Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2022

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Table 306.10.Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2022
Level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student	Fall enrollment (in thousands)	Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresidents)
All students, total	10,985.6	12,086.8	13,818.6	15,312.3	20,644.5	19,778.2	19,651.4	19,630.2	19,027.4	18,658.8	18,580.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	1,690.8	1,948.8	2,704.7	4,321.5	7,878.7	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	39.7	44.0	44.8	45.6	46.0	46.6	47.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	76.1	83.9	102.8	151.2	173.0	137.5	133.1	129.7	120.8	120.6	121.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	197.9	286.4	572.4	978.2	1,258.2	1,327.8	1,355.2	1,378.0	1,391.2	1,400.4	1,415.6	1.8	2.4	4.3	6.6	6.3	7.1	7.3	7.4	7.7	7.9	8.0
Asian	---	---	---	---	1,194.7	1,275.7	1,304.8	1,327.1	1,342.6	1,353.6	1,371.1	---	---	---	---	6.0	6.8	7.0	7.1	7.4	7.6	7.8
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	63.5	52.0	50.4	50.9	48.6	46.8	44.4	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Black	1,033.0	1,106.8	1,247.0	1,730.3	2,962.4	2,549.5	2,496.1	2,467.3	2,389.4	2,329.1	2,322.9	9.6	9.4	9.3	11.7	14.9	13.6	13.4	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.2
Hispanic	383.8	471.7	782.4	1,461.8	2,980.3	3,546.0	3,642.5	3,785.9	3,696.8	3,667.7	3,780.3	3.6	4.0	5.8	9.9	15.0	18.9	19.5	20.3	20.3	20.6	21.5
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	504.8	700.1	729.3	754.9	763.4	756.9	764.7	---	---	---	---	2.5	3.7	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.3
White	9,076.1	9,833.0	10,722.5	10,462.1	11,982.2	10,517.4	10,305.2	10,139.8	9,817.2	9,498.8	9,207.7	84.3	83.5	79.9	70.8	60.3	56.0	55.2	54.4	54.0	53.4	52.3
Nonresident¹	218.7	305.0	391.5	528.7	783.6	1,000.0	989.9	974.6	848.5	885.2	967.9	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Male	5,794.4	5,868.1	6,283.9	6,721.8	8,919.0	8,571.3	8,444.6	8,363.9	7,885.0	7,767.9	7,814.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	826.6	884.4	1,176.6	1,789.8	3,208.6	3,387.5	3,401.2	3,439.8	3,261.4	3,254.4	3,352.0	14.7	15.6	19.5	27.9	37.8	42.2	43.0	43.9	43.9	44.6	46.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	38.5	37.8	43.1	61.4	68.7	53.7	51.3	49.2	43.4	43.4	44.2	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	108.4	151.3	294.9	465.9	593.1	617.3	626.7	634.6	629.2	633.2	645.7	1.9	2.7	4.9	7.3	7.0	7.7	7.9	8.1	8.5	8.7	8.9
Asian	---	---	---	---	564.7	594.0	604.5	612.5	609.0	613.9	626.8	---	---	---	---	6.6	7.4	7.6	7.8	8.2	8.4	8.6
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	28.4	23.3	22.2	22.1	20.2	19.2	18.9	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Black	469.9	463.7	484.7	635.3	1,079.1	942.0	911.2	894.3	834.6	823.7	831.9	8.3	8.2	8.0	9.9	12.7	11.7	11.5	11.4	11.2	11.3	11.4
Hispanic	209.7	231.6	353.9	627.1	1,254.6	1,479.0	1,506.7	1,549.0	1,446.2	1,445.7	1,515.3	3.7	4.1	5.9	9.8	14.8	18.4	19.1	19.8	19.5	19.8	20.8
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	213.2	295.5	305.2	312.7	308.1	308.4	314.9	---	---	---	---	2.5	3.7	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.3
White	4,813.7	4,772.9	4,861.0	4,634.6	5,285.3	4,632.2	4,501.8	4,395.5	4,165.9	4,035.2	3,934.7	85.3	84.4	80.5	72.1	62.2	57.8	57.0	56.1	56.1	55.4	54.0
Nonresident¹	154.1	210.8	246.3	297.3	425.1	551.6	541.6	528.6	457.7	478.3	527.9	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Female	5,191.2	6,218.7	7,534.7	8,590.5	11,725.5	11,206.8	11,206.8	11,266.3	11,142.4	10,890.9	10,765.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	864.2	1,064.4	1,528.1	2,531.7	4,670.1	4,873.2	4,955.1	5,075.9	5,100.3	5,020.4	5,052.5	16.9	17.4	20.7	30.3	41.1	45.3	46.1	46.9	47.4	47.9	48.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	37.6	46.1	59.7	89.7	104.4	83.7	81.8	80.4	77.4	77.2	76.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.4	135.2	277.5	512.3	665.1	710.5	728.5	743.4	762.1	767.2	769.8	1.7	2.2	3.8	6.1	5.9	6.6	6.8	6.9	7.1	7.3	7.5
Asian	---	---	---	---	630.0	681.7	700.3	714.6	733.6	739.7	744.3	---	---	---	---	5.5	6.3	6.5	6.6	6.8	7.1	7.2
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	35.1	28.7	28.2	28.8	28.5	27.5	25.5	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2
