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Digest of Education Statistics: 2006
Digest of Education Statistics: 2006

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 213. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and by state or jurisdiction: 2004 
State or jurisdiction Total White Minority Non- resident alien Percentage distribution
Total Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Total White Minority Non-resident alien
Total Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
United States 17,272,044 11,422,770 5,259,107 2,164,683 1,809,593 1,108,693 176,138 590,167 100.0 66.1 30.4 12.5 10.5 6.4 1.0 3.4
Alabama 255,826 166,656 83,180 74,412 3,568 3,342 1,858 5,990 100.0 65.1 32.5 29.1 1.4 1.3 0.7 2.3
Alaska 30,869 22,316 7,637 1,094 1,044 1,344 4,155 916 100.0 72.3 24.7 3.5 3.4 4.4 13.5 3.0
Arizona 490,925 315,925 148,215 34,908 78,300 17,588 17,419 26,785 100.0 64.4 30.2 7.1 15.9 3.6 3.5 5.5
Arkansas 138,399 104,737 31,174 25,271 2,375 1,996 1,532 2,488 100.0 75.7 22.5 18.3 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.8
California 2,374,045 1,040,123 1,259,027 182,775 609,600 444,352 22,300 74,895 100.0 43.8 53.0 7.7 25.7 18.7 0.9 3.2
                                 
Colorado 300,914 231,068 63,150 14,002 33,308 11,490 4,350 6,696 100.0 76.8 21.0 4.7 11.1 3.8 1.4 2.2
Connecticut 172,775 126,513 39,738 17,903 13,673 7,440 722 6,524 100.0 73.2 23.0 10.4 7.9 4.3 0.4 3.8
Delaware 49,804 35,935 12,485 9,255 1,679 1,371 180 1,384 100.0 72.2 25.1 18.6 3.4 2.8 0.4 2.8
District of Columbia 99,988 48,634 44,654 33,207 4,444 6,627 376 6,700 100.0 48.6 44.7 33.2 4.4 6.6 0.4 6.7
Florida 866,665 492,832 343,545 156,587 154,246 29,044 3,668 30,288 100.0 56.9 39.6 18.1 17.8 3.4 0.4 3.5
                                 
Georgia 434,283 262,308 159,462 131,236 11,168 15,616 1,442 12,513 100.0 60.4 36.7 30.2 2.6 3.6 0.3 2.9
Hawaii 67,225 17,952 44,218 1,523 1,954 40,412 329 5,055 100.0 26.7 65.8 2.3 2.9 60.1 0.5 7.5
Idaho 76,311 67,429 6,263 596 3,202 1,397 1,068 2,619 100.0 88.4 8.2 0.8 4.2 1.8 1.4 3.4
Illinois 801,401 524,866 252,406 110,995 91,517 47,237 2,657 24,129 100.0 65.5 31.5 13.9 11.4 5.9 0.3 3.0
Indiana 356,801 295,973 47,495 29,117 9,947 7,115 1,316 13,333 100.0 83.0 13.3 8.2 2.8 2.0 0.4 3.7
                                 
Iowa 217,646 189,641 20,621 9,598 5,442 4,466 1,115 7,384 100.0 87.1 9.5 4.4 2.5 2.1 0.5 3.4
Kansas 191,590 156,552 29,079 11,177 8,082 6,737 3,083 5,959 100.0 81.7 15.2 5.8 4.2 3.5 1.6 3.1
Kentucky 240,097 208,553 27,200 21,041 2,661 2,799 699 4,344 100.0 86.9 11.3 8.8 1.1 1.2 0.3 1.8
Louisiana 246,301 150,456 88,085 75,586 5,919 5,037 1,543 7,760 100.0 61.1 35.8 30.7 2.4 2.0 0.6 3.2
Maine 65,415 60,277 3,753 1,106 772 1,013 862 1,385 100.0 92.1 5.7 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.3 2.1
                                 
Maryland 312,493 182,062 117,357 84,638 11,594 19,868 1,257 13,074 100.0 58.3 37.6 27.1 3.7 6.4 0.4 4.2
Massachusetts 439,245 319,010 93,579 33,961 26,054 31,650 1,914 26,656 100.0 72.6 21.3 7.7 5.9 7.2 0.4 6.1
Michigan 620,980 475,409 122,438 80,171 16,644 20,515 5,108 23,133 100.0 76.6 19.7 12.9 2.7 3.3 0.8 3.7
Minnesota 349,021 292,323 47,417 21,732 6,687 14,877 4,121 9,281 100.0 83.8 13.6 6.2 1.9 4.3 1.2 2.7
Mississippi 152,115 88,612 61,481 58,345 1,128 1,254 754 2,022 100.0 58.3 40.4 38.4 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.3
                                 
Missouri 365,204 290,291 65,107 43,938 9,939 8,993 2,237 9,806 100.0 79.5 17.8 12.0 2.7 2.5 0.6 2.7
Montana 47,173 40,219 6,109 287 717 503 4,602 845 100.0 85.3 13.0 0.6 1.5 1.1 9.8 1.8
Nebraska 121,053 104,754 12,814 5,076 3,949 2,790 999 3,485 100.0 86.5 10.6 4.2 3.3 2.3 0.8 2.9
Nevada 105,961 69,004 34,307 8,044 13,963 10,777 1,523 2,650 100.0 65.1 32.4 7.6 13.2 10.2 1.4 2.5
New Hampshire 70,163 63,040 5,450 1,552 1,734 1,784 380 1,673 100.0 89.8 7.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 0.5 2.4
                                 
