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Table 306.10. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident alien status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2020 |
Level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident alien status of student | Fall enrollment (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresident aliens) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1976 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 1976 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
All students, total | 10,985.6 | 12,086.8 | 13,818.6 | 15,312.3 | 21,019.4 | 19,988.2 | 19,846.9 | 19,778.2 | 19,651.4 | 19,630.2 | 18,991.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 9,076.1 | 9,833.0 | 10,722.5 | 10,462.1 | 12,720.8 | 10,939.2 | 10,716.6 | 10,517.4 | 10,305.2 | 10,139.8 | 9,797.5 | 84.3 | 83.5 | 79.9 | 70.8 | 62.6 | 57.6 | 56.9 | 56.0 | 55.2 | 54.4 | 54.0 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
1,690.8 | 1,948.8 | 2,704.7 | 4,321.5 | 7,591.0 | 8,066.7 | 8,132.2 | 8,260.8 | 8,356.3 | 8,515.8 | 8,345.6 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 29.2 | 37.4 | 42.4 | 43.1 | 44.0 | 44.8 | 45.6 | 46.0 |
Black | 1,033.0 | 1,106.8 | 1,247.0 | 1,730.3 | 3,039.0 | 2,681.0 | 2,589.4 | 2,549.5 | 2,496.1 | 2,467.3 | 2,382.4 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
Hispanic | 383.8 | 471.7 | 782.4 | 1,461.8 | 2,748.8 | 3,297.7 | 3,428.0 | 3,546.0 | 3,642.5 | 3,785.9 | 3,689.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 197.9 | 286.4 | 572.4 | 978.2 | 1,281.6 | 1,284.3 | 1,306.7 | 1,327.8 | 1,355.2 | 1,378.0 | 1,390.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1,217.6 | 1,229.0 | 1,253.5 | 1,275.7 | 1,304.8 | 1,327.1 | 1,342.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 64.0 | 55.3 | 53.2 | 52.0 | 50.4 | 50.9 | 48.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
76.1 | 83.9 | 102.8 | 151.2 | 196.2 | 146.1 | 142.3 | 137.5 | 133.1 | 129.7 | 121.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 325.4 | 657.6 | 665.8 | 700.1 | 729.3 | 754.9 | 761.8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Nonresident alien1 | 218.7 | 305.0 | 391.5 | 528.7 | 707.7 | 982.3 | 998.1 | 1,000.0 | 989.9 | 974.6 | 848.7 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Male |
5,794.4 | 5,868.1 | 6,283.9 | 6,721.8 | 9,045.8 | 8,723.8 | 8,638.4 | 8,571.3 | 8,444.6 | 8,363.9 | 7,869.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 4,813.7 | 4,772.9 | 4,861.0 | 4,634.6 | 5,605.8 | 4,848.5 | 4,736.1 | 4,632.2 | 4,501.8 | 4,395.5 | 4,155.9 | 85.3 | 84.4 | 80.5 | 72.1 | 64.7 | 59.3 | 58.6 | 57.8 | 57.0 | 56.1 | 56.1 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
826.6 | 884.4 | 1,176.6 | 1,789.8 | 3,060.3 | 3,326.8 | 3,346.7 | 3,387.5 | 3,401.2 | 3,439.8 | 3,255.8 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 27.9 | 35.3 | 40.7 | 41.4 | 42.2 | 43.0 | 43.9 | 43.9 |
Black | 469.9 | 463.7 | 484.7 | 635.3 | 1,089.0 | 998.9 | 959.5 | 942.0 | 911.2 | 894.3 | 832.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
Hispanic | 209.7 | 231.6 | 353.9 | 627.1 | 1,157.6 | 1,389.2 | 1,439.3 | 1,479.0 | 1,506.7 | 1,549.0 | 1,443.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 108.4 | 151.3 | 294.9 | 465.9 | 600.6 | 602.9 | 610.1 | 617.3 | 626.7 | 634.6 | 629.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 572.1 | 577.8 | 586.4 | 594.0 | 604.5 | 612.5 | 608.8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 28.5 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 20.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
38.5 | 37.8 | 43.1 | 61.4 | 78.7 | 58.2 | 56.3 | 53.7 | 51.3 | 49.2 | 43.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 134.4 | 277.6 | 281.7 | 295.5 | 305.2 | 312.7 | 307.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Nonresident alien1 | 154.1 | 210.8 | 246.3 | 297.3 | 379.6 | 548.6 | 555.6 | 551.6 | 541.6 | 528.6 | 457.8 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Female |
