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Table 311.10.Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions, by level, disability status, and selected student characteristics: Academic year 2019-20
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected student characteristic Undergraduate Postbaccalaureate
All students Students with
disabil-
ities1
Students
without
disabilities
All students Students with
disabil-
ities1
Students
without
disabilities
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number of students (in thousands) 16,936 (---) 3,478 (---) 13,457 (---) 3,600 (---) 385 (---) 3,215 (---)

Percentage distribution of students






     Total  100.0 (†) 20.5 (0.24) 79.5 (0.24) 100.0 (†) 10.7 (0.43) 89.3 (0.43)

Gender
















  Male  100.0 (†) 17.6 (0.34) 82.4 (0.34) 100.0 (†) 8.5 (0.66) 91.5 (0.66)
  Female  100.0 (†) 21.9 (0.32) 78.1 (0.32) 100.0 (†) 11.7 (0.57) 88.3 (0.57)
  Nonbinary2 100.0 (†) 53.7 (3.20) 46.3 (3.20) 100.0 (†) 39.8 (6.26) 60.2 (6.26)

Race/ethnicity
















  American Indian/Alaska Native  100.0 (†) 23.7 (3.03) 76.3 (3.03) 100.0 (†) (†) 90.8 (6.94)
  Asian 100.0 (†) 13.9 (0.62) 86.1 (0.62) 100.0 (†) 6.8 (1.05) 93.2 (1.05)
  Black  100.0 (†) 18.0 (0.54) 82.0 (0.54) 100.0 (†) 10.1 (1.02) 89.9 (1.02)
  Hispanic  100.0 (†) 21.3 (0.48) 78.7 (0.48) 100.0 (†) 14.0 (1.60) 86.0 (1.60)
  Pacific Islander  100.0 (†) 22.1 (3.24) 77.9 (3.24) 100.0 (†) (†) 89.1 (7.03)
  White  100.0 (†) 21.1 (0.35) 78.9 (0.35) 100.0 (†) 11.0 (0.52) 89.0 (0.52)
  Two or more races  100.0 (†) 25.4 (1.28) 74.6 (1.28) 100.0 (†) 14.9 (1.86) 85.1 (1.86)

Age
















  15 to 23  100.0 (†) 20.3 (0.28) 79.7 (0.28) 100.0 (†) 8.9 (1.13) 91.1 (1.13)
  24 to 29  100.0 (†) 21.3 (0.48) 78.7 (0.48) 100.0 (†) 10.9 (0.58) 89.1 (0.58)
  30 or older  100.0 (†) 20.7 (0.61) 79.3 (0.61) 100.0 (†) 11.0 (0.71) 89.0 (0.71)

Attendance status
















  Full-time, full-year3 100.0 (†) 17.7 (0.28) 82.3 (0.28) 100.0 (†) 11.1 (0.59) 88.9 (0.59)
  Part-time or part-year4 100.0 (†) 22.5 (0.34) 77.5 (0.34) 100.0 (†) 10.3 (0.69) 89.7 (0.69)

Housing status
















  On-campus  100.0 (†) 17.6 (0.47) 82.4 (0.47) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
  Off-campus, not with parents or relatives  100.0 (†) 20.9 (0.41) 79.1 (0.41) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
  Off-campus, with parents or relatives 100.0 (†) 22.2 (0.47) 77.8 (0.47) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
  Attended more than one institution5 100.0 (†) 19.5 (0.54) 80.5 (0.54) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)

Dependency status
















  Dependent  100.0 (†) 20.0 (0.30) 80.0 (0.30) 100.0 (†) (†) (†)
  Independent, no dependents, not married6 100.0 (†) 23.3 (0.61) 76.7 (0.61) 100.0 (†) 11.3 (0.57) 88.7 (0.57)
  Independent, no dependents, married 100.0 (†) 17.4 (1.11) 82.6 (1.11) 100.0 (†) 9.5 (1.29) 90.5 (1.29)
  Independent with dependents, not married6  100.0 (†) 23.7 (0.74) 76.3 (0.74) 100.0 (†) 13.5 (1.63) 86.5 (1.63)
  Independent with dependents, married  100.0 (†) 16.1 (0.77) 83.9 (0.77) 100.0 (†) 8.9 (0.81) 91.1 (0.81)

Veteran status
















  Veteran 100.0 (†) 28.1 (1.54) 71.9 (1.54) 100.0 (†) 20.0 (1.92) 80.0 (1.92)
  Not veteran 100.0 (†) 20.2 (0.25) 79.8 (0.25) 100.0 (†) 10.1 (0.45) 89.9 (0.45)

Field of study
















  Business/management  100.0 (†) 16.3 (0.59) 83.7 (0.59) 100.0 (†) 8.4 (0.91) 91.6 (0.91)
  Education  100.0 (†) 21.7 (1.09) 78.3 (1.09) 100.0 (†) 10.2 (0.98) 89.8 (0.98)
  Engineering/computer science/mathematics  100.0 (†) 17.2 (0.68) 82.8 (0.68) 100.0 (†) 6.1 (0.93) 93.9 (0.93)
  Health  100.0 (†) 18.2 (0.48) 81.8 (0.48) 100.0 (†) 10.1 (0.88) 89.9 (0.88)
  Humanities  100.0 (†) 27.1 (0.66) 72.9 (0.66) 100.0 (†) 13.8 (2.58) 86.2 (2.58)
  Law  --- (†) --- (†) --- (†) 100.0 (†) 15.9 (3.41) 84.1 (3.41)
  Life/physical sciences  100.0 (†) 19.3 (0.70) 80.7 (0.70) 100.0 (†) 12.7 (1.86) 87.3 (1.86)
  Multi/interdisciplinary studies7 100.0 (†) 23.4 (1.84) 76.6 (1.84) 100.0 (†) 9.7 ! (3.72) 90.3 (3.72)
  Social/behavioral sciences  100.0 (†) 24.5 (0.87) 75.5 (0.87) 100.0 (†) 12.8 (1.69) 87.2 (1.69)
  Vocational/technical  100.0 (†) 17.7 (1.27) 82.3 (1.27) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
  Undeclared  100.0 (†) 20.1 (1.97) 79.9 (1.97) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
  Other  100.0 (†) 24.0 (0.75) 76.0 (0.75) 100.0 (†) 14.9 (2.01) 85.1 (2.01)
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.  
‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Students with disabilities are those who reported having deafness or serious difficulty hearing; blindness or serious difficulty seeing; serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; or serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
2Nonbinary includes genderqueer, gender nonconforming, or a different identity.
3Full-time, full-year students are those who were enrolled full time for 9 or more months.
4Part-time or part-year students are those who were enrolled part time for 9 or more months and those who were enrolled less than 9 months either part time or full time.
5Students who attended more than one institution during the year are categorized separately because they may have had more than one housing status.
6Includes separated.
7Prior to 2019-20, multi/interdisciplinary studies was included with life sciences.
NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Data exclude students attending institutions in Puerto Rico. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20). (This table was prepared June 2023.)

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