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Table 306.30.Fall enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1976 through 2031
YearEnrollment (in thousands)Percentage distribution
TotalAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsian/Pacific IslanderBlackHispanicWhiteTwo or more racesTotalAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsian/Pacific IslanderBlackHispanicWhiteTwo or more races
TotalAsianPacific IslanderTotalAsianPacific Islander
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197610,76776198------1,0333849,076---100.00.71.8------9.63.684.3---
198011,78284286------1,1074729,833---100.00.72.4------9.44.083.5---
199013,427103572------1,24778210,722---100.00.84.3------9.35.879.9---
199413,823127774------1,4491,04610,427---100.00.95.6------10.57.675.4---
199513,807131797------1,4741,09410,311---100.01.05.8------10.77.974.7---
 
199613,901138828------1,5061,16610,264---100.01.06.0------10.88.473.8---
199714,037142859------1,5511,21810,266---100.01.06.1------11.08.773.1---
199814,063144900------1,5831,25710,179---100.01.06.4------11.38.972.4---
199914,361146914------1,6491,32410,329---100.01.06.4------11.59.271.9---
200014,784151978------1,7301,46210,462---100.01.06.6------11.79.970.8---
 
200115,3631581,019------1,8501,56110,775---100.01.06.6------12.010.270.1---
200216,0211661,074------1,9791,66211,140---100.01.06.7------12.410.469.5---
200316,3141731,076------2,0681,71611,281---100.01.16.6------12.710.569.1---
200416,6821761,109------2,1651,81011,423---100.01.16.6------13.010.868.5---
200516,9031761,134------2,2151,88211,495---100.01.06.7------13.111.168.0---
 
200617,1581811,165------2,2801,96411,568---100.01.16.8------13.311.467.4---
200717,6351901,218------2,3842,08111,761---100.01.16.9------13.511.866.7---
200818,4211931,303------2,5802,27112,075---100.01.07.1------14.012.365.5---
200919,6312061,335------2,8842,53712,669---100.01.06.8------14.712.964.5---
201020,3121961,2821,218643,0392,74912,721325100.01.06.36.00.315.013.562.61.6
 
201120,2701861,2771,211663,0792,89312,402433100.00.96.36.00.315.214.361.22.1
201219,8611731,2581,195642,9622,98011,982505100.00.96.36.00.314.915.060.32.5
201319,5371621,2601,199612,8723,09311,589560100.00.86.46.10.314.715.859.32.9
201419,2911531,2721,214582,7933,19211,239642100.00.86.66.30.314.516.558.33.3
201519,0061461,2841,229552,6813,29810,939658100.00.86.86.50.314.117.457.63.5
 
201618,8491421,3071,253532,5893,42810,717666100.00.86.96.70.313.718.256.93.5
201718,7781371,3281,276522,5503,54610,517700100.00.77.16.80.313.618.956.03.7
201818,6611331,3551,305502,4963,64310,305729100.00.77.37.00.313.419.555.23.9
201918,6561301,3781,327512,4673,78610,140755100.00.77.47.10.313.220.354.44.0
202018,1791211,3911,343492,3893,6979,817763100.00.77.77.40.313.120.354.04.2
 
202117,7741211,4001,354472,3293,6689,499757100.00.77.97.60.313.120.653.44.3
202217,6121211,4161,371442,3233,7809,208765100.00.78.07.80.313.221.552.34.3
2023118,1621221,2721,224482,5203,9329,519797100.00.77.06.70.313.921.752.44.4
2024118,4731221,2921,244482,5774,0679,593821100.00.77.06.70.314.022.051.94.4
2025118,7941221,3081,260482,6344,2159,669846100.00.77.06.70.314.022.451.44.5
 
2026119,0381221,3211,273482,6804,3519,697867100.00.66.96.70.314.122.950.94.6
2027119,2051211,3271,280472,7214,4759,676885100.00.66.96.70.214.223.350.44.6
2028119,3211201,3301,283472,7594,5979,615901100.00.66.96.60.214.323.849.84.7
2029119,3901181,3291,282462,7964,7169,516914100.00.66.96.60.214.424.349.14.7
2030119,4361171,3231,278462,8334,8399,400924100.00.66.86.60.214.624.948.44.8
2031119,5151151,3231,278452,8744,9749,298932100.00.66.86.50.214.725.547.64.8
---Not available.
1Projected.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Starting in 1990, enrollment data for students not reported by race/ethnicity were prorated based on the known racial/ethnic composition of the institution each of these students was enrolled in. Prior to 2010, disaggregated data on students who were Asian, Pacific Islander, and of Two or more races were not collected. Data for students who were Asian included students who were Pacific Islander, and students of Two or more races were required to select a single category from among the offered race/ethnicity categories (i.e., American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White). Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education and U.S. service academies, while later data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. 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. Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
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:90-99); IPEDS Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2001 through Spring 2022 (final data) and Spring 2023 (provisional data); and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions by Race/Ethnicity Projection Model, through 2031. (This table was prepared November 2023.)

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