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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 status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2021
Level of enrollment, sex,
attendance status, and
race/ethnicity or nonresident
status of student
Fall enrollment (in thousands) Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresidents)
1976 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 1976 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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 19,846.9 19,778.2 19,651.4 19,630.2 19,027.4 18,659.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
White 9,076.1 9,833.0 10,722.5 10,462.1 12,720.8 10,716.6 10,517.4 10,305.2 10,139.8 9,817.2 9,496.3 84.3 83.5 79.9 70.8 62.6 56.9 56.0 55.2 54.4 54.0 53.4
Total, selected races/
   ethnicities
1,690.8 1,948.8 2,704.7 4,321.5 7,591.0 8,132.2 8,260.8 8,356.3 8,515.8 8,361.7 8,274.5 15.7 16.5 20.1 29.2 37.4 43.1 44.0 44.8 45.6 46.0 46.6
  Black 1,033.0 1,106.8 1,247.0 1,730.3 3,039.0 2,589.4 2,549.5 2,496.1 2,467.3 2,389.4 2,329.7 9.6 9.4 9.3 11.7 15.0 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.1
  Hispanic 383.8 471.7 782.4 1,461.8 2,748.8 3,428.0 3,546.0 3,642.5 3,785.9 3,696.8 3,664.5 3.6 4.0 5.8 9.9 13.5 18.2 18.9 19.5 20.3 20.3 20.6
  Asian/Pacific Islander 197.9 286.4 572.4 978.2 1,281.6 1,306.7 1,327.8 1,355.2 1,378.0 1,391.2 1,400.6 1.8 2.4 4.3 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.9
   Asian --- --- --- --- 1,217.6 1,253.5 1,275.7 1,304.8 1,327.1 1,342.6 1,353.5 --- --- --- --- 6.0 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.4 7.6
   Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 64.0 53.2 52.0 50.4 50.9 48.6 47.1 --- --- --- --- 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
  American Indian/Alaska
     Native
76.1 83.9 102.8 151.2 196.2 142.3 137.5 133.1 129.7 120.8 121.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
  Two or more races --- --- --- --- 325.4 665.8 700.1 729.3 754.9 763.4 758.5 --- --- --- --- 1.6 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.3
Nonresident1 218.7 305.0 391.5 528.7 707.7 998.1 1,000.0 989.9 974.6 848.5 889.0
                                             
Male 5,794.4 5,868.1 6,283.9 6,721.8 9,045.8 8,638.4 8,571.3 8,444.6 8,363.9 7,885.0 7,769.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 4,813.7 4,772.9 4,861.0 4,634.6 5,605.8 4,736.1 4,632.2 4,501.8 4,395.5 4,165.9 4,034.5 85.3 84.4 80.5 72.1 64.7 58.6 57.8 57.0 56.1 56.1 55.3
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
826.6 884.4 1,176.6 1,789.8 3,060.3 3,346.7 3,387.5 3,401.2 3,439.8 3,261.4 3,255.0 14.7 15.6 19.5 27.9 35.3 41.4 42.2 43.0 43.9 43.9 44.7
    Black 469.9 463.7 484.7 635.3 1,089.0 959.5 942.0 911.2 894.3 834.6 824.0 8.3 8.2 8.0 9.9 12.6 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.3
    Hispanic 209.7 231.6 353.9 627.1 1,157.6 1,439.3 1,479.0 1,506.7 1,549.0 1,446.2 1,445.0 3.7 4.1 5.9 9.8 13.4 17.8 18.4 19.1 19.8 19.5 19.8
    Asian/Pacific Islander 108.4 151.3 294.9 465.9 600.6 610.1 617.3 626.7 634.6 629.2 633.3 1.9 2.7 4.9 7.3 6.9 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.7
      Asian --- --- --- --- 572.1 586.4 594.0 604.5 612.5 609.0 613.9 --- --- --- --- 6.6 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.4
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 28.5 23.7 23.3 22.2 22.1 20.2 19.4 --- --- --- --- 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 56.3 53.7 51.3 49.2 43.4 43.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 134.4 281.7 295.5 305.2 312.7 308.1 309.2 --- --- --- --- 1.6 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2
  Nonresident1 154.1 210.8 246.3 297.3 379.6 555.6 551.6 541.6 528.6 457.7 480.0
                                             
