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Table 306.60. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity or nonresident alien status of student and state or jurisdiction: 2020
State or jurisdiction Fall enrollment Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresident aliens)
Total White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races Nonresi-dent alien1 Total White Black His- panic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
United States 18,991,798 9,797,525 2,382,445 3,689,651 1,342,013 48,648 121,025 761,832 848,659 100.0 54.0 13.1 20.3 7.4 0.3 0.7 4.2
Alabama 292,181 182,968 72,290 12,514 6,135 357 1,607 8,696 7,614 100.0 64.3 25.4 4.4 2.2 0.1 0.6 3.1
Alaska 22,106 12,757 700 1,923 1,221 488 2,262 2,380 375 100.0 58.7 3.2 8.8 5.6 2.2 10.4 11.0
Arizona 600,103 286,522 77,614 153,650 25,342 2,869 13,046 26,200 14,860 100.0 49.0 13.3 26.3 4.3 0.5 2.2 4.5
Arkansas 149,294 100,035 22,481 11,608 3,076 207 1,021 6,741 4,125 100.0 68.9 15.5 8.0 2.1 0.1 0.7 4.6
California 2,579,991 678,875 153,679 1,079,060 397,897 11,910 8,341 123,588 126,641 100.0 27.7 6.3 44.0 16.2 0.5 0.3 5.0

Colorado
362,267 218,827 30,117 66,936 14,454 1,022 3,684 17,802 9,425 100.0 62.0 8.5 19.0 4.1 0.3 1.0 5.0
Connecticut 186,717 102,381 24,334 30,218 10,884 208 479 8,264 9,949 100.0 57.9 13.8 17.1 6.2 0.1 0.3 4.7
Delaware 58,678 31,583 12,331 5,988 2,290 78 181 2,346 3,881 100.0 57.6 22.5 10.9 4.2 0.1 0.3 4.3
District of Columbia 97,481 40,802 23,854 10,874 7,424 179 369 3,851 10,128 100.0 46.7 27.3 12.4 8.5 0.2 0.4 4.4
Florida 1,027,331 433,211 171,926 299,330 39,896 1,897 2,671 36,614 41,786 100.0 44.0 17.4 30.4 4.0 0.2 0.3 3.7

Georgia
547,389 250,448 164,989 51,828 34,350 658 1,546 18,294 25,276 100.0 48.0 31.6 9.9 6.6 0.1 0.3 3.5
Hawaii 59,693 9,475 967 7,720 17,652 3,450 135 16,877 3,417 100.0 16.8 1.7 13.7 31.4 6.1 0.2 30.0
Idaho 122,997 89,839 1,372 12,197 2,064 583 785 6,887 9,270 100.0 79.0 1.2 10.7 1.8 0.5 0.7 6.1
Illinois 681,988 350,249 83,465 135,450 52,932 799 1,502 20,711 36,880 100.0 54.3 12.9 21.0 8.2 0.1 0.2 3.2
Indiana 410,949 278,518 40,779 36,250 16,704 524 992 16,362 20,820 100.0 71.4 10.5 9.3 4.3 0.1 0.3 4.2

Iowa
208,220 157,355 12,205 16,446 6,703 321 953 5,822 8,415 100.0 78.8 6.1 8.2 3.4 0.2 0.5 2.9
Kansas 193,119 126,821 15,068 22,933 6,104 450 2,309 8,165 11,269 100.0 69.7 8.3 12.6 3.4 0.2 1.3 4.5
Kentucky 261,413 193,912 23,762 13,031 7,594 242 583 9,008 13,281 100.0 78.1 9.6 5.3 3.1 0.1 0.2 3.6
Louisiana 243,507 130,756 74,007 14,835 6,553 1,453 1,706 7,749 6,448 100.0 55.2 31.2 6.3 2.8 0.6 0.7 3.3
Maine 69,838 57,334 3,112 2,976 2,134 61 557 2,151 1,513 100.0 83.9 4.6 4.4 3.1 0.1 0.8 3.1

Maryland
348,054 148,684 95,741 37,214 29,598 807 921 15,479 19,610 100.0 45.3 29.1 11.3 9.0 0.2 0.3 4.7
Massachusetts 473,731 256,106 41,417 58,883 43,891 395 757 16,536 55,746 100.0 61.3 9.9 14.1 10.5 0.1 0.2 4.0
Michigan 490,081 335,790 52,156 30,480 25,053 422 2,616 20,025 23,539 100.0 72.0 11.2 6.5 5.4 0.1 0.6 4.3
Minnesota 395,705 252,780 60,487 27,796 24,149 666 2,657 14,217 12,953 100.0 66.0 15.8 7.3 6.3 0.2 0.7 3.7
Mississippi 163,054 90,411 58,020 4,877 2,931 94 798 3,302 2,621 100.0 56.4 36.2 3.0 1.8 0.1 0.5 2.1

Missouri
342,618 242,010 37,018 21,705 13,239 623 1,560 13,310 13,153 100.0 73.5 11.2 6.6 4.0 0.2 0.5 4.0
Montana 45,461 35,806 445 2,160 1,066 77 3,178 1,912 817 100.0 80.2 1.0 4.8 2.4 0.2 7.1 4.3
Nebraska 135,026 97,614 7,539 15,797 4,478 242 933 4,239 4,184 100.0 74.6 5.8 12.1 3.4 0.2 0.7 3.2
Nevada 116,660 45,735 9,018 35,682 13,682 1,102 666 9,066 1,709 100.0 39.8 7.8 31.0 11.9 1.0 0.6 7.9
New Hampshire 188,545 126,764 25,350 19,835 5,088 564 1,006 5,085 4,853 100.0 69.0 13.8 10.8 2.8 0.3 0.5 2.8

New Jersey
392,343 178,784 53,045 87,536 41,098 740 739 10,749 19,652 100.0 48.0 14.2 23.5 11.0 0.2 0.2 2.9
New Mexico 110,095 33,449 3,166 54,921 2,617 238 9,696 3,076 2,932 100.0 31.2 3.0 51.2 2.4 0.2 9.0 2.9
New York 1,182,412 543,001 155,046 222,227 127,571 1,583 3,765 34,240 94,979 100.0 49.9 14.3 20.4 11.7 0.1 0.3 3.1
North Carolina 557,673 318,945 119,106 53,954 22,287 648 5,774 20,287 16,672 100.0 59.0 22.0 10.0 4.1 0.1 1.1 3.7
North Dakota 51,308 40,635 1,614 2,020 811 61 2,051 2,029 2,087 100.0 82.6 3.3 4.1 1.6 0.1 4.2 4.1

Ohio
654,555 465,195 75,887 37,714 22,511 697 1,633 25,548 25,370 100.0 73.9 12.1 6.0 3.6 0.1 0.3 4.1
Oklahoma 189,214 107,483 15,164 20,373 6,187 239 13,384 19,024 7,360 100.0 59.1 8.3 11.2 3.4 0.1 7.4 10.5
Oregon 203,759 128,130 5,573 32,803 13,237 1,271 1,870 13,424 7,451 100.0 65.3 2.8 16.7 6.7 0.6 1.0 6.8
Pennsylvania 667,515 433,102 70,836 54,458 43,811 571 1,138 24,154 39,445 100.0 69.0 11.3 8.7 7.0 0.1 0.2 3.8
Rhode Island 77,087 48,662 5,839 11,541 4,015 54 225 2,984 3,767 100.0 66.4 8.0 15.7 5.5 0.1 0.3 4.1

South Carolina
235,009 148,814 52,600 14,007 5,292 236 749 8,531 4,780 100.0 64.6 22.8 6.1 2.3 0.1 0.3 3.7
South Dakota 50,849 41,029 1,598 2,083 744 83 2,539 1,418 1,355 100.0 82.9 3.2 4.2 1.5 0.2 5.1 2.9
Tennessee 316,270 212,679 56,890 18,331 9,731 458 884 10,580 6,717 100.0 68.7 18.4 5.9 3.1 0.1 0.3 3.4
Texas 1,601,399 549,341 191,106 644,733 107,525 1,967 5,371 47,175 54,181 100.0 35.5 12.4 41.7 6.9 0.1 0.3 3.0
Utah 395,572 288,394 22,506 45,485 12,257 2,646 2,916 14,814 6,554 100.0 74.1 5.8 11.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 3.8

Vermont
39,646 31,537 1,438 2,479 1,230 22 131 1,506 1,303 100.0 82.2 3.8 6.5 3.2 0.1 0.3 3.9
Virginia 555,755 310,719 106,512 52,188 41,163 1,240 1,843 25,875 16,215 100.0 57.6 19.7 9.7 7.6 0.2 0.3 4.8
Washington 334,059 180,049 15,904 49,570 36,873 2,133 3,076 27,758 18,696 100.0 57.1 5.0 15.7 11.7 0.7 1.0 8.8
West Virginia 137,742 99,833 14,029 11,400 2,831 619 642 5,051 3,337 100.0 74.3 10.4 8.5 2.1 0.5 0.5 3.8
Wisconsin 318,858 238,383 16,720 26,875 14,182 281 2,255 9,838 10,324 100.0 77.3 5.4 8.7 4.6 0.1 0.7 3.2
Wyoming 30,943 24,989 380 2,986 322 51 470 1,029 716 100.0 82.7 1.3 9.9 1.1 0.2 1.6 3.4

U.S. Service Academies
15,538 10,004 1,243 1,771 1,134 62 53 1,063 208 100.0 65.3 8.1 11.6 7.4 0.4 0.3 6.9

    Other jurisdictions
198,870 1,436 3,222 182,129 3,178 7,751 282 280 592 100.0 0.7 1.6 91.9 1.6 3.9 0.1 0.1
American Samoa 1,081 2 0 1 5 981 0 0 92 100.0 0.2 0 0.1 0.5 99.2 0 0
Federated States of
    Micronesia
1,861 0 0 0 2 1,859 0 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0.1 99.9 0 0
Guam 5,438 150 39 59 2,457 2,701 9 3 20 100.0 2.8 0.7 1.1 45.3 49.9 0.2 0.1
Marshall Islands 1,162 2 1 0 4 1,154 0 1 0 100.0 0.2 0.1 0 0.3 99.3 0 0.1
Northern Marianas 1,255 10 2 23 562 475 1 100 82 100.0 0.9 0.2 2.0 47.9 40.5 0.1 8.5
Palau 553 0 2 0 12 539 0 0 0 100.0 0 0.4 0 2.2 97.5 0 0
Puerto Rico 185,682 1,173 1,815 181,826 123 38 268 152 287 100.0 0.6 1.0 98.1 0.1 # 0.1 0.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,838 99 1,363 220 13 4 4 24 111 100.0 5.7 78.9 12.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.4
#Rounds to zero.
1 Race/ethnicity not collected.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2022.)

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