Percentage distribution of fall enrollment in public degree-granting postsecondary institutions by race and ethnicity

1976 2010 2023
White 86.1% 67% 52.1%
Black 8.8% 12.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 2.7% 11.5% 22.1%
AIAN 0.6% 0.9% 0.7%
AAPI 1.8% 6.9% 8.9%

 

Economic Policy Institute

Note: AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native, and AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. 

Source: Author's analysis of National Center for Education Statistics Table 306.20.

View the underlying data on epi.org.