Female 5,191.2 6,218.7 7,534.7 8,590.5 11,973.7 11,208.5 11,206.8 11,206.8 11,266.3 11,142.4 10,890.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 4,262.4 5,060.1 5,861.5 5,827.5 7,115.0 5,980.5 5,885.2 5,803.4 5,744.3 5,651.3 5,461.8 83.1 82.6 79.3 69.7 61.1 55.6 54.7 53.9 53.1 52.6 52.1
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
864.2 1,064.4 1,528.1 2,531.7 4,530.7 4,785.4 4,873.2 4,955.1 5,075.9 5,100.3 5,019.5 16.9 17.4 20.7 30.3 38.9 44.4 45.3 46.1 46.9 47.4 47.9
    Black 563.1 643.0 762.3 1,095.0 1,949.9 1,630.0 1,607.5 1,584.9 1,573.1 1,554.8 1,505.8 11.0 10.5 10.3 13.1 16.7 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.4
    Hispanic 174.1 240.1 428.5 834.7 1,591.2 1,988.7 2,067.0 2,135.8 2,236.9 2,250.6 2,219.6 3.4 3.9 5.8 10.0 13.7 18.5 19.2 19.9 20.7 20.9 21.2
    Asian/Pacific Islander 89.4 135.2 277.5 512.3 681.0 696.6 710.5 728.5 743.4 762.1 767.4 1.7 2.2 3.8 6.1 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.3
      Asian --- --- --- --- 645.5 667.1 681.7 700.3 714.6 733.6 739.6 --- --- --- --- 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.1
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 35.5 29.5 28.7 28.2 28.8 28.5 27.8 --- --- --- --- 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 86.0 83.7 81.8 80.4 77.4 77.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 191.0 384.1 404.6 424.1 442.2 455.4 449.3 --- --- --- --- 1.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3
  Nonresident1 64.6 94.2 145.2 231.4 328.0 442.5 448.4 448.3 446.0 390.8 409.1
                                             
Full-time 6,703.6 7,088.9 7,821.0 9,009.6 13,087.2 12,125.3 12,076.1 11,989.6 11,954.4 11,609.5 11,330.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 5,512.6 5,717.0 6,016.5 6,231.1 8,053.5 6,611.4 6,482.2 6,359.7 6,240.1 6,055.7 5,827.0 84.2 83.4 79.9 72.5 64.3 58.5 57.6 56.9 56.0 55.4 54.9
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
1,030.9 1,137.5 1,514.9 2,368.5 4,468.5 4,686.0 4,768.6 4,812.7 4,910.1 4,880.5 4,778.1 15.8 16.6 20.1 27.5 35.7 41.5 42.4 43.1 44.0 44.6 45.1
    Black 659.2 685.6 718.3 982.6 1,811.3 1,469.5 1,453.7 1,417.8 1,398.1 1,363.7 1,309.8 10.1 10.0 9.5 11.4 14.5 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.4
    Hispanic 211.1 247.0 394.7 710.3 1,501.0 1,843.3 1,913.7 1,961.2 2,049.0 2,043.0 1,994.7 3.2 3.6 5.2 8.3 12.0 16.3 17.0 17.6 18.4 18.7 18.8
    Asian/Pacific Islander 117.7 162.0 347.4 591.2 820.8 857.4 870.0 888.2 906.3 919.1 928.7 1.8 2.4 4.6 6.9 6.6 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.8
      Asian --- --- --- --- 783.0 826.9 840.6 859.9 878.1 891.9 903.3 --- --- --- --- 6.3 7.3 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.5
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 37.8 30.4 29.4 28.3 28.1 27.2 25.3 --- --- --- --- 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
    American Indian/Alaska
      Native
43.0 43.0 54.4 84.4 118.3 80.5 76.3 73.3 70.7 66.7 64.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 217.2 435.4 454.8 472.2 486.1 488.1 480.2 --- --- --- --- 1.7 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.5
  Nonresident1 160.0 234.4 289.6 410.0 565.2 827.9 825.3 817.2 804.1 673.3 725.1
                                             