New Jersey 380,374 228,670 136,474 53,986 49,132 32,232 1,124 15,230 100.0 60.1 35.9 14.2 12.9 8.5 0.3 4.0
New Mexico 131,577 57,086 71,423 3,721 53,672 2,527 11,503 3,068 100.0 43.4 54.3 2.8 40.8 1.9 8.7 2.3
New York 1,141,525 698,133 380,889 160,941 127,658 88,274 4,016 62,503 100.0 61.2 33.4 14.1 11.2 7.7 0.4 5.5
North Carolina 472,709 320,135 140,844 112,820 10,878 11,252 5,894 11,730 100.0 67.7 29.8 23.9 2.3 2.4 1.2 2.5
North Dakota 49,533 42,560 5,236 743 611 488 3,394 1,737 100.0 85.9 10.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 6.9 3.5
                                 
Ohio 614,234 497,895 98,273 71,307 11,649 12,994 2,323 18,066 100.0 81.1 16.0 11.6 1.9 2.1 0.4 2.9
Oklahoma 207,625 146,224 51,294 18,771 6,834 4,674 21,015 10,107 100.0 70.4 24.7 9.0 3.3 2.3 10.1 4.9
Oregon 199,985 163,889 30,616 4,509 10,230 12,606 3,271 5,480 100.0 82.0 15.3 2.3 5.1 6.3 1.6 2.7
Pennsylvania 688,780 546,202 119,657 69,837 19,496 28,457 1,867 22,921 100.0 79.3 17.4 10.1 2.8 4.1 0.3 3.3
Rhode Island 80,377 64,546 13,219 4,596 4,866 3,420 337 2,612 100.0 80.3 16.4 5.7 6.1 4.3 0.4 3.2
                                 
South Carolina 208,910 140,288 65,134 58,099 3,115 3,088 832 3,488 100.0 67.2 31.2 27.8 1.5 1.5 0.4 1.7
South Dakota 48,708 42,049 5,509 672 515 396 3,926 1,150 100.0 86.3 11.3 1.4 1.1 0.8 8.1 2.4
Tennessee 278,055 207,872 64,758 53,992 4,652 5,143 971 5,425 100.0 74.8 23.3 19.4 1.7 1.8 0.3 2.0
Texas 1,229,197 645,856 533,491 150,899 315,988 60,221 6,383 49,850 100.0 52.5 43.4 12.3 25.7 4.9 0.5 4.1
Utah 194,324 170,333 18,408 1,865 8,590 5,643 2,310 5,583 100.0 87.7 9.5 1.0 4.4 2.9 1.2 2.9
                                 
Vermont 38,639 35,301 2,550 706 772 828 244 788 100.0 91.4 6.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 0.6 2.0
Virginia 425,181 293,131 121,185 80,684 14,946 23,322 2,233 10,865 100.0 68.9 28.5 19.0 3.5 5.5 0.5 2.6
Washington 343,524 262,771 71,161 14,507 18,084 32,297 6,273 9,592 100.0 76.5 20.7 4.2 5.3 9.4 1.8 2.8
West Virginia 97,884 88,168 7,379 5,006 946 1,072 355 2,337 100.0 90.1 7.5 5.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 2.4
Wisconsin 331,506 285,736 38,577 16,759 9,126 9,191 3,501 7,193 100.0 86.2 11.6 5.1 2.8 2.8 1.1 2.2
Wyoming 33,955 30,700 2,753 329 1,509 298 617 502 100.0 90.4 8.1 1.0 4.4 0.9 1.8 1.5
                                 
U.S. Service Schools 14,754 11,755 2,831 801 1,014 836 180 168 100.0 79.7 19.2 5.4 6.9 5.7 1.2 1.1
Other jurisdictions 220,920 529 219,674 2,145 207,064 10,448 17 717 100.0 0.2 99.4 1.0 93.7 4.7 # 0.3
American Samoa 1,550 7 1,370 0 2 1,368 0 173 100.0 0.5 88.4 0.0 0.1 88.3 0.0 11.2
Federated States of Micronesia 2,608 4 2,604 0 0 2,604 0 0 100.0 0.2 99.8 0.0 0.0 99.8 0.0 0.0
Guam 4,642 222 4,356 40 35 4,274 7 64 100.0 4.8 93.8 0.9 0.8 92.1 0.2 1.4
Marshall Islands 623 0 623 0 0 623 0 0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Marianas 1,101 48 890 2 2 884 2 163 100.0 4.4 80.8 0.2 0.2 80.3 0.2 14.8
Palau 651 0 645 0 0 645 0 6 100.0 0.0 99.1 0.0 0.0 99.1 0.0 0.9
Puerto Rico 207,180 113 206,930 34 206,864 28 4 137 100.0 0.1 99.9 # 99.8 # # 0.1
Virgin Islands 2,565 135 2,256 2,069 161 22 4 174 100.0 5.3 88.0 80.7 6.3 0.9 0.2 6.8
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2005. (This table was prepared September 2005.)