5,191.2 | 6,218.7 | 7,534.7 | 8,590.5 | 11,973.7 | 11,264.4 | 11,208.5 | 11,206.8 | 11,206.8 | 11,266.3 | 11,122.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 4,262.4 | 5,060.1 | 5,861.5 | 5,827.5 | 7,115.0 | 6,090.7 | 5,980.5 | 5,885.2 | 5,803.4 | 5,744.3 | 5,641.6 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 79.3 | 69.7 | 61.1 | 56.2 | 55.6 | 54.7 | 53.9 | 53.1 | 52.6 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
864.2 | 1,064.4 | 1,528.1 | 2,531.7 | 4,530.7 | 4,739.9 | 4,785.4 | 4,873.2 | 4,955.1 | 5,075.9 | 5,089.8 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 30.3 | 38.9 | 43.8 | 44.4 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.9 | 47.4 |
Black | 563.1 | 643.0 | 762.3 | 1,095.0 | 1,949.9 | 1,682.1 | 1,630.0 | 1,607.5 | 1,584.9 | 1,573.1 | 1,549.9 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
Hispanic | 174.1 | 240.1 | 428.5 | 834.7 | 1,591.2 | 1,908.5 | 1,988.7 | 2,067.0 | 2,135.8 | 2,236.9 | 2,246.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 20.9 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 89.4 | 135.2 | 277.5 | 512.3 | 681.0 | 681.5 | 696.6 | 710.5 | 728.5 | 743.4 | 761.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 645.5 | 651.3 | 667.1 | 681.7 | 700.3 | 714.6 | 733.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 35.5 | 30.2 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 28.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
37.6 | 46.1 | 59.7 | 89.7 | 117.5 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 83.7 | 81.8 | 80.4 | 77.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 191.0 | 379.9 | 384.1 | 404.6 | 424.1 | 442.2 | 454.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Nonresident alien1 | 64.6 | 94.2 | 145.2 | 231.4 | 328.0 | 433.7 | 442.5 | 448.4 | 448.3 | 446.0 | 390.9 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Full-time |
6,703.6 | 7,088.9 | 7,821.0 | 9,009.6 | 13,087.2 | 12,287.5 | 12,125.3 | 12,076.1 | 11,989.6 | 11,954.4 | 11,591.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 5,512.6 | 5,717.0 | 6,016.5 | 6,231.1 | 8,053.5 | 6,784.0 | 6,611.4 | 6,482.2 | 6,359.7 | 6,240.1 | 6,048.4 | 84.2 | 83.4 | 79.9 | 72.5 | 64.3 | 59.1 | 58.5 | 57.6 | 56.9 | 56.0 | 55.4 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
1,030.9 | 1,137.5 | 1,514.9 | 2,368.5 | 4,468.5 | 4,690.3 | 4,686.0 | 4,768.6 | 4,812.7 | 4,910.1 | 4,869.9 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 20.1 | 27.5 | 35.7 | 40.9 | 41.5 | 42.4 | 43.1 | 44.0 | 44.6 |
Black | 659.2 | 685.6 | 718.3 | 982.6 | 1,811.3 | 1,537.3 | 1,469.5 | 1,453.7 | 1,417.8 | 1,398.1 | 1,358.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
Hispanic | 211.1 | 247.0 | 394.7 | 710.3 | 1,501.0 | 1,786.2 | 1,843.3 | 1,913.7 | 1,961.2 | 2,049.0 | 2,038.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 117.7 | 162.0 | 347.4 | 591.2 | 820.8 | 843.8 | 857.4 | 870.0 | 888.2 | 906.3 | 918.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 783.0 | 812.2 | 826.9 | 840.6 | 859.9 | 878.1 | 891.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 37.8 | 31.6 | 30.4 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 27.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
43.0 | 43.0 | 54.4 | 84.4 | 118.3 | 82.8 | 80.5 | 76.3 | 73.3 | 70.7 | 66.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 217.2 | 440.2 | 435.4 | 454.8 | 472.2 | 486.1 | 487.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Nonresident alien1 | 160.0 | 234.4 | 289.6 | 410.0 | 565.2 | 813.2 | 827.9 | 825.3 | 817.2 | 804.1 | 673.0 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Part-time |
4,282.1 | 4,997.9 | 5,997.7 | 6,302.7 | 7,932.3 | 7,700.7 | 7,721.6 | 7,702.0 | 7,661.8 | 7,675.8 | 7,400.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 3,563.5 | 4,116.0 | 4,706.0 | 4,231.0 | 4,667.3 | 4,155.1 | 4,105.2 | 4,035.2 | 3,945.5 | 3,899.7 | 3,749.1 | 84.4 | 83.5 | 79.8 | 68.4 | 59.9 | 55.2 | 54.4 | 53.6 | 52.7 | 52.0 | 51.9 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