Part-time 4,282.1 4,997.9 5,997.7 6,302.7 7,932.3 7,721.6 7,702.0 7,661.8 7,675.8 7,417.9 7,329.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 3,563.5 4,116.0 4,706.0 4,231.0 4,667.3 4,105.2 4,035.2 3,945.5 3,899.7 3,761.5 3,669.3 84.4 83.5 79.8 68.4 59.9 54.4 53.6 52.7 52.0 51.9 51.2
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
659.9 811.3 1,189.8 1,953.0 3,122.5 3,446.2 3,492.2 3,543.5 3,605.6 3,481.2 3,496.4 15.6 16.5 20.2 31.6 40.1 45.6 46.4 47.3 48.0 48.1 48.8
    Black 373.8 421.2 528.7 747.7 1,227.7 1,119.9 1,095.8 1,078.3 1,069.2 1,025.7 1,020.0 8.9 8.5 9.0 12.1 15.8 14.8 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.2
    Hispanic 172.7 224.8 387.7 751.5 1,247.9 1,584.7 1,632.2 1,681.4 1,736.9 1,653.8 1,669.9 4.1 4.6 6.6 12.2 16.0 21.0 21.7 22.5 23.1 22.8 23.3
    Asian/Pacific Islander 80.2 124.4 225.1 387.1 460.8 449.3 457.7 467.0 471.7 472.1 472.0 1.9 2.5 3.8 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6
      Asian --- --- --- --- 434.6 426.5 435.1 444.9 449.0 450.7 450.2 --- --- --- --- 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.3
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 26.2 22.8 22.6 22.1 22.7 21.4 21.8 --- --- --- --- 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 61.9 61.1 59.7 58.9 54.2 56.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 108.2 230.4 245.3 257.1 268.9 275.4 278.3 --- --- --- --- 1.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9
  Nonresident1 58.7 70.6 101.8 118.7 142.5 170.2 174.6 172.8 170.5 175.3 163.9
                                             
Undergraduate, total 9,419.0 10,469.1 11,959.1 13,155.4 18,082.4 16,874.6 16,773.0 16,616.4 16,557.5 15,884.6 15,448.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
White 7,740.5 8,480.7 9,272.6 8,983.5 10,895.9 9,085.6 8,882.8 8,667.6 8,497.8 8,133.6 7,828.9 83.4 82.7 79.0 69.8 61.6 55.7 54.8 54.0 53.1 52.8 52.2
Total, selected races/
   ethnicities
1,535.3 1,778.5 2,467.7 3,884.0 6,788.1 7,218.9 7,316.2 7,383.6 7,511.1 7,282.2 7,164.0 16.6 17.3 21.0 30.2 38.4 44.3 45.2 46.0 46.9 47.2 47.8
  Black 943.4 1,018.8 1,147.2 1,548.9 2,677.1 2,226.4 2,184.0 2,130.7 2,100.2 2,004.3 1,947.7 10.2 9.9 9.8 12.0 15.1 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.1 13.0 13.0
  Hispanic 352.9 433.1 724.6 1,351.0 2,551.0 3,168.3 3,270.6 3,351.5 3,478.4 3,355.4 3,306.3 3.8 4.2 6.2 10.5 14.4 19.4 20.2 20.9 21.7 21.8 22.1
  Asian/Pacific Islander 169.3 248.7 500.5 845.5 1,087.3 1,100.3 1,113.6 1,134.3 1,147.3 1,144.7 1,139.9 1.8 2.4 4.3 6.6 6.1 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.6
    Asian --- --- --- --- 1,029.8 1,053.2 1,067.5 1,089.8 1,102.5 1,102.1 1,098.9 --- --- --- --- 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.3
    Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 57.5 47.1 46.1 44.5 44.9 42.6 41.0 --- --- --- --- 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
  American Indian/Alaska
     Native
69.7 77.9 95.5 138.5 179.1 128.6 123.9 119.5 116.2 107.1 107.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
  Two or more races --- --- --- --- 293.7 595.2 624.0 647.6 669.0 670.6 663.1 --- --- --- --- 1.7 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.4
Nonresident1 143.2 209.9 218.7 288.0 398.4 570.2 574.1 565.2 548.6 468.8 455.5
                                             
