Table A-38-2. Percentage distribution of fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions of each racial/ethnic group, by control of institution: Academic year 2007

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Table A-38-2. Percentage distribution of fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions of each racial/ethnic group, by control of institution: Academic year 2007

	Fall enrollment				Percentage distribution
Concentration of racial/ethnic group, by percentage of total enrollment	Total	Public	Not-for-profit	For-profit	Total	Public	Not-for-profit	For-profit
White enrollment, by percentage White
Total	11,756,236	8,640,255	2,481,920	634,061	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total	11,756,236	8,640,255	2,481,920	634,061	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	27,964	23,904	2,034	2,026	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3
10.0 to 24.9 percent	166,825	144,671	5,592	16,562	1.4	1.7	0.2	2.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent	1,066,837	830,734	131,142	104,961	9.1	9.6	5.3	16.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent	4,324,906	2,940,151	994,988	389,767	36.8	34.0	40.1	61.5
75.0 percent or more	6,169,704	4,700,795	1,348,164	120,745	52.5	54.4	54.3	19.0

Black enrollment, by percentage Black
Total	2,383,351	1,667,616	410,014	305,721	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	535,820	398,466	126,292	11,062	22.5	23.9	30.8	3.6
10.0 to 24.9 percent	788,337	556,419	129,017	102,901	33.1	33.4	31.5	33.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent	560,297	392,237	65,295	102,765	23.5	23.5	15.9	33.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent	186,583	101,612	15,684	69,287	7.8	6.1	3.8	22.7
75.0 percent or more	312,314	218,882	73,726	19,706	13.1	13.1	18.0	6.4

Hispanic enrollment, by percentage Hispanic
Total	2,076,156	1,685,439	235,267	155,450	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	451,600	283,068	123,224	45,308	21.8	16.8	52.4	29.1
10.0 to 24.9 percent	592,407	476,599	80,729	35,079	28.5	28.3	34.3	22.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent	666,132	595,878	19,866	50,388	32.1	35.4	8.4	32.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent	245,386	218,036	8,069	19,281	11.8	12.9	3.4	12.4
75.0 percent or more	120,631	111,858	3,379	5,394	5.8	6.6	1.4	3.5

Asian/Pacific Islander enrollment, by percentage Asian/Pacific Islander
Total	1,217,910	942,520	226,500	48,890	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	475,088	351,944	92,867	30,277	39.0	37.3	41.0	61.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent	457,095	327,387	115,850	13,858	37.5	34.7	51.1	28.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent	242,569	224,830	15,229	2,510	19.9	23.9	6.7	5.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent	27,355	24,474	2,185	696	2.2	2.6	1.0	1.4
75.0 percent or more	15,803	13,885	369	1,549	1.3	1.5	0.2	3.2

American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment, by percentage American Indian/Alaska Native
Total	190,001	153,272	23,701	13,028	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	146,666	116,054	19,032	11,580	77.2	75.7	80.3	88.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent	12,336	10,888	255	1,193	6.5	7.1	1.1	9.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent	10,751	10,336	329	86	5.7	6.7	1.4	0.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent	5,804	5,016	788	0	3.1	3.3	3.3	0.0
75.0 percent or more	14,444	10,978	3,297	169	7.6	7.2	13.9	1.3
NOTE: 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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