659.9 | 811.3 | 1,189.8 | 1,953.0 | 3,122.5 | 3,376.4 | 3,446.2 | 3,492.2 | 3,543.5 | 3,605.6 | 3,475.7 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 31.6 | 40.1 | 44.8 | 45.6 | 46.4 | 47.3 | 48.0 | 48.1 |
Black | 373.8 | 421.2 | 528.7 | 747.7 | 1,227.7 | 1,143.7 | 1,119.9 | 1,095.8 | 1,078.3 | 1,069.2 | 1,024.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
Hispanic | 172.7 | 224.8 | 387.7 | 751.5 | 1,247.9 | 1,511.5 | 1,584.7 | 1,632.2 | 1,681.4 | 1,736.9 | 1,651.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 22.9 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 80.2 | 124.4 | 225.1 | 387.1 | 460.8 | 440.5 | 449.3 | 457.7 | 467.0 | 471.7 | 472.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 434.6 | 416.9 | 426.5 | 435.1 | 444.9 | 449.0 | 450.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 26.2 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 21.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
33.1 | 40.9 | 48.4 | 66.8 | 78.0 | 63.3 | 61.9 | 61.1 | 59.7 | 58.9 | 54.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 108.2 | 217.4 | 230.4 | 245.3 | 257.1 | 268.9 | 273.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Nonresident alien1 | 58.7 | 70.6 | 101.8 | 118.7 | 142.5 | 169.1 | 170.2 | 174.6 | 172.8 | 170.5 | 175.6 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Undergraduate, total |
9,419.0 | 10,469.1 | 11,959.1 | 13,155.4 | 18,082.4 | 17,046.7 | 16,874.6 | 16,773.0 | 16,616.4 | 16,557.5 | 15,851.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 7,740.5 | 8,480.7 | 9,272.6 | 8,983.5 | 10,895.9 | 9,303.8 | 9,085.6 | 8,882.8 | 8,667.6 | 8,497.8 | 8,115.2 | 83.4 | 82.7 | 79.0 | 69.8 | 61.6 | 56.4 | 55.7 | 54.8 | 54.0 | 53.1 | 52.8 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
1,535.3 | 1,778.5 | 2,467.7 | 3,884.0 | 6,788.1 | 7,177.8 | 7,218.9 | 7,316.2 | 7,383.6 | 7,511.1 | 7,267.8 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 21.0 | 30.2 | 38.4 | 43.6 | 44.3 | 45.2 | 46.0 | 46.9 | 47.2 |
Black | 943.4 | 1,018.8 | 1,147.2 | 1,548.9 | 2,677.1 | 2,316.5 | 2,226.4 | 2,184.0 | 2,130.7 | 2,100.2 | 1,998.5 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
Hispanic | 352.9 | 433.1 | 724.6 | 1,351.0 | 2,551.0 | 3,055.0 | 3,168.3 | 3,270.6 | 3,351.5 | 3,478.4 | 3,348.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 14.4 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 21.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 169.3 | 248.7 | 500.5 | 845.5 | 1,087.3 | 1,084.0 | 1,100.3 | 1,113.6 | 1,134.3 | 1,147.3 | 1,144.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1,029.8 | 1,034.8 | 1,053.2 | 1,067.5 | 1,089.8 | 1,102.5 | 1,101.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 57.5 | 49.2 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 44.5 | 44.9 | 42.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
69.7 | 77.9 | 95.5 | 138.5 | 179.1 | 132.2 | 128.6 | 123.9 | 119.5 | 116.2 | 107.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 293.7 | 590.1 | 595.2 | 624.0 | 647.6 | 669.0 | 669.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Nonresident alien1 | 143.2 | 209.9 | 218.7 | 288.0 | 398.4 | 565.1 | 570.2 | 574.1 | 565.2 | 548.6 | 468.9 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Male |
4,896.8 | 4,997.4 | 5,379.8 | 5,778.3 | 7,836.3 | 7,502.3 | 7,416.9 | 7,351.3 | 7,228.1 | 7,149.5 | 6,650.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 4,052.2 | 4,054.9 | 4,184.4 | 4,010.1 | 4,861.0 | 4,188.1 | 4,087.0 | 3,990.0 | 3,868.4 | 3,770.3 | 3,522.3 | 84.4 | 83.5 | 79.6 | 71.3 | 63.7 | 58.2 | 57.5 | 56.7 | 55.8 | 55.0 | 55.0 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
748.2 | 802.7 | 1,069.3 | 1,618.0 | 2,773.8 | 3,007.0 | 3,020.2 | 3,051.8 | 3,058.1 | 3,089.2 | 2,882.1 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 28.7 | 36.3 | 41.8 | 42.5 | 43.3 | 44.2 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
Black | 430.7 | 428.2 | 448.0 | 577.0 | 982.9 | 888.4 | 849.4 | 831.7 | 801.9 | 785.3 | 719.4 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
