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| Table 311.10. | Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions, by level, disability status, and selected student characteristics: 2007-08 and 2011-12 |
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| Selected student characteristic | Undergraduate | Postbaccalaureate, 2011-12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | Students with disabilities1 | Nondisabled students |
All students | Students with disabilities1 | Nondisabled students |
All students | Students with disabilities1 | Nondisabled students |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Number of students (in thousands) | 20,762 | (—) | 2,270 | (—) | 18,492 | (—) | 23,055 | (—) | 2,563 | (—) | 20,493 | (—) | 3,682 | (—) | 195 | (—) | 3,487 | (—) | |||
| Percentage distribution | 100.0 | (†) | 10.9 | (0.19) | 89.1 | (0.19) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.1 | (0.17) | 88.9 | (0.17) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.3 | (0.36) | 94.7 | (0.36) | |||
| Sex (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| Male | 43.0 | (0.32) | 42.6 | (0.82) | 43.0 | (0.32) | 43.0 | (0.11) | 43.7 | (0.80) | 42.9 | (0.14) | 39.7 | (0.68) | 35.7 | (2.58) | 40.0 | (0.73) | |||
| Female | 57.0 | (0.32) | 57.4 | (0.82) | 57.0 | (0.32) | 57.0 | (0.11) | 56.3 | (0.80) | 57.1 | (0.14) | 60.3 | (0.68) | 64.3 | (2.58) | 60.0 | (0.73) | |||
| Race/ethnicity of student (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| White | 61.2 | (0.37) | 65.6 | (0.81) | 60.7 | (0.39) | 57.9 | (0.42) | 58.0 | (0.85) | 57.9 | (0.44) | 63.6 | (0.73) | 60.4 | (2.76) | 63.8 | (0.77) | |||
| Black | 14.4 | (0.31) | 13.1 | (0.55) | 14.6 | (0.32) | 16.1 | (0.30) | 17.6 | (0.57) | 15.9 | (0.32) | 11.8 | (0.50) | 15.5 | (2.24) | 11.6 | (0.53) | |||
| Hispanic | 14.3 | (0.29) | 12.5 | (0.59) | 14.5 | (0.30) | 16.0 | (0.37) | 14.9 | (0.65) | 16.2 | (0.38) | 8.7 | (0.39) | 10.5 | (2.31) | 8.6 | (0.40) | |||
| Asian | 5.9 | (0.17) | 4.3 | (0.37) | 6.1 | (0.17) | 5.6 | (0.15) | 4.0 | (0.31) | 5.8 | (0.17) | 12.9 | (0.48) | 10.4 | (2.09) | 13.0 | (0.47) | |||
| Pacific Islander | 0.7 | (0.06) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.7 | (0.14) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.6 | (0.11) | ‡ | (†) | 0.6 | (0.12) | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.8 | (0.09) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 0.8 | (0.09) | 0.9 | (0.07) | 1.2 | (0.20) | 0.9 | (0.07) | 0.4 | ! | (0.15) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | ! | (0.15) | |
| Other | 0.3 | (0.03) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 0.3 | (0.03) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Two or more races | 2.4 | (0.09) | 2.9 | (0.26) | 2.3 | (0.09) | 3.0 | (0.08) | 3.6 | (0.28) | 2.9 | (0.08) | 2.0 | (0.18) | 2.5 | (0.64) | 2.0 | (0.19) | |||
| Age (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| 15 to 23 | 58.3 | (0.29) | 52.1 | (0.77) | 59.0 | (0.31) | 56.2 | (0.33) | 45.3 | (0.89) | 57.6 | (0.33) | 11.4 | (0.41) | 8.4 | (1.51) | 11.5 | (0.41) | |||
| 24 to 29 | 17.9 | (0.19) | 20.9 | (0.70) | 17.6 | (0.20) | 18.4 | (0.22) | 18.8 | (0.65) | 18.4 | (0.23) | 40.3 | (0.79) | 35.3 | (3.26) | 40.5 | (0.79) | |||
| 30 or older | 23.8 | (0.26) | 27.0 | (0.70) | 23.4 | (0.29) | 25.4 | (0.28) | 35.8 | (0.89) | 24.0 | (0.28) | 48.4 | (0.84) | 56.3 | (3.36) | 47.9 | (0.85) | |||
| Attendance status (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| Full-time, full-year | 36.8 | (0.24) | 32.3 | (0.70) | 37.4 | (0.26) | 38.4 | (0.32) | 33.0 | (0.74) | 39.1 | (0.32) | 37.8 | (0.72) | 38.2 | (2.69) | 37.8 | (0.75) | |||
| Part-time or part-year | 63.2 | (0.24) | 67.7 | (0.70) | 62.6 | (0.26) | 61.6 | (0.32) | 67.0 | (0.74) | 60.9 | (0.32) | 62.2 | (0.72) | 61.8 | (2.69) | 62.2 | (0.75) | |||
