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Table 1. Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, student level, level of institution, enrollment status, and other selected characteristics: United States, fall 2021
Student level, level of
institution, enrollment status,
gender, and race/ethnicity 		All institutions Public Private
Nonprofit For-profit
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All students 19,034,838 100.0 13,657,078 100.0 4,124,982 100.0 1,252,778 100.0
 Level of institution
  4-year 13,975,146 73.4 9,065,518 66.4 4,084,435 99.0 825,193 65.9
  2-year 4,778,359 25.1 4,532,300 33.2 33,236 0.8 212,823 17.0
  Less-than-2-year 281,333 1.5 59,260 0.4 7,311 0.2 214,762 17.1
  
 Enrollment status
  Full-time 11,596,787 60.9 7,657,259 56.1 3,108,443 75.4 831,085 66.3
  Part-time 7,438,051 39.1 5,999,819 43.9 1,016,539 24.6 421,693 33.7
  
 Gender
  Men 7,907,398 41.5 5,820,354 42.6 1,694,964 41.1 392,080 31.3
  Women 11,127,440 58.5 7,836,724 57.4 2,430,018 58.9 860,698 68.7
  
 Race/ethnicity
  American Indian or Alaska
   Native 		120,415 0.6 93,530 0.7 17,366 0.4 9,519 0.8
  Asian 1,307,635 6.9 976,839 7.2 281,506 6.8 49,290 3.9
  Black or African American 2,283,751 12.0 1,539,542 11.3 442,789 10.7 301,420 24.1
  Hispanic or Latino 3,602,824 18.9 2,878,455 21.1 485,699 11.8 238,670 19.1
  Native Hawaiian or Other
   Pacific Islander 		45,930 0.2 28,792 0.2 9,532 0.2 7,606 0.6
  White 9,174,685 48.2 6,621,326 48.5 2,122,067 51.4 431,292 34.4
  Two or more races 738,607 3.9 549,059 4.0 145,431 3.5 44,117 3.5
  Race/ethnicity unknown 877,857 4.6 447,689 3.3 277,221 6.7 152,947 12.2
  Nonresident1 883,134 4.6 521,846 3.8 343,371 8.3 17,917 1.4
     
Undergraduate total 15,823,484 100.0 12,058,213 100.0 2,738,108 100.0 1,027,163 100.0
 4-year 10,763,792 68.0 7,466,653 61.9 2,697,561 98.5 599,578 58.4
  Enrollment status
   Full-time 7,854,982 49.6 5,285,501 43.8 2,210,348 80.7 359,133 35.0
   Part-time 2,908,810 18.4 2,181,152 18.1 487,213 17.8 240,445 23.4
   
  Gender
   Men 4,601,838 29.1 3,262,292 27.1 1,142,524 41.7 197,022 19.2
   Women 6,161,954 38.9 4,204,361 34.9 1,555,037 56.8 402,556 39.2
   
  Race/ethnicity
   American Indian or Alaska
   Native 		61,652 0.4 45,077 0.4 12,023 0.4 4,552 0.4
   Asian 778,652 4.9 587,345 4.9 169,194 6.2 22,113 2.2
   Black or African American 1,223,177 7.7 801,536 6.6 285,932 10.4 135,709 13.2
   Hispanic or Latino 1,985,041 12.5 1,541,080 12.8 344,327 12.6 99,634 9.7
   Native Hawaiian or Other
   Pacific Islander 		25,420 0.2 14,341 0.1 6,921 0.3 4,158 0.4
   White 5,373,103 34.0 3,706,158 30.7 1,453,863 53.1 213,082 20.7
   Two or more races 450,529 2.8 320,685 2.7 107,416 3.9 22,428 2.2
   Race/ethnicity unknown 469,279 3.0 207,810 1.7 173,097 6.3 88,372 8.6
   Nonresident1 396,939 2.5 242,621 2.0 144,788 5.3 9,530 0.9
   
 2-year 4,778,359 30.2 4,532,300 37.6 33,236 1.2 212,823 20.7
  Enrollment status
   Full-time 1,704,803 10.8 1,479,054 12.3 26,930 1.0 198,819 19.4
   Part-time 3,073,556 19.4 3,053,246 25.3 6,306 0.2 14,004 1.4
  Gender
   Men 1,971,769 12.5 1,882,287 15.6 9,672 0.4 79,810 7.8
   Women 2,806,590 17.7 2,650,013 22.0 23,564 0.9 133,013 12.9
   
