Postsecondary Education

Characteristics of Postsecondary Students

Table A-39-2. Percentage distribution of fall enrollment of each racial/ethnic group in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and concentration of racial/ethnic group: Fall 2008

Concentration of racial/ethnic group, by percentage of total enrollment	Fall enrollment				Percentage distribution
	Total	Public	Not-for-profit	For-profit	Total	Public	Not-for-profit	For-profit
White enrollment, by percentage White
Total	12,088,781	8,817,677	2,513,749	757,355	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	31,484	27,437	1,968	2,079	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3
10.0 to 24.9 percent	167,453	138,575	7,017	21,861	1.4	1.6	0.3	2.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent	1,263,062	980,186	141,147	141,729	10.4	11.1	5.6	18.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent	4,583,588	3,056,760	1,058,949	467,879	37.9	34.7	42.1	61.8
75.0 percent or more	6,043,194	4,614,719	1,304,668	123,807	50.0	52.3	51.9	16.3

Black enrollment, by percentage Black
Total	2,584,478	1,759,200	431,988	393,290	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	554,500	407,418	132,595	14,487	21.5	23.2	30.7	3.7
10.0 to 24.9 percent	863,295	596,466	134,726	132,103	33.4	33.9	31.2	33.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent	634,474	424,139	71,921	138,414	24.5	24.1	16.6	35.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent	217,171	121,582	15,424	80,165	8.4	6.9	3.6	20.4
75.0 percent or more	315,038	209,595	77,322	28,121	12.2	11.9	17.9	7.2

Hispanic enrollment, by percentage Hispanic
Total	2,272,888	1,832,397	248,545	191,946	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	493,467	303,134	130,739	59,594	21.7	16.5	52.6	31.0
10.0 to 24.9 percent	616,822	487,161	85,480	44,181	27.1	26.6	34.4	23.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent	746,873	669,443	20,593	56,837	32.9	36.5	8.3	29.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent	268,393	239,271	8,403	20,719	11.8	13.1	3.4	10.8
75.0 percent or more	147,333	133,388	3,330	10,615	6.5	7.3	1.3	5.5

Asian/Pacific Islander enrollment, by percentage Asian/Pacific Islander
Total	1,302,797	982,876	236,537	83,384	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	497,658	365,998	95,034	36,626	38.2	37.2	40.2	43.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent	489,535	350,494	122,213	16,828	37.6	35.7	51.7	20.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent	230,919	211,056	17,001	2,862	17.7	21.5	7.2	3.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent	73,765	46,239	1,991	25,535	5.7	4.7	0.8	30.6
75.0 percent or more	10,920	9,089	298	1,533	0.8	0.9	0.1	1.8

American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment, by percentage American Indian/Alaska Native
Total	193,289	153,030	24,124	16,135	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 10.0 percent	154,409	120,012	19,567	14,830	79.9	78.4	81.1	91.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent	11,478	9,941	343	1,194	5.9	6.5	1.4	7.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent	11,872	11,567	305	0	6.1	7.6	1.3	0.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent	607	442	54	111	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.7
75.0 percent or more	14,923	11,068	3,855	0	7.7	7.2	16.0	0.0
NOTE: Includes undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students. 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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