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Change in Black vs. Overall College Enrollment, by Sector, Fall 2010 to Fall 2017

Almanac 2019

August 18, 2019

Overall college enrollment dropped by more than 1.2 million from 2010 to 2017, with the percentage decrease for black students more than double that of all students. Enrollment drops in the two-year and four-year for-profit sectors, which experienced many college closings, and the two-year public-college sector contributed to the overall decrease. Percentage decreases in enrollment in the for-profit sectors were greater for all students than for black students, while black students had a greater percentage drop in enrollment in the two-year public sector than did all students. Percentage growth in the four-year public sector was nearly twice as great for all students as it was for black students.

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	Number of students per sector, fall 2010		Number of students per sector, fall 2017		Change in number of students from fall 2010 to fall 2017		Percentage change in number of students from fall 2010 to fall 2017
	All students	Black or African-American students	All students	Black or African-American students	All students	Black or African-American students	All students	Black or African-American students
4-year public	7,924,108	870,618	8,853,477	926,214	929,369	55,596	11.7%	6.4%
4-year private nonprofit	3,821,799	415,647	4,058,087	441,618	236,288	25,971	6.2%	6.2%
4-year for-profit	1,589,934	364,284	912,076	231,130	-677,858	-133,154	-42.6%	-36.6%
2-year public	7,218,063	1,016,698	5,706,678	741,785	-1,511,385	-274,913	-20.9%	-27.0%
2-year private nonprofit	32,379	7,148	48,125	16,152	15,746	9,004	48.6%	126.0%
2-year for-profit	432,851	102,435	186,890	55,302	-245,961	-47,133	-56.8%	-46.0%
Over all	21,019,134	2,776,830	19,765,333	2,412,201	-1,253,801	-364,629	-6.0%	-13.1%

Note: Data are based on fall head counts of all full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. degree-granting two-year and four-year institutions that were eligible for Title IV federal financial aid. Students who identify themselves as being of two or more races are excluded. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to Ruth Hammond.

Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data

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