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| Number and percentage of students enrolled at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, level of institution, student level, attendance status and other selected characteristics: United States, fall 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Public | Private nonprofit | Private for-profit | |||||
| Student level, level of institution, attendance status, gender, and race/ethnicity | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Total students | 21,148,181 | 100.0 | 15,000,302 | 100.0 | 3,973,422 | 100.0 | 2,174,457 | 100.0 |
| Level of institution | ||||||||
| 4-year | 13,477,066 | 63.7 | 8,092,646 | 53.9 | 3,914,074 | 98.5 | 1,470,346 | 67.6 |
| 2-year | 7,309,288 | 34.6 | 6,848,796 | 45.7 | 47,667 | 1.2 | 412,825 | 19.0 |
| Less-than-2-year | 361,827 | 1.7 | 58,860 | 0.4 | 11,681 | 0.3 | 291,286 | 13.4 |
| Attendance status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 13,127,793 | 62.1 | 8,588,717 | 57.3 | 2,975,959 | 74.9 | 1,563,117 | 71.9 |
| Part-time | 8,020,388 | 37.9 | 6,411,585 | 42.7 | 997,463 | 25.1 | 611,340 | 28.1 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 9,082,963 | 42.9 | 6,639,732 | 44.3 | 1,686,155 | 42.4 | 757,076 | 34.8 |
| Women | 12,065,218 | 57.1 | 8,360,570 | 55.7 | 2,287,267 | 57.6 | 1,417,381 | 65.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 169,024 | 0.8 | 130,088 | 0.9 | 21,127 | 0.5 | 17,809 | 0.8 |
| Asian | 1,140,282 | 5.4 | 865,035 | 5.8 | 216,770 | 5.5 | 58,477 | 2.7 |
| Black or African American | 2,865,535 | 13.5 | 1,871,929 | 12.5 | 452,334 | 11.4 | 541,272 | 24.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,911,586 | 13.8 | 2,286,092 | 15.2 | 310,577 | 7.8 | 314,917 | 14.5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 61,551 | 0.3 | 40,388 | 0.3 | 9,454 | 0.2 | 11,709 | 0.5 |
| White | 11,445,924 | 54.1 | 8,309,157 | 55.4 | 2,292,465 | 57.7 | 844,302 | 38.8 |
| Two or more races | 485,778 | 2.3 | 357,938 | 2.4 | 82,731 | 2.1 | 45,109 | 2.1 |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 1,285,437 | 6.1 | 640,717 | 4.3 | 327,928 | 8.3 | 316,792 | 14.6 |
| Nonresident alien | 783,064 | 3.7 | 498,958 | 3.3 | 260,036 | 6.5 | 24,070 | 1.1 |
| Undergraduate total | 18,239,014 | 86.2 | 13,593,691 | 90.6 | 2,766,151 | 69.6 | 1,879,172 | 86.4 |
| 4-year | 10,567,899 | 50.0 | 6,686,035 | 44.6 | 2,706,803 | 68.1 | 1,175,061 | 54.0 |
| Attendance status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 8,155,396 | 38.6 | 5,136,709 | 34.2 | 2,220,550 | 55.9 | 798,137 | 36.7 |
| Part-time | 2,412,503 | 11.4 | 1,549,326 | 10.3 | 486,253 | 12.2 | 376,924 | 17.3 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 4,668,857 | 22.1 | 3,060,250 | 20.4 | 1,156,879 | 29.1 | 451,728 | 20.8 |
| Women | 5,899,042 | 27.9 | 3,625,785 | 24.2 | 1,549,924 | 39.0 | 723,333 | 33.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 77,704 | 0.4 | 51,659 | 0.3 | 15,652 | 0.4 | 10,393 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 572,533 | 2.7 | 413,652 | 2.8 | 133,200 | 3.4 | 25,681 | 1.2 |
| Black or African American | 1,360,935 | 6.4 | 762,247 | 5.1 | 318,311 | 8.0 | 280,377 | 12.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,231,711 | 5.8 | 867,791 | 5.8 | 226,803 | 5.7 | 137,117 | 6.3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 29,229 | 0.1 | 16,212 | 0.1 | 6,731 | 0.2 | 6,286 | 0.3 |
| White | 6,014,941 | 28.4 | 3,929,043 | 26.2 | 1,620,470 | 40.8 | 465,428 | 21.4 |
| Two or more races | 266,314 | 1.3 | 176,175 | 1.2 | 63,332 | 1.6 | 26,807 | 1.2 |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 659,083 | 3.1 | 248,831 | 1.7 | 200,753 | 5.1 | 209,499 | 9.6 |
| Nonresident alien | 355,449 | 1.7 | 220,425 | 1.5 | 121,551 | 3.1 | 13,473 | 0.6 |
| 2-year | 7,309,288 | 34.6 | 6,848,796 | 45.7 | 47,667 | 1.2 | 412,825 | 19.0 |
| Attendance status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 3,052,592 | 14.4 | 2,649,071 | 17.7 | 38,085 | 1.0 | 365,436 | 16.8 |
| Part-time | 4,256,696 | 20.1 | 4,199,725 | 28.0 | 9,582 | 0.2 | 47,389 | 2.2 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 3,113,043 | 14.7 | 2,955,601 | 19.7 | 15,612 | 0.4 | 141,830 | 6.5 |