Male 4,896.8 4,997.4 5,379.8 5,778.3 7,836.3 7,416.9 7,351.3 7,228.1 7,149.5 6,665.1 6,525.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 4,052.2 4,054.9 4,184.4 4,010.1 4,861.0 4,087.0 3,990.0 3,868.4 3,770.3 3,531.9 3,417.0 84.4 83.5 79.6 71.3 63.7 57.5 56.7 55.8 55.0 55.0 54.3
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
748.2 802.7 1,069.3 1,618.0 2,773.8 3,020.2 3,051.8 3,058.1 3,089.2 2,887.3 2,871.7 15.6 16.5 20.4 28.7 36.3 42.5 43.3 44.2 45.0 45.0 45.7
    Black 430.7 428.2 448.0 577.0 982.9 849.4 831.7 801.9 785.3 721.2 710.4 9.0 8.8 8.5 10.3 12.9 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.3
    Hispanic 191.7 211.2 326.9 582.6 1,082.9 1,343.5 1,378.5 1,401.9 1,440.4 1,327.1 1,321.3 4.0 4.3 6.2 10.4 14.2 18.9 19.6 20.2 21.0 20.7 21.0
    Asian/Pacific Islander 91.1 128.5 254.5 401.9 513.4 520.6 525.3 532.6 537.1 525.6 525.7 1.9 2.6 4.8 7.1 6.7 7.3 7.5 7.7 7.8 8.2 8.4
      Asian --- --- --- --- 487.4 499.2 504.2 512.6 517.2 507.6 508.6 --- --- --- --- 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.9 8.1
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 26.0 21.4 21.1 20.0 19.9 18.0 17.1 --- --- --- --- 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 51.5 49.1 46.7 44.8 39.0 39.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 122.3 255.2 267.2 274.9 281.6 274.5 275.2 --- --- --- --- 1.6 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4
  Nonresident1 96.4 139.8 126.1 150.2 201.5 309.6 309.4 301.6 290.0 245.8 236.7
                                             
Female 4,522.1 5,471.7 6,579.3 7,377.1 10,246.1 9,457.8 9,421.8 9,388.2 9,408.1 9,219.5 8,923.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 3,688.3 4,425.8 5,088.2 4,973.3 6,035.0 4,998.6 4,892.7 4,799.2 4,727.6 4,601.7 4,411.9 82.4 81.9 78.4 68.7 60.1 54.3 53.4 52.6 51.7 51.1 50.7
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
787.0 975.8 1,398.5 2,266.0 4,014.3 4,198.7 4,264.3 4,325.5 4,421.9 4,394.8 4,292.3 17.6 18.1 21.6 31.3 39.9 45.7 46.6 47.4 48.3 48.9 49.3
    Black 512.7 590.6 699.2 971.9 1,694.2 1,376.9 1,352.3 1,328.7 1,314.8 1,283.2 1,237.2 11.5 10.9 10.8 13.4 16.9 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.2
    Hispanic 161.2 221.8 397.6 768.4 1,468.1 1,824.9 1,892.0 1,949.6 2,038.0 2,028.3 1,985.0 3.6 4.1 6.1 10.6 14.6 19.8 20.7 21.4 22.3 22.5 22.8
    Asian/Pacific Islander 78.2 120.2 246.0 443.6 573.9 579.7 588.3 601.7 610.3 619.1 614.2 1.7 2.2 3.8 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.1
      Asian --- --- --- --- 542.4 554.0 563.3 577.2 585.3 594.5 590.4 --- --- --- --- 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.8
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 31.5 25.7 25.0 24.5 25.0 24.6 23.8 --- --- --- --- 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 77.1 74.8 72.7 71.4 68.1 67.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 171.3 340.0 356.9 372.7 387.4 396.1 387.9 --- --- --- --- 1.7 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5
  Nonresident1 46.8 70.1 92.6 137.8 196.9 260.5 264.7 263.5 258.6 222.9 218.8
                                             
Postbaccalaureate, total 1,566.6 1,617.7 1,859.5 2,156.9 2,937.0 2,972.3 3,005.1 3,035.0 3,072.6 3,142.9 3,211.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
White 1,335.6 1,352.4 1,449.8 1,478.6 1,824.9 1,631.0 1,634.6 1,637.6 1,641.9 1,683.6 1,667.4 89.6 88.8 86.0 77.2 69.4 64.1 63.4 62.7 62.0 60.9 60.0
Total, selected races/
   ethnicities
155.5 170.3 237.0 437.5 802.8 913.3 944.6 972.7 1,004.6 1,079.5 1,110.6 10.4 11.2 14.0 22.8 30.6 35.9 36.6 37.3 38.0 39.1 40.0
  Black 89.7 87.9 99.8 181.4 361.9 363.0 365.5 365.5 367.2 385.1 382.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 9.5 13.8 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8
  Hispanic 30.9 38.6 57.9 110.8 197.8 259.6 275.4 291.0 307.5 341.4 358.2 2.1 2.5 3.4 5.8 7.5 10.2 10.7 11.1 11.6 12.4 12.9
  Asian/Pacific Islander 28.6 37.7 72.0 132.7 194.3 206.3 214.2 220.9 230.7 246.6 260.7 1.9 2.5 4.3 6.9 7.4 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.4
    Asian --- --- --- --- 187.8 200.3 208.2 215.1 224.7 240.5 254.6 --- --- --- --- 7.1 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.7 9.2
    Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 --- --- --- --- 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 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.4 13.7 14.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
  Two or more races --- --- --- --- 31.7 70.6 76.1 81.7 85.9 92.9 95.4 --- --- --- --- 1.2 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4
Nonresident1 75.5 95.1 172.7 240.7 309.3 428.0 425.9 424.8 426.1 379.8 433.5
                                             
