Table 306.50.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and classification of institution, level of enrollment, and race/ethnicity of student: 2016

Level of enrollment and race/ethnicity of student	Total, all institutions	Public institutions									Nonprofit institutions									For-profit institutions
		Total	4-year							2-year	Total	4-year							2-year
			Total	Research univer- sity, very high1	Research univer- sity, high2	Doctoral/ research univer- sity3	Master's4	Bacca- laureate5	Special focus6			Total	Research univer- sity, very high1	Research univer- sity, high2	Doctoral/ research univer- sity3	Master's4	Bacca- laureate5	Special focus6		Total	4-year	2-year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	Fall enrollment
All students, total	19,841,014	14,582,972	8,741,896	2,811,612	1,365,230	620,544	2,471,390	1,381,783	91,337	5,841,076	4,077,797	4,027,240	618,269	327,404	443,248	1,580,184	674,407	383,728	50,557	1,180,245	981,633	198,612
White	10,712,903	7,785,631	4,878,619	1,557,286	838,399	313,721	1,429,574	689,497	50,142	2,907,012	2,415,033	2,393,216	283,706	192,419	259,134	1,003,865	429,533	224,559	21,817	512,239	440,624	71,615
Black	2,588,211	1,739,586	950,823	188,276	155,927	97,894	318,659	180,313	9,754	788,763	498,588	481,447	37,520	31,891	62,658	200,433	104,134	44,811	17,141	350,037	290,521	59,516
Hispanic	3,426,756	2,818,565	1,379,480	358,549	169,843	120,396	380,361	342,251	8,080	1,439,085	412,868	406,393	57,109	31,755	48,524	184,067	52,656	32,282	6,475	195,323	146,322	49,001
Asian	1,253,267	955,808	605,047	287,896	61,321	36,481	138,803	70,068	10,478	350,761	252,926	251,588	83,237	21,111	29,007	64,021	21,157	33,055	1,338	44,533	36,976	7,557
Pacific Islander	53,186	34,556	18,484	4,543	2,135	943	5,548	5,189	126	16,072	10,562	10,287	631	701	1,080	5,058	1,739	1,078	275	8,068	6,951	1,117
American Indian/Alaska       Native	142,282	110,674	55,344	9,867	9,420	2,258	16,668	10,106	7,025	55,330	20,497	19,332	1,269	1,017	1,786	7,976	3,189	4,095	1,165	11,111	8,909	2,202
Two or more races	666,374	504,621	311,568	104,985	48,061	19,852	85,783	50,765	2,122	193,053	125,913	124,574	21,482	9,445	12,385	45,390	24,040	11,832	1,339	35,840	30,369	5,471
Nonresident alien	998,035	633,531	542,531	300,210	80,124	28,999	95,994	33,594	3,610	91,000	341,410	340,403	133,315	39,065	28,674	69,374	37,959	32,016	1,007	23,094	20,961	2,133
Undergraduate	16,869,212	13,141,086	7,300,010	2,135,475	1,101,639	514,472	2,137,837	1,376,531	34,056	5,841,076	2,812,769	2,762,212	301,853	209,202	275,453	1,138,981	642,070	194,653	50,557	915,357	716,745	198,612
White	9,082,071	6,971,274	4,064,262	1,198,101	678,180	255,907	1,229,566	685,336	17,172	2,907,012	1,715,987	1,694,170	143,865	132,767	164,374	730,531	407,497	115,136	21,817	394,810	323,195	71,615
Black	2,225,290	1,609,278	820,515	148,397	131,230	83,132	272,903	179,871	4,982	788,763	354,616	337,475	19,188	17,770	34,672	141,416	99,810	24,619	17,141	261,396	201,880	59,516
Hispanic	3,167,164	2,692,197	1,253,112	306,395	149,246	106,388	346,153	342,080	2,850	1,439,085	306,401	299,926	34,712	19,569	33,335	143,752	50,501	18,057	6,475	168,566	119,565	49,001
Asian	1,053,040	865,760	514,999	238,952	50,139	30,968	123,574	69,977	1,389	350,761	155,751	154,413	49,311	13,696	18,306	41,253	20,028	11,819	1,338	31,529	23,972	7,557
Pacific Islander	47,109	32,820	16,748	3,744	1,839	810	5,106	5,183	66	16,072	7,817	7,542	292	470	716	3,822	1,657	585	275	6,472	5,355	1,117
American Indian/Alaska       Native	128,598	103,844	48,514	7,414	7,934	1,849	14,571	10,073	6,673	55,330	15,703	14,538	654	641	1,103	5,830	3,021	3,289	1,165	9,051	6,849	2,202
Two or more races	595,672	469,801	276,748	87,367	42,248	17,648	78,169	50,706	610	193,053	97,042	95,703	13,707	6,853	9,159	36,362	23,431	6,191	1,339	28,829	23,358	5,471
Nonresident alien	570,268	396,112	305,112	145,105	40,823	17,770	67,795	33,305	314	91,000	159,452	158,445	40,124	17,436	13,788	36,015	36,125	14,957	1,007	14,704	12,571	2,133
Postbaccalaureate	2,971,802	1,441,886	1,441,886	676,137	263,591	106,072	333,553	5,252	57,281	†	1,265,028	1,265,028	316,416	118,202	167,795	441,203	32,337	189,075	†	264,888	264,888	†
White	1,630,832	814,357	814,357	359,185	160,219	57,814	200,008	4,161	32,970	†	699,046	699,046	139,841	59,652	94,760	273,334	22,036	109,423	†	117,429	117,429	†
Black	362,921	130,308	130,308	39,879	24,697	14,762	45,756	442	4,772	†	143,972	143,972	18,332	14,121	27,986	59,017	4,324	20,192	†	88,641	88,641	†
Hispanic	259,592	126,368	126,368	52,154	20,597	14,008	34,208	171	5,230	†	106,467	106,467	22,397	12,186	15,189	40,315	2,155	14,225	†	26,757	26,757	†
