Table 306.50.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and classification of institution, level of enrollment, and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student: 2021

Level of enrollment and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student	Total, all institutions	Public institutions									Nonprofit institutions									For-profit institutions
		Total	4-year							2-year	Total	4-year							2-year	Total	4-year	2-year
			Total	Research university, very high1	Research university, high2	Doctoral/research university3	Master's4	Baccalaureate5	Special focus6			Total	Research university, very high1	Research university, high2	Doctoral/research university3	Master's4	Baccalaureate5	Special focus6
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	Fall enrollment
All students, total	18,621,073	13,531,871	8,718,642	3,581,078	1,526,231	388,870	1,872,145	1,266,359	83,959	4,813,229	4,105,687	4,073,945	762,670	418,831	794,117	1,285,280	538,255	274,792	31,742	983,515	821,657	161,858
White	9,485,006	6,803,423	4,526,657	1,886,624	793,553	248,021	999,440	558,628	40,391	2,276,766	2,278,289	2,264,039	313,583	229,319	459,155	785,768	321,073	155,141	14,250	403,294	351,572	51,722
Black	2,318,912	1,572,678	940,192	265,228	202,523	57,168	253,977	154,099	7,197	632,486	478,905	468,791	51,400	42,934	109,212	156,278	81,328	27,639	10,114	267,329	222,877	44,452
Hispanic	3,652,410	2,940,631	1,642,439	544,870	302,043	46,580	355,742	382,876	10,328	1,298,192	521,507	517,916	83,771	57,958	109,965	179,479	55,899	30,844	3,591	190,272	142,303	47,969
Asian	1,351,297	1,005,239	707,384	392,551	96,845	12,600	117,598	76,101	11,689	297,855	299,369	298,213	113,053	35,554	45,523	54,366	20,354	29,363	1,156	46,689	40,024	6,665
Pacific Islander	47,043	29,174	16,403	4,559	2,357	772	4,314	4,290	111	12,771	10,453	10,293	724	734	1,688	5,085	1,512	550	160	7,416	6,317	1,099
American Indian/Alaska      Native	120,821	93,053	52,382	13,046	7,212	1,288	13,427	8,871	8,538	40,671	18,585	17,857	1,402	930	3,475	7,697	2,417	1,936	728	9,183	7,035	2,148
Two or more races	757,028	561,961	367,180	159,172	60,098	14,687	72,343	58,419	2,461	194,781	154,040	153,265	31,807	16,449	26,986	43,516	25,763	8,744	775	41,027	34,047	6,980
Nonresident7	888,556	525,712	466,005	315,028	61,600	7,754	55,304	23,075	3,244	59,707	344,539	343,571	166,930	34,953	38,113	53,091	29,909	20,575	968	18,305	17,482	823
Undergraduate	15,411,807	11,933,184	7,120,020	2,707,709	1,231,245	306,677	1,588,167	1,262,154	24,068	4,813,164	2,720,837	2,689,095	366,035	267,466	470,752	961,375	513,322	110,145	31,742	757,786	595,928	161,858
White	7,818,752	5,948,359	3,671,644	1,443,306	630,267	196,206	837,143	555,788	8,934	2,276,715	1,566,229	1,551,979	155,044	155,411	276,441	594,575	305,440	65,068	14,250	304,164	252,442	51,722
Black	1,937,070	1,416,020	783,536	203,823	167,363	44,548	212,831	153,448	1,523	632,484	319,514	309,400	25,415	25,401	56,785	114,012	77,386	10,401	10,114	201,536	157,084	44,452
Hispanic	3,294,485	2,759,987	1,461,800	458,054	262,562	37,940	317,608	382,614	3,022	1,298,187	373,896	370,305	49,154	37,242	74,912	141,558	53,892	13,547	3,591	160,602	112,633	47,969
Asian	1,097,080	885,254	587,401	319,428	79,287	9,233	101,965	76,003	1,485	297,853	179,379	178,223	66,975	22,300	25,092	37,413	19,292	7,151	1,156	32,447	25,782	6,665
Pacific Islander	40,873	27,189	14,418	3,610	1,950	653	3,872	4,279	54	12,771	7,652	7,492	383	514	985	3,993	1,431	186	160	6,032	4,933	1,099
American Indian/Alaska       Native	106,761	85,495	44,825	9,787	5,837	1,038	11,261	8,774	8,128	40,670	13,574	12,846	742	613	1,973	5,877	2,223	1,418	728	7,692	5,544	2,148
Two or more races	661,681	513,527	318,746	131,422	51,551	12,470	64,384	58,298	621	194,781	114,276	113,501	20,182	12,016	17,799	35,114	25,091	3,299	775	33,878	26,898	6,980
Nonresident7	455,105	297,353	237,650	138,279	32,428	4,589	39,103	22,950	301	59,703	146,317	145,349	48,140	13,969	16,765	28,833	28,567	9,075	968	11,435	10,612	823
Postbaccalaureate	3,209,266	1,598,687	1,598,622	873,369	294,986	82,193	283,978	4,205	59,891	†	1,384,850	1,384,850	396,635	151,365	323,365	323,905	24,933	164,647	†	225,729	225,729	†
White	1,666,254	855,064	855,013	443,318	163,286	51,815	162,297	2,840	31,457	†	712,060	712,060	158,539	73,908	182,714	191,193	15,633	90,073	†	99,130	99,130	†
Black	381,842	156,658	156,656	61,405	35,160	12,620	41,146	651	5,674	†	159,391	159,391	25,985	17,533	52,427	42,266	3,942	17,238	†	65,793	65,793	†
Hispanic	357,925	180,644	180,639	86,816	39,481	8,640	38,134	262	7,306	†	147,611	147,611	34,617	20,716	35,053	37,921	2,007	17,297	†	29,670	29,670	†