Male 897.6 870.7 904.2 943.5 1,209.5 1,221.6 1,220.1 1,216.5 1,214.4 1,219.9 1,244.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 761.6 718.1 676.6 624.5 744.9 649.0 642.1 633.4 625.2 634.0 617.5 90.7 89.8 86.3 78.4 72.2 66.5 65.7 64.9 64.1 62.9 61.7
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
78.4 81.7 107.4 171.9 286.5 326.5 335.7 343.0 350.6 374.1 383.3 9.3 10.2 13.7 21.6 27.8 33.5 34.3 35.1 35.9 37.1 38.3
    Black 39.2 35.5 36.7 58.3 106.1 110.0 110.3 109.3 108.9 113.4 113.5 4.7 4.4 4.7 7.3 10.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3
    Hispanic 18.1 20.4 27.0 44.5 74.7 95.8 100.5 104.8 108.6 119.1 123.7 2.2 2.5 3.4 5.6 7.2 9.8 10.3 10.7 11.1 11.8 12.4
    Asian/Pacific Islander 17.4 22.8 40.4 64.0 87.2 89.5 92.0 94.1 97.6 103.6 107.6 2.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 8.5 9.2 9.4 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.7
      Asian --- --- --- --- 84.7 87.2 89.8 91.9 95.4 101.4 105.3 --- --- --- --- 8.2 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.5
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 2.5 2.3 2.2 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 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 12.0 26.5 28.3 30.3 31.2 33.6 34.0 --- --- --- --- 1.2 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
  Nonresident1 57.7 71.0 120.2 147.1 178.2 246.0 242.2 240.0 238.6 211.8 243.2
                                             
Female 669.1 747.0 955.4 1,213.4 1,727.5 1,750.7 1,785.1 1,818.6 1,858.2 1,922.9 1,967.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  White 574.1 634.3 773.2 854.1 1,080.0 982.0 992.5 1,004.2 1,016.7 1,049.6 1,049.9 88.1 87.7 85.6 76.3 67.7 62.6 62.0 61.5 60.9 59.8 59.1
  Total, selected races/
     ethnicities
77.2 88.6 129.6 265.7 516.4 586.8 608.9 629.6 654.0 705.4 727.2 11.9 12.3 14.4 23.7 32.3 37.4 38.0 38.5 39.1 40.2 40.9
    Black 50.5 52.4 63.1 123.1 255.8 253.0 255.1 256.2 258.2 271.6 268.6 7.7 7.2 7.0 11.0 16.0 16.1 15.9 15.7 15.5 15.5 15.1
    Hispanic 12.8 18.3 30.9 66.3 123.1 163.8 174.9 186.2 198.9 222.3 234.5 2.0 2.5 3.4 5.9 7.7 10.4 10.9 11.4 11.9 12.7 13.2
    Asian/Pacific Islander 11.2 15.0 31.5 68.7 107.0 116.9 122.1 126.8 133.1 143.0 153.2 1.7 2.1 3.5 6.1 6.7 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.6
      Asian --- --- --- --- 103.1 113.1 118.4 123.2 129.3 139.1 149.2 --- --- --- --- 6.5 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.4
      Pacific Islander --- --- --- --- 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9 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 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.3 9.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
    Two or more races --- --- --- --- 19.7 44.1 47.8 51.4 54.8 59.3 61.4 --- --- --- --- 1.2 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5
  Nonresident1 17.8 24.1 52.5 93.6 131.1 182.0 183.6 184.8 187.5 167.9 190.3
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
1Race/ethnicity not collected.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Prior to 2010, institutions were not required to report separate data on Asians, Pacific Islanders, and students of Two or more races. 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 2022.)

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