Table 7.1a. Percentage distribution of students enrolled in public and private degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and type of institution: 1976, 1980, 1990, and 2002
Race/ethnicity
Total
2-year
4-year
1976
White, non-Hispanic
84.3
80.2
86.6
Minority
15.7
19.8
13.4
Black, non-Hispanic
9.6
11.2
8.7
Hispanic
3.6
5.5
2.5
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.8
2.1
1.7
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.7
1.1
0.5
1980
White, non-Hispanic
83.5
79.8
85.7
Minority
16.5
20.2
14.3
Black, non-Hispanic
9.4
10.6
8.7
Hispanic
4.0
5.7
3.0
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.4
2.8
2.2
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.7
1.1
0.5
1990
White, non-Hispanic
79.9
76.4
82.0
Minority
20.1
23.6
18.0
Black, non-Hispanic
9.3
10.1
8.8
Hispanic
5.8
8.2
4.3
Asian/Pacific Islander
4.3
4.2
4.3
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.8
1.1
0.6
2002
White, non-Hispanic
69.5
63.6
73.5
Minority
30.5
36.4
26.5
Black, non-Hispanic
12.4
13.4
11.7
Hispanic
10.4
14.9
7.3
Asian/Pacific Islander
6.7
6.9
6.6
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.0
1.3
0.9
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004 (forthcoming), based on Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1976 and 1980; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" 1990 survey, and Spring 2003 survey.
