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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 |
[Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Selected student characteristic | Undergraduate | Postbaccalaureate, 2011-12 | |||||||||||||||||
2007-08 | 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
All students | Students with disabil- ities1 |
Nondisabled students |
All students | Students with disabil- ities1 |
Nondisabled students |
All students | Students with disabil- ities1 |
Nondisabled students |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
Number of students (in thousands) | 20,511 | (—) | 2,243 | (—) | 18,268 | (—) | 23,055 | (—) | 2,563 | (—) | 20,493 | (—) | 3,682 | (—) | 195 | (—) | 3,487 | (—) | |
Percentage distribution of students | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Male | 100.0 | (†) | 10.9 | (0.26) | 89.1 | (0.26) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.3 | (0.27) | 88.7 | (0.27) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.8 | (0.40) | 95.2 | (0.40) | |
Female | 100.0 | (†) | 11.0 | (0.23) | 89.0 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.0 | (0.23) | 89.0 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.6 | (0.50) | 94.4 | (0.50) | |
Race/ethnicity of student | |||||||||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | (†) | 11.7 | (0.23) | 88.3 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.1 | (0.24) | 88.9 | (0.24) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.0 | (0.39) | 95.0 | (0.39) | |
Black | 100.0 | (†) | 9.9 | (0.44) | 90.1 | (0.44) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.2 | (0.38) | 87.8 | (0.38) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.9 | (1.19) | 93.1 | (1.19) | |
Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 9.4 | (0.42) | 90.6 | (0.42) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.4 | (0.41) | 89.7 | (0.41) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.4 | (1.40) | 93.7 | (1.40) | |
Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 8.0 | (0.66) | 92.0 | (0.66) | 100.0 | (†) | 8.0 | (0.64) | 92.0 | (0.64) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.3 | (0.86) | 95.7 | (0.86) | |
Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 7.6 | (1.25) | 92.4 | (1.25) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.9 | (2.97) | 85.1 | (2.97) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (1.42) | 90.0 | (1.42) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.4 | (2.32) | 85.6 | (2.32) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 13.5 | (1.11) | 86.5 | (1.11) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.6 | (0.98) | 86.4 | (0.98) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.4 | (1.84) | 93.6 | (1.84) | |
Other | 100.0 | (†) | 11.3 | (2.63) | 88.7 | (2.63) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Age | |||||||||||||||||||
15 to 23 | 100.0 | (†) | 9.8 | (0.19) | 90.2 | (0.19) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.0 | (0.22) | 91.0 | (0.22) | 100.0 | (†) | 3.9 | (0.70) | 96.1 | (0.70) | |
24 to 29 | 100.0 | (†) | 12.8 | (0.48) | 87.2 | (0.48) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.3 | (0.38) | 88.7 | (0.38) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.6 | (0.50) | 95.4 | (0.50) | |
30 or older | 100.0 | (†) | 12.4 | (0.39) | 87.7 | (0.39) | 100.0 | (†) | 15.7 | (0.44) | 84.3 | (0.44) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.2 | (0.57) | 93.8 | (0.57) | |
Attendance status | |||||||||||||||||||
Full-time, full-year | 100.0 | (†) | 9.5 | (0.19) | 90.5 | (0.19) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.5 | (0.22) | 90.5 | (0.22) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.4 | (0.47) | 94.6 | (0.47) | |
Part-time or part-year | 100.0 | (†) | 11.7 | (0.27) | 88.3 | (0.27) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.1 | (0.24) | 87.9 | (0.24) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.3 | (0.45) | 94.7 | (0.45) | |
Student housing status | |||||||||||||||||||
On-campus | 100.0 | (†) | 8.6 | (0.34) | 91.4 | (0.34) | 100.0 | (†) | 8.6 | (0.37) | 91.4 | (0.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Off-campus | 100.0 | (†) | 11.4 | (0.25) | 88.6 | (0.25) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.8 | (0.27) | 88.2 | (0.27) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
