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Table 313.20.Total fall enrollment and enrollment of Black students in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by sex of student and level and control of institution: Selected years, 1976 through 2022
YearTotalMaleFemale4-year2-yearPublicPrivate
Total4-year2-yearTotal4-year2-year
123456789101112
All students
1976222,613104,669117,944206,67615,937156,836143,52813,30865,77763,1482,629
1980233,557106,387127,170218,00915,548168,217155,08513,13265,34062,9242,416
1982228,371104,897123,474212,01716,354165,871151,47214,39962,50060,5451,955
1984227,519102,823124,696212,84414,675164,116151,28912,82763,40361,5551,848
1986223,27597,523125,752207,23116,044162,048147,63114,41761,22759,6001,627

1988

239,755

100,561

139,194

223,250

16,505

173,672

158,606

15,066

66,083

64,644

1,439
1990257,152105,157151,995240,49716,655187,046171,96915,07770,10668,5281,578
1992279,541114,622164,919261,08918,452204,966188,14316,82374,57572,9461,629
1993282,856116,397166,459262,43020,426208,197189,03219,16574,65973,3981,261
1994280,071114,006166,065259,99720,074206,520187,73518,78573,55172,2621,289

1995

278,725

112,637

166,088

259,409

19,316

204,726

186,278

18,448

73,999

73,131

868
1996273,018109,498163,520253,65419,364200,569182,06318,50672,44971,591858
1997269,167106,865162,302248,86020,307194,674175,29719,37774,49373,563930
1998273,472108,752164,720248,93124,541198,603174,77623,82774,86974,155714
1999274,321108,301166,020249,15625,165199,826175,36424,46274,49573,792703

2000

275,680

108,164

167,516

250,710

24,970

199,725

175,404

24,321

75,955

75,306

649
2001289,985112,874177,111260,54729,438210,083181,34628,73779,90279,201701
2002299,041115,466183,575269,02030,021218,433189,18329,25080,60879,837771
2003306,727117,795188,932274,32632,401228,096196,07732,01978,63178,249382
2004308,939118,129190,810276,13632,803231,179198,81032,36977,76077,326434

2005

311,768

120,023

191,745

272,666

39,102

235,875

197,200

38,675

75,893

75,466

427
2006308,774118,865189,909272,77036,004234,505198,67635,82974,26974,094175
2007306,742118,672188,070270,55436,188234,034197,93936,09572,70872,61593
2008313,491121,874191,617274,56838,923235,824197,02538,79977,66777,543124
2009322,860125,728197,132280,13342,727246,595204,01642,57976,26576,117148

2010

326,614

127,437

199,177

283,099

43,515

249,146

205,774

43,372

77,468

77,325

143
2011323,648126,160197,488281,15042,498246,685204,36342,32276,96376,787176
2012312,438121,719190,719273,03339,405237,782198,56839,21474,65674,465191
2013303,191119,299183,892264,45438,737230,325191,91838,40772,86672,536330
2014294,316115,837178,479256,93637,380222,876185,89936,97771,44071,037403

2015

293,304

115,818

177,486

256,295

37,009

221,276

184,503

36,773

72,028

71,792

236
2016292,083114,705177,378254,83937,244220,292183,49436,79871,79171,345446
2017298,134115,316182,818260,64637,488225,181188,21436,96772,95372,432521
2018291,758110,844180,914256,01235,746220,901185,72435,17770,85770,288569
2019289,329107,985181,344253,07136,258221,011184,97436,03768,31868,097221

2020

279,219

99,621

179,598

246,098

33,121

214,685

181,787

32,898

64,534

64,311

223
2021285,240102,320182,920250,36434,876219,366184,73534,63165,87465,629245
2022289,426104,109185,317253,42536,001221,450185,77035,68067,97667,655321
Black students
1976190,30584,492105,813179,84810,457129,770121,8517,91960,53557,9972,538
1980190,98981,818109,171181,2379,752131,661124,2367,42559,32857,0012,327
1982182,63978,874103,765171,94210,697126,368117,5628,80656,27154,3801,891
1984180,80376,819103,984171,4019,402124,445116,8457,60056,35854,5561,802
1986178,62874,276104,352167,97110,657123,555114,5029,05355,07353,4691,604

1988

194,151

78,268

115,883

183,402

10,749

133,786

124,438

9,348

60,365

58,964

1,401
1990208,68282,897125,785198,23710,445144,204134,9249,28064,47863,3131,165
1992228,96391,949137,014217,61411,349159,585149,7549,83169,37867,8601,518
1993231,19893,110138,088219,43111,767161,444150,86710,57769,75468,5641,190
1994230,16291,908138,254218,56511,597161,098150,68210,41669,06467,8831,181

1995

229,418

91,132

138,286

218,379

11,039

159,925

149,661

10,264

69,493

68,718

775
1996224,20188,306135,895213,30910,892156,851146,75310,09867,35066,556794
1997222,33186,641135,690210,74111,590153,039142,32610,71369,29268,415877
1998223,74587,163136,582211,82211,923154,244142,98511,25969,50168,837664
1999226,59287,987138,605213,77912,813156,292144,16612,12670,30069,613687

2000

227,239

87,319

139,920

215,172

12,067

156,706

145,277

11,429

70,533

69,895

638
2001238,63890,718147,920224,41714,221164,354150,83113,52374,28473,586698
2002247,29293,538153,754231,83415,458172,203157,50714,69675,08974,327762
2003253,25795,703157,554236,75316,504180,104163,97716,12773,15372,776377
2004257,54596,750160,795241,03016,515184,708168,61916,08972,83772,411426

2005

256,584

96,891

159,693

238,030

18,554

186,047

167,916

18,131

70,537

70,114

423
2006255,14496,507158,637238,44016,704185,894169,36516,52969,25069,075175
2007253,24196,214157,027236,57116,670185,170168,59216,57868,07167,97992
2008258,40298,633159,769240,13218,270186,446168,29918,14771,95671,833123
2009264,092100,590163,502243,95620,136194,088174,09919,98970,00469,857147

2010

265,908

101,605

164,303

245,158

20,750

193,840

173,233

20,607

72,068

71,925

143
2011263,435100,526162,909242,88120,554192,042171,66420,37871,39371,217176
2012251,52796,079155,448232,89718,630183,018164,57818,44068,50968,319190
2013241,48592,491148,994223,49117,994175,308157,64017,66866,17765,851326
2014231,88988,469143,420214,63117,258167,246150,38316,86364,64364,248395

2015

228,062

86,857

141,205

211,698

16,364

163,508

147,376

16,132

64,554

64,322

232
2016223,51284,153139,359207,37916,133160,053144,17615,87763,45963,203256
2017226,84783,917142,930210,66416,183162,703146,80415,89964,14463,860284
2018223,19981,079142,120207,89415,305160,907145,92514,98262,29261,969323
2019219,22778,074141,153204,18715,040160,677145,84414,83358,55058,343207

2020

211,792

72,727

139,065

198,653

13,139

156,232

143,283

12,949

55,560

55,370

190
2021215,86075,007140,853201,42214,438159,553145,30514,24856,30756,117190
2022219,32776,518142,809204,41314,914161,496146,82114,67557,83157,592239
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Excludes historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are not participating in Title IV programs. HBCUs are degree-granting institutions established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. Federal regulations, 20 U.S. Code, Section 1061 (2), allow for certain exceptions to the founding date. Data through 1995 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities," 1976 through 1985 surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86-99); 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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