Table A-36-1. Number and percentage distribution of fall undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and selected student characteristics: Fall 2010
| Student characteristic |
Fall enrollment |
|
|
Percentage distribution |
| Total, all institutions |
Public |
|
Private nonprofit |
|
Private for-profit |
|
Total, all institutions |
Public |
|
Private nonprofit |
|
Private for-profit |
| 4-year |
2-year |
|
4-year |
2-year |
|
4-year |
2-year |
|
4-year |
2-year |
|
4-year |
2-year |
|
4-year |
2-year |
| Total |
18,078,672 |
6,486,252 |
7,218,038 |
|
2,620,744 |
32,660 |
|
1,290,801 |
430,177 |
|
100.0 |
35.9 |
39.9 |
|
14.5 |
0.2 |
|
7.1 |
2.4 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
7,835,163 |
2,965,138 |
3,110,993 |
|
1,117,961 |
12,504 |
|
486,938 |
141,629 |
|
100.0 |
37.8 |
39.7 |
|
14.3 |
0.2 |
|
6.2 |
1.8 |
| Female |
10,243,509 |
3,521,114 |
4,107,045 |
|
1,502,783 |
20,156 |
|
803,863 |
288,548 |
|
100.0 |
34.4 |
40.1 |
|
14.7 |
0.2 |
|
7.8 |
2.8 |
| Race/ethnicity of U.S. resident |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
10,897,654 |
4,152,584 |
4,116,728 |
|
1,760,349 |
17,664 |
|
660,325 |
190,004 |
|
100.0 |
38.1 |
37.8 |
|
16.2 |
0.2 |
|
6.1 |
1.7 |
| Black |
2,676,501 |
779,602 |
1,075,976 |
|
338,537 |
7,465 |
|
360,616 |
114,305 |
|
100.0 |
29.1 |
40.2 |
|
12.6 |
0.3 |
|
13.5 |
4.3 |
| Hispanic |
2,543,581 |
771,537 |
1,288,164 |
|
211,277 |
2,943 |
|
174,386 |
95,274 |
|
100.0 |
30.3 |
50.6 |
|
8.3 |
0.1 |
|
6.9 |
3.7 |
| Asian |
1,030,299 |
418,778 |
420,794 |
|
140,818 |
1,377 |
|
34,997 |
13,535 |
|
100.0 |
40.6 |
40.8 |
|
13.7 |
0.1 |
|
3.4 |
1.3 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
57,574 |
15,899 |
25,884 |
|
6,410 |
154 |
|
7,168 |
2,059 |
|
100.0 |
27.6 |
45.0 |
|
11.1 |
0.3 |
|
12.5 |
3.6 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
179,278 |
60,118 |
81,504 |
|
17,880 |
1,884 |
|
13,875 |
4,017 |
|
100.0 |
33.5 |
45.5 |
|
10.0 |
1.1 |
|
7.7 |
2.2 |
| Two or more races |
293,501 |
107,446 |
112,484 |
|
43,050 |
208 |
|
22,486 |
7,827 |
|
100.0 |
36.6 |
38.3 |
|
14.7 |
0.1 |
|
7.7 |
2.7 |
| Nonresident alien |
400,284 |
180,288 |
96,504 |
|
102,423 |
965 |
|
16,948 |
3,156 |
|
100.0 |
45.0 |
24.1 |
|
25.6 |
0.2 |
|
4.2 |
0.8 |
| Attendance status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Full time |
11,451,568 |
5,043,049 |
2,952,480 |
|
2,174,284 |
23,101 |
|
869,042 |
389,612 |
|
100.0 |
44.0 |
25.8 |
|
19.0 |
0.2 |
|
7.6 |
3.4 |
| Part time |
6,627,104 |
1,443,203 |
4,265,558 |
|
446,460 |
9,559 |
|
421,759 |
40,565 |
|
100.0 |
21.8 |
64.4 |
|
6.7 |
0.1 |
|
6.4 |
0.6 |
| NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Institutions in this indicator are classified based on the highest degree offered. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For more information on the classification of postsecondary institutions or race/ethnicity, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on IPEDS, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. |
