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Table 306.20.Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2022
Level and control of institution and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of studentFall enrollment (in thousands)Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresidents)
1976198019902000201020172018201920202021202219761980199020002010201720182019202020212022
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
    All students, total10,985.612,086.813,818.615,312.321,019.419,778.219,651.419,630.219,027.418,658.818,580.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Total, selected races/ 
   ethnicities

1,690.8

1,948.8

2,704.7

4,321.5

7,591.0

8,260.8

8,356.3

8,515.8

8,361.7

8,274.8

8,404.5

15.7

16.5

20.1

29.2

37.4

44.0

44.8

45.6

46.0

46.6

47.7
  American Indian/Alaska 
     Native

76.1

83.9

102.8

151.2

196.2

137.5

133.1

129.7

120.8

120.6

121.1

0.7

0.7

0.8

1.0

1.0

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7
  Asian/Pacific Islander197.9286.4572.4978.21,281.61,327.81,355.21,378.01,391.21,400.41,415.61.82.44.36.66.37.17.37.47.77.98.0
    Asian------------1,217.61,275.71,304.81,327.11,342.61,353.61,371.1------------6.06.87.07.17.47.67.8
    Pacific Islander------------64.052.050.450.948.646.844.4------------0.30.30.30.30.30.30.3
  Black1,033.01,106.81,247.01,730.33,039.02,549.52,496.12,467.32,389.42,329.12,322.99.69.49.311.715.013.613.413.213.113.113.2
  Hispanic383.8471.7782.41,461.82,748.83,546.03,642.53,785.93,696.83,667.73,780.33.64.05.89.913.518.919.520.320.320.621.5
  Two or more races------------325.4700.1729.3754.9763.4756.9764.7------------1.63.73.94.04.24.34.3
White9,076.19,833.010,722.510,462.112,720.810,517.410,305.210,139.89,817.29,498.89,207.784.383.579.970.862.656.055.254.454.053.452.3
Nonresident1218.7305.0391.5528.7707.71,000.0989.9974.6848.5885.2967.9
 
Public8,641.09,456.410,844.711,752.815,142.214,571.714,539.314,503.613,884.513,545.713,494.3100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
  Total, selected races/ 
     ethnicities

1,401.2

1,596.2

2,199.2

3,446.3

5,507.1

6,301.9

6,420.9

6,538.5

6,313.4

6,212.6

6,316.3

16.5

17.3

20.8

30.2

37.5

45.2

46.1

47.0

47.2

47.7

48.9
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

67.5

74.2

90.4

127.3

150.8

107.7

104.5

102.4

93.2

92.8

93.7

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.1

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7
    Asian/Pacific Islander165.7239.7461.0770.5968.71,007.41,030.41,043.11,043.71,035.81,046.82.02.64.46.86.67.27.47.57.88.08.1
      Asian------------924.8973.7997.11,009.71,012.91,006.71,019.0------------6.37.07.27.37.67.77.9
      Pacific Islander------------43.933.633.233.430.829.227.9------------0.30.20.20.20.20.20.2
    Black831.2876.1976.41,319.21,988.81,725.31,715.31,695.71,604.71,574.11,568.39.89.59.211.613.512.412.312.212.012.112.1
    Hispanic336.8406.2671.41,229.32,163.82,929.73,018.63,126.63,000.62,948.03,039.34.04.46.310.814.721.021.722.522.422.623.5
    Two or more races------------235.0531.8552.2570.7571.2561.9568.1------------1.63.84.04.14.34.34.4
  White7,094.57,656.18,385.47,963.49,182.17,646.37,508.17,368.87,059.86,810.66,611.583.582.779.269.862.554.853.953.052.852.351.1
  Nonresident1145.3204.2260.0343.1453.0623.6610.2596.3511.2522.5566.6
 
Private2,344.62,630.42,973.93,559.55,877.35,206.45,112.25,126.55,143.05,113.15,085.7100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
  Total, selected races/ 
     ethnicities

