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Table 206. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and race/ethnicity of student: 1976 to 2000

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                                   |                                       ||                                       ||     Percentage distribution of students\3\
                                   |Institutions of higher education, in   ||Degree-granting institutions,          ||_________________________________________________________
  Type and control of institution  |           thousands\1\                ||      in thousands\2\                  || Institutions of higher    ||     Degree-granting
   and race/ethnicity of student   |                                       ||                                       ||      education\1\         ||     institutions\2\
                                   |_______________________________________||_______________________________________||___________________________||____________________________
                                   |  1976   |  1980   |  1990   |  1995   ||  1996   |  1998   | 1999\3\ |  2000   || 1976 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 || 1996 | 1998 |1999\3\| 2000
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________||_________|_________|_________|_________||______|______|______|______||______|______|_______|______
                 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 |14,507.0 |14,791.2 |15,312.3 ||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 ||10,263.9 |10,178.8 |10,282.1 |10,462.1 || 82.6 | 81.4 | 77.6 | 72.3 || 71.4 | 70.2 |  69.5 | 68.3
Total minority ....................| 1,690.8 | 1,948.8 | 2,704.7 | 3,496.2 || 3,637.4 | 3,884.7 | 4,020.7 | 4,321.5 || 15.4 | 16.1 | 19.6 | 24.5 || 25.3 | 26.8 |  27.2 | 28.2
  Black, non-Hispanic .............| 1,033.0 | 1,106.8 | 1,247.0 | 1,473.7 || 1,505.6 | 1,582.9 | 1,643.2 | 1,730.3 ||  9.4 |  9.2 |  9.0 | 10.3 || 10.5 | 10.9 |  11.1 | 11.3
  Hispanic ........................|   383.8 |   471.7 |   782.4 | 1,093.8 || 1,166.1 | 1,257.1 | 1,319.1 | 1,461.8 ||  3.5 |  3.9 |  5.7 |  7.7 ||  8.1 |  8.7 |   8.9 |  9.5
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   197.9 |   286.4 |   572.4 |   797.4 ||   828.2 |   900.5 |   913.0 |   978.2 ||  1.8 |  2.4 |  4.1 |  5.6 ||  5.8 |  6.2 |   6.2 |  6.4
  American Indian/Alaska Native ...|    76.1 |    83.9 |   102.8 |   131.3 ||   137.6 |   144.2 |   145.5 |   151.2 ||  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.7 |  0.9 ||  1.0 |  1.0 |   1.0 |  1.0
Nonresident alien .................|   218.7 |   305.0 |   391.5 |   454.4 ||   466.3 |   443.5 |   488.5 |   528.7 ||  2.0 |  2.5 |  2.8 |  3.2 ||  3.2 |  3.1 |   3.3 |  3.5
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              Public               |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Total ............................| 8,641.0 | 9,456.4 |10,844.7 |11,092.4 ||11,120.5 |11,137.8 |11,309.4 |11,752.8 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 7,094.5 | 7,656.1 | 8,385.4 | 7,945.4 || 7,871.9 | 7,750.6 | 7,803.2 | 7,963.4 || 82.1 | 81.0 | 77.3 | 71.6 || 70.8 | 69.6 |  69.0 | 67.8
