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Table 306.40. Fall enrollment of males and females and specific racial/ethnic groups in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and classification of institution and percentage of U.S. resident enrollment in the same racial/ethnic group: 2018
Sex, racial/ethnic group,
and percentage of U.S.
resident enrollment
Total, all
institu-
tions
Public institutions Nonprofit institutions For-profit institutions
Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
Research
univer-
sity,
very high1
Research
univer-
sity, high2
Doctoral/re-
search3
Mas-
ter's4
Bac-
calaur-
eate5
Special
focus6
Research
univer-
sity,
very high1
Research
univer-
sity, high2
Doctoral/re-
search3
Mas-
ter's4
Bac-
calaur-
eate5
Special
focus6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
All institutions                                        
Total enrollment 19,645,918 14,529,264 2,880,371 1,355,351 634,802 2,505,556 1,512,103 94,377 5,546,704 4,134,244 645,546 329,064 451,943 1,616,062 653,475 393,000 45,154 982,410 829,060 153,350
Sex                                        
Male 8,442,662 6,391,471 1,391,374 614,962 263,346 1,041,908 659,851 34,307 2,385,723 1,722,517 306,539 146,546 184,418 620,149 279,129 174,476 11,260 328,674 273,988 54,686
Female 11,203,256 8,137,793 1,488,997 740,389 371,456 1,463,648 852,252 60,070 3,160,981 2,411,727 339,007 182,518 267,525 995,913 374,346 218,524 33,894 653,736 555,072 98,664
Race/ethnicity                                        
White 10,301,292 7,505,866 1,541,259 814,436 314,750 1,407,828 721,125 50,107 2,656,361 2,384,510 280,063 189,231 257,271 1,010,791 406,265 223,536 17,353 410,916 358,119 52,797
Black 2,493,306 1,711,755 195,506 152,810 99,334 328,825 182,534 10,076 742,670 494,901 40,818 31,761 62,287 196,752 100,429 44,737 18,117 286,650 243,387 43,263
Hispanic 3,645,040 3,016,367 397,173 186,287 132,956 425,266 410,540 9,180 1,454,965 460,431 64,562 35,197 52,751 210,252 56,833 36,106 4,730 168,242 128,042 40,200
Asian 1,302,106 994,527 311,137 64,607 37,759 144,471 83,121 11,278 342,154 266,389 88,497 23,247 30,227 67,281 21,233 34,796 1,108 41,190 34,482 6,708
Pacific Islander 50,505 33,274 4,167 1,977 1,009 5,724 5,375 139 14,883 10,602 676 609 1,067 5,438 1,579 1,071 162 6,629 5,541 1,088
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
133,751 105,105 9,470 8,695 2,329 16,068 10,419 7,908 50,216 19,390 1,210 918 1,806 7,955 2,905 3,762 834 9,256 7,278 1,978
Two or more races 727,863 551,241 116,354 52,998 22,608 92,487 63,743 2,232 200,819 141,180 24,177 10,837 14,517 49,901 25,517 14,599 1,632 35,442 29,495 5,947
Nonresident alien 992,055 611,129 305,305 73,541 24,057 84,887 35,246 3,457 84,636 356,841 145,543 37,264 32,017 67,692 38,714 34,393 1,218 24,085 22,716 1,369
                                         
White enrollment,
   by percentage White
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 38,263 33,444 0 3,811 1,619 6,990 6,635 141 14,248 2,165 0 314 0 529 726 465 131 2,654 1,648 1,006
10.0 to 24.9 percent 344,426 309,066 18,821 8,647 22,597 46,128 28,187 133 184,553 14,454 0 0 1,840 7,706 2,530 1,749 629 20,906 12,296 8,610
25.0 to 49.9 percent 1,609,234 1,169,641 214,666 94,082 27,686 153,564 142,782 13,835 523,026 226,706 65,589 7,287 21,420 84,450 17,454 22,138 8,368 212,887 197,504 15,383
50.0 to 74.9 percent 4,788,309 3,297,105 773,390 343,281 169,642 471,111 379,299 24,852 1,135,530 1,337,279 214,474 122,591 188,960 529,416 151,281 126,020 4,537 153,925 134,955 18,970
75.0 to 89.9 percent 3,264,177 2,496,780 534,382 348,740 93,206 711,423 139,640 10,152 659,237 749,758 0 59,039 45,051 382,771 216,374 43,815 2,708 17,639 11,716 5,923
90.0 percent or more 256,883 199,830 0 15,875 0 18,612 24,582 994 139,767 54,148 0 0 0 5,919 17,900 29,349 980 2,905 0 2,905
                                         
Black enrollment,
   by percentage Black
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 538,022 410,473 104,943 40,157 12,377 78,967 36,178 3,250 134,601 121,247 32,272 13,810 7,949 39,345 18,610 8,985 276 6,302 4,242 2,060
10.0 to 24.9 percent 901,401 632,443 77,365 64,670 42,403 88,837 74,554 2,790 281,824 211,844 8,546 6,602 41,549 116,098 19,660 18,238 1,151 57,114 51,589 5,525
25.0 to 49.9 percent 664,267 433,557 13,198 23,501 15,335 72,329 57,837 3,670 247,687 67,630 0 0 12,789 25,449 15,628 11,389 2,375 163,080 149,143 13,937
50.0 to 74.9 percent 134,832 72,493 0 0 7,522 18,605 963 366 45,037 30,865 0 0 0 6,638 8,546 2,270 13,411 31,474 16,466 15,008
75.0 to 89.9 percent 147,365 107,660 0 17,978 21,697 31,905 6,755 0 29,325 11,995 0 0 0 2,408 7,008 1,675 904 27,710 21,487 6,223
90.0 percent or more 107,419 55,129 0 6,504 0 38,182 6,247 0 4,196 51,320 0 11,349 0 6,814 30,977 2,180 0 970 460 510
                                         