289.6

352.7

505.5

875.2

2,083.9

1,958.9

1,935.4

1,977.3

2,048.2

2,062.2

2,088.2

12.7

13.9

17.8

25.9

37.1

40.6

40.9

41.6

42.6

43.4

44.6
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

8.6

9.7

12.4

23.9

45.5

29.7

28.5

27.2

27.6

27.8

27.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6
    Asian/Pacific Islander32.246.7111.5207.7312.8320.4324.8334.9347.6364.6368.71.41.83.96.25.66.66.97.17.27.77.9
      Asian------------292.7302.0307.7317.5329.7347.0352.2------------5.26.36.56.76.97.37.5
      Pacific Islander------------20.118.417.117.417.917.616.6------------0.40.40.40.40.40.40.4
    Black201.8230.7270.6411.11,050.2824.2780.9771.7784.7755.0754.68.99.19.512.218.717.116.516.316.315.916.1
    Hispanic47.065.6111.0232.5585.0616.3624.0659.2696.2719.7741.02.12.63.96.910.412.813.213.914.515.215.8
    Two or more races------------90.4168.3177.2184.2192.2195.0196.5------------1.63.53.73.94.04.14.2
  White1,981.62,176.92,337.02,498.73,538.72,871.12,797.12,771.02,757.42,688.22,596.187.386.182.274.162.959.459.158.457.456.655.4
  Nonresident173.4100.8131.4185.6254.7376.4379.7378.3337.3362.6401.3
 
    4-year, total7,106.57,565.48,578.69,363.913,335.813,825.413,898.514,039.514,095.713,974.913,922.6100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Total, selected races/ 
   ethnicities

931.0

1,049.9

1,486.1

2,266.1

4,328.0

5,275.6

5,417.8

5,587.4

5,819.1

5,843.4

5,930.1

13.4

14.3

18.0

25.4

34.0

40.9

41.7

42.5

43.7

44.5

45.6
  American Indian/Alaska 
     Native

35.0

36.9

47.9

76.5

109.0

81.7

80.6

80.3

78.7

78.6

78.4

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.9

0.9

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6
  Asian/Pacific Islander118.7162.1357.2576.3818.5958.8986.81,019.31,062.11,096.11,111.21.72.24.36.56.47.47.67.88.08.38.5
    Asian------------782.5923.5952.4984.71,028.41,063.01,080.0------------6.17.27.37.57.78.18.3
    Pacific Islander------------36.035.334.434.633.833.131.2------------0.30.30.30.30.30.30.2
  Black603.7634.3722.8995.41,840.01,704.71,690.11,690.51,719.01,676.01,669.88.78.78.811.214.513.213.012.912.912.812.8
  Hispanic173.6216.6358.2617.91,355.92,035.72,140.22,252.12,394.42,428.22,498.92.53.04.36.910.715.816.517.118.018.519.2
  Two or more races------------204.6494.7520.1545.2564.9564.6571.9------------1.63.84.04.14.24.34.4
White5,999.06,274.56,768.16,658.08,399.57,637.97,577.07,556.67,488.97,298.77,080.286.685.782.074.666.059.158.357.556.355.554.4
Nonresident1176.5240.9324.3439.7608.3911.8903.6895.5787.7832.9912.2
 
Public4,892.95,127.65,848.26,055.47,924.18,854.38,983.29,102.89,163.59,065.59,040.1100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
  Total, selected races/ 
     ethnicities