Black	563.1	643.0	762.3	1,095.0	1,883.3	1,607.5	1,584.9	1,573.1	1,554.8	1,505.4	1,491.0	11.0	10.5	10.3	13.1	16.6	14.9	14.7	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4
Hispanic	174.1	240.1	428.5	834.7	1,725.7	2,067.0	2,135.8	2,236.9	2,250.6	2,222.0	2,265.0	3.4	3.9	5.8	10.0	15.2	19.2	19.9	20.7	20.9	21.2	21.9
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	291.6	404.6	424.1	442.2	455.4	448.5	449.8	---	---	---	---	2.6	3.8	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.4
White	4,262.4	5,060.1	5,861.5	5,827.5	6,696.8	5,885.2	5,803.4	5,744.3	5,651.3	5,463.6	5,273.0	83.1	82.6	79.3	69.7	58.9	54.7	53.9	53.1	52.6	52.1	51.1
Nonresident¹	64.6	94.2	145.2	231.4	358.5	448.4	448.3	446.0	390.8	406.8	440.0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Full-time	6,703.6	7,088.9	7,821.0	9,009.6	12,734.4	12,076.1	11,989.6	11,954.4	11,609.5	11,326.3	11,286.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	1,030.9	1,137.5	1,514.9	2,368.5	4,608.1	4,768.6	4,812.7	4,910.1	4,880.5	4,775.8	4,849.0	15.8	16.6	20.1	27.5	38.1	42.4	43.1	44.0	44.6	45.0	46.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	43.0	43.0	54.4	84.4	102.1	76.3	73.3	70.7	66.7	64.6	64.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	117.7	162.0	347.4	591.2	814.6	870.0	888.2	906.3	919.1	928.1	938.7	1.8	2.4	4.6	6.9	6.7	7.7	7.9	8.1	8.4	8.8	8.9
Asian	---	---	---	---	777.7	840.6	859.9	878.1	891.9	903.0	914.6	---	---	---	---	6.4	7.5	7.7	7.9	8.2	8.5	8.7
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	36.9	29.4	28.3	28.1	27.2	25.1	24.1	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Black	659.2	685.6	718.3	982.6	1,719.9	1,453.7	1,417.8	1,398.1	1,363.7	1,309.4	1,307.0	10.1	10.0	9.5	11.4	14.2	12.9	12.7	12.5	12.5	12.3	12.5
Hispanic	211.1	247.0	394.7	710.3	1,631.7	1,913.7	1,961.2	2,049.0	2,043.0	1,994.4	2,054.1	3.2	3.6	5.2	8.3	13.5	17.0	17.6	18.4	18.7	18.8	19.6
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	339.7	454.8	472.2	486.1	488.1	479.3	484.4	---	---	---	---	2.8	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6
White	5,512.6	5,717.0	6,016.5	6,231.1	7,484.4	6,482.2	6,359.7	6,240.1	6,055.7	5,826.5	5,640.7	84.2	83.4	79.9	72.5	61.9	57.6	56.9	56.0	55.4	55.0	53.8
Nonresident¹	160.0	234.4	289.6	410.0	641.9	825.3	817.2	804.1	673.3	724.0	796.5	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Part-time	4,282.1	4,997.9	5,997.7	6,302.7	7,910.1	7,702.0	7,661.8	7,675.8	7,417.9	7,332.4	7,293.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	659.9	811.3	1,189.8	1,953.0	3,270.6	3,492.2	3,543.5	3,605.6	3,481.2	3,498.9	3,555.5	15.6	16.5	20.2	31.6	42.1	46.4	47.3	48.0	48.1	48.8	49.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	33.1	40.9	48.4	66.8	70.9	61.1	59.7	58.9	54.2	56.0	56.5	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	80.2	124.4	225.1	387.1	443.7	457.7	467.0	471.7	472.1	472.3	476.9	1.9	2.5	3.8	6.3	5.7	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.5	6.6	6.7
Asian	---	---	---	---	417.0	435.1	444.9	449.0	450.7	450.6	456.5	---	---	---	---	5.4	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.4
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	26.7	22.6	22.1	22.7	21.4	21.6	20.3	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Black	373.8	421.2	528.7	747.7	1,242.5	1,095.8	1,078.3	1,069.2	1,025.7	1,019.8	1,015.8	8.9	8.5	9.0	12.1	16.0	14.6	14.4	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3
Hispanic	172.7	224.8	387.7	751.5	1,348.6	1,632.2	1,681.4	1,736.9	1,653.8	1,673.2	1,726.1	4.1	4.6	6.6	12.2	17.4	21.7	22.5	23.1	22.8	23.3	24.2
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	165.0	245.3	257.1	268.9	275.4	277.6	280.2	---	---	---	---	2.1	3.3	3.4	3.6	3.8	3.9	3.9
White	3,563.5	4,116.0	4,706.0	4,231.0	4,497.7	4,035.2	3,945.5	3,899.7	3,761.5	3,672.3	3,566.9	84.4	83.5	79.8	68.4	57.9	53.6	52.7	52.0	51.9	51.2	50.1
Nonresident¹	58.7	70.6	101.8	118.7	141.7	174.6	172.8	170.5	175.3	161.2	171.4	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Undergraduate, total	9,419.0	10,469.1	11,959.1	13,155.4	17,735.6	16,773.0	16,616.4	16,557.5	15,884.6	15,447.6	15,397.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	1,535.3	1,778.5	2,467.7	3,884.0	7,036.0	7,316.2	7,383.6	7,511.1	7,282.2	7,164.8	7,306.3	16.6	17.3	21.0	30.2	40.7	45.2	46.0	46.9	47.2	47.8	48.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	69.7	77.9	95.5	138.5	157.6	123.9	119.5	116.2	107.1	106.6	107.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	169.3	248.7	500.5	845.5	1,062.8	1,113.6	1,134.3	1,147.3	1,144.7	1,139.8	1,154.5	1.8	2.4	4.3	6.6	6.1	6.9	7.1	7.2	7.4	7.6	7.7