Asian	200,227	90,048	90,048	48,944	11,182	5,513	15,229	91	9,089	†	97,175	97,175	33,926	7,415	10,701	22,768	1,129	21,236	†	13,004	13,004	†
Pacific Islander	6,077	1,736	1,736	799	296	133	442	6	60	†	2,745	2,745	339	231	364	1,236	82	493	†	1,596	1,596	†
American Indian/Alaska       Native	13,684	6,830	6,830	2,453	1,486	409	2,097	33	352	†	4,794	4,794	615	376	683	2,146	168	806	†	2,060	2,060	†
Two or more races	70,702	34,820	34,820	17,618	5,813	2,204	7,614	59	1,512	†	28,871	28,871	7,775	2,592	3,226	9,028	609	5,641	†	7,011	7,011	†
Nonresident alien	427,767	237,419	237,419	155,105	39,301	11,229	28,199	289	3,296	†	181,958	181,958	93,191	21,629	14,886	33,359	1,834	17,059	†	8,390	8,390	†
	Percentage distribution of U.S. residents
U.S. residents, total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	56.9	55.8	59.5	62.0	65.2	53.0	60.2	51.1	57.2	50.6	64.6	64.9	58.5	66.7	62.5	66.4	67.5	63.8	44.0	44.3	45.9	36.4
Black	13.7	12.5	11.6	7.5	12.1	16.5	13.4	13.4	11.1	13.7	13.3	13.1	7.7	11.1	15.1	13.3	16.4	12.7	34.6	30.2	30.2	30.3
Hispanic	18.2	20.2	16.8	14.3	13.2	20.4	16.0	25.4	9.2	25.0	11.0	11.0	11.8	11.0	11.7	12.2	8.3	9.2	13.1	16.9	15.2	24.9
Asian	6.7	6.9	7.4	11.5	4.8	6.2	5.8	5.2	11.9	6.1	6.8	6.8	17.2	7.3	7.0	4.2	3.3	9.4	2.7	3.8	3.8	3.8
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6
American Indian/Alaska       Native	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	8.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.2	2.4	1.0	0.9	1.1
Two or more races	3.5	3.6	3.8	4.2	3.7	3.4	3.6	3.8	2.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	4.4	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.8	3.4	2.7	3.1	3.2	2.8
Undergraduate	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	55.7	54.7	58.1	60.2	63.9	51.5	59.4	51.0	50.9	50.6	64.7	65.1	55.0	69.2	62.8	66.2	67.2	64.1	44.0	43.8	45.9	36.4
Black	13.7	12.6	11.7	7.5	12.4	16.7	13.2	13.4	14.8	13.7	13.4	13.0	7.3	9.3	13.3	12.8	16.5	13.7	34.6	29.0	28.7	30.3
Hispanic	19.4	21.1	17.9	15.4	14.1	21.4	16.7	25.5	8.4	25.0	11.5	11.5	13.3	10.2	12.7	13.0	8.3	10.0	13.1	18.7	17.0	24.9
Asian	6.5	6.8	7.4	12.0	4.7	6.2	6.0	5.2	4.1	6.1	5.9	5.9	18.8	7.1	7.0	3.7	3.3	6.6	2.7	3.5	3.4	3.8
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.6
American Indian/Alaska       Native	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	19.8	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.8	2.4	1.0	1.0	1.1
Two or more races	3.7	3.7	4.0	4.4	4.0	3.6	3.8	3.8	1.8	3.4	3.7	3.7	5.2	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.9	3.4	2.7	3.2	3.3	2.8
Postbaccalaureate	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†	100.0	100.0	†
White	64.1	67.6	67.6	68.9	71.4	61.0	65.5	83.8	61.1	†	64.5	64.5	62.6	61.8	62.0	67.0	72.2	63.6	†	45.8	45.8	†
Black	14.3	10.8	10.8	7.7	11.0	15.6	15.0	8.9	8.8	†	13.3	13.3	8.2	14.6	18.3	14.5	14.2	11.7	†	34.6	34.6	†
Hispanic	10.2	10.5	10.5	10.0	9.2	14.8	11.2	3.4	9.7	†	9.8	9.8	10.0	12.6	9.9	9.9	7.1	8.3	†	10.4	10.4	†
Asian	7.9	7.5	7.5	9.4	5.0	5.8	5.0	1.8	16.8	†	9.0	9.0	15.2	7.7	7.0	5.6	3.7	12.3	†	5.1	5.1	†
Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	†	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	†	0.6	0.6	†
American Indian/Alaska       Native	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.7	†	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	†	0.8	0.8	†
Two or more races	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.4	2.6	2.3	2.5	1.2	2.8	†	2.7	2.7	3.5	2.7	2.1	2.2	2.0	3.3	†	2.7	2.7	†

†Not applicable.

1 Research universities with a very high level of research activity.

2 Research universities with a high level of research activity.

3 Institutions that award at least 20 research/scholarship doctor's degrees per year, but did not have a high level of research activity.

4 Institutions that award at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctor's degrees per year.

5 Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. In addition to institutions that primarily award bachelor's degrees, also includes institutions classified as 4-year in the IPEDS system, but classified as 2-year baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the Carnegie Classification system because they primarily award associate's degrees.

6 Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.

NOTE: Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctoral degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the research index ranking may be obtained from http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/. Includes imputed Carnegie classifications for institutions with missing data. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared October 2017.)