Table 306.50.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and classification of institution, level of enrollment, and race/ethnicity of student: 2018

Level of enrollment and race/ethnicity of student	Total, all insti- tutions	Public institutions									Nonprofit institutions									For-profit institutions
		Total	4-year							2-year	Total	4-year							2-year
			Total	Research univer- sity, very high1	Research univer- sity, high2	Doctoral/ research univer- sity3	Master's4	Bacca- laureate5	Special focus6			Total	Research univer- sity, very high1	Research univer- sity, high2	Doctoral/ research univer- sity3	Master's4	Bacca- laureate5	Special focus6		Total	4-year	2-year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	Fall enrollment
All students, total	19,645,918	14,529,264	8,982,560	2,880,371	1,355,351	634,802	2,505,556	1,512,103	94,377	5,546,704	4,134,244	4,089,090	645,546	329,064	451,943	1,616,062	653,475	393,000	45,154	982,410	829,060	153,350
White	10,301,292	7,505,866	4,849,505	1,541,259	814,436	314,750	1,407,828	721,125	50,107	2,656,361	2,384,510	2,367,157	280,063	189,231	257,271	1,010,791	406,265	223,536	17,353	410,916	358,119	52,797
Black	2,493,306	1,711,755	969,085	195,506	152,810	99,334	328,825	182,534	10,076	742,670	494,901	476,784	40,818	31,761	62,287	196,752	100,429	44,737	18,117	286,650	243,387	43,263
Hispanic	3,645,040	3,016,367	1,561,402	397,173	186,287	132,956	425,266	410,540	9,180	1,454,965	460,431	455,701	64,562	35,197	52,751	210,252	56,833	36,106	4,730	168,242	128,042	40,200
Asian	1,302,106	994,527	652,373	311,137	64,607	37,759	144,471	83,121	11,278	342,154	266,389	265,281	88,497	23,247	30,227	67,281	21,233	34,796	1,108	41,190	34,482	6,708
Pacific Islander	50,505	33,274	18,391	4,167	1,977	1,009	5,724	5,375	139	14,883	10,602	10,440	676	609	1,067	5,438	1,579	1,071	162	6,629	5,541	1,088
American Indian/Alaska    Native	133,751	105,105	54,889	9,470	8,695	2,329	16,068	10,419	7,908	50,216	19,390	18,556	1,210	918	1,806	7,955	2,905	3,762	834	9,256	7,278	1,978
Two or more races	727,863	551,241	350,422	116,354	52,998	22,608	92,487	63,743	2,232	200,819	141,180	139,548	24,177	10,837	14,517	49,901	25,517	14,599	1,632	35,442	29,495	5,947
Nonresident alien7	992,055	611,129	526,493	305,305	73,541	24,057	84,887	35,246	3,457	84,636	356,841	355,623	145,543	37,264	32,017	67,692	38,714	34,393	1,218	24,085	22,716	1,369
Undergraduate	16,610,235	13,049,326	7,502,622	2,187,010	1,095,720	525,972	2,153,440	1,504,994	35,486	5,546,704	2,821,653	2,776,499	309,524	213,114	273,092	1,164,431	618,808	197,530	45,154	739,256	585,906	153,350
White	8,664,500	6,680,174	4,023,813	1,180,428	657,043	254,993	1,198,358	715,752	17,239	2,656,361	1,680,715	1,663,362	139,075	131,241	160,428	736,038	382,501	114,079	17,353	303,611	250,814	52,797
Black	2,127,937	1,572,462	829,792	152,871	128,011	84,163	278,011	181,815	4,921	742,670	347,687	329,570	20,576	18,119	32,629	138,841	95,900	23,505	18,117	207,788	164,525	43,263
Hispanic	3,352,665	2,871,674	1,416,709	339,760	163,506	116,829	383,097	410,242	3,275	1,454,965	337,587	332,857	38,354	22,140	35,478	162,374	54,544	19,967	4,730	143,404	103,204	40,200
Asian	1,087,123	894,499	552,345	257,239	52,534	31,769	126,386	82,936	1,481	342,154	163,373	162,265	52,289	15,546	18,865	43,625	19,867	12,073	1,108	29,251	22,543	6,708
Pacific Islander	44,667	31,460	16,577	3,413	1,724	852	5,153	5,362	73	14,883	7,850	7,688	340	458	637	4,124	1,501	628	162	5,357	4,269	1,088
American Indian/Alaska    Native	120,165	98,131	47,915	6,960	7,232	1,925	13,924	10,344	7,530	50,216	14,623	13,789	635	577	1,113	5,748	2,727	2,989	834	7,411	5,433	1,978
Two or more races	646,540	511,120	310,301	96,634	46,454	19,800	83,176	63,617	620	200,819	106,938	105,306	15,152	7,941	10,388	39,522	24,755	7,548	1,632	28,482	22,535	5,947
Nonresident alien7	566,638	389,806	305,170	149,705	39,216	15,641	65,335	34,926	347	84,636	162,880	161,662	43,103	17,092	13,554	34,159	37,013	16,741	1,218	13,952	12,583	1,369
Postbaccalaureate	3,035,683	1,479,938	1,479,938	693,361	259,631	108,830	352,116	7,109	58,891	†	1,312,591	1,312,591	336,022	115,950	178,851	451,631	34,667	195,470	†	243,154	243,154	†
White	1,636,792	825,692	825,692	360,831	157,393	59,757	209,470	5,373	32,868	†	703,795	703,795	140,988	57,990	96,843	274,753	23,764	109,457	†	107,305	107,305	†
Black	365,369	139,293	139,293	42,635	24,799	15,171	50,814	719	5,155	†	147,214	147,214	20,242	13,642	29,658	57,911	4,529	21,232	†	78,862	78,862	†
Hispanic	292,375	144,693	144,693	57,413	22,781	16,127	42,169	298	5,905	†	122,844	122,844	26,208	13,057	17,273	47,878	2,289	16,139	†	24,838	24,838	†