Asian	254,217	119,985	119,983	73,123	17,558	3,367	15,633	98	10,204	†	119,990	119,990	46,078	13,254	20,431	16,953	1,062	22,212	†	14,242	14,242	†
Pacific Islander	6,170	1,985	1,985	949	407	119	442	11	57	†	2,801	2,801	341	220	703	1,092	81	364	†	1,384	1,384	†
American Indian/Alaska       Native	14,060	7,558	7,557	3,259	1,375	250	2,166	97	410	†	5,011	5,011	660	317	1,502	1,820	194	518	†	1,491	1,491	†
Two or more races	95,347	48,434	48,434	27,750	8,547	2,217	7,959	121	1,840	†	39,764	39,764	11,625	4,433	9,187	8,402	672	5,445	†	7,149	7,149	†
Nonresident7	433,451	228,359	228,355	176,749	29,172	3,165	16,201	125	2,943	†	198,222	198,222	118,790	20,984	21,348	24,258	1,342	11,500	†	6,870	6,870	†
	Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresident aliens)
U.S. resident students,    total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	53.5	52.3	54.9	57.8	54.2	65.1	55.0	44.9	50.0	47.9	60.6	60.7	52.6	59.7	60.7	63.8	63.2	61.0	46.3	41.8	43.7	32.1
Black	13.1	12.1	11.4	8.1	13.8	15.0	14.0	12.4	8.9	13.3	12.7	12.6	8.6	11.2	14.4	12.7	16.0	10.9	32.9	27.7	27.7	27.6
Hispanic	20.6	22.6	19.9	16.7	20.6	12.2	19.6	30.8	12.8	27.3	13.9	13.9	14.1	15.1	14.5	14.6	11.0	12.1	11.7	19.7	17.7	29.8
Asian	7.6	7.7	8.6	12.0	6.6	3.3	6.5	6.1	14.5	6.3	8.0	8.0	19.0	9.3	6.0	4.4	4.0	11.6	3.8	4.8	5.0	4.1
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.7
American Indian/Alaska      Native	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.7	10.6	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.4	1.0	0.9	1.3
Two or more races	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.9	4.1	3.9	4.0	4.7	3.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	5.3	4.3	3.6	3.5	5.1	3.4	2.5	4.3	4.2	4.3
Undergraduate	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	52.3	51.1	53.3	56.2	52.6	64.9	54.0	44.9	37.6	47.9	60.8	61.0	48.8	61.3	60.9	63.8	63.0	64.4	46.3	40.8	43.1	32.1
Black	13.0	12.2	11.4	7.9	14.0	14.7	13.7	12.4	6.4	13.3	12.4	12.2	8.0	10.0	12.5	12.2	16.0	10.3	32.9	27.0	26.8	27.6
Hispanic	22.0	23.7	21.2	17.8	21.9	12.6	20.5	30.9	12.7	27.3	14.5	14.6	15.5	14.7	16.5	15.2	11.1	13.4	11.7	21.5	19.2	29.8
Asian	7.3	7.6	8.5	12.4	6.6	3.1	6.6	6.1	6.2	6.3	7.0	7.0	21.1	8.8	5.5	4.0	4.0	7.1	3.8	4.3	4.4	4.1
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.7
American Indian/Alaska       Native	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.7	34.2	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.5	1.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	1.3
Two or more races	4.4	4.4	4.6	5.1	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.7	2.6	4.1	4.4	4.5	6.3	4.7	3.9	3.8	5.2	3.3	2.5	4.5	4.6	4.3
Postbaccalaureate	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†	100.0	100.0	†
White	60.0	62.4	62.4	63.6	61.4	65.6	60.6	69.6	55.2	†	60.0	60.0	57.1	56.7	60.5	63.8	66.3	58.8	†	45.3	45.3	†
Black	13.8	11.4	11.4	8.8	13.2	16.0	15.4	16.0	10.0	†	13.4	13.4	9.4	13.4	17.4	14.1	16.7	11.3	†	30.1	30.1	†
Hispanic	12.9	13.2	13.2	12.5	14.9	10.9	14.2	6.4	12.8	†	12.4	12.4	12.5	15.9	11.6	12.7	8.5	11.3	†	13.6	13.6	†
Asian	9.2	8.8	8.8	10.5	6.6	4.3	5.8	2.4	17.9	†	10.1	10.1	16.6	10.2	6.8	5.7	4.5	14.5	†	6.5	6.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	†	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	†	0.6	0.6	†
American Indian/Alaska       Native	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.8	2.4	0.7	†	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.3	†	0.7	0.7	†
Two or more races	3.4	3.5	3.5	4.0	3.2	2.8	3.0	3.0	3.2	†	3.4	3.4	4.2	3.4	3.0	2.8	2.8	3.6	†	3.3	3.3	†

†Not applicable.

1Research universities with a very high level of research activity.

2Research universities with a high level of research activity.

3Institutions that award at least 20 research/scholarship doctor's degrees per year, but did not have a high level of research activity.

4Institutions that award at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctor's degrees per year.

5Institutions 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 Classification system because they primarily award associate's degrees.

6Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.

7Race/ethnicity not collected.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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/. This table excludes 122 institutions with missing data on Carnegie classifications, with 38,778 students enrolled. 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 2022, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared March 2023.)