Asian	---	---	---	---	1,006.2	1,067.5	1,089.8	1,102.5	1,102.1	1,099.1	1,115.8	---	---	---	---	5.8	6.6	6.8	6.9	7.1	7.3	7.5
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	56.6	46.1	44.5	44.9	42.6	40.7	38.6	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Black	943.4	1,018.8	1,147.2	1,548.9	2,593.2	2,184.0	2,130.7	2,100.2	2,004.3	1,947.1	1,953.6	10.2	9.9	9.8	12.0	15.0	13.5	13.3	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.1
Hispanic	352.9	433.1	724.6	1,351.0	2,767.7	3,270.6	3,351.5	3,478.4	3,355.4	3,309.4	3,421.9	3.8	4.2	6.2	10.5	16.0	20.2	20.9	21.7	21.8	22.1	22.9
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	454.7	624.0	647.6	669.0	670.6	661.9	668.6	---	---	---	---	2.6	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.5
White	7,740.5	8,480.7	9,272.6	8,983.5	10,249.1	8,882.8	8,667.6	8,497.8	8,133.6	7,831.0	7,636.6	83.4	82.7	79.0	69.8	59.3	54.8	54.0	53.1	52.8	52.2	51.1
Nonresident¹	143.2	209.9	218.7	288.0	450.6	574.1	565.2	548.6	468.8	451.8	454.6	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Male	4,896.8	4,997.4	5,379.8	5,778.3	7,714.9	7,351.3	7,228.1	7,149.5	6,665.1	6,523.9	6,573.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	748.2	802.7	1,069.3	1,618.0	2,905.0	3,051.8	3,058.1	3,089.2	2,887.3	2,871.2	2,975.8	15.6	16.5	20.4	28.7	38.8	43.3	44.2	45.0	45.0	45.7	47.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	34.8	34.8	39.9	56.4	63.0	49.1	46.7	44.8	39.0	38.9	40.0	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	91.1	128.5	254.5	401.9	505.3	525.3	532.6	537.1	525.6	525.7	539.2	1.9	2.6	4.8	7.1	6.8	7.5	7.7	7.8	8.2	8.4	8.5
Asian	---	---	---	---	479.7	504.2	512.6	517.2	507.6	508.6	522.4	---	---	---	---	6.4	7.2	7.4	7.5	7.9	8.1	8.2
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	25.6	21.1	20.0	19.9	18.0	17.1	16.8	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Black	430.7	428.2	448.0	577.0	969.4	831.7	801.9	785.3	721.2	710.2	722.9	9.0	8.8	8.5	10.3	13.0	11.8	11.6	11.4	11.2	11.3	11.4
Hispanic	191.7	211.2	326.9	582.6	1,173.7	1,378.5	1,401.9	1,440.4	1,327.1	1,321.9	1,393.1	4.0	4.3	6.2	10.4	15.7	19.6	20.2	21.0	20.7	21.0	22.0
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	193.6	267.2	274.9	281.6	274.5	274.5	280.7	---	---	---	---	2.6	3.8	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.4
White	4,052.2	4,054.9	4,184.4	4,010.1	4,572.7	3,990.0	3,868.4	3,770.3	3,531.9	3,417.5	3,360.8	84.4	83.5	79.6	71.3	61.2	56.7	55.8	55.0	55.0	54.3	53.0
Nonresident¹	96.4	139.8	126.1	150.2	237.2	309.4	301.6	290.0	245.8	235.2	236.7	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Female	4,522.1	5,471.7	6,579.3	7,377.1	10,020.7	9,421.8	9,388.2	9,408.1	9,219.5	8,923.7	8,824.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	787.0	975.8	1,398.5	2,266.0	4,131.0	4,264.3	4,325.5	4,421.9	4,394.8	4,293.5	4,330.4	17.6	18.1	21.6	31.3	42.1	46.6	47.4	48.3	48.9	49.3	50.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	34.9	43.1	55.5	82.1	94.6	74.8	72.7	71.4	68.1	67.7	67.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.2	120.2	246.0	443.6	557.5	588.3	601.7	610.3	619.1	614.2	615.3	1.7	2.2	3.8	6.1	5.7	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.9	7.1	7.1
Asian	---	---	---	---	526.5	563.3	577.2	585.3	594.5	590.5	593.5	---	---	---	---	5.4	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.6	6.8	6.9
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	31.0	25.0	24.5	25.0	24.6	23.7	21.8	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Black	512.7	590.6	699.2	971.9	1,623.8	1,352.3	1,328.7	1,314.8	1,283.2	1,236.9	1,230.8	11.5	10.9	10.8	13.4	16.6	14.8	14.6	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.3
Hispanic	161.2	221.8	397.6	768.4	1,594.0	1,892.0	1,949.6	2,038.0	2,028.3	1,987.5	2,028.9	3.6	4.1	6.1	10.6	16.3	20.7	21.4	22.3	22.5	22.8	23.6
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	261.1	356.9	372.7	387.4	396.1	387.4	387.9	---	---	---	---	2.7	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.5
White	3,688.3	4,425.8	5,088.2	4,973.3	5,676.3	4,892.7	4,799.2	4,727.6	4,601.7	4,413.5	4,275.8	82.4	81.9	78.4	68.7	57.9	53.4	52.6	51.7	51.1	50.7	49.7
