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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |