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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 2030
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
17,158 11,568 2,280 1,964 1,165 --- --- 181 --- 100.0 67.4 13.3 11.4 6.8 --- --- 1.1 ---
2007 17,635 11,761 2,384 2,081 1,218 --- --- 190 --- 100.0 66.7 13.5 11.8 6.9 --- --- 1.1 ---
2008 18,421 12,075 2,580 2,271 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 19,291 11,239 2,793 3,192 1,272 1,214 58 153 642 100.0 58.3 14.5 16.5 6.6 6.3 0.3 0.8 3.3
2015 19,006 10,939 2,681 3,298 1,284 1,229 55 146 658 100.0 57.6 14.1 17.4 6.8 6.5 0.3 0.8 3.5

2016
18,849 10,717 2,589 3,428 1,307 1,253 53 142 666 100.0 56.9 13.7 18.2 6.9 6.7 0.3 0.8 3.5
2017 18,778 10,517 2,550 3,546 1,328 1,276 52 137 700 100.0 56.0 13.6 18.9 7.1 6.8 0.3 0.7 3.7
2018 18,661 10,305 2,496 3,643 1,355 1,305 50 133 729 100.0 55.2 13.4 19.5 7.3 7.0 0.3 0.7 3.9
2019 18,656 10,140 2,467 3,786 1,378 1,327 51 130 755 100.0 54.4 13.2 20.3 7.4 7.1 0.3 0.7 4.0
2020 18,143 9,798 2,382 3,690 1,391 1,342 49 121 762 100.0 54.0 13.1 20.3 7.7 7.4 0.3 0.7 4.2

20211
19,353 10,538 2,638 3,925 1,336 --- --- 132 784 100.0 54.5 13.6 20.3 6.9 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20221 19,077 10,358 2,618 3,891 1,307 --- --- 130 773 100.0 54.3 13.7 20.4 6.9 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20231 18,917 10,219 2,616 3,900 1,289 --- --- 128 766 100.0 54.0 13.8 20.6 6.8 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20241 18,938 10,175 2,633 3,949 1,286 --- --- 128 767 100.0 53.7 13.9 20.9 6.8 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20251 19,015 10,161 2,656 4,013 1,288 --- --- 127 770 100.0 53.4 14.0 21.1 6.8 --- --- 0.7 4.1

20261
19,139 10,168 2,686 4,089 1,293 --- --- 127 775 100.0 53.1 14.0 21.4 6.8 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20271 19,261 10,167 2,720 4,170 1,296 --- --- 127 780 100.0 52.8 14.1 21.6 6.7 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20281 19,380 10,154 2,758 4,259 1,298 --- --- 127 785 100.0 52.4 14.2 22.0 6.7 --- --- 0.7 4.1
20291 19,499 10,136 2,797 4,354 1,296 --- --- 126 790 100.0 52.0 14.3 22.3 6.6 --- --- 0.6 4.1
20301 19,597 10,105 2,835 4,448 1,291 --- --- 125 794 100.0 51.6 14.5 22.7 6.6 --- --- 0.6 4.1
---Not available.
1 Projected.
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). Projections for Asian enrollment and Pacific Islander enrollment are not available separately 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. Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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 2021, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions by Race/Ethnicity Projection Model, through 2030. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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