Table A-38-1. Percentage distribution of fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students at institution, control and type of institution, and race/ethnicity: Academic year 2007

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Table A-38-1. Percentage distribution of fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students at institution, control and type of institution, and race/ethnicity: Academic year 2007

			Combined Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment
Control and type of institution and race/ethnicity	Total enrollment	Percentage distribution	Total	Less than 25 percent	25–49 percent	50–74 percent	75 percent or more
Total	18,248,128	100.0	100.0	47.2	33.1	13.1	6.6
White	11,756,236	64.4	100.0	60.3	31.2	7.3	1.2
Black	2,383,351	13.1	100.0	23.3	38.5	18.1	20.1
Hispanic	2,076,156	11.4	100.0	15.9	33.2	30.3	20.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,217,910	6.7	100.0	22.6	37.7	30.8	8.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	190,001	1.0	100.0	39.5	35.8	13.8	10.9
Nonresident alien	624,474	3.4	100.0	44.7	37.2	13.1	4.9

Public total
Total	13,490,780	100.0	100.0	47.5	30.5	14.8	7.2
White	8,640,255	64.0	100.0	61.3	29.1	8.2	1.3
Black	1,667,616	12.4	100.0	24.9	37.0	17.7	20.4
Hispanic	1,685,439	12.5	100.0	14.6	30.4	32.4	22.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	942,520	7.0	100.0	21.0	31.6	37.0	10.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	153,272	1.1	100.0	40.7	34.5	14.6	10.2
Nonresident alien	401,678	3.0	100.0	47.2	28.5	17.6	6.7

Public 2-year
Total	6,324,119	100.0	100.0	35.5	35.0	21.0	8.4
White	3,826,687	60.5	100.0	49.9	35.8	12.4	2.0
Black	865,936	13.7	100.0	17.2	40.0	27.5	15.3
Hispanic	1,016,826	16.1	100.0	9.5	30.3	38.5	21.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	444,058	7.0	100.0	11.4	29.7	40.2	18.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	76,760	1.2	100.0	31.5	37.4	16.2	14.9
Nonresident alien	93,852	1.5	100.0	19.1	34.6	34.1	12.2

Public 4-year
Total	7,166,661	100.0	100.0	58.1	26.5	9.3	6.2
White	4,813,568	67.2	100.0	70.5	23.8	4.8	0.8
Black	801,680	11.2	100.0	33.1	33.7	7.2	25.9
Hispanic	668,613	9.3	100.0	22.5	30.6	23.2	23.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	498,462	7.0	100.0	29.5	33.4	34.1	3.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	76,512	1.1	100.0	49.9	31.6	12.9	5.5
Nonresident alien	307,826	4.3	100.0	55.8	26.7	12.6	5.0

Private not-for-profit total
Total	3,571,150	100.0	100.0	57.2	35.7	3.9	3.1
White	2,481,920	69.5	100.0	67.1	30.6	2.1	0.3
Black	410,014	11.5	100.0	31.4	38.4	9.5	20.6
Hispanic	235,267	6.6	100.0	33.0	49.0	13.1	4.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	226,500	6.3	100.0	32.6	60.6	5.2	1.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	23,701	0.7	100.0	47.3	30.0	4.6	18.1
Nonresident alien	193,748	5.4	100.0	45.2	51.2	2.4	1.2

Private not-for-profit 2-year
Total	33,486	100.0	100.0	46.4	24.1	14.5	15.0
White	20,551	61.4	100.0	62.7	25.0	9.6	2.6
Black	6,303	18.8	100.0	15.2	29.0	31.5	24.3
Hispanic	2,514	7.5	100.0	23.7	23.7	23.0	29.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,367	4.1	100.0	21.5	19.2	18.4	40.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	1,794	5.4	100.0	5.7	2.4	1.1	90.9
Nonresident alien	957	2.9	100.0	74.0	20.6	5.1	0.3

Private not-for-profit 4-year
Total	3,537,664	100.0	100.0	57.3	35.8	3.8	3.0
White	2,461,369	69.6	100.0	67.1	30.6	2.0	0.2
Black	403,711	11.4	100.0	31.7	38.5	9.2	20.6
Hispanic	232,753	6.6	100.0	33.1	49.3	13.0	4.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	225,133	6.4	100.0	32.7	60.9	5.2	1.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	21,907	0.6	100.0	50.7	32.3	4.9	12.1
Nonresident alien	192,791	5.4	100.0	45.1	51.3	2.4	1.2

Private for-profit total
Total	1,186,198	100.0	100.0	13.1	54.8	22.5	9.6
White	634,061	53.5	100.0	20.4	62.3	14.9	2.4
Black	305,721	25.8	100.0	4.2	46.9	31.2	17.7
Hispanic	155,450	13.1	100.0	4.4	39.2	33.6	22.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	48,890	4.1	100.0	6.9	49.0	30.8	13.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	13,028	1.1	100.0	11.4	62.1	21.0	5.5
Nonresident alien	29,048	2.4	100.0	7.3	64.9	22.6	5.2
NOTE: Nonresident aliens are persons who are not citizens of the United States and who are in this country on a temporary basis and do not have the right to remain indefinitely. Nonresident aliens are shown separately because information about their race/ethnicity is not available. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For more information on race/ethnicity, see supplemental note 1. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008.

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