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Table 306.40. Fall enrollment of males and females and specific racial/ethnic groups in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and classification of institution and percentage of U.S. resident enrollment in the same racial/ethnic group: 2020
Sex, racial/ethnic group, and percentage of U.S. resident enrollment Total, all institutions Public institutions Nonprofit institutions For-profit institutions
Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
Research university, very high1 Research university, high2 Doctoral/
research3
Master's4 Baccalaur-
eate5
Special focus6 Research university, very high1 Research university, high2 Doctoral/
research3
Master's4 Baccalaur-
eate5
Special focus6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
All institutions                                        
Total enrollment 18,915,692 13,858,079 3,291,432 1,460,531 378,656 2,215,779 1,322,333 87,157 5,102,191 4,085,690 679,771 427,069 679,827 1,348,511 558,797 359,213 32,502 971,923 836,951 134,972
Sex                                        
Male 7,836,989 5,853,323 1,553,872 629,275 139,951 897,750 541,545 29,620 2,061,310 1,677,592 319,354 182,779 247,367 517,736 241,098 159,570 9,688 306,074 261,181 44,893
Female 11,078,703 8,004,756 1,737,560 831,256 238,705 1,318,029 780,788 57,537 3,040,881 2,408,098 360,417 244,290 432,460 830,775 317,699 199,643 22,814 665,849 575,770 90,079
Race/ethnicity                                        
White 9,768,387 7,043,166 1,749,204 843,298 224,912 1,157,297 611,536 45,000 2,411,919 2,317,608 287,684 240,596 400,964 831,472 340,490 203,008 13,394 407,613 362,116 45,497
Black 2,366,069 1,602,863 231,656 194,897 56,444 289,257 169,294 7,508 653,807 486,157 45,845 44,648 89,540 172,512 81,963 40,123 11,526 277,049 236,939 40,110
Hispanic 3,668,645 2,995,092 498,281 231,881 54,631 448,705 364,802 9,354 1,387,438 501,450 72,466 56,725 88,821 188,805 53,761 37,198 3,674 172,103 136,542 35,561
Asian 1,337,790 1,011,878 363,150 68,640 16,535 149,230 75,855 11,341 327,127 283,033 101,968 31,870 41,685 52,566 19,490 34,407 1,047 42,879 37,111 5,768
Pacific Islander 48,286 30,843 4,306 1,981 629 5,223 4,724 104 13,876 10,862 639 800 1,584 5,247 1,455 856 281 6,581 5,710 871
American Indian/
    Alaska Native
120,333 93,411 11,651 7,842 1,224 13,986 9,502 8,180 41,026 18,172 1,235 1,097 3,062 6,721 2,799 2,400 858 8,750 7,132 1,618
Two or more races 758,278 569,610 144,787 57,060 15,471 85,522 61,839 2,476 202,455 150,240 27,517 16,924 23,407 45,322 24,431 11,819 820 38,428 33,709 4,719
Nonresident alien 847,904 511,216 288,397 54,932 8,810 66,559 24,781 3,194 64,543 318,168 142,417 34,409 30,764 45,866 34,408 29,402 902 18,520 17,692 828

White enrollment,
    by percentage White
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 39,228 34,648 1,584 3,212 0 6,656 4,861 189 18,146 2,141 0 330 0 524 779 302 206 2,439 1,202 1,237
10.0 to 24.9 percent 335,877 302,354 19,194 14,539 5,475 69,742 26,255 384 166,765 13,323 0 0 3,630 5,622 2,093 1,421 557 20,200 13,609 6,591
25.0 to 49.9 percent 1,657,604 1,206,685 287,519 109,295 28,620 125,911 145,858 9,782 499,700 236,310 64,781 18,351 39,690 69,795 17,079 21,337 5,277 214,609 200,366 14,243
50.0 to 74.9 percent 4,860,163 3,343,614 1,047,039 333,048 118,868 417,959 300,141 25,748 1,100,811 1,361,861 222,903 154,960 238,783 487,379 137,031 117,037 3,768 154,688 138,760 15,928
75.0 to 89.9 percent 2,701,154 2,029,846 393,868 373,442 71,949 518,374 125,598 8,897 537,718 657,783 0 66,955 118,861 260,839 174,688 33,760 2,680 13,525 7,600 5,925
90.0 percent or more 174,361 126,019 0 9,762 0 18,655 8,823 0 88,779 46,190 0 0 0 7,313 8,820 29,151 906 2,152 579 1,573