Nonresident¹	46.8	70.1	92.6	137.8	213.4	264.7	263.5	258.6	222.9	216.7	217.9	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Postbaccalaureate, total	1,566.6	1,617.7	1,859.5	2,156.9	2,908.8	3,005.1	3,035.0	3,072.6	3,142.9	3,211.2	3,182.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	155.5	170.3	237.0	437.5	842.8	944.6	972.7	1,004.6	1,079.5	1,110.0	1,098.2	10.4	11.2	14.0	22.8	32.7	36.6	37.3	38.0	39.1	40.0	41.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	6.4	6.0	7.3	12.6	15.4	13.6	13.6	13.4	13.7	14.0	13.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	28.6	37.7	72.0	132.7	195.4	214.2	220.9	230.7	246.6	260.6	261.1	1.9	2.5	4.3	6.9	7.6	8.3	8.5	8.7	8.9	9.4	9.8
Asian	---	---	---	---	188.5	208.2	215.1	224.7	240.5	254.5	255.3	---	---	---	---	7.3	8.1	8.2	8.5	8.7	9.2	9.6
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	6.9	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.1	6.1	5.8	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Black	89.7	87.9	99.8	181.4	369.2	365.5	365.5	367.2	385.1	382.1	369.2	6.0	5.8	5.9	9.5	14.3	14.2	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8
Hispanic	30.9	38.6	57.9	110.8	212.6	275.4	291.0	307.5	341.4	358.3	358.3	2.1	2.5	3.4	5.8	8.3	10.7	11.1	11.6	12.4	12.9	13.4
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	50.1	76.1	81.7	85.9	92.9	95.0	96.1	---	---	---	---	1.9	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.6
White	1,335.6	1,352.4	1,449.8	1,478.6	1,733.1	1,634.6	1,637.6	1,641.9	1,683.6	1,667.8	1,571.1	89.6	88.8	86.0	77.2	67.3	63.4	62.7	62.0	60.9	60.0	58.9
Nonresident¹	75.5	95.1	172.7	240.7	333.0	425.9	424.8	426.1	379.8	433.4	513.3	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Male	897.6	870.7	904.2	943.5	1,204.1	1,220.1	1,216.5	1,214.4	1,219.9	1,244.0	1,241.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	78.4	81.7	107.4	171.9	303.6	335.7	343.0	350.6	374.1	383.2	376.1	9.3	10.2	13.7	21.6	29.9	34.3	35.1	35.9	37.1	38.3	39.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	3.7	3.0	3.2	5.0	5.7	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	17.4	22.8	40.4	64.0	87.8	92.0	94.1	97.6	103.6	107.5	106.5	2.1	2.8	5.2	8.0	8.6	9.4	9.6	10.0	10.3	10.7	11.2
Asian	---	---	---	---	85.0	89.8	91.9	95.4	101.4	105.3	104.5	---	---	---	---	8.4	9.2	9.4	9.8	10.1	10.5	11.0
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	2.8	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Black	39.2	35.5	36.7	58.3	109.7	110.3	109.3	108.9	113.4	113.5	109.0	4.7	4.4	4.7	7.3	10.8	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.5
Hispanic	18.1	20.4	27.0	44.5	80.9	100.5	104.8	108.6	119.1	123.8	122.2	2.2	2.5	3.4	5.6	8.0	10.3	10.7	11.1	11.8	12.4	12.9
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	19.6	28.3	30.3	31.2	33.6	33.9	34.2	---	---	---	---	1.9	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.6
White	761.6	718.1	676.6	624.5	712.6	642.1	633.4	625.2	634.0	617.7	573.8	90.7	89.8	86.3	78.4	70.1	65.7	64.9	64.1	62.9	61.7	60.4
Nonresident¹	57.7	71.0	120.2	147.1	187.9	242.2	240.0	238.6	211.8	243.2	291.1	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Female	669.1	747.0	955.4	1,213.4	1,704.8	1,785.1	1,818.6	1,858.2	1,922.9	1,967.2	1,941.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total, selected races/ ethnicities	77.2	88.6	129.6	265.7	539.1	608.9	629.6	654.0	705.4	726.8	722.1	11.9	12.3	14.4	23.7	34.6	38.0	38.5	39.1	40.2	40.9	42.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.7	3.0	4.1	7.6	9.8	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.3	9.5	9.2	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.2	15.0	31.5	68.7	107.6	122.1	126.8	133.1	143.0	153.1	154.6	1.7	2.1	3.5	6.1	6.9	7.6	7.8	8.0	8.1	8.6	9.0
Asian	---	---	---	---	103.5	118.4	123.2	129.3	139.1	149.2	150.8	---	---	---	---	6.6	7.4	7.5	7.7	7.9	8.4	8.8
Pacific Islander	---	---	---	---	4.1	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.7	---	---	---	---	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Black	50.5	52.4	63.1	123.1	259.5	255.1	256.2	258.2	271.6	268.5	260.2	7.7	7.2	7.0	11.0	16.6	15.9	15.7	15.5	15.5	15.1	15.1
Hispanic	12.8	18.3	30.9	66.3	131.8	174.9	186.2	198.9	222.3	234.5	236.1	2.0	2.5	3.4	5.9	8.4	10.9	11.4	11.9	12.7	13.2	13.7
Two or more races	---	---	---	---	30.5	47.8	51.4	54.8	59.3	61.2	61.9	---	---	---	---	2.0	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.6
White	574.1	634.3	773.2	854.1	1,020.5	992.5	1,004.2	1,016.7	1,049.6	1,050.2	997.2	88.1	87.7	85.6	76.3	65.4	62.0	61.5	60.9	59.8	59.1	58.0
Nonresident¹	17.8	24.1	52.5	93.6	145.1	183.6	184.8	187.5	167.9	190.2	222.2	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
---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.)