Total minority ....................| 1,401.2 | 1,596.2 | 2,199.2 | 2,849.5 || 2,944.8 | 3,112.4 | 3,192.8 | 3,446.3 || 16.2 | 16.9 | 20.3 | 25.7 || 26.5 | 27.9 |  28.2 | 29.3
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|   831.2 |   876.1 |   976.4 | 1,160.6 || 1,177.4 | 1,218.8 | 1,253.4 | 1,319.2 ||  9.6 |  9.3 |  9.0 | 10.5 || 10.6 | 10.9 |  11.1 | 11.2
  Hispanic ........................|   336.8 |   406.2 |   671.4 |   937.1 ||   990.7 | 1,057.8 | 1,099.1 | 1,229.3 ||  3.9 |  4.3 |  6.2 |  8.4 ||  8.9 |  9.5 |   9.7 | 10.5
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   165.7 |   239.7 |   461.0 |   638.0 ||   657.9 |   713.2 |   716.1 |   770.5 ||  1.9 |  2.5 |  4.3 |  5.8 ||  5.9 |  6.4 |   6.3 |  6.6
  American Indian/Alaska Native ...|    67.5 |    74.2 |    90.4 |   113.8 ||   118.8 |   122.6 |   124.2 |   127.3 ||  0.8 |  0.8 |  0.8 |  1.0 ||  1.1 |  1.1 |   1.1 |  1.1
Nonresident alien .................|   145.3 |   204.2 |   260.0 |   297.5 ||   303.8 |   274.9 |   313.3 |   343.1 ||  1.7 |  2.2 |  2.4 |  2.7 ||  2.7 |  2.5 |   2.8 |  2.9
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
              Private              |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Total ............................| 2,344.6 | 2,630.4 | 2,973.9 | 3,169.4 || 3,247.0 | 3,369.2 | 3,481.8 | 3,559.5 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 1,981.6 | 2,176.9 | 2,337.0 | 2,365.9 || 2,392.0 | 2,428.3 | 2,478.8 | 2,498.7 || 84.5 | 82.8 | 78.6 | 74.6 || 73.7 | 72.1 |  71.2 | 70.2
Total minority ....................|   289.6 |   352.7 |   505.5 |   646.6 ||   692.6 |   772.3 |   827.9 |   875.2 || 12.4 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 20.4 || 21.3 | 22.9 |  23.8 | 24.6
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|   201.8 |   230.7 |   270.6 |   313.0 ||   328.1 |   364.2 |   389.8 |   411.1 ||  8.6 |  8.8 |  9.1 |  9.9 || 10.1 | 10.8 |  11.2 | 11.5
  Hispanic ........................|    47.0 |    65.6 |   111.0 |   156.8 ||   175.4 |   199.3 |   220.0 |   232.5 ||  2.0 |  2.5 |  3.7 |  4.9 ||  5.4 |  5.9 |   6.3 |  6.5
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|    32.2 |    46.7 |   111.5 |   159.4 ||   170.3 |   187.3 |   196.9 |   207.7 ||  1.4 |  1.8 |  3.7 |  5.0 ||  5.2 |  5.6 |   5.7 |  5.8
  American Indian/Alaska Native ...|     8.6 |     9.7 |    12.4 |    17.5 ||    18.8 |    21.5 |    21.3 |    23.9 ||  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.4 |  0.6 ||  0.6 |  0.6 |   0.6 |  0.7
Nonresident alien .................|    73.4 |   100.8 |   131.4 |   156.9 ||   162.5 |   168.7 |   175.1 |   185.6 ||  3.1 |  3.8 |  4.4 |  5.0 ||  5.0 |  5.0 |   5.0 |  5.2
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              4-year               |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Total ............................| 7,106.5 | 7,565.4 | 8,578.6 | 8,769.3 || 8,804.2 | 9,017.7 | 9,198.5 | 9,363.9 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 5,999.0 | 6,274.5 | 6,768.1 | 6,517.2 || 6,483.1 | 6,537.5 | 6,610.1 | 6,658.0 || 84.4 | 82.9 | 78.9 | 74.3 || 73.6 | 72.5 |  71.9 | 71.1
