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Table 306.30. | Fall enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1976 through 2024 |
Year | Enrollment (in thousands) | Percentage distribution | ||||||||||||||||
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Total | White | Black | His- panic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | Total | White | Black | His- panic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | |||||
Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||
1976 | 10,767 | 9,076 | 1,033 | 384 | 198 | — | — | 76 | — | 100.0 | 84.3 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | — | — | 0.7 | — |
1980 | 11,782 | 9,833 | 1,107 | 472 | 286 | — | — | 84 | — | 100.0 | 83.5 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 0.7 | — |
1990 | 13,427 | 10,722 | 1,247 | 782 | 572 | — | — | 103 | — | 100.0 | 79.9 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 | — | — | 0.8 | — |
1994 | 13,823 | 10,427 | 1,449 | 1,046 | 774 | — | — | 127 | — | 100.0 | 75.4 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | — | — | 0.9 | — |
1995 | 13,807 | 10,311 | 1,474 | 1,094 | 797 | — | — | 131 | — | 100.0 | 74.7 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.8 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1996 | 13,901 | 10,264 | 1,506 | 1,166 | 828 | — | — | 138 | — | 100.0 | 73.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1997 | 14,037 | 10,266 | 1,551 | 1,218 | 859 | — | — | 142 | — | 100.0 | 73.1 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 6.1 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1998 | 14,063 | 10,179 | 1,583 | 1,257 | 900 | — | — | 144 | — | 100.0 | 72.4 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 6.4 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1999 | 14,361 | 10,329 | 1,649 | 1,324 | 914 | — | — | 146 | — | 100.0 | 71.9 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 6.4 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2000 | 14,784 | 10,462 | 1,730 | 1,462 | 978 | — | — | 151 | — | 100.0 | 70.8 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2001 | 15,363 | 10,775 | 1,850 | 1,561 | 1,019 | — | — | 158 | — | 100.0 | 70.1 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2002 | 16,021 | 11,140 | 1,979 | 1,662 | 1,074 | — | — | 166 | — | 100.0 | 69.5 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 6.7 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2003 | 16,314 | 11,281 | 2,068 | 1,716 | 1,076 | — | — | 173 | — | 100.0 | 69.1 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2004 | 16,682 | 11,423 | 2,165 | 1,810 | 1,109 | — | — | 176 | — | 100.0 | 68.5 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2005 | 16,903 | 11,495 | 2,215 | 1,882 | 1,134 | — | — | 176 | — | 100.0 | 68.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 6.7 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2006 | 17,163 | 11,572 | 2,280 | 1,964 | 1,165 | — | — | 181 | — | 100.0 | 67.4 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 6.8 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2007 | 17,624 | 11,756 | 2,383 | 2,076 | 1,218 | — | — | 190 | — | 100.0 | 66.7 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 6.9 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2008 | 18,442 | 12,089 | 2,584 | 2,273 | 1,303 | — | — | 193 | — | 100.0 | 65.5 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 7.1 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2009 | 19,631 | 12,669 | 2,884 | 2,537 | 1,335 | — | — | 206 | — | 100.0 | 64.5 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 6.8 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2010 | 20,312 | 12,721 | 3,039 | 2,749 | 1,282 | 1,218 | 64 | 196 | 325 | 100.0 | 62.6 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
2011 | 20,270 | 12,402 | 3,079 | 2,893 | 1,277 | 1,211 | 66 | 186 | 433 | 100.0 | 61.2 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
2012 | 19,860 | 11,981 | 2,962 | 2,979 | 1,259 | 1,196 | 64 | 173 | 505 | 100.0 | 60.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
2013 | 19,535 | 11,591 | 2,872 | 3,091 | 1,260 | 1,199 | 61 | 163 | 559 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20141 | 19,426 | 11,582 | 2,966 | 2,951 | 1,214 | — | — | 156 | 556 | 100.0 | 59.6 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 6.3 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20151 | 19,399 | 11,460 | 3,016 | 3,013 | 1,200 | — | — | 154 | 555 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.2 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20161 | 19,632 | 11,509 | 3,100 | 3,099 | 1,208 | — | — | 154 | 562 | 100.0 | 58.6 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 6.2 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20171 | 20,045 | 11,674 | 3,204 | 3,208 | 1,230 | — | — | 155 | 574 | 100.0 | 58.2 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.1 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20181 | 20,421 | 11,835 | 3,286 | 3,306 | 1,252 | — | — | 157 | 585 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 6.1 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20191 | 20,696 | 11,935 | 3,349 | 3,390 | 1,272 | — | — | 158 | 593 | 100.0 | 57.7 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 6.1 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20201 | 20,902 | 11,982 | 3,407 | 3,468 | 1,287 | — | — | 159 | 598 | 100.0 | 57.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 6.2 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20211 | 21,184 | 12,074 | 3,477 | 3,556 | 1,311 | — | — | 160 | 607 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 6.2 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.9 |
20221 | 21,496 | 12,184 | 3,546 | 3,651 | 1,339 | — | — | 161 | 615 | 100.0 | 56.7 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 6.2 | — | — | 0.7 | 2.9 |
20231 | 21,836 | 12,298 | 3,626 | 3,758 | 1,366 | — | — | 162 | 625 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 6.3 | — | — | 0.7 | 2.9 |
20241 | 22,064 | 12,346 | 3,683 | 3,851 | 1,389 | — | — | 162 | 632 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 6.3 | — | — | 0.7 | 2.9 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
1Projected. | ||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2010, institutions were not required to report separate data on Asians, Pacific Islanders, and students of Two or more races. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys," 1976 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2014, Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions by Race/Ethnicity Projection Model, 1980 through 2024. (This table was prepared March 2015.) |