Table 306.10.Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2022

Level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident status of student

Fall enrollment (in thousands)

Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresidents)

1976

1980

1990

2000

2012

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

1976

1980

1990

2000

2012

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

All students, total

10,985.6

12,086.8

13,818.6

15,312.3

20,644.5

19,778.2

19,651.4

19,630.2

19,027.4

18,658.8

18,580.0

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

1,690.8

1,948.8

2,704.7

4,321.5

7,878.7

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

39.7

44.0

44.8

45.6

46.0

46.6

47.7

American Indian/Alaska
Native

76.1

83.9

102.8

151.2

173.0

137.5

133.1

129.7

120.8

120.6

121.1

0.7

0.8

1.0

0.9

0.7

Asian/Pacific Islander

197.9

286.4

572.4

978.2

1,258.2

1,327.8

1,355.2

1,378.0

1,391.2

1,400.4

1,415.6

1.8

2.4

4.3

6.6

6.3

7.1

7.3

7.4

7.7

7.9

8.0

Asian

---

1,194.7

1,275.7

1,304.8

1,327.1

1,342.6

1,353.6

1,371.1

---

6.0

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.6

7.8

Pacific Islander

---

63.5

52.0

50.4

50.9

48.6

46.8

44.4

---

0.3

Black

1,033.0

1,106.8

1,247.0

1,730.3

2,962.4

2,549.5

2,496.1

2,467.3

2,389.4

2,329.1

2,322.9

9.6

9.4

9.3

11.7

14.9

13.6

13.4

13.2

13.1

13.2

Hispanic

383.8

471.7

782.4

1,461.8

2,980.3

3,546.0

3,642.5

3,785.9

3,696.8

3,667.7

3,780.3

3.6

4.0

5.8

9.9

15.0

18.9

19.5

20.3

20.6

21.5

Two or more races

---

504.8

700.1

729.3

754.9

763.4

756.9

764.7

---

2.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.3

White

9,076.1

9,833.0

10,722.5

10,462.1

11,982.2

10,517.4

10,305.2

10,139.8

9,817.2

9,498.8

9,207.7

84.3

83.5

79.9

70.8

60.3

56.0

55.2

54.4

54.0

53.4

52.3

Nonresident¹

218.7

305.0

391.5

528.7

783.6

1,000.0

989.9

974.6

848.5

885.2

967.9

†

Male

5,794.4

5,868.1

6,283.9

6,721.8

8,919.0

8,571.3

8,444.6

8,363.9

7,885.0

7,767.9

7,814.5

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

826.6

884.4

1,176.6

1,789.8

3,208.6

3,387.5

3,401.2

3,439.8

3,261.4

3,254.4

3,352.0

14.7

15.6

19.5

27.9

37.8

42.2

43.0

43.9

44.6

46.0

American Indian/Alaska
Native

38.5

37.8

43.1

61.4

68.7

53.7

51.3

49.2

43.4

44.2

0.7

1.0

0.8

0.7

0.6

Asian/Pacific Islander

108.4

151.3

294.9

465.9

593.1

617.3

626.7

634.6

629.2

633.2

645.7

1.9

2.7

4.9

7.3

7.0

7.7

7.9

8.1

8.5

8.7

8.9

Asian

---

564.7

594.0

604.5

612.5

609.0

613.9

626.8

---

6.6

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.2

8.4

8.6

Pacific Islander

---

28.4

23.3

22.2

22.1

20.2

19.2

18.9

---

0.3

Black

469.9

463.7

484.7

635.3

1,079.1

942.0

911.2

894.3

834.6

823.7

831.9

8.3

8.2

8.0

9.9

12.7

11.7

11.5

11.4

11.2

11.3

11.4

Hispanic

209.7

231.6

353.9

627.1

1,254.6

1,479.0

1,506.7

1,549.0

1,446.2

1,445.7

1,515.3

3.7

4.1

5.9

9.8

14.8

18.4

19.1

19.8

19.5

19.8

20.8

Two or more races

---

213.2

295.5

305.2

312.7

308.1

308.4

314.9

---

2.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

White

4,813.7

4,772.9

4,861.0

4,634.6

5,285.3

4,632.2

4,501.8

4,395.5

4,165.9

4,035.2

3,934.7

85.3

84.4

80.5

72.1

62.2

57.8

57.0

56.1

55.4

54.0

Nonresident¹

154.1

210.8

246.3

297.3

425.1

551.6

541.6

528.6

457.7

478.3

527.9

†

Female

5,191.2

6,218.7

7,534.7

8,590.5

11,725.5

11,206.8

11,266.3

11,142.4

10,890.9

10,765.5

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

864.2

1,064.4

1,528.1

2,531.7

4,670.1

4,873.2

4,955.1

5,075.9

5,100.3

5,020.4

5,052.5

16.9

17.4

20.7

30.3

41.1

45.3

46.1

46.9

47.4

47.9

48.9

American Indian/Alaska
Native

37.6

46.1

59.7

89.7

104.4

83.7

81.8

80.4

77.4

77.2

76.9

0.7

0.8

1.1

0.9

0.8

0.7

Asian/Pacific Islander

89.4

135.2

277.5

512.3

665.1

710.5

728.5

743.4

762.1

767.2

769.8

1.7

2.2

3.8

6.1

5.9

6.6

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.3

7.5

Asian

---

630.0

681.7

700.3

714.6

733.6

739.7

744.3

---

5.5

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.1

7.2

Pacific Islander

---

35.1

28.7