Total minority ....................|   931.0 | 1,049.9 | 1,486.1 | 1,885.8 || 1,946.8 | 2,091.6 | 2,177.6 | 2,266.1 || 13.1 | 13.9 | 17.3 | 21.5 || 22.1 | 23.2 |  23.7 | 24.2
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|   603.7 |   634.3 |   722.8 |   852.2 ||   869.6 |   927.6 |   964.1 |   995.4 ||  8.5 |  8.4 |  8.4 |  9.7 ||  9.9 | 10.3 |  10.5 | 10.6
  Hispanic ........................|   173.6 |   216.6 |   358.2 |   485.5 ||   508.8 |   552.9 |   583.4 |   617.9 ||  2.4 |  2.9 |  4.2 |  5.5 ||  5.8 |  6.1 |   6.3 |  6.6
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|   118.7 |   162.1 |   357.2 |   482.4 ||   501.1 |   538.5 |   556.8 |   576.3 ||  1.7 |  2.1 |  4.2 |  5.5 ||  5.7 |  6.0 |   6.1 |  6.2
  American Indian/Alaska Native ...|    35.0 |    36.9 |    47.9 |    65.7 ||    67.3 |    72.6 |    73.4 |    76.5 ||  0.5 |  0.5 |  0.6 |  0.7 ||  0.8 |  0.8 |   0.8 |  0.8
Nonresident alien .................|   176.5 |   240.9 |   324.3 |   366.2 ||   374.3 |   388.5 |   410.8 |   439.7 ||  2.5 |  3.2 |  3.8 |  4.2 ||  4.3 |  4.3 |   4.5 |  4.7
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Public ...........................| 4,892.9 | 5,127.6 | 5,848.2 | 5,814.5 || 5,806.0 | 5,891.8 | 5,970.0 | 6,055.4 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 4,120.2 | 4,243.0 | 4,605.6 | 4,303.3 || 4,258.7 | 4,267.0 | 4,293.8 | 4,311.2 || 84.2 | 82.7 | 78.8 | 74.0 || 73.3 | 72.4 |  71.9 | 71.2
  Total minority ..................|   666.7 |   740.8 | 1,046.2 | 1,299.3 || 1,332.3 | 1,400.7 | 1,436.6 | 1,486.4 || 13.6 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 22.3 || 22.9 | 23.8 |  24.1 | 24.5
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   421.8 |   438.2 |   495.1 |   572.5 ||   580.1 |   602.0 |   615.3 |   627.8 ||  8.6 |  8.5 |  8.5 |  9.8 || 10.0 | 10.2 |  10.3 | 10.4
    Hispanic ......................|   129.3 |   156.4 |   262.5 |   346.8 ||   359.8 |   381.9 |   394.1 |   420.0 ||  2.6 |  3.1 |  4.5 |  6.0 ||  6.2 |  6.5 |   6.6 |  6.9
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    87.5 |   117.2 |   250.6 |   329.3 ||   340.5 |   361.9 |   371.4 |   381.3 ||  1.8 |  2.3 |  4.3 |  5.7 ||  5.9 |  6.1 |   6.2 |  6.3
    American Indian/Alaska Native .|    28.2 |    29.0 |    38.0 |    50.8 ||    52.0 |    54.8 |    55.8 |    57.2 ||  0.6 |  0.6 |  0.7 |  0.9 ||  0.9 |  0.9 |   0.9 |  0.9
  Nonresident alien ...............|   106.0 |   143.8 |   196.4 |   211.9 ||   215.0 |   224.1 |   239.5 |   257.8 ||  2.2 |  2.8 |  3.4 |  3.6 ||  3.7 |  3.8 |   4.0 |  4.3
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Private ..........................| 2,213.6 | 2,437.8 | 2,730.3 | 2,954.7 || 2,998.2 | 3,125.8 | 3,228.6 | 3,308.5 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 1,878.8 | 2,031.5 | 2,162.5 | 2,213.9 || 2,224.4 | 2,270.5 | 2,316.3 | 2,346.9 || 84.9 | 83.3 | 79.2 | 74.9 || 74.2 | 72.6 |  71.7 | 70.9
