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Table 230. Fall enrollment of specific racial/ethnic groups in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and percentage of students in the same racial/ethnic group: 2008
Racial/ethnic group and percentage of total enrollment of institution Total, all institution types Public institutions Not-for-profit institutions For-profit institutions
Total Research univer- sity, very high1 Research univer- sity, high2 Doctoral/re- search3 Mas- ter's4 Bac- calaur- eate5 Special focus6 2-year Total Research univer- sity, very high1 Research univer- sity, high2 Doctoral/re- search3 Mas- ter's4 Bac- calaur- eate5 Special focus6 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
All institutions                                        
Total enrollment 19,102,814 13,972,153 2,003,322 1,449,137 389,847 2,555,112 829,837 104,554 6,640,344 3,661,519 487,120 311,982 330,653 1,327,163 834,837 334,413 35,351 1,469,142 1,173,459 295,683
White 12,088,781 8,817,677 1,357,860 980,197 274,866 1,666,337 530,702 69,261 3,938,454 2,513,749 274,042 211,983 206,725 952,503 615,303 231,857 21,336 757,355 615,507 141,848
Black 2,584,478 1,759,200 122,339 164,960 68,191 351,503 110,266 10,083 931,858 431,988 31,822 32,133 39,788 163,499 124,870 32,942 6,934 393,290 312,559 80,731
Hispanic 2,272,888 1,832,397 145,389 130,788 18,516 284,457 123,843 6,926 1,122,478 248,545 33,466 18,156 35,757 100,230 40,517 17,373 3,046 191,946 136,784 55,162
Asian/Pacific Islander 1,302,797 982,876 222,384 83,089 13,205 151,429 38,443 9,790 464,536 236,537 71,895 23,209 27,692 57,595 26,064 28,420 1,662 83,384 70,205 13,179
American Indian/                                        
Alaska Native 193,289 153,030 14,572 15,691 2,563 25,150 10,302 4,322 80,430 24,124 2,532 1,636 1,643 7,652 4,890 4,210 1,561 16,135 12,675 3,460
Nonresident alien 660,581 426,973 140,778 74,412 12,506 76,236 16,281 4,172 102,588 206,576 73,363 24,865 19,048 45,684 23,193 19,611 812 27,032 25,729 1,303
                                       
White enrollment,
   by percentage White
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 31,484 27,437 0 1,296 996 6,071 6,591 173 12,310 1,968 0 128 0 604 817 278 141 2,079 999 1,080
10.0 to 24.9 percent 167,453 138,575 3,836 8,666 3,554 13,311 7,120 59 102,029 7,017 0 923 0 2,490 1,315 1,679 610 21,861 13,679 8,182
25.0 to 49.9 percent 1,263,062 980,186 100,509 69,261 0 189,451 26,182 7,185 587,598 141,147 45,036 6,934 39,747 24,243 11,353 12,030 1,804 141,729 108,814 32,915
50.0 to 74.9 percent 4,583,588 3,056,760 569,959 399,969 95,907 378,653 142,725 30,769 1,438,778 1,058,949 223,962 119,666 120,337 369,544 127,065 90,729 7,646 467,879 418,287 49,592
75.0 to 89.9 percent 4,726,057 3,623,667 672,744 453,764 165,814 820,793 243,034 27,508 1,240,010 1,004,328 5,044 84,332 45,869 471,678 300,216 90,491 6,698 98,062 61,672 36,390
90.0 percent or more 1,317,137 991,052 10,812 47,241 8,595 258,058 105,050 3,567 557,729 300,340 0 0 772 83,944 174,537 36,650 4,437 25,745 12,056 13,689
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Black enrollment,
   by percentage Black
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 554,500 407,418 86,223 42,006 7,119 80,614 18,147 3,485 169,824 132,595 28,348 17,779 11,061 40,816 23,624 10,444 523 14,487 9,783 4,704
10.0 to 24.9 percent 863,295 596,466 27,444 85,598 30,119 92,735 41,040 5,781 313,749 134,726 3,474 1,320 16,124 70,749 30,188 10,917 1,954 132,103 118,470 13,633
25.0 to 49.9 percent 634,474 424,139 8,672 20,437 3,179 71,716 19,511 516 300,108 71,921 0 0 12,603 38,203 14,499 4,490 2,126 138,414 107,991 30,423
50.0 to 74.9 percent 217,171 121,582 0 0 6,147 0 9,162 301 105,972 15,424 0 0 0 4,229 6,900 2,526 1,769 80,165 61,126 19,039
75.0 to 89.9 percent 153,869 110,588 0 9,108 6,294 47,234 15,299 0 32,653 21,532 0 9,047 0 4,477 3,871 3,698 439 21,749 11,562 10,187
90.0 percent or more 161,169 99,007 0 7,811 15,333 59,204 7,107 0 9,552 55,790 0 3,987 0 5,025 45,788 867 123 6,372 3,627 2,745
                                       