Hispanic enrollment,
   by percentage Hispanic
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 442,426 307,851 79,553 43,159 11,946 57,535 16,322 3,066 96,270 117,946 9,674 7,254 14,739 50,896 22,500 11,795 1,088 16,629 14,631 1,998
10.0 to 24.9 percent 907,291 609,038 148,347 47,007 29,097 102,090 78,579 4,526 199,392 219,319 50,489 21,534 24,132 80,592 23,315 17,920 1,337 78,934 72,581 6,353
25.0 to 49.9 percent 1,208,776 1,077,659 131,779 45,356 40,815 144,838 155,876 1,588 557,407 90,924 4,399 6,409 9,626 56,366 8,097 4,749 1,278 40,193 22,465 17,728
50.0 to 74.9 percent 766,365 714,799 37,494 30,423 19,275 113,347 73,172 0 441,088 29,488 0 0 4,254 22,398 1,366 574 896 22,078 11,487 10,591
75.0 to 89.9 percent 223,762 218,094 0 20,342 5,764 0 55,808 0 136,180 1,258 0 0 0 0 561 697 0 4,410 2,530 1,880
90.0 percent or more 96,420 88,926 0 0 26,059 7,456 30,783 0 24,628 1,496 0 0 0 0 994 371 131 5,998 4,348 1,650
                                         
Asian enrollment, by
   percentage Asian
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 529,896 403,640 90,372 39,754 17,780 60,555 40,816 1,495 152,868 100,079 3,683 11,030 10,578 50,012 15,897 8,442 437 26,177 23,142 3,035
10.0 to 24.9 percent 514,348 371,398 113,070 22,375 12,222 55,928 31,222 6,377 130,204 136,451 77,878 12,217 14,890 13,941 5,044 12,274 207 6,499 4,077 2,422
25.0 to 49.9 percent 255,446 219,489 107,695 2,478 7,757 27,988 11,083 3,406 59,082 28,197 6,936 0 4,759 3,328 292 12,418 464 7,760 6,630 1,130
50.0 to 74.9 percent 931 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489 0 0 0 0 0 489 0 442 321 121
75.0 to 89.9 percent 889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 889 0 0 0 0 0 889 0 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 596 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 284 0 0 0 0 0 284 0 312 312 0
                                         
Pacific Islander enroll-
   ment, by percentage
   Pacific Islander
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 49,067 33,236 4,167 1,977 1,009 5,724 5,375 139 14,845 9,711 676 609 1,067 4,849 1,279 1,069 162 6,120 5,324 796
10.0 to 24.9 percent 657 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 302 0 0 0 0 300 2 0 317 211 106
25.0 to 49.9 percent 781 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 589 0 0 0 589 0 0 0 192 6 186
50.0 to 74.9 percent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                         
American Indian/Alaska
   Native enrollment, by
   percentage American
   Indian/Alaska Native
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 102,430 77,745 9,470 7,637 2,329 12,285 8,413 726 36,885 16,395 1,210 918 1,806 7,826 2,796 1,540 299 8,290 6,926 1,364
10.0 to 24.9 percent 10,443 9,423 0 1,058 0 3,783 1,094 0 3,488 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 936 344 592
25.0 to 49.9 percent 6,549 6,262 0 0 0 0 912 0 5,350 257 0 0 0 129 109 19 0 30 8 22
50.0 to 74.9 percent 3,133 2,594 0 0 0 0 0 886 1,708 539 0 0 0 0 0 539 0 0 0 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 3,411 2,596 0 0 0 0 0 613 1,983 815 0 0 0 0 0 722 93 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 7,785 6,485 0 0 0 0 0 5,683 802 1,300 0 0 0 0 0 942 358 0 0 0
                                         
Two or more races enroll-
   ment, by percentage
   Two or more races
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 674,754 508,720 112,174 49,960 22,608 85,399 51,620 2,232 184,727 133,229 24,177 10,837 14,517 48,080 24,086 9,942 1,590 32,805 28,358 4,447
10.0 to 24.9 percent 36,392 26,791 0 3,038 0 5,948 9,335 0 8,470 7,241 0 0 0 1,821 909 4,469 42 2,360 1,043 1,317
25.0 to 49.9 percent 16,623 15,730 4,180 0 0 1,140 2,788 0 7,622 710 0 0 0 0 522 188 0 183 0 183
50.0 to 74.9 percent 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 94 0
75.0 to 89.9 percent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90.0 percent or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                         
Nonresident alien enroll-
   ment, by percentage
   nonresident alien7
                                       
Less than 10.0 percent 458,335 364,365 101,563 58,995 23,058 71,342 30,630 2,777 76,000 86,075 0 11,065 15,270 35,609 17,668 6,305 158 7,895 7,706 189
10.0 to 24.9 percent 411,590 242,520 203,742 14,546 999 9,301 4,616 680 8,636 164,512 93,458 15,813 11,398 15,838 18,202 9,578 225 4,558 3,575 983
25.0 to 49.9 percent 99,790 4,244 0 0 0 4,244 0 0 0 88,511 52,085 10,386 5,349 4,595 2,547 12,780 769 7,035 6,917 118
50.0 to 74.9 percent 12,656 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,243 0 0 0 7,674 297 2,206 66 2,413 2,334 79
75.0 to 89.9 percent 8,103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,851 0 0 0 3,976 0 2,875 0 1,252 1,252 0
90.0 percent or more 1,581 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 649 0 0 0 0 0 649 0 932 932 0
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 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.
7 Nonresident alien enrollment percentages based on total enrollment in the institution, rather than on the U.S. resident enrollment.
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 doctor's 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 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2019.)

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