  Total minority ..................|   264.3 |   309.2 |   439.8 |   586.5 ||   614.5 |   690.9 |   741.0 |   779.7 || 11.9 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 19.8 || 20.5 | 22.1 |  23.0 | 23.6
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   182.0 |   196.1 |   227.7 |   279.7 ||   289.5 |   325.5 |   348.7 |   367.6 ||  8.2 |  8.0 |  8.3 |  9.5 ||  9.7 | 10.4 |  10.8 | 11.1
    Hispanic ......................|    44.3 |    60.2 |    95.7 |   138.7 ||   149.0 |   171.0 |   189.3 |   197.9 ||  2.0 |  2.5 |  3.5 |  4.7 ||  5.0 |  5.5 |   5.9 |  6.0
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    31.2 |    44.9 |   106.6 |   153.2 ||   160.7 |   176.6 |   185.4 |   195.0 ||  1.4 |  1.8 |  3.9 |  5.2 ||  5.4 |  5.6 |   5.7 |  5.9
    American Indian/Alaska Native .|     6.8 |     7.9 |     9.9 |    14.9 ||    15.3 |    17.8 |    17.6 |    19.3 ||  0.3 |  0.3 |  0.4 |  0.5 ||  0.5 |  0.6 |   0.5 |  0.6
  Nonresident alien ...............|    70.5 |    97.1 |   127.9 |   154.3 ||   159.3 |   164.4 |   171.3 |   181.9 ||  3.2 |  4.0 |  4.7 |  5.2 ||  5.3 |  5.3 |   5.3 |  5.5
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              2-year               |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Total ............................| 3,879.1 | 4,521.4 | 5,240.1 | 5,492.5 || 5,563.3 | 5,489.3 | 5,592.7 | 5,948.4 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 3,077.1 | 3,558.5 | 3,954.3 | 3,794.0 || 3,780.8 | 3,641.3 | 3,672.0 | 3,804.1 || 79.3 | 78.7 | 75.5 | 69.1 || 68.0 | 66.3 |  65.7 | 64.0
Total minority ....................|   759.8 |   898.9 | 1,218.6 | 1,610.4 || 1,690.6 | 1,793.0 | 1,843.1 | 2,055.4 || 19.6 | 19.9 | 23.3 | 29.3 || 30.4 | 32.7 |  33.0 | 34.6
  Black, non-Hispanic .............|   429.3 |   472.5 |   524.3 |   621.5 ||   636.0 |   655.4 |   679.1 |   734.9 || 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 11.3 || 11.4 | 11.9 |  12.1 | 12.4
  Hispanic ........................|   210.2 |   255.1 |   424.2 |   608.4 ||   657.3 |   704.2 |   735.7 |   843.9 ||  5.4 |  5.6 |  8.1 | 11.1 || 11.8 | 12.8 |  13.2 | 14.2
  Asian or Pacific Islander .......|    79.2 |   124.3 |   215.2 |   314.9 ||   327.0 |   361.9 |   356.2 |   401.9 ||  2.0 |  2.8 |  4.1 |  5.7 ||  5.9 |  6.6 |   6.4 |  6.8
  American Indian/Alaska Native ...|    41.2 |    47.0 |    54.9 |    65.6 ||    70.2 |    71.5 |    72.1 |    74.7 ||  1.1 |  1.0 |  1.0 |  1.2 ||  1.3 |  1.3 |   1.3 |  1.3
Nonresident alien .................|    42.2 |    64.1 |    67.1 |    88.1 ||    92.0 |    55.0 |    77.6 |    89.0 ||  1.1 |  1.4 |  1.3 |  1.6 ||  1.7 |  1.0 |   1.4 |  1.5
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Public ...........................| 3,748.1 | 4,328.8 | 4,996.5 | 5,277.8 || 5,314.5 | 5,246.0 | 5,339.4 | 5,697.4 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............| 2,974.3 | 3,413.1 | 3,779.8 | 3,642.1 || 3,613.2 | 3,483.6 | 3,509.4 | 3,652.2 || 79.4 | 78.8 | 75.7 | 69.0 || 68.0 | 66.4 |  65.7 | 64.1
  Total minority ..................|   734.5 |   855.4 | 1,153.0 | 1,550.2 || 1,612.5 | 1,711.6 | 1,756.2 | 1,959.9 || 19.6 | 19.8 | 23.1 | 29.4 || 30.3 | 32.6 |  32.9 | 34.4
