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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
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.)

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