U.S. College Enrollment

Summary	Number of total, full- and part-time students by gender, ethnicity, and level of study
Geographic Coverage	States, City or Other Local Government
Series Begins/Ends	2003 - 2022
Reporting Period	Annually
Updated	Sep. 11, 2024
Estimated next update	Mar. 17, 2026
Original Source	National Center for Education Statistics
Sample File	Sample_CSV__U.S._College_Enrollment.zip
Number of records	10,999,578
Values Missing or Not Reported	46.1%
File Size	1752.9MB
Source (APA):	State Statistics. (2024, September 11). U.S. College Enrollment. https://statestatistics.org/us/stats/u.s.-college-enrollment.html Set APA as default format
Additional Background	This database provides the number of total, full- and part-time students by demographic (i.e., gender, ethnicity) category, and level or type of study (i.e., graduate, undergraduate, part-time, etc.) in U.S. colleges and universities. Colleges are organized by type, such as public or private, two- or four-year, and when applicable, non-profit or for-profit. Data are updated initially for level or type of study for: All students total All students, Undergraduate total All students, Undergraduate, Degree/certificate-seeking, First-time. Data for additional level or type of study are updated in subsequent years. Data are not available for all possible combinations of student demographic and college type categories. Years refer to the fall quarter or semester of a traditional academic year. The most recent update indicates substantial enrollment increases in some cases since 2019, possibly as a result of the COVID pandemic. We have verified these increases in the original data files from the National Center for Education Statistics, the source for these data.

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American Indian or Alaska Native men	Male students of American Indian and/or Alaska Native race. American Indian and Alaska Native are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
American Indian or Alaska Native total	Male and female students of American Indian and/or Alaska Native race. American Indian and Alaska Native are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
American Indian or Alaska Native women	Female students of American Indian and/or Alaska Native race. American Indian and Alaska Native are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Hispanic or Latino men	Male students of Hispanic ethnicity. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
Hispanic or Latino total	Male and female students of Hispanic ethnicity. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
Hispanic or Latino women	Female students of Hispanic ethnicity. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
Two or more races men	Male students of more than one race.
Two or more races total	Male and female students of more than one race.
Two or more races women	Female students of more than one race.
Asian men	Male students of Asian race. Asians are person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Asian total	Male and female students of Asian race. Asians are person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Asian women	Female students of Asian race. Asians are person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American men	Male students of Black race. Blacks are persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Black or African American total	Male and female students of Black race. Blacks are persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Black or African American women	Female students of Black race. Blacks are persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander men	Male students of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander race. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander total	Male and female students of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander race. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander women	Female students of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander race. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Nonresident alien men	Male international students.
Nonresident alien total	Male and female international students.
Nonresident alien women	Female international students.
Black, non-Hispanic men	Male students not of Hispanic ethnicity and Black race. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Blacks are persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Black, non-Hispanic women	Female students not of Hispanic ethnicity and Black race. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Blacks are persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Asian or Pacific Islander men	Male students of Asian or Pacific Islander race. Asians are person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Asian or Pacific Islander women	Female students of Asian or Pacific Islander race. Asians are person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White, non-Hispanic men	Male students not of Hispanic ethnicity and White race. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Whites are person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
White, non-Hispanic women	Female students not of Hispanic ethnicity and White race. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Whites are person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Black non-Hispanic total	Male and female students not of Hispanic ethnicity and Black race. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Blacks are persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Asian or Pacific Islander total	Male and female students of Asian or Pacific Islander race. Asians are person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White non-Hispanic total	Male and female students not of Hispanic ethnicity and White race. Hispanics are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Whites are person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Grand total men	All male students
Grand total	All students
Grand total women	All female students
Race/ethnicity unknown men	Male students with race/ethnicity unknown.
Race/ethnicity unknown total	Male and female students with race/ethnicity unknown.
Race/ethnicity unknown women	Female students with race/ethnicity unknown.
White men	Male tudents of White race. Whites are person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
White total	Male and female students of White race. Whites are person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
White women	Female students of White race. Whites are person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

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