Hispanic enrollment,
   by percentage Hispanic
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 493,467 303,134 54,427 34,626 12,407 58,015 21,866 2,664 119,129 130,739 26,154 15,762 10,845 40,881 24,896 11,172 1,029 59,594 55,013 4,581
10.0 to 24.9 percent 616,822 487,161 77,581 49,891 1,829 64,108 25,374 3,483 264,895 85,480 7,312 2,394 19,297 39,967 11,134 4,271 1,105 44,181 35,047 9,134
25.0 to 49.9 percent 746,873 669,443 13,381 7,595 0 122,695 14,181 779 510,812 20,593 0 0 5,615 11,734 1,872 854 518 56,837 28,832 28,005
50.0 to 74.9 percent 268,393 239,271 0 23,236 4,280 3,529 41,080 0 167,146 8,403 0 0 0 7,648 194 167 394 20,719 11,795 8,924
75.0 to 89.9 percent 86,829 76,516 0 15,440 0 15,233 858 0 44,985 3,330 0 0 0 0 2,421 909 0 6,983 3,858 3,125
90.0 percent or more 60,504 56,872 0 0 0 20,877 20,484 0 15,511 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,632 2,239 1,393
                                       
Asian/Pacific Islander
   enrollment, by percentage
   Asian/Pacific Islander
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 497,658 365,998 78,076 35,554 11,479 57,192 18,626 1,869 163,202 95,034 5,467 13,421 12,104 36,974 18,505 7,820 743 36,626 30,977 5,649
10.0 to 24.9 percent 489,535 350,494 60,696 47,535 1,726 58,007 13,844 6,183 162,503 122,213 66,428 9,788 12,534 16,177 6,532 10,234 520 16,828 12,006 4,822
25.0 to 49.9 percent 230,919 211,056 58,232 0 0 36,230 897 1,738 113,959 17,001 0 0 3,054 3,038 1,027 9,483 399 2,862 1,061 1,801
50.0 to 74.9 percent 73,765 46,239 25,380 0 0 0 5,076 0 15,783 1,991 0 0 0 1,406 0 585 0 25,535 25,535 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 10,622 9,089 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,533 626 907
90.0 percent or more 298 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 298 0 0 0 0 0 298 0 0 0 0
                                       
American Indian/Alaska Native
   enrollment, by percentage
   American Indian/Alaska
   Native
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 154,409 120,012 14,572 14,043 2,563 18,894 7,418 975 61,547 19,567 2,532 1,636 1,643 7,530 4,418 1,663 145 14,830 12,164 2,666
10.0 to 24.9 percent 11,478 9,941 0 1,648 0 2,601 2,884 0 2,808 343 0 0 0 122 113 108 0 1,194 511 683
25.0 to 49.9 percent 11,872 11,567 0 0 0 3,655 0 0 7,912 305 0 0 0 0 305 0 0 0 0 0
50.0 to 74.9 percent 607 442 0 0 0 0 0 0 442 54 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 111 0 111
75.0 to 89.9 percent 7,551 5,396 0 0 0 0 0 1,843 3,553 2,155 0 0 0 0 0 1,553 602 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 7,372 5,672 0 0 0 0 0 1,504 4,168 1,700 0 0 0 0 0 886 814 0 0 0
                                       
Nonresident alien enrollment,
  by percentage nonresident
  alien
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 468,338 358,947 109,872 60,642 12,506 69,488 15,098 2,780 88,561 88,837 5,617 10,671 12,970 33,009 18,892 7,235 443 20,554 19,595 959
10.0 to 24.9 percent 165,487 65,056 30,906 13,770 0 3,778 1,183 1,392 14,027 94,888 61,895 9,659 3,839 8,307 2,833 8,095 260 5,543 5,312 231
25.0 to 49.9 percent 22,728 2,970 0 0 0 2,970 0 0 0 19,310 5,851 4,535 2,239 3,235 1,038 2,303 109 448 335 113
50.0 to 74.9 percent 1,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,200 0 0 0 0 430 770 0 0 0 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 1,558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,558 0 0 0 932 0 626 0 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 1,270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 783 0 0 0 201 0 582 0 487 487 0
1 Research universities with a very high level of research activity.
2 Research universities with a high level of research activity.
3 Institutions that award at least 20 doctor's degrees per year, but did not have high levels of research activity.
4 Institutions that award at least 50 master's degrees per year.
5 Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the Carnegie system because they primarily award associate's degrees.
6 Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.

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