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|   409.5 |   437.9 |   481.4 |   588.2 ||   597.4 |   616.7 |   638.1 |   691.4 || 10.9 | 10.1 |  9.6 | 11.1 || 11.2 | 11.8 |  12.0 | 12.1
    Hispanic ......................|   207.5 |   249.8 |   408.9 |   590.3 ||   631.0 |   675.9 |   705.0 |   809.2 ||  5.5 |  5.8 |  8.2 | 11.2 || 11.9 | 12.9 |  13.2 | 14.2
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|    78.2 |   122.5 |   210.3 |   308.7 ||   317.5 |   351.3 |   344.7 |   389.2 ||  2.1 |  2.8 |  4.2 |  5.8 ||  6.0 |  6.7 |   6.5 |  6.8
    American Indian/Alaska Native .|    39.3 |    45.2 |    52.4 |    63.0 ||    66.7 |    67.8 |    68.4 |    70.1 ||  1.0 |  1.0 |  1.0 |  1.2 ||  1.3 |  1.3 |   1.3 |  1.2
  Nonresident alien ...............|    39.2 |    60.3 |    63.6 |    85.6 ||    88.8 |    50.8 |    73.8 |    85.2 ||  1.0 |  1.4 |  1.3 |  1.6 ||  1.7 |  1.0 |   1.4 |  1.5
                                   |         |         |         |         ||         |         |         |         ||      |      |      |      ||      |      |       |
 Private ..........................|   131.0 |   192.6 |   243.6 |   214.7 ||   248.9 |   243.4 |   253.2 |   251.0 ||100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 ||100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
  White, non-Hispanic .............|   102.8 |   145.4 |   174.5 |   152.0 ||   167.6 |   157.8 |   162.5 |   151.8 || 78.5 | 75.5 | 71.6 | 70.8 || 67.3 | 64.8 |  64.2 | 60.5
  Total minority ..................|    25.3 |    43.5 |    65.6 |    60.2 ||    78.1 |    81.4 |    86.9 |    95.5 || 19.3 | 22.6 | 26.9 | 28.0 || 31.4 | 33.4 |  34.3 | 38.0
    Black, non-Hispanic ...........|    19.8 |    34.6 |    42.9 |    33.3 ||    38.6 |    38.6 |    41.0 |    43.5 || 15.1 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 15.5 || 15.5 | 15.9 |  16.2 | 17.3
    Hispanic ......................|     2.6 |     5.3 |    15.3 |    18.1 ||    26.4 |    28.3 |    30.7 |    34.7 ||  2.0 |  2.8 |  6.3 |  8.4 || 10.6 | 11.6 |  12.1 | 13.8
    Asian or Pacific Islander .....|     0.9 |     1.8 |     4.9 |     6.2 ||     9.6 |    10.7 |    11.5 |    12.7 ||  0.7 |  0.9 |  2.0 |  2.9 ||  3.8 |  4.4 |   4.5 |  5.1
    American Indian/Alaska Native .|     1.8 |     1.8 |     2.5 |     2.6 ||     3.5 |     3.7 |     3.7 |     4.5 ||  1.4 |  0.9 |  1.0 |  1.2 ||  1.4 |  1.5 |   1.5 |  1.8
  Nonresident alien ...............|     3.0 |     3.7 |     3.5 |     2.6 ||     3.2 |     4.2 |     3.8 |     3.8 ||  2.3 |  1.9 |  1.4 |  1.2 ||  1.3 |  1.7 |   1.5 |  1.5
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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\Four-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
\3\Data have been revised from previously published figures.

NOTE: Because of underreporting and nonreporting of racial/ethnic data, some figures are slightly lower than corresponding data in other tables. 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 Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared November 2002.)


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