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Table 306.30. | Fall enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1976 through 2026 |
Year | Enrollment (in thousands) | Percentage distribution | ||||||||||||||||
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Total | White | Black | His- panic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | Total | White | Black | His- panic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | |||||
Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
1976 | 10,767 | 9,076 | 1,033 | 384 | 198 | — | — | 76 | — | 100.0 | 84.3 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | — | — | 0.7 | — |
1980 | 11,782 | 9,833 | 1,107 | 472 | 286 | — | — | 84 | — | 100.0 | 83.5 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 0.7 | — |
1990 | 13,427 | 10,722 | 1,247 | 782 | 572 | — | — | 103 | — | 100.0 | 79.9 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 | — | — | 0.8 | — |
1994 | 13,823 | 10,427 | 1,449 | 1,046 | 774 | — | — | 127 | — | 100.0 | 75.4 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | — | — | 0.9 | — |
1995 | 13,807 | 10,311 | 1,474 | 1,094 | 797 | — | — | 131 | — | 100.0 | 74.7 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.8 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1996 | 13,901 | 10,264 | 1,506 | 1,166 | 828 | — | — | 138 | — | 100.0 | 73.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1997 | 14,037 | 10,266 | 1,551 | 1,218 | 859 | — | — | 142 | — | 100.0 | 73.1 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 6.1 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1998 | 14,063 | 10,179 | 1,583 | 1,257 | 900 | — | — | 144 | — | 100.0 | 72.4 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 6.4 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
1999 | 14,361 | 10,329 | 1,649 | 1,324 | 914 | — | — | 146 | — | 100.0 | 71.9 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 6.4 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2000 | 14,784 | 10,462 | 1,730 | 1,462 | 978 | — | — | 151 | — | 100.0 | 70.8 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2001 | 15,363 | 10,775 | 1,850 | 1,561 | 1,019 | — | — | 158 | — | 100.0 | 70.1 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2002 | 16,021 | 11,140 | 1,979 | 1,662 | 1,074 | — | — | 166 | — | 100.0 | 69.5 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 6.7 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2003 | 16,314 | 11,281 | 2,068 | 1,716 | 1,076 | — | — | 173 | — | 100.0 | 69.1 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2004 | 16,682 | 11,423 | 2,165 | 1,810 | 1,109 | — | — | 176 | — | 100.0 | 68.5 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 6.6 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2005 | 16,903 | 11,495 | 2,215 | 1,882 | 1,134 | — | — | 176 | — | 100.0 | 68.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 6.7 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2006 | 17,163 | 11,572 | 2,280 | 1,964 | 1,165 | — | — | 181 | — | 100.0 | 67.4 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 6.8 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2007 | 17,624 | 11,756 | 2,383 | 2,076 | 1,218 | — | — | 190 | — | 100.0 | 66.7 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 6.9 | — | — | 1.1 | — |
2008 | 18,442 | 12,089 | 2,584 | 2,273 | 1,303 | — | — | 193 | — | 100.0 | 65.5 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 7.1 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2009 | 19,631 | 12,669 | 2,884 | 2,537 | 1,335 | — | — | 206 | — | 100.0 | 64.5 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 6.8 | — | — | 1.0 | — |
2010 | 20,312 | 12,721 | 3,039 | 2,749 | 1,282 | 1,218 | 64 | 196 | 325 | 100.0 | 62.6 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
2011 | 20,270 | 12,402 | 3,079 | 2,893 | 1,277 | 1,211 | 66 | 186 | 433 | 100.0 | 61.2 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
2012 | 19,861 | 11,982 | 2,962 | 2,980 | 1,258 | 1,195 | 64 | 173 | 505 | 100.0 | 60.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
2013 | 19,537 | 11,589 | 2,872 | 3,093 | 1,260 | 1,199 | 61 | 162 | 560 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
2014 | 19,288 | 11,237 | 2,792 | 3,192 | 1,272 | 1,214 | 59 | 153 | 642 | 100.0 | 58.3 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
2015 | 18,994 | 10,937 | 2,675 | 3,292 | 1,284 | 1,228 | 56 | 146 | 660 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
20161 | 19,160 | 10,992 | 2,752 | 3,306 | 1,282 | — | — | 145 | 683 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 14.4 | 17.3 | 6.7 | — | — | 0.8 | 3.6 |
20171 | 19,334 | 10,995 | 2,808 | 3,386 | 1,296 | — | — | 145 | 705 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 6.7 | — | — | 0.8 | 3.6 |
20181 | 19,550 | 11,033 | 2,859 | 3,475 | 1,312 | — | — | 145 | 726 | 100.0 | 56.4 | 14.6 | 17.8 | 6.7 | — | — | 0.7 | 3.7 |
20191 | 19,803 | 11,093 | 2,913 | 3,570 | 1,333 | — | — | 146 | 748 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 6.7 | — | — | 0.7 | 3.8 |
20201 | 20,059 | 11,151 | 2,970 | 3,667 | 1,356 | — | — | 146 | 768 | 100.0 | 55.6 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 6.8 | — | — | 0.7 | 3.8 |
20211 | 20,286 | 11,192 | 3,024 | 3,758 | 1,379 | — | — | 147 | 786 | 100.0 | 55.2 | 14.9 | 18.5 | 6.8 | — | — | 0.7 | 3.9 |
20221 | 20,435 | 11,185 | 3,065 | 3,836 | 1,395 | — | — | 146 | 806 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 6.8 | — | — | 0.7 | 3.9 |
20231 | 20,589 | 11,170 | 3,113 | 3,921 | 1,410 | — | — | 146 | 829 | 100.0 | 54.3 | 15.1 | 19.0 | 6.8 | — | — | 0.7 | 4.0 |
20241 | 20,712 | 11,137 | 3,152 | 4,002 | 1,423 | — | — | 145 | 853 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 15.2 | 19.3 | 6.9 | — | — | 0.7 | 4.1 |
20251 | 20,799 | 11,084 | 3,185 | 4,079 | 1,430 | — | — | 144 | 877 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 15.3 | 19.6 | 6.9 | — | — | 0.7 | 4.2 |
20261 | 20,841 | 11,007 | 3,210 | 4,142 | 1,436 | — | — | 143 | 904 | 100.0 | 52.8 | 15.4 | 19.9 | 6.9 | — | — | 0.7 | 4.3 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Projected. | ||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2010, institutions were not required to report separate data on Asians, Pacific Islanders, and students of Two or more races. Projections for Asian and Pacific Islander enrollment are not available due to the limited amount of historical data available upon which to base a projection model. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1976 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions by Race/Ethnicity Projection Model, 1980 through 2026. (This table was prepared March 2017.) |