666.7

740.8

1,046.2

1,486.4

2,496.8

3,465.8

3,606.8

3,732.1

3,908.5

3,917.5

3,980.0

13.9

14.9

18.5

25.6

33.0

41.7

42.7

43.5

44.9

45.6

46.7
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

28.2

29.0

38.0

57.2

69.5

55.0

54.9

55.8

54.0

53.7

53.7

0.6

0.6

0.7

1.0

0.9

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6
    Asian/Pacific Islander87.5117.2250.6381.3522.8648.2670.9693.3723.8740.6752.01.82.44.46.66.97.87.98.18.38.68.8
      Asian------------504.7629.9652.5674.9706.5723.9735.9------------6.77.67.77.98.18.48.6
      Pacific Islander------------18.118.218.418.417.316.716.1------------0.20.20.20.20.20.20.2
    Black421.8438.2495.1627.8912.6956.5969.6972.8996.8981.4972.98.88.88.810.812.111.511.511.311.411.411.4
    Hispanic129.3156.4262.5420.0869.51,472.81,561.01,642.31,753.31,764.21,817.62.73.14.67.211.517.718.519.120.120.521.3
    Two or more races------------122.4333.4350.5368.0380.6377.7383.8------------1.64.04.14.34.44.44.5
  White4,120.24,243.04,605.64,311.25,069.64,850.44,849.94,851.44,802.84,676.44,547.986.185.181.574.467.058.357.356.555.154.453.3
  Nonresident1106.0143.8196.4257.8357.8538.1526.5519.3452.2471.6512.2
 
Private2,213.62,437.82,730.33,308.55,411.74,971.14,915.34,936.74,932.24,909.44,882.5100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
  Total, selected races/ 
     ethnicities

264.3

309.2

439.8

779.7

1,831.2

1,809.8

1,811.0

1,855.2

1,910.6

1,925.8

1,950.1

12.3

13.2

16.9

24.9

35.5

39.4

39.9

40.7

41.6

42.3

43.5
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

6.8

7.9

9.9

19.3

39.6

26.7

25.8

24.6

24.7

24.9

24.7

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6
    Asian/Pacific Islander31.244.9106.6195.0295.7310.6315.9326.0338.4355.5359.21.51.94.16.25.76.87.07.17.47.88.0
      Asian------------277.8293.6299.9309.8321.9339.1344.0------------5.46.46.66.87.07.57.7
      Pacific Islander------------17.917.016.016.216.516.415.2------------0.30.40.40.40.40.40.3
    Black182.0196.1227.7367.6927.4748.2720.5717.7722.2694.6696.88.58.48.711.818.016.315.915.715.715.315.5
    Hispanic44.360.295.7197.9486.3563.0579.3609.8641.1664.0681.32.12.63.76.39.412.212.813.413.914.615.2
    Two or more races------------82.2161.3169.6177.3184.2186.9188.1------------1.63.53.73.94.04.14.2
  White1,878.82,031.52,162.52,346.93,330.02,787.62,727.12,705.22,686.12,622.32,532.387.786.883.175.164.560.660.159.358.457.756.5
  Nonresident170.597.1127.9181.9250.6373.8377.1376.2335.5361.3400.0
 
    2-year, total3,879.14,521.45,240.15,948.47,683.65,952.85,753.05,590.74,931.74,683.84,657.5100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Total, selected races/ 
   ethnicities

