 ||   759.4 |   757.9 |   754.3 |   766.1 || 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 ||   529.0 |   520.4 |   510.4 |   501.1 ||  90.2 | 89.2 | 86.8 | 83.1 || 82.3 | 81.4 | 80.6 | 79.7
  Total minority ..................|    63.7 |    65.0 |    82.1 |   110.4 ||   114.0 |   118.8 |   122.8 |   127.3 ||   9.8 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 16.9 || 17.7 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.3
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|    32.0 |    28.2 |    29.3 |    39.8 ||    41.2 |    42.8 |    44.2 |    46.1 ||   4.9 |  4.7 |  4.7 |  6.1 ||  6.4 |  6.7 |  7.0 |  7.3
    Hispanic ......................|    14.6 |    15.7 |    20.6 |    28.2 ||    29.6 |    31.5 |    32.6 |    34.7 ||   2.2 |  2.6 |  3.3 |  4.3 ||  4.6 |  4.9 |  5.1 |  5.5
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    14.4 |    18.6 |    29.7 |    39.0 ||    39.7 |    40.7 |    42.3 |    42.8 ||   2.2 |  3.1 |  4.8 |  6.0 ||  6.2 |  6.4 |  6.7 |  6.8
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     2.7 |     2.5 |     2.6 |     3.4 ||     3.6 |     3.7 |     3.7 |     3.6 ||   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 ||   116.4 |   118.7 |   121.1 |   137.7 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
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 Women ............................|   614.6 |   668.7 |   848.8 |   965.0 ||   982.8 |   995.6 | 1,013.3 | 1,040.7 || 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 ||   743.6 |   741.4 |   743.9 |   745.0 ||  88.1 | 87.8 | 86.4 | 82.2 || 81.2 | 80.2 | 79.2 | 78.1
  Total minority ..................|    70.8 |    79.0 |   108.3 |   160.3 ||   172.3 |   183.5 |   195.6 |   209.1 ||  11.9 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 17.8 || 18.8 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.9
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|    46.5 |    46.9 |    54.6 |    78.8 ||    84.3 |    88.8 |    94.5 |   101.6 ||   7.8 |  7.3 |  6.8 |  8.7 ||  9.2 |  9.6 | 10.1 | 10.7
    Hispanic ......................|    11.8 |    16.4 |    26.6 |    39.9 ||    43.2 |    47.2 |    50.4 |    54.9 ||   2.0 |  2.5 |  3.3 |  4.4 ||  4.7 |  5.1 |  5.4 |  5.8
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    10.1 |    13.0 |    23.6 |    36.6 ||    39.4 |    41.8 |    44.8 |    46.4 ||   1.7 |  2.0 |  3.0 |  4.1 ||  4.3 |  4.5 |  4.8 |  4.9
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     2.4 |     2.7 |     3.6 |     5.0 ||     5.3 |     5.7 |     6.0 |     6.3 ||   0.4 |  0.4 |  0.5 |  0.6 ||  0.6 |  0.6 |  0.6 |  0.7
  Nonresident alien ...............|    17.3 |    23.5 |    50.9 |    63.9 ||    66.9 |    70.7 |    73.7 |    86.6 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
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        First-professional         |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||       |      |      |      ||      |      |      |
 Total ............................|   244.1 |   276.8 |   273.4 |   297.6 ||   298.3 |   298.3 |   302.5 |   303.2 || 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 ||   221.7 |   220.4 |   220.9 |   219.7 ||  91.3 | 90.4 | 82.6 | 76.9 || 76.3 | 75.8 | 74.9 | 74.4
Total minority ....................|    21.1 |    26.3 |    46.5 |    67.0 ||    69.0 |    70.4 |    74.1 |    75.5 ||   8.7 |  9.6 | 17.4 | 23.1 || 23.7 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 25.6
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|    11.2 |    12.8 |    15.9 |    21.4 ||    21.5 |    21.4 |    22.5 |    22.5 ||   4.6 |  4.7 |  5.9 |  7.4 ||  7.4 |  7.3 |  7.6 |  7.6
  Hispanic ........................|     4.5 |     6.5 |    10.7 |    13.8 ||    13.9 |    13.9 |    14.4 |    14.7 ||   1.9 |  2.4 |  4.0 |  4.8 ||  4.8 |  4.8 |  4.9 |  5.0