28.2

28.8

28.5

27.5

25.5

---

0.3

0.2

Black

563.1

643.0

762.3

1,095.0

1,883.3

1,607.5

1,584.9

1,573.1

1,554.8

1,505.4

1,491.0

11.0

10.5

10.3

13.1

16.6

14.9

14.7

14.5

14.4

Hispanic

174.1

240.1

428.5

834.7

1,725.7

2,067.0

2,135.8

2,236.9

2,250.6

2,222.0

2,265.0

3.4

3.9

5.8

10.0

15.2

19.2

19.9

20.7

20.9

21.2

21.9

Two or more races

---

291.6

404.6

424.1

442.2

455.4

448.5

449.8

---

2.6

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

White

4,262.4

5,060.1

5,861.5

5,827.5

6,696.8

5,885.2

5,803.4

5,744.3

5,651.3

5,463.6

5,273.0

83.1

82.6

79.3

69.7

58.9

54.7

53.9

53.1

52.6

52.1

51.1

Nonresident¹

64.6

94.2

145.2

231.4

358.5

448.4

448.3

446.0

390.8

406.8

440.0

†

Full-time

6,703.6

7,088.9

7,821.0

9,009.6

12,734.4

12,076.1

11,989.6

11,954.4

11,609.5

11,326.3

11,286.2

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

1,030.9

1,137.5

1,514.9

2,368.5

4,608.1

4,768.6

4,812.7

4,910.1

4,880.5

4,775.8

4,849.0

15.8

16.6

20.1

27.5

38.1

42.4

43.1

44.0

44.6

45.0

46.2

American Indian/Alaska
Native

43.0

54.4

84.4

102.1

76.3

73.3

70.7

66.7

64.6

64.7

0.7

0.6

0.7

1.0

0.8

0.7

0.6

Asian/Pacific Islander

117.7

162.0

347.4

591.2

814.6

870.0

888.2

906.3

919.1

928.1

938.7

1.8

2.4

4.6

6.9

6.7

7.7

7.9

8.1

8.4

8.8

8.9

Asian

---

777.7

840.6

859.9

878.1

891.9

903.0

914.6

---

6.4

7.5

7.7

7.9

8.2

8.5

8.7

Pacific Islander

---

36.9

29.4

28.3

28.1

27.2

25.1

24.1

---

0.3

0.2

Black

659.2

685.6

718.3

982.6

1,719.9

1,453.7

1,417.8

1,398.1

1,363.7

1,309.4

1,307.0

10.1

10.0

9.5

11.4

14.2

12.9

12.7

12.5

12.3

12.5

Hispanic

211.1

247.0

394.7

710.3

1,631.7

1,913.7

1,961.2

2,049.0

2,043.0

1,994.4

2,054.1

3.2

3.6

5.2

8.3

13.5

17.0

17.6

18.4

18.7

18.8

19.6

Two or more races

---

339.7

454.8

472.2

486.1

488.1

479.3

484.4

---

2.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.6

White

5,512.6

5,717.0

6,016.5

6,231.1

7,484.4

6,482.2

6,359.7

6,240.1

6,055.7

5,826.5

5,640.7

84.2

83.4

79.9

72.5

61.9

57.6

56.9

56.0

55.4

55.0

53.8

Nonresident¹

160.0

234.4

289.6

410.0

641.9

825.3

817.2

804.1

673.3

724.0

796.5

†

Part-time

4,282.1

4,997.9

5,997.7

6,302.7

7,910.1

7,702.0

7,661.8

7,675.8

7,417.9

7,332.4

7,293.9

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

659.9

811.3

1,189.8

1,953.0

3,270.6

3,492.2

3,543.5

3,605.6

3,481.2

3,498.9

3,555.5

15.6

16.5

20.2

31.6

42.1

46.4

47.3

48.0

48.1

48.8

49.9

American Indian/Alaska
Native

33.1

40.9

48.4

66.8

70.9

61.1

59.7

58.9

54.2

56.0

56.5

0.8

1.1

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.8

Asian/Pacific Islander

80.2

124.4

225.1

387.1

443.7

457.7

467.0

471.7

472.1

472.3

476.9

1.9

2.5

3.8

6.3

5.7

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.7

Asian

---

417.0

435.1

444.9

449.0

450.7

450.6

456.5

---

5.4

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.2

6.3

6.4

Pacific Islander

---

26.7

22.6

22.1

22.7

21.4

21.6

20.3

---

0.3

Black

373.8

421.2

528.7

747.7

1,242.5

1,095.8

1,078.3

1,069.2

1,025.7

1,019.8

1,015.8

8.9

8.5

9.0

12.1

16.0

14.6

14.4

14.2

14.3

Hispanic

172.7

224.8

387.7

751.5

1,348.6

1,632.2

1,681.4

1,736.9

1,653.8

1,673.2

1,726.1

4.1

4.6

6.6

12.2

17.4

21.7

22.5

23.1

22.8

23.3

24.2

Two or more races

---

165.0

245.3

257.1

268.9

275.4

277.6

280.2

---

2.1

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.9

White

3,563.5

4,116.0

4,706.0

4,231.0

4,497.7

4,035.2

3,945.5

3,899.7

3,761.5

3,672.3

3,566.9

84.4

83.5

79.8

68.4

57.9

53.6

52.7

52.0

51.9

51.2

50.1

Nonresident¹

58.7

70.6

101.8

118.7

141.7

174.6

172.8

170.5

175.3

161.2

171.4

†

Undergraduate, total

9,419.0

10,469.1

11,959.1

13,155.4

17,735.6

16,773.0

16,616.4

16,557.5

15,884.6

15,447.6

15,397.5

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

1,535.3

1,778.5

2,467.7

3,884.0

7,036.0

7,316.2

7,383.6

7,511.1

7,282.2

7,164.8

7,306.3

16.6

17.3

21.0

30.2

40.7

45.2

46.0

46.9

47.2

47.8

48.9

American Indian/Alaska
Native

69.7

77.9

95.5

138.5

157.6

123.9

119.5

116.2