Black enrollment,
    by percentage Black
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 536,652 412,133 125,994 43,925 7,514 66,428 27,092 3,014 138,166 118,959 30,489 16,232 16,724 28,633 16,639 10,022 220 5,560 3,800 1,760
10.0 to 24.9 percent 878,726 590,853 87,625 76,916 29,993 73,749 74,696 3,832 244,042 224,542 15,356 10,374 56,988 107,244 16,614 17,143 823 63,331 57,514 5,817
25.0 to 49.9 percent 599,734 383,319 18,037 27,349 18,937 58,387 53,090 138 207,381 64,653 0 2,949 15,828 25,560 9,621 8,299 2,396 151,762 138,103 13,659
50.0 to 74.9 percent 132,370 72,245 0 5,010 0 17,010 4,982 524 44,719 22,471 0 0 0 5,920 7,968 1,895 6,688 37,654 25,135 12,519
75.0 to 89.9 percent 125,483 91,132 0 35,469 0 33,313 7,051 0 15,299 16,367 0 8,135 0 2,603 2,575 1,773 1,281 17,984 11,869 6,115
90.0 percent or more 93,104 53,181 0 6,228 0 40,370 2,383 0 4,200 39,165 0 6,958 0 2,552 28,546 991 118 758 518 240

Hispanic enrollment,
    by percentage Hispanic
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 415,202 304,577 91,866 43,557 13,129 49,201 15,375 2,446 89,003 97,637 10,059 10,380 22,506 27,785 17,304 9,034 569 12,988 11,694 1,294
10.0 to 24.9 percent 966,860 596,463 158,519 56,553 16,849 91,731 71,442 5,402 195,967 274,797 57,580 33,503 39,869 97,329 25,506 19,871 1,139 95,600 89,472 6,128
25.0 to 49.9 percent 1,172,611 1,035,026 188,687 63,859 10,198 137,538 136,919 1,506 496,319 101,028 4,827 12,842 16,176 51,397 8,555 6,127 1,104 36,557 19,747 16,810
50.0 to 74.9 percent 826,703 783,197 38,408 33,243 14,455 138,318 66,341 0 492,432 25,610 0 0 10,270 12,294 1,154 1,071 821 17,896 8,226 9,670
75.0 to 89.9 percent 169,892 163,714 20,801 4,921 0 24,091 47,541 0 66,360 1,178 0 0 0 0 441 737 0 5,000 3,558 1,442
90.0 percent or more 117,377 112,115 0 29,748 0 7,826 27,184 0 47,357 1,200 0 0 0 0 801 358 41 4,062 3,845 217

Asian enrollment, by
    percentage Asian
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 527,103 398,083 101,383 46,304 11,443 53,766 35,899 1,334 147,954 102,032 3,618 14,591 19,805 41,738 13,545 8,319 416 26,988 24,248 2,740
10.0 to 24.9 percent 516,136 370,561 138,094 18,742 5,092 52,371 27,347 6,279 122,636 138,396 78,379 17,279 17,262 7,050 4,694 13,395 337 7,179 5,261 1,918
25.0 to 49.9 percent 291,341 243,234 123,673 3,594 0 43,093 12,609 3,728 56,537 40,478 19,971 0 4,618 3,778 1,251 10,566 294 7,629 7,139 490
50.0 to 74.9 percent 1,927 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,112 0 0 0 0 0 1,112 0 815 195 620
75.0 to 89.9 percent 861 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 826 0 0 0 0 0 826 0 35 35 0
90.0 percent or more 422 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 0 189 0 233 233 0