With parents or relatives | 100.0 | (†) | 11.2 | (0.33) | 88.8 | (0.33) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.3 | (0.30) | 88.7 | (0.30) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Attended more than one institution | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.43) | 89.3 | (0.43) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.42) | 90.0 | (0.42) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Dependency status | |||||||||||||||||||
Dependent | 100.0 | (†) | 9.6 | (0.19) | 90.4 | (0.19) | 100.0 | (†) | 8.6 | (0.21) | 91.4 | (0.21) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Independent, unmarried | 100.0 | (†) | 14.1 | (0.51) | 85.9 | (0.51) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.3 | (0.44) | 85.7 | (0.44) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.6 | (0.47) | 94.4 | (0.47) | |
Independent, married | 100.0 | (†) | 12.0 | (0.80) | 88.0 | (0.80) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.3 | (0.74) | 86.7 | (0.74) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.2 | (0.85) | 95.8 | (0.85) | |
Independent with dependents | 100.0 | (†) | 11.5 | (0.34) | 88.5 | (0.34) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.1 | (0.39) | 86.9 | (0.39) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.3 | (0.58) | 94.7 | (0.58) | |
Veteran status | |||||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 100.0 | (†) | 15.0 | (1.10) | 85.0 | (1.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.6 | (1.35) | 79.4 | (1.35) | 100.0 | (†) | 7.9 | (1.70) | 92.1 | (1.70) | |
Not veteran | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.18) | 89.2 | (0.18) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.17) | 89.3 | (0.17) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.2 | (0.36) | 94.8 | (0.36) | |
Field of study | |||||||||||||||||||
Business/management | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.43) | 90.0 | (0.43) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.42) | 90.0 | (0.42) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.9 | (1.60) | 94.2 | (1.60) | |
Education | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.56) | 90.0 | (0.56) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.1 | (0.75) | 89.9 | (0.75) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.6 | (0.88) | 94.4 | (0.88) | |
Engineering/computer science/mathematics |
100.0 | (†) | 10.6 | (0.76) | 89.4 | (0.76) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.6 | (0.63) | 89.4 | (0.63) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.8 | (1.04) | 95.2 | (1.04) | |
Health | 100.0 | (†) | 11.2 | (0.45) | 88.8 | (0.45) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.38) | 89.2 | (0.38) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.6 | (0.68) | 95.4 | (0.68) | |
Humanities | 100.0 | (†) | 12.2 | (0.41) | 87.8 | (0.41) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.2 | (0.49) | 87.8 | (0.49) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.9 | (1.12) | 94.1 | (1.12) | |
Law | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 7.7 | (1.17) | 92.3 | (1.17) | |
Life/physical sciences | 100.0 | (†) | 9.8 | (0.55) | 90.2 | (0.55) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.2 | (0.54) | 90.8 | (0.54) | 100.0 | (†) | 3.8 | (0.67) | 96.2 | (0.67) | |
Social/behavioral sciences | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.65) | 89.2 | (0.65) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.8 | (0.76) | 88.2 | (0.76) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.8 | (0.79) | 94.2 | (0.79) | |
Vocational/technical | 100.0 | (†) | 11.2 | (0.99) | 88.8 | (0.99) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.5 | (1.09) | 85.5 | (1.09) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Undeclared | 100.0 | (†) | 11.1 | (0.56) | 88.9 | (0.56) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.8 | (0.91) | 88.2 | (0.91) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.2 | ! | (1.72) | 95.8 | (1.72) |
Other | 100.0 | (†) | 11.2 | (0.45) | 88.8 | (0.45) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.8 | (0.44) | 88.2 | (0.44) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.8 | (0.80) | 95.2 | (0.80) |
—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 impairment, hard of hearing, deafness, a speech impairment, an orthopedic impairment, or a health impairment. | |||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Data exclude Puerto Rico. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||||||||
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 August 2014.) |