Hispanic | 191.7 | 211.2 | 326.9 | 582.6 | 1,082.9 | 1,298.3 | 1,343.5 | 1,378.5 | 1,401.9 | 1,440.4 | 1,324.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 20.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 91.1 | 128.5 | 254.5 | 401.9 | 513.4 | 515.0 | 520.6 | 525.3 | 532.6 | 537.1 | 525.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 487.4 | 492.3 | 499.2 | 504.2 | 512.6 | 517.2 | 507.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 26.0 | 22.7 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 18.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
34.8 | 34.8 | 39.9 | 56.4 | 72.3 | 53.2 | 51.5 | 49.1 | 46.7 | 44.8 | 39.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 122.3 | 252.1 | 255.2 | 267.2 | 274.9 | 281.6 | 273.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Nonresident alien1 | 96.4 | 139.8 | 126.1 | 150.2 | 201.5 | 307.2 | 309.6 | 309.4 | 301.6 | 290.0 | 246.0 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Female |
4,522.1 | 5,471.7 | 6,579.3 | 7,377.1 | 10,246.1 | 9,544.4 | 9,457.8 | 9,421.8 | 9,388.2 | 9,408.1 | 9,201.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 3,688.3 | 4,425.8 | 5,088.2 | 4,973.3 | 6,035.0 | 5,115.7 | 4,998.6 | 4,892.7 | 4,799.2 | 4,727.6 | 4,592.9 | 82.4 | 81.9 | 78.4 | 68.7 | 60.1 | 55.1 | 54.3 | 53.4 | 52.6 | 51.7 | 51.2 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
787.0 | 975.8 | 1,398.5 | 2,266.0 | 4,014.3 | 4,170.8 | 4,198.7 | 4,264.3 | 4,325.5 | 4,421.9 | 4,385.7 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 31.3 | 39.9 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 46.6 | 47.4 | 48.3 | 48.8 |
Black | 512.7 | 590.6 | 699.2 | 971.9 | 1,694.2 | 1,428.2 | 1,376.9 | 1,352.3 | 1,328.7 | 1,314.8 | 1,279.1 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
Hispanic | 161.2 | 221.8 | 397.6 | 768.4 | 1,468.1 | 1,756.7 | 1,824.9 | 1,892.0 | 1,949.6 | 2,038.0 | 2,024.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 14.6 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 22.5 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 78.2 | 120.2 | 246.0 | 443.6 | 573.9 | 569.0 | 579.7 | 588.3 | 601.7 | 610.3 | 618.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 542.4 | 542.5 | 554.0 | 563.3 | 577.2 | 585.3 | 594.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 31.5 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 24.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
34.9 | 43.1 | 55.5 | 82.1 | 106.8 | 79.1 | 77.1 | 74.8 | 72.7 | 71.4 | 68.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 171.3 | 337.9 | 340.0 | 356.9 | 372.7 | 387.4 | 395.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Nonresident alien1 | 46.8 | 70.1 | 92.6 | 137.8 | 196.9 | 257.9 | 260.5 | 264.7 | 263.5 | 258.6 | 222.9 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Postbaccalaureate, total |
1,566.6 | 1,617.7 | 1,859.5 | 2,156.9 | 2,937.0 | 2,941.5 | 2,972.3 | 3,005.1 | 3,035.0 | 3,072.6 | 3,139.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 1,335.6 | 1,352.4 | 1,449.8 | 1,478.6 | 1,824.9 | 1,635.4 | 1,631.0 | 1,634.6 | 1,637.6 | 1,641.9 | 1,682.3 | 89.6 | 88.8 | 86.0 | 77.2 | 69.4 | 64.8 | 64.1 | 63.4 | 62.7 | 62.0 | 61.0 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
155.5 | 170.3 | 237.0 | 437.5 | 802.8 | 888.9 | 913.3 | 944.6 | 972.7 | 1,004.6 | 1,077.8 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 22.8 | 30.6 | 35.2 | 35.9 | 36.6 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 39.0 |
Black | 89.7 | 87.9 | 99.8 | 181.4 | 361.9 | 364.5 | 363.0 | 365.5 | 365.5 | 367.2 | 383.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Hispanic | 30.9 | 38.6 | 57.9 | 110.8 | 197.8 | 242.7 | 259.6 | 275.4 | 291.0 | 307.5 | 340.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 28.6 | 37.7 | 72.0 | 132.7 | 194.3 | 200.3 | 206.3 | 214.2 | 220.9 | 230.7 | 246.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 187.8 | 194.3 | 200.3 | 208.2 | 215.1 | 224.7 | 240.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