  Race/ethnicity
   American Indian or Alaska
   Native 		42,708 0.3 39,694 0.3 688 # 2,326 0.2
   Asian 282,540 1.8 273,576 2.3 1,015 # 7,949 0.8
   Black or African American 643,909 4.1 581,109 4.8 10,386 0.4 52,414 5.1
   Hispanic or Latino 1,213,107 7.7 1,153,269 9.6 3,683 0.1 56,155 5.5
   Native Hawaiian or Other
   Pacific Islander 		13,685 0.1 12,290 0.1 91 # 1,304 0.1
   White 2,140,059 13.5 2,059,808 17.1 14,961 0.5 65,290 6.4
   Two or more races 189,563 1.2 179,728 1.5 944 # 8,891 0.9
   Race/ethnicity unknown 200,595 1.3 182,063 1.5 1,032 # 17,500 1.7
   Nonresident1 52,193 0.3 50,763 0.4 436 # 994 0.1
 Less-than-2-year 281,333 1.8 59,260 0.5 7,311 0.3 214,762 20.9
  Enrollment status
   Full-time 207,461 1.3 24,192 0.2 7,181 0.3 176,088 17.1
   Part-time 73,872 0.5 35,068 0.3 130 # 38,674 3.8
   
  Gender
   Men 89,765 0.6 31,361 0.3 3,039 0.1 55,365 5.4
   Women 191,568 1.2 27,899 0.2 4,272 0.2 159,397 15.5
   
  Race/ethnicity
   American Indian or Alaska
   Native 		2,895 # 1,455 # 61 # 1,379 0.1
   Asian 8,091 0.1 1,018 # 410 # 6,663 0.6
   Black or African American 63,911 0.4 6,301 0.1 1,773 0.1 55,837 5.4
   Hispanic or Latino 69,913 0.4 10,602 0.1 2,263 0.1 57,048 5.6
   Native Hawaiian or Other
   Pacific Islander 		1,220 # 217 # 23 # 980 0.1
   White 104,057 0.7 35,963 0.3 2,291 0.1 65,803 6.4
   Two or more races 9,145 0.1 2,317 # 166 # 6,662 0.6
   Race/ethnicity unknown 21,286 0.1 1,221 # 292 # 19,773 1.9
   Nonresident1 815 # 166 # 32 # 617 0.1
   
Graduate total 3,211,354 100.0 1,598,865 100.0 1,386,874 100.0 225,615 100.0
 Enrollment status
  Full-time 1,829,541 57.0 868,512 54.3 863,984 62.3 97,045 43.0
  Part-time 1,381,813 43.0 730,353 45.7 522,890 37.7 128,570 57.0
    
 Gender
  Men 1,244,026 38.7 644,414 40.3 539,729 38.9 59,883 26.5
  Women 1,967,328 61.3 954,451 59.7 847,145 61.1 165,732 73.5
 Race/ethnicity
  American Indian or Alaska
   Native 		13,160 0.4 7,304 0.5 4,594 0.3 1,262 0.6
  Asian 238,352 7.4 114,900 7.2 110,887 8.0 12,565 5.6
  Black or African American 352,754 11.0 150,596 9.4 144,698 10.4 57,460 25.5
  Hispanic or Latino 334,763 10.4 173,504 10.9 135,426 9.8 25,833 11.5
  Native Hawaiian or Other
   Pacific Islander 		5,605 0.2 1,944 0.1 2,497 0.2 1,164 0.5
  White 1,557,466 48.5 819,397 51.2 650,952 46.9 87,117 38.6
  Two or more races 89,370 2.8 46,329 2.9 36,905 2.7 6,136 2.7
  Race/ethnicity unknown 186,697 5.8 56,595 3.5 102,800 7.4 27,302 12.1
  Nonresident1 433,187 13.5 228,296 14.3 198,115 14.3 6,776 3.0

# Rounds to zero.

1The use of "Nonresident" is for reporting purposes only and does not reflect a change in the collection of data for this category.

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. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy are not Title IV eligible but are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public; they are included in this table. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is Title IV eligible and is also included in this table. Students who self-identify with more than one race are included in the "Two or more races" category. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the "Hispanic or Latino" category regardless of race and are not included in the race categories. Students 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" category regardless of race or ethnicity. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the "All students" or the total rows by student level as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the collection year's archived downloadable glossary located at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/annual-survey-forms-packages-archived?year=2021.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2022, Fall Enrollment component (final data).