107.1

106.6

107.7

0.8

1.1

0.9

0.8

0.7

Asian/Pacific Islander

169.3

248.7

500.5

845.5

1,062.8

1,113.6

1,134.3

1,147.3

1,144.7

1,139.8

1,154.5

1.8

2.4

4.3

6.6

6.1

6.9

7.1

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.7

Asian

---

1,006.2

1,067.5

1,089.8

1,102.5

1,102.1

1,099.1

1,115.8

---

5.8

6.6

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.3

7.5

Pacific Islander

---

56.6

46.1

44.5

44.9

42.6

40.7

38.6

---

0.3

Black

943.4

1,018.8

1,147.2

1,548.9

2,593.2

2,184.0

2,130.7

2,100.2

2,004.3

1,947.1

1,953.6

10.2

9.9

9.8

12.0

15.0

13.5

13.3

13.1

13.0

13.1

Hispanic

352.9

433.1

724.6

1,351.0

2,767.7

3,270.6

3,351.5

3,478.4

3,355.4

3,309.4

3,421.9

3.8

4.2

6.2

10.5

16.0

20.2

20.9

21.7

21.8

22.1

22.9

Two or more races

---

454.7

624.0

647.6

669.0

670.6

661.9

668.6

---

2.6

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.5

White

7,740.5

8,480.7

9,272.6

8,983.5

10,249.1

8,882.8

8,667.6

8,497.8

8,133.6

7,831.0

7,636.6

83.4

82.7

79.0

69.8

59.3

54.8

54.0

53.1

52.8

52.2

51.1

Nonresident¹

143.2

209.9

218.7

288.0

450.6

574.1

565.2

548.6

468.8

451.8

454.6

†

Male

4,896.8

4,997.4

5,379.8

5,778.3

7,714.9

7,351.3

7,228.1

7,149.5

6,665.1

6,523.9

6,573.4

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

748.2

802.7

1,069.3

1,618.0

2,905.0

3,051.8

3,058.1

3,089.2

2,887.3

2,871.2

2,975.8

15.6

16.5

20.4

28.7

38.8

43.3

44.2

45.0

45.7

47.0

American Indian/Alaska
Native

34.8

39.9

56.4

63.0

49.1

46.7

44.8

39.0

38.9

40.0

0.7

0.8

1.0

0.8

0.7

0.6

Asian/Pacific Islander

91.1

128.5

254.5

401.9

505.3

525.3

532.6

537.1

525.6

525.7

539.2

1.9

2.6

4.8

7.1

6.8

7.5

7.7

7.8

8.2

8.4

8.5

Asian

---

479.7

504.2

512.6

517.2

507.6

508.6

522.4

---

6.4

7.2

7.4

7.5

7.9

8.1

8.2

Pacific Islander

---

25.6

21.1

20.0

19.9

18.0

17.1

16.8

---

0.3

Black

430.7

428.2

448.0

577.0

969.4

831.7

801.9

785.3

721.2

710.2

722.9

9.0

8.8

8.5

10.3

13.0

11.8

11.6

11.4

11.2

11.3

11.4

Hispanic

191.7

211.2

326.9

582.6

1,173.7

1,378.5

1,401.9

1,440.4

1,327.1

1,321.9

1,393.1

4.0

4.3

6.2

10.4

15.7

19.6

20.2

21.0

20.7

21.0

22.0

Two or more races

---

193.6

267.2

274.9

281.6

274.5

280.7

---

2.6

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.3

4.4

White

4,052.2

4,054.9

4,184.4

4,010.1

4,572.7

3,990.0

3,868.4

3,770.3

3,531.9

3,417.5

3,360.8

84.4

83.5

79.6

71.3

61.2

56.7

55.8

55.0

54.3

53.0

Nonresident¹

96.4

139.8

126.1

150.2

237.2

309.4

301.6

290.0

245.8

235.2

236.7

†

Female

4,522.1

5,471.7

6,579.3

7,377.1

10,020.7

9,421.8

9,388.2

9,408.1

9,219.5

8,923.7

8,824.1

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

787.0

975.8

1,398.5

2,266.0

4,131.0

4,264.3

4,325.5

4,421.9

4,394.8

4,293.5

4,330.4

17.6

18.1

21.6

31.3

42.1

46.6

47.4

48.3

48.9

49.3

50.3

American Indian/Alaska
Native

34.9

43.1

55.5

82.1

94.6

74.8

72.7

71.4

68.1

67.7

0.8

0.9

1.1

1.0

0.8

Asian/Pacific Islander

78.2

120.2

246.0

443.6

557.5

588.3

601.7

610.3

619.1

614.2

615.3

1.7

2.2

3.8

6.1

5.7

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.9

7.1

Asian

---

526.5

563.3

577.2

585.3

594.5

590.5

593.5

---

5.4

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.8

6.9

Pacific Islander

---

31.0

25.0

24.5

25.0

24.6

23.7

21.8

---

0.3

Black

512.7

590.6

699.2

971.9

1,623.8

1,352.3

1,328.7

1,314.8

1,283.2

1,236.9

1,230.8

11.5

10.9

10.8

13.4

16.6

14.8

14.6

14.4

14.3

14.2

14.3

Hispanic

161.2

221.8

397.6

768.4

1,594.0

1,892.0

1,949.6

2,038.0

2,028.3

1,987.5

2,028.9

3.6

4.1

6.1

10.6

16.3

20.7

21.4

22.3

22.5

22.8

23.6

Two or more races

---

261.1

356.9

372.7

387.4

396.1

387.4

387.9

---

2.7

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.5

White

3,688.3

4,425.8

5,088.2

4,973.3

5,676.3

4,892.7

4,799.2

4,727.6

4,601.7

4,413.5

4,275.8

82.4

81.9

78.4

68.7

57.9

53.4

52.6

51.7

51.1

50.7

49.7

Nonresident¹

46.8

70.1

92.6

137.8

213.4

264.7

263.5

258.6

222.9

216.7

217.9

†

Postbaccalaureate, total

1,566.6

1,617.7

1,859.5

2,156.9

