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Racial Representation Among College Students, by Type of Institution, 2010

August 26, 2012

Black and Hispanic students make up almost half of enrollment at for-profit, two-year colleges compared with 18 percent at public and private research institutions.

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Racial Representation Among College Students, by Type of Institution, 2010

Black and Hispanic students make up almost half of enrollment at for-profit, two-year colleges compared with 18 percent at public and private research institutions.

Public institutions Private nonprofit institutions For-profit institutions
All institutions Research Master’s Baccalaureate Special-focus 2-year Research Master’s Baccalaureate Special-focus 2-year 4-year 2-year
All races, total 21,016,126 4,026,611 2,654,459 1,150,190 93,511 7,218,038 1,185,089 1,387,700 893,442 356,029 32,660 1,588,220 430,177
White 61% 65% 63% 61% 61% 57% 58% 69% 71% 67% 54% 51% 44%
Black 14% 9% 14% 14% 8% 15% 9% 13% 16% 10% 23% 29% 27%
Hispanic 13% 9% 12% 16% 7% 18% 9% 8% 6% 6% 9% 12% 22%
Asian 6% 8% 5% 4% 12% 6% 10% 4% 3% 8% 4% 3% 3%
Pacific Islander 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 1% 1% 1% 7% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 6% 1% 1%
Two or more races 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Nonresident alien 3% 6% 3% 2% 4% 1% 11% 3% 3% 6% 3% 2% 1%

Note: Percentages are rounded. Figures include full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students.

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