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|     4.1 |     6.1 |    18.7 |    29.6 ||    31.4 |    32.9 |    35.1 |    36.2 ||   1.7 |  2.2 |  7.0 | 10.2 || 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.3
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ..|     1.3 |     0.8 |     1.1 |     2.1 ||     2.2 |     2.3 |     2.2 |     2.1 ||   0.5 |  0.3 |  0.4 |  0.7 ||  0.7 |  0.8 |  0.7 |  0.7
Nonresident alien .................|     3.1 |     2.9 |     5.4 |     7.3 ||     7.6 |     7.5 |     7.4 |     8.0 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
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 Men ..............................|   189.6 |   198.5 |   166.8 |   173.9 ||   172.7 |   169.6 |   168.8 |   165.1 || 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 ||   132.3 |   129.1 |   127.2 |   123.9 ||  92.1 | 91.5 | 84.5 | 79.5 || 78.9 | 78.3 | 77.5 | 77.4
  Total minority ..................|    14.7 |    16.7 |    25.3 |    34.6 ||    35.4 |    35.7 |    36.9 |    36.3 ||   7.9 |  8.5 | 15.5 | 20.5 || 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 22.6
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|     7.2 |     7.4 |     7.4 |     9.4 ||     9.4 |     9.2 |     9.5 |     9.1 ||   3.9 |  3.8 |  4.5 |  5.5 ||  5.6 |  5.6 |  5.8 |  5.7
    Hispanic ......................|     3.5 |     4.6 |     6.4 |     7.8 ||     7.7 |     7.6 |     7.8 |     7.7 ||   1.9 |  2.4 |  3.9 |  4.6 ||  4.6 |  4.6 |  4.8 |  4.8
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|     2.9 |     4.1 |    10.8 |    16.2 ||    17.1 |    17.6 |    18.4 |    18.4 ||   1.6 |  2.1 |  6.6 |  9.6 || 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.5
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     1.0 |     0.5 |     0.6 |     1.2 ||     1.2 |     1.2 |     1.1 |     1.1 ||   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 |     4.8 |     5.0 || (\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) ||(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\) |(\4\)
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 Women ............................|    54.5 |    78.4 |   106.6 |   123.7 ||   125.6 |   128.6 |   133.6 |   138.1 || 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 ||    89.4 |    91.3 |    93.7 |    95.8 ||  88.2 | 87.6 | 79.7 | 73.3 || 72.7 | 72.5 | 71.6 | 71.0
  Total minority ..................|     6.4 |     9.6 |    21.3 |    32.4 ||    33.6 |    34.7 |    37.3 |    39.2 ||  11.8 | 12.4 | 20.3 | 26.7 || 27.3 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 29.0
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|     3.9 |     5.5 |     8.5 |    12.1 ||    12.1 |    12.1 |    12.9 |    13.4 ||   7.3 |  7.0 |  8.1 | 10.0 ||  9.8 |  9.6 |  9.9 |  9.9
    Hispanic ......................|     1.0 |     1.9 |     4.3 |     6.0 ||     6.2 |     6.2 |     6.5 |     7.0 ||   1.9 |  2.4 |  4.1 |  5.0 ||  5.0 |  4.9 |  5.0 |  5.2
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|     1.1 |     2.0 |     7.9 |    13.4 ||    14.4 |    15.3 |    16.8 |    17.9 ||   2.1 |  2.6 |  7.6 | 11.0 || 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.2
    American Indian/Alaskan Native |     0.2 |     0.3 |     0.5 |     0.9 ||     1.0 |     1.1 |     1.0 |     1.0 ||   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 |     3.1 || (\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. Data for 1998 revised from previously published figures. Data for 1999 imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) 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 April 2001.)
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