759.8

898.9

1,218.6

2,055.4

3,263.0

2,985.2

2,938.4

2,928.4

2,542.6

2,431.4

2,474.3

19.8

20.2

23.6

35.1

43.0

50.9

51.9

53.1

52.2

52.5

53.8
  American Indian/Alaska 
     Native

41.2

47.0

54.9

74.7

87.2

55.7

52.4

49.3

42.1

42.1

42.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9
  Asian/Pacific Islander79.2124.3215.2401.9463.1369.0368.4358.7329.1304.3304.32.12.84.26.96.16.36.56.56.86.66.6
    Asian------------435.1352.2352.4342.4314.2290.6291.2------------5.76.06.26.26.56.36.3
    Pacific Islander------------28.016.716.016.314.913.713.2------------0.40.30.30.30.30.30.3
  Black429.3472.5524.3734.91,198.9844.8806.1776.8670.4653.2653.111.210.610.112.515.814.414.214.113.814.114.2
  Hispanic210.2255.1424.2843.91,393.01,510.21,502.31,533.81,302.41,239.51,281.45.55.78.214.418.425.826.527.826.726.827.8
  Two or more races------------120.8205.4209.2209.7198.6192.4192.7------------1.63.53.73.84.14.24.2
White3,077.13,558.53,954.33,804.14,321.32,879.52,728.22,583.22,328.32,200.12,127.580.279.876.464.957.049.148.146.947.847.546.2
Nonresident142.264.167.189.099.388.186.379.160.852.355.7
 
Public3,748.14,328.84,996.55,697.47,218.15,717.55,556.15,400.94,720.94,480.24,454.3100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
  Total, selected races/ 
     ethnicities

734.5

855.4

1,153.0

1,959.9

3,010.3

2,836.0

2,814.1

2,806.4

2,404.9

2,295.0

2,336.3

19.8

20.0

23.4

34.9

42.3

50.4

51.4

52.7

51.6

51.8

53.1
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

39.3

45.2

52.4

70.1

81.3

52.7

49.7

46.6

39.3

39.1

40.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.9

0.9
    Asian/Pacific Islander78.2122.5210.3389.2445.9359.2359.5349.8319.9295.2294.82.12.94.36.96.36.46.66.66.96.76.7
      Asian------------420.2343.8344.6334.8306.4282.7283.0------------5.96.16.36.36.66.46.4
      Pacific Islander------------25.715.414.915.113.512.511.8------------0.40.30.30.30.30.30.3
    Black409.5437.9481.4691.41,076.1768.8745.7722.8608.0592.7595.311.010.39.812.315.113.713.613.613.013.413.5
    Hispanic207.5249.8408.9809.21,294.31,456.91,457.61,484.31,247.21,183.81,221.75.65.98.314.418.225.926.627.926.826.727.8
    Two or more races------------112.7198.4201.7202.7190.6184.2184.3------------1.63.53.73.84.14.24.2
  White2,974.33,413.13,779.83,652.24,112.52,795.92,658.32,517.42,257.02,134.22,063.680.280.076.665.157.749.648.647.348.448.246.9
  Nonresident139.260.363.685.295.285.583.777.159.051.054.4
 
Private131.0192.6243.6251.0465.5235.3196.9189.8210.8203.6203.2100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
  Total, selected races/ 
     ethnicities

25.3

43.5

65.6

95.5

252.7

149.2

124.4

122.0

137.7

136.4

138.1

19.7

23.0

27.3

38.6

54.8

64.1

64.0

65.0

65.9

67.4

68.4
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

1.8

1.8

2.5

4.5

5.9

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.8

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4
    Asian/Pacific Islander0.91.84.912.717.29.88.98.99.29.19.50.71.02.05.13.74.24.64.74.44.54.7
      Asian------------14.98.47.87.77.87.98.1------------3.23.64.04.13.73.94.0
      Pacific Islander------------2.21.41.21.21.41.21.4------------0.50.60.60.70.70.60.7
    Black19.834.642.943.5122.876.060.454.062.560.457.815.518.317.917.626.632.731.128.729.929.928.6
    Hispanic2.65.315.334.798.753.344.749.555.155.759.62.12.86.414.021.422.923.026.426.427.529.5
    Two or more races------------8.17.07.57.08.08.28.4------------1.83.03.93.73.84.04.2
  White102.8145.4174.5151.8208.883.669.965.871.266.063.880.377.072.761.445.235.936.035.034.132.631.6
  Nonresident13.03.73.53.84.12.62.62.01.91.31.3
---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. 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 and U.S. service academies, while later data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by sex, level of enrollment, and attendance status were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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 Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2001 through Spring 2022 (final data) and Spring 2023 (provisional data). (This table was prepared December 2023.)

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