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Figure 11-2: Percentage distribution for postbaccalaureate enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, fall 1980-2010

Figure 11-2: Percentage distribution for postbaccalaureate enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, fall 1980-2010

# Rounds to zero.
— Data not available.
NOTE: Postbaccalaureate enrollment is the number of students with a bachelor's degree who are enrolled in master's or doctoral programs, including those formerly classified as first-professional programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For more information on race/ethnicity, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. Enrollment data by race/ethnicity for 1976 is available on table A-11-2.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 and Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
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