| Student housing status (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| On-campus | 13.5 | (0.18) | 10.6 | (0.44) | 13.8 | (0.19) | 12.1 | (0.19) | 9.4 | (0.41) | 12.5 | (0.20) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Off-campus | 55.1 | (0.33) | 57.6 | (0.73) | 54.8 | (0.34) | 46.1 | (0.54) | 48.9 | (0.97) | 45.7 | (0.55) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| With parents or relatives | 23.8 | (0.31) | 24.2 | (0.65) | 23.7 | (0.32) | 33.5 | (0.55) | 34.2 | (1.02) | 33.5 | (0.54) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Attended more than one institution | 7.7 | (0.15) | 7.5 | (0.34) | 7.7 | (0.15) | 8.3 | (0.28) | 7.4 | (0.44) | 8.4 | (0.28) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Dependency status (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| Dependent | 51.3 | (0.31) | 44.8 | (0.71) | 52.1 | (0.33) | 48.7 | (0.31) | 37.5 | (0.80) | 50.1 | (0.32) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Independent, unmarried | 15.7 | (0.22) | 20.2 | (0.67) | 15.1 | (0.22) | 17.8 | (0.22) | 22.9 | (0.65) | 17.2 | (0.23) | 49.8 | (0.74) | 53.0 | (2.77) | 49.6 | (0.75) | |||
| Independent, married | 6.6 | (0.14) | 7.2 | (0.44) | 6.5 | (0.15) | 6.0 | (0.18) | 7.1 | (0.40) | 5.8 | (0.19) | 15.4 | (0.53) | 12.3 | (2.46) | 15.5 | (0.56) | |||
| Independent with dependents | 26.4 | (0.32) | 27.7 | (0.78) | 26.2 | (0.32) | 27.5 | (0.28) | 32.5 | (0.86) | 26.9 | (0.29) | 34.8 | (0.74) | 34.7 | (2.92) | 34.8 | (0.73) | |||
| Veteran status (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| Veteran | 3.3 | (0.12) | 4.6 | (0.33) | 3.2 | (0.12) | 3.7 | (0.12) | 6.9 | (0.49) | 3.3 | (0.12) | 3.0 | (0.25) | 4.4 | (0.98) | 2.9 | (0.25) | |||
| Not veteran | 96.7 | (0.12) | 95.4 | (0.33) | 96.8 | (0.12) | 96.3 | (0.12) | 93.1 | (0.49) | 96.7 | (0.12) | 97.0 | (0.25) | 95.6 | (0.98) | 97.1 | (0.25) | |||
| Field of study (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| Business/management | 16.3 | (0.27) | 14.9 | (0.66) | 16.5 | (0.28) | 15.1 | (0.20) | 13.6 | (0.58) | 15.3 | (0.21) | 16.7 | (0.66) | 18.5 | (4.53) | 16.6 | (0.69) | |||
| Education | 5.7 | (0.13) | 5.2 | (0.31) | 5.7 | (0.14) | 5.1 | (0.14) | 4.6 | (0.36) | 5.2 | (0.14) | 21.1 | (0.66) | 22.2 | (3.24) | 21.0 | (0.68) | |||
| Engineering/computer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| science/mathematics | 8.9 | (0.27) | 8.6 | (0.59) | 8.9 | (0.19) | 9.3 | (0.19) | 8.9 | (0.58) | 9.3 | (0.18) | 8.6 | (0.36) | 7.8 | (1.65) | 8.6 | (0.38) | |||
| Health | 14.6 | (0.27) | 15.1 | (0.67) | 14.5 | (0.27) | 18.5 | (0.33) | 17.9 | (0.67) | 18.6 | (0.33) | 18.4 | (0.53) | 15.9 | (2.47) | 18.6 | (0.54) | |||
| Humanities | 15.0 | (0.26) | 16.8 | (0.64) | 14.8 | (0.26) | 16.6 | (0.30) | 18.2 | (0.76) | 16.3 | (0.31) | 7.2 | (0.46) | 8.0 | (1.53) | 7.1 | (0.48) | |||
| Law | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4.0 | (0.21) | 5.8 | (0.98) | 3.9 | (0.21) | |||
| Life/physical sciences | 6.0 | (0.11) | 5.4 | (0.30) | 6.1 | (0.12) | 7.2 | (0.14) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 7.3 | (0.15) | 5.2 | (0.27) | 3.7 | (0.71) | 5.3 | (0.27) | |||
| Social/behavioral sciences | 6.2 | (0.11) | 6.1 | (0.38) | 6.2 | (0.12) | 6.8 | (0.16) | 7.2 | (0.48) | 6.7 | (0.15) | 6.6 | (0.41) | 7.3 | (1.18) | 6.6 | (0.40) | |||
| Vocational/technical | 2.5 | (0.18) | 2.5 | (0.25) | 2.5 | (0.19) | 3.1 | (0.15) | 4.1 | (0.35) | 3.0 | (0.15) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Undeclared | 14.3 | (0.33) | 14.5 | (0.70) | 14.3 | (0.34) | 5.3 | (0.24) | 5.7 | (0.50) | 5.3 | (0.24) | 2.8 | (0.30) | 2.2 | ! | (0.94) | 2.8 | (0.30) | ||
| Other | 10.5 | (0.21) | 10.8 | (0.44) | 10.4 | (0.21) | 13.0 | (0.24) | 13.8 | (0.52) | 12.9 | (0.26) | 9.4 | (0.42) | 8.6 | (1.42) | 9.5 | (0.43) | |||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Students with disabilities are those who reported that they had one or more of the following conditions: a specific learning disability, a visual handicap, hard of hearing, deafness, a speech disability, an orthopedic handicap, or a health impairment. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Data for 2007-08 include Puerto Rico, which is excluded from the 2011-12 data. Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item nonresponse and rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007-08 and 2011–12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08 and NPSAS:12). (This table was prepared January 2014.) |