| Women | 4,196,245 | 19.8 | 3,893,195 | 26.0 | 32,055 | 0.8 | 270,995 | 12.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 73,261 | 0.3 | 68,476 | 0.5 | 937 | # | 3,848 | 0.2 |
| Asian | 384,426 | 1.8 | 369,666 | 2.5 | 1,832 | # | 12,928 | 0.6 |
| Black or African American | 1,086,170 | 5.1 | 979,936 | 6.5 | 11,781 | 0.3 | 94,453 | 4.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,405,864 | 6.6 | 1,311,428 | 8.7 | 5,563 | 0.1 | 88,873 | 4.1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 24,445 | 0.1 | 21,800 | 0.1 | 186 | # | 2,459 | 0.1 |
| White | 3,716,524 | 17.6 | 3,530,569 | 23.5 | 24,454 | 0.6 | 161,501 | 7.4 |
| Two or more races | 167,808 | 0.8 | 158,416 | 1.1 | 655 | # | 8,737 | 0.4 |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 356,842 | 1.7 | 317,279 | 2.1 | 1,337 | # | 38,226 | 1.8 |
| Nonresident alien | 93,948 | 0.4 | 91,226 | 0.6 | 922 | # | 1,800 | 0.1 |
| Less-than-2-year | 361,827 | 1.7 | 58,860 | 0.4 | 11,681 | 0.3 | 291,286 | 13.4 |
| Attendance status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 282,167 | 1.3 | 29,734 | 0.2 | 10,383 | 0.3 | 242,050 | 11.1 |
| Part-time | 79,660 | 0.4 | 29,126 | 0.2 | 1,298 | # | 49,236 | 2.3 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 96,924 | 0.5 | 26,019 | 0.2 | 4,285 | 0.1 | 66,620 | 3.1 |
| Women | 264,903 | 1.3 | 32,841 | 0.2 | 7,396 | 0.2 | 224,666 | 10.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4,080 | # | 2,514 | # | 84 | # | 1,482 | 0.1 |
| Asian | 13,184 | 0.1 | 2,140 | # | 1,331 | # | 9,713 | 0.4 |
| Black or African American | 89,614 | 0.4 | 6,167 | # | 2,894 | 0.1 | 80,553 | 3.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82,408 | 0.4 | 8,418 | 0.1 | 4,052 | 0.1 | 69,938 | 3.2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1,764 | # | 255 | # | 53 | # | 1,456 | 0.1 |
| White | 145,654 | 0.7 | 36,735 | 0.2 | 2,893 | 0.1 | 106,026 | 4.9 |
| Two or more races | 6,184 | # | 1,005 | # | 110 | # | 5,069 | 0.2 |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 18,044 | 0.1 | 1,519 | # | 216 | # | 16,309 | 0.8 |
| Nonresident alien | 895 | # | 107 | # | 48 | # | 740 | # |
| Graduate total | 2,909,167 | 13.8 | 1,406,611 | 9.4 | 1,207,271 | 30.4 | 295,285 | 13.6 |
| Attendance status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 1,637,638 | 7.7 | 773,203 | 5.2 | 706,941 | 17.8 | 157,494 | 7.2 |
| Part-time | 1,271,529 | 6.0 | 633,408 | 4.2 | 500,330 | 12.6 | 137,791 | 6.3 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 1,204,139 | 5.7 | 597,862 | 4.0 | 509,379 | 12.8 | 96,898 | 4.5 |
| Women | 1,705,028 | 8.1 | 808,749 | 5.4 | 697,892 | 17.6 | 198,387 | 9.1 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13,979 | 0.1 | 7,439 | # | 4,454 | 0.1 | 2,086 | 0.1 |
| Asian | 170,139 | 0.8 | 79,577 | 0.5 | 80,407 | 2.0 | 10,155 | 0.5 |
| Black or African American | 328,816 | 1.6 | 123,579 | 0.8 | 119,348 | 3.0 | 85,889 | 3.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 191,603 | 0.9 | 98,455 | 0.7 | 74,159 | 1.9 | 18,989 | 0.9 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6,113 | # | 2,121 | # | 2,484 | 0.1 | 1,508 | 0.1 |
| White | 1,568,805 | 7.4 | 812,810 | 5.4 | 644,648 | 16.2 | 111,347 | 5.1 |
| Two or more races | 45,472 | 0.2 | 22,342 | 0.1 | 18,634 | 0.5 | 4,496 | 0.2 |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 251,468 | 1.2 | 73,088 | 0.5 | 125,622 | 3.2 | 52,758 | 2.4 |
| Nonresident alien | 332,772 | 1.6 | 187,200 | 1.2 | 137,515 | 3.5 | 8,057 | 0.4 |
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NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public. Students who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. Individuals who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis, and who are not authorized to remain indefinitely, are included in the nonresident alien category regardless of race or ethnicity. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the Total students row as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2013, Fall Enrollment component (final data).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component.
