Postsecondary Education
Characteristics of Postsecondary Students
Table A-39-1. 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: Fall 2008
| Control and type of institution and race/ethnicity |
Total enrollment |
Percentage distribution |
Combined Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska enrollment |
| Total |
Less than 25 percent |
25–49 percent |
50–74 percent |
75 percent or more |
| All institutions |
19,102,814 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
45.3 |
33.2 |
14.5 |
7.0 |
| White |
12,088,781 |
63.3 |
100.0 |
58.6 |
31.8 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
| Black |
2,584,478 |
13.5 |
100.0 |
22.0 |
38.5 |
19.7 |
19.8 |
| Hispanic |
2,272,888 |
11.9 |
100.0 |
15.2 |
31.5 |
31.7 |
21.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
1,302,797 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
21.4 |
36.0 |
32.5 |
10.2 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
193,289 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
38.4 |
37.3 |
13.8 |
10.5 |
| Nonresident alien |
660,581 |
3.5 |
100.0 |
44.4 |
36.6 |
14.1 |
5.0 |
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| Public institutions |
13,972,153 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
46.0 |
30.1 |
16.1 |
7.8 |
| White |
8,817,677 |
63.1 |
100.0 |
60.0 |
29.3 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
| Black |
1,759,200 |
12.6 |
100.0 |
24.0 |
35.9 |
19.7 |
20.4 |
| Hispanic |
1,832,397 |
13.1 |
100.0 |
13.9 |
28.5 |
33.8 |
23.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
982,876 |
7.0 |
100.0 |
20.3 |
30.5 |
37.0 |
12.2 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
153,030 |
1.1 |
100.0 |
40.3 |
35.5 |
14.3 |
9.9 |
| Nonresident alien |
426,973 |
3.1 |
100.0 |
46.2 |
27.8 |
19.2 |
6.8 |
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| Public 2-year |
6,640,344 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
34.5 |
33.7 |
22.2 |
9.6 |
| White |
3,938,454 |
59.3 |
100.0 |
49.1 |
35.0 |
13.6 |
2.3 |
| Black |
931,858 |
14.0 |
100.0 |
16.8 |
38.6 |
28.4 |
16.2 |
| Hispanic |
1,122,478 |
16.9 |
100.0 |
9.4 |
27.6 |
39.2 |
23.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
464,536 |
7.0 |
100.0 |
11.0 |
27.9 |
38.6 |
22.5 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
80,430 |
1.2 |
100.0 |
30.9 |
36.4 |
19.3 |
13.4 |
| Nonresident alien |
102,588 |
1.5 |
100.0 |
18.8 |
30.3 |
37.6 |
13.3 |
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| Public 4-year |
7,331,809 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
56.5 |
26.9 |
10.5 |
6.1 |
| White |
4,879,223 |
66.5 |
100.0 |
68.8 |
24.6 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
| Black |
827,342 |
11.3 |
100.0 |
32.1 |
32.9 |
9.9 |
25.1 |
| Hispanic |
709,919 |
9.7 |
100.0 |
21.2 |
30.1 |
25.2 |
23.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
518,340 |
7.1 |
100.0 |
28.7 |
32.8 |
35.6 |
3.0 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
72,600 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
50.8 |
34.5 |
8.6 |
6.0 |
| Nonresident alien |
324,385 |
4.4 |
100.0 |
54.9 |
27.0 |
13.4 |
4.7 |
| Private not-for-profit institutions |
3,661,519 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
56.4 |
36.2 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
| White |
2,513,749 |
68.7 |
100.0 |
66.3 |
31.2 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
| Black |
431,988 |
11.8 |
100.0 |
31.0 |
39.1 |
9.3 |
20.6 |
| Hispanic |
248,545 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
33.3 |
48.4 |
13.5 |
4.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
236,537 |
6.5 |
100.0 |
31.8 |
59.7 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
24,124 |
0.7 |
100.0 |
46.7 |
31.0 |
5.4 |
16.8 |
| Nonresident alien |
206,576 |
5.6 |
100.0 |
45.6 |
50.4 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
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| Private not-for-profit 2-year |
35,351 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
41.4 |
33.1 |
8.5 |
16.9 |
| White |
21,336 |
60.4 |
100.0 |
57.8 |
33.8 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
| Black |
6,934 |
19.6 |
100.0 |
12.8 |
38.6 |
19.6 |
29.0 |
| Hispanic |
3,046 |
8.6 |
100.0 |
17.7 |
37.6 |
11.1 |
33.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
1,662 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
17.3 |
24.9 |
12.8 |
45.1 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
1,561 |
4.4 |
100.0 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
91.0 |
| Nonresident alien |
812 |
2.3 |
100.0 |
65.9 |
25.9 |
5.7 |
2.6 |
| |
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| Private not-for-profit 4-year |
3,626,168 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
56.5 |
36.3 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
| White |
2,492,413 |
68.7 |
100.0 |
66.4 |
31.2 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
| Black |
425,054 |
11.7 |
100.0 |
31.3 |
39.1 |
9.1 |
20.5 |
| Hispanic |
245,499 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
33.5 |
48.5 |
13.5 |
4.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
234,875 |
6.5 |
100.0 |
31.9 |
59.9 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
22,563 |
0.6 |
100.0 |
49.6 |
33.0 |
5.8 |
11.7 |
| Nonresident alien |
205,764 |
5.7 |
100.0 |
45.5 |
50.5 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
| |
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| Private for-profit institutions |
1,469,142 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
10.4 |
54.7 |
25.5 |
9.4 |
| White |
757,355 |
51.6 |
100.0 |
16.8 |
63.2 |
17.6 |
2.4 |
| Black |
393,290 |
26.8 |
100.0 |
3.1 |
49.4 |
31.5 |
16.0 |
| Hispanic |
191,946 |
13.1 |
100.0 |
3.7 |
38.3 |
34.9 |
23.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
83,384 |
5.7 |
100.0 |
4.2 |
33.7 |
50.7 |
11.4 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
16,135 |
1.1 |
100.0 |
7.9 |
63.9 |
21.4 |
6.9 |
| Nonresident alien |
27,032 |
1.8 |
100.0 |
5.4 |
69.5 |
19.2 |
5.9 |
| NOTE: Includes undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students. 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, 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2009. |
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