6.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 31.7 | 67.5 | 70.6 | 76.1 | 81.7 | 85.9 | 92.8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Nonresident alien1 | 75.5 | 95.1 | 172.7 | 240.7 | 309.3 | 417.2 | 428.0 | 425.9 | 424.8 | 426.1 | 379.8 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Male |
897.6 | 870.7 | 904.2 | 943.5 | 1,209.5 | 1,221.6 | 1,221.6 | 1,220.1 | 1,216.5 | 1,214.4 | 1,219.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 761.6 | 718.1 | 676.6 | 624.5 | 744.9 | 660.3 | 649.0 | 642.1 | 633.4 | 625.2 | 633.7 | 90.7 | 89.8 | 86.3 | 78.4 | 72.2 | 67.4 | 66.5 | 65.7 | 64.9 | 64.1 | 62.9 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
78.4 | 81.7 | 107.4 | 171.9 | 286.5 | 319.8 | 326.5 | 335.7 | 343.0 | 350.6 | 373.7 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 21.6 | 27.8 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 35.1 | 35.9 | 37.1 |
Black | 39.2 | 35.5 | 36.7 | 58.3 | 106.1 | 110.5 | 110.0 | 110.3 | 109.3 | 108.9 | 113.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
Hispanic | 18.1 | 20.4 | 27.0 | 44.5 | 74.7 | 90.9 | 95.8 | 100.5 | 104.8 | 108.6 | 119.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 17.4 | 22.8 | 40.4 | 64.0 | 87.2 | 87.8 | 89.5 | 92.0 | 94.1 | 97.6 | 103.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 84.7 | 85.5 | 87.2 | 89.8 | 91.9 | 95.4 | 101.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 12.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 30.3 | 31.2 | 33.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Nonresident alien1 | 57.7 | 71.0 | 120.2 | 147.1 | 178.2 | 241.4 | 246.0 | 242.2 | 240.0 | 238.6 | 211.8 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Female |
669.1 | 747.0 | 955.4 | 1,213.4 | 1,727.5 | 1,720.0 | 1,750.7 | 1,785.1 | 1,818.6 | 1,858.2 | 1,920.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
White | 574.1 | 634.3 | 773.2 | 854.1 | 1,080.0 | 975.0 | 982.0 | 992.5 | 1,004.2 | 1,016.7 | 1,048.7 | 88.1 | 87.7 | 85.6 | 76.3 | 67.7 | 63.1 | 62.6 | 62.0 | 61.5 | 60.9 | 59.8 |
Total, selected races/ethnicities |
77.2 | 88.6 | 129.6 | 265.7 | 516.4 | 569.2 | 586.8 | 608.9 | 629.6 | 654.0 | 704.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 23.7 | 32.3 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 39.1 | 40.2 |
Black | 50.5 | 52.4 | 63.1 | 123.1 | 255.8 | 254.0 | 253.0 | 255.1 | 256.2 | 258.2 | 270.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.4 |
Hispanic | 12.8 | 18.3 | 30.9 | 66.3 | 123.1 | 151.8 | 163.8 | 174.9 | 186.2 | 198.9 | 221.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 11.2 | 15.0 | 31.5 | 68.7 | 107.0 | 112.5 | 116.9 | 122.1 | 126.8 | 133.1 | 142.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
Asian | --- | --- | --- | --- | 103.1 | 108.8 | 113.1 | 118.4 | 123.2 | 129.3 | 139.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Pacific Islander | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
2.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Two or more races | --- | --- | --- | --- | 19.7 | 42.0 | 44.1 | 47.8 | 51.4 | 54.8 | 59.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Nonresident alien1 | 17.8 | 24.1 | 52.5 | 93.6 | 131.1 | 175.8 | 182.0 | 183.6 | 184.8 | 187.5 | 167.9 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Race/ethnicity not collected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Prior to 2010, disaggregated data on students who were Asian, Pacific Islander, and of Two or more races were not collected. Data for students who were Asian included students who were Pacific Islander, and students of Two or more races were required to select a single category from among the offered race/ethnicity categories (i.e., White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For years prior to 1990, because of underreporting and nonreporting of racial/ethnic data, some figures are slightly lower than corresponding data in other tables. Data through 1990 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2021.) |