Pacific Islander enroll-
    ment, by percentage
    Pacific Islander
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 46,842 30,843 4,306 1,981 629 5,223 4,724 104 13,876 9,497 639 800 1,584 4,285 1,196 850 143 6,502 5,690 812
10.0 to 24.9 percent 1,247 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,227 0 0 0 962 259 6 0 20 20 0
25.0 to 49.9 percent 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 59 0 59
50.0 to 74.9 percent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian/Alaska
    Native enrollment, by
    percentage American
    Indian/Alaska Native
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 91,130 66,852 11,651 6,906 1,224 10,004 6,976 391 29,700 16,059 1,235 1,097 3,062 6,583 2,537 1,377 168 8,219 7,132 1,087
10.0 to 24.9 percent 10,549 9,855 0 936 0 3,982 1,364 0 3,573 163 0 0 0 0 45 0 118 531 0 531
25.0 to 49.9 percent 5,268 5,130 0 0 0 0 1,162 0 3,968 138 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0
50.0 to 74.9 percent 2,542 2,325 0 0 0 0 0 1,011 1,314 217 0 0 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 3,263 2,930 0 0 0 0 0 1,911 1,019 333 0 0 0 0 0 146 187 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 7,581 6,319 0 0 0 0 0 4,867 1,452 1,262 0 0 0 0 0 877 385 0 0 0

Two or more races enroll-
    ment, by percentage
    Two or more races
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 696,263 526,440 137,056 55,387 14,320 79,294 49,164 2,476 188,743 135,820 27,517 15,528 23,407 40,582 18,311 9,721 754 34,003 29,932 4,071
10.0 to 24.9 percent 44,935 28,136 3,265 1,673 0 6,228 10,684 0 6,286 12,599 0 1,396 0 3,663 5,722 1,752 66 4,200 3,552 648
25.0 to 49.9 percent 17,079 15,034 4,466 0 1,151 0 1,991 0 7,426 1,820 0 0 0 1,077 398 345 0 225 225 0
50.0 to 74.9 percent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nonresident alien enroll-
    ment, by percentage
    nonresident alien7
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 433,893 350,081 145,893 49,944 8,810 55,926 23,062 2,631 63,815 78,971 2,214 15,500 17,176 24,452 13,660 5,885 84 4,841 4,660 181
10.0 to 24.9 percent 304,101 156,890 142,504 4,988 0 6,388 1,719 563 728 143,503 91,112 9,785 9,580 8,505 18,280 6,087 154 3,708 3,616 92
25.0 to 49.9 percent 98,050 4,245 0 0 0 4,245 0 0 0 88,645 49,091 9,124 4,008 9,098 2,468 14,192 664 5,160 4,867 293
50.0 to 74.9 percent 3,804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,488 0 0 0 617 0 871 0 2,316 2,054 262
75.0 to 89.9 percent 7,163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,272 0 0 0 3,194 0 2,078 0 1,891 1,891 0
90.0 percent or more 893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289 0 0 0 0 0 289 0 604 604 0
1 Research universities with a very high level of research activity.
2 Research universities with a high level of research activity.
3 Institutions that award at least 20 research/scholarship doctor's degrees per year, but did not have a high level of research activity.
4 Institutions that award at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctor's degrees per year.
5 Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. In addition to institutions that primarily award bachelor's degrees, also includes institutions classified as 4-year in the IPEDS system, but classified as 2-year baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the Carnegie system because they primarily award associate's degrees.
6 Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.
7 Nonresident alien enrollment percentages based on total enrollment in the institution, rather than on the U.S. resident enrollment.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctor's degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the research index ranking may be obtained from https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/. This table excludes 195 instutitions with missing data on Carnegie classifications, with 76,106 students enrolled. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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