Asian	214,983	100,028	100,028	53,898	12,073	5,990	18,085	185	9,797	†	103,016	103,016	36,208	7,701	11,362	23,656	1,366	22,723	†	11,939	11,939	†
Pacific Islander	5,838	1,814	1,814	754	253	157	571	13	66	†	2,752	2,752	336	151	430	1,314	78	443	†	1,272	1,272	†
American Indian/Alaska    Native	13,586	6,974	6,974	2,510	1,463	404	2,144	75	378	†	4,767	4,767	575	341	693	2,207	178	773	†	1,845	1,845	†
Two or more races	81,323	40,121	40,121	19,720	6,544	2,808	9,311	126	1,612	†	34,242	34,242	9,025	2,896	4,129	10,379	762	7,051	†	6,960	6,960	†
Nonresident alien7	425,417	221,323	221,323	155,600	34,325	8,416	19,552	320	3,110	†	193,961	193,961	102,440	20,172	18,463	33,533	1,701	17,652	†	10,133	10,133	†
	Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresident aliens)
U.S. resident    students, total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	55.2	53.9	57.3	59.9	63.5	51.5	58.2	48.8	55.1	48.6	63.1	63.4	56.0	64.8	61.3	65.3	66.1	62.3	39.5	42.9	44.4	34.7
Black	13.4	12.3	11.5	7.6	11.9	16.3	13.6	12.4	11.1	13.6	13.1	12.8	8.2	10.9	14.8	12.7	16.3	12.5	41.2	29.9	30.2	28.5
Hispanic	19.5	21.7	18.5	15.4	14.5	21.8	17.6	27.8	10.1	26.6	12.2	12.2	12.9	12.1	12.6	13.6	9.2	10.1	10.8	17.6	15.9	26.5
Asian	7.0	7.1	7.7	12.1	5.0	6.2	6.0	5.6	12.4	6.3	7.1	7.1	17.7	8.0	7.2	4.3	3.5	9.7	2.5	4.3	4.3	4.4
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.7
American Indian/Alaska    Native	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	8.7	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.9	1.0	0.9	1.3
Two or more races	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.5	4.1	3.7	3.8	4.3	2.5	3.7	3.7	3.7	4.8	3.7	3.5	3.2	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.9
Undergraduate	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	54.0	52.8	55.9	57.9	62.2	50.0	57.4	48.7	49.1	48.6	63.2	63.6	52.2	67.0	61.8	65.1	65.7	63.1	39.5	41.9	43.7	34.7
Black	13.3	12.4	11.5	7.5	12.1	16.5	13.3	12.4	14.0	13.6	13.1	12.6	7.7	9.2	12.6	12.3	16.5	13.0	41.2	28.6	28.7	28.5
Hispanic	20.9	22.7	19.7	16.7	15.5	22.9	18.3	27.9	9.3	26.6	12.7	12.7	14.4	11.3	13.7	14.4	9.4	11.0	10.8	19.8	18.0	26.5
Asian	6.8	7.1	7.7	12.6	5.0	6.2	6.1	5.6	4.2	6.3	6.1	6.2	19.6	7.9	7.3	3.9	3.4	6.7	2.5	4.0	3.9	4.4
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.7
American Indian/Alaska    Native	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	21.4	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.7	1.9	1.0	0.9	1.3
Two or more races	4.0	4.0	4.3	4.7	4.4	3.9	4.0	4.3	1.8	3.7	4.0	4.0	5.7	4.1	4.0	3.5	4.3	4.2	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.9
Postbaccalaureate	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†	100.0	100.0	†
White	62.7	65.6	65.6	67.1	69.9	59.5	63.0	79.1	58.9	†	62.9	62.9	60.4	60.5	60.4	65.7	72.1	61.6	†	46.0	46.0	†
Black	14.0	11.1	11.1	7.9	11.0	15.1	15.3	10.6	9.2	†	13.2	13.2	8.7	14.2	18.5	13.9	13.7	11.9	†	33.8	33.8	†
Hispanic	11.2	11.5	11.5	10.7	10.1	16.1	12.7	4.4	10.6	†	11.0	11.0	11.2	13.6	10.8	11.5	6.9	9.1	†	10.7	10.7	†
Asian	8.2	7.9	7.9	10.0	5.4	6.0	5.4	2.7	17.6	†	9.2	9.2	15.5	8.0	7.1	5.7	4.1	12.8	†	5.1	5.1	†
Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	†	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	†	0.5	0.5	†
American Indian/Alaska    Native	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.1	0.7	†	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	†	0.8	0.8	†
Two or more races	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.7	2.9	2.8	2.8	1.9	2.9	†	3.1	3.1	3.9	3.0	2.6	2.5	2.3	4.0	†	3.0	3.0	†

†Not applicable.

1 Research universities with a very high level of research activity.

2 Research universities with a high level of research activity.

3 Institutions that award at least 20 research/scholarship doctor's degrees per year, but did not have a high level of research activity.

4 Institutions that award at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctor's degrees per year.

5 Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. In addition to institutions that primarily award bachelor's degrees, also includes institutions classified as 4-year in the IPEDS system, but classified as 2-year baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the Carnegie Classification system because they primarily award associate's degrees.

6 Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.

7 Race/ethnicity not collected.

NOTE: Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctor's degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the research index ranking may be obtained from http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/. Includes imputed Carnegie classifications for institutions with missing data. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2019.)