2,908.8

3,005.1

3,035.0

3,072.6

3,142.9

3,211.2

3,182.5

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

155.5

170.3

237.0

437.5

842.8

944.6

972.7

1,004.6

1,079.5

1,110.0

1,098.2

10.4

11.2

14.0

22.8

32.7

36.6

37.3

38.0

39.1

40.0

41.1

American Indian/Alaska
Native

6.4

6.0

7.3

12.6

15.4

13.6

13.4

13.7

14.0

13.4

0.4

0.7

0.6

0.5

Asian/Pacific Islander

28.6

37.7

72.0

132.7

195.4

214.2

220.9

230.7

246.6

260.6

261.1

1.9

2.5

4.3

6.9

7.6

8.3

8.5

8.7

8.9

9.4

9.8

Asian

---

188.5

208.2

215.1

224.7

240.5

254.5

255.3

---

7.3

8.1

8.2

8.5

8.7

9.2

9.6

Pacific Islander

---

6.9

5.9

5.8

6.0

6.1

5.8

---

0.3

0.2

Black

89.7

87.9

99.8

181.4

369.2

365.5

367.2

385.1

382.1

369.2

6.0

5.8

5.9

9.5

14.3

14.2

14.0

13.9

13.8

Hispanic

30.9

38.6

57.9

110.8

212.6

275.4

291.0

307.5

341.4

358.3

2.1

2.5

3.4

5.8

8.3

10.7

11.1

11.6

12.4

12.9

13.4

Two or more races

---

50.1

76.1

81.7

85.9

92.9

95.0

96.1

---

1.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.6

White

1,335.6

1,352.4

1,449.8

1,478.6

1,733.1

1,634.6

1,637.6

1,641.9

1,683.6

1,667.8

1,571.1

89.6

88.8

86.0

77.2

67.3

63.4

62.7

62.0

60.9

60.0

58.9

Nonresident¹

75.5

95.1

172.7

240.7

333.0

425.9

424.8

426.1

379.8

433.4

513.3

†

Male

897.6

870.7

904.2

943.5

1,204.1

1,220.1

1,216.5

1,214.4

1,219.9

1,244.0

1,241.1

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

78.4

81.7

107.4

171.9

303.6

335.7

343.0

350.6

374.1

383.2

376.1

9.3

10.2

13.7

21.6

29.9

34.3

35.1

35.9

37.1

38.3

39.6

American Indian/Alaska
Native

3.7

3.0

3.2

5.0

5.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.2

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.4

Asian/Pacific Islander

17.4

22.8

40.4

64.0

87.8

92.0

94.1

97.6

103.6

107.5

106.5

2.1

2.8

5.2

8.0

8.6

9.4

9.6

10.0

10.3

10.7

11.2

Asian

---

85.0

89.8

91.9

95.4

101.4

105.3

104.5

---

8.4

9.2

9.4

9.8

10.1

10.5

11.0

Pacific Islander

---

2.8

2.2

2.1

---

0.3

0.2

Black

39.2

35.5

36.7

58.3

109.7

110.3

109.3

108.9

113.4

113.5

109.0

4.7

4.4

4.7

7.3

10.8

11.3

11.2

11.3

11.5

Hispanic

18.1

20.4

27.0

44.5

80.9

100.5

104.8

108.6

119.1

123.8

122.2

2.2

2.5

3.4

5.6

8.0

10.3

10.7

11.1

11.8

12.4

12.9

Two or more races

---

19.6

28.3

30.3

31.2

33.6

33.9

34.2

---

1.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.6

White

761.6

718.1

676.6

624.5

712.6

642.1

633.4

625.2

634.0

617.7

573.8

90.7

89.8

86.3

78.4

70.1

65.7

64.9

64.1

62.9

61.7

60.4

Nonresident¹

57.7

71.0

120.2

147.1

187.9

242.2

240.0

238.6

211.8

243.2

291.1

†

Female

669.1

747.0

955.4

1,213.4

1,704.8

1,785.1

1,818.6

1,858.2

1,922.9

1,967.2

1,941.4

100.0

Total, selected races/
ethnicities

77.2

88.6

129.6

265.7

539.1

608.9

629.6

654.0

705.4

726.8

722.1

11.9

12.3

14.4

23.7

34.6

38.0

38.5

39.1

40.2

40.9

42.0

American Indian/Alaska
Native

2.7

3.0

4.1

7.6

9.8

9.0

9.3

9.5

9.2

0.4

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.5

Asian/Pacific Islander

11.2

15.0

31.5

68.7

107.6

122.1

126.8

133.1

143.0

153.1

154.6

1.7

2.1

3.5

6.1

6.9

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.1

8.6

9.0

Asian

---

103.5

118.4

123.2

129.3

139.1

149.2

150.8

---

6.6

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.9

8.4

8.8

Pacific Islander

---

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.9

3.7

---

0.3

0.2

Black

50.5

52.4

63.1

123.1

259.5

255.1

256.2

258.2

271.6

268.5

260.2

7.7

7.2

7.0

11.0

16.6

15.9

15.7

15.5

15.1

Hispanic

12.8

18.3

30.9

66.3

131.8

174.9

186.2

198.9

222.3

234.5

236.1

2.0

2.5

3.4

5.9

8.4

10.9

11.4

11.9

12.7

13.2

13.7

Two or more races

---

30.5

47.8

51.4

54.8

59.3

61.2

61.9

---

2.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.6

White

574.1

634.3

773.2

854.1

1,020.5

992.5

1,004.2

1,016.7

1,049.6

1,050.2

997.2

88.1

87.7

85.6

76.3

65.4

62.0

61.5

60.9

59.8

59.1

58.0

Nonresident¹

17.8

24.1

52.5

93.6

145.1

183.6

184.8

187.5

167.9

190.2

222.2

†

---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.)