46.47% White, 11.89% Afraican-American, and 6.93% Asian Students in U.S. Colleges

TotalAsianAfrican-AmericanHispanic WhiteNative American
19,206K 1,332K
(6.93%)
2,284K
(11.89%)
3,883K
(20.22%)
8,924K
(46.47%)
173K
(0.90%)
A total of 19,205,563 students are enrolled in U.S. colleges including 4-years colleges, community colleges, and trade schools. By race, there are 121,714 native american or Alaska native students (0.63%), 1,331,837 asian students (6.93%), 2,284,051 african-american students (11.89%), 3,882,776 hispanic students (20.22%), 51,280 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.27%), and 8,924,184 white students (46.47%).
South Dakota colleges have the highest rate of white students of 77.64% and Hawaii colleges have the lowest rate of white students of 16.23%.
Mississippi colleges have the highest rate of black students of 34.46% and Montana colleges have the lowest rate of black students of 0.94%.
Hawaii colleges have the highest rate of asian students of 27.94% and Wyoming colleges have the lowest rate of asian students of 0.98%.
New Mexico colleges have the highest rate of hispanic students of 48.78% and Mississippi colleges have the lowest rate of hispanic students of 3.38%.

Student Population Comparison Table by Race

The following table compares the student population by race for each U.S. state. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
Enrollment Comparison by Race
StateTotal Enrollment American Indian / Native AmericanAsianAfrican-AmericanHispanic Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
Alaska20,3542,050
(10.07%)
1,069
(5.25%)
570
(2.80%)
1,732
(8.51%)
340
(1.67%)
10,039
(49.32%)
1,999
(9.82%)
2,189
(10.75%)
Alabama295,4311,436
(0.49%)
6,182
(2.09%)
70,089
(23.72%)
14,188
(4.80%)
406
(0.14%)
174,656
(59.12%)
9,568
(3.24%)
10,418
(3.53%)
Arkansas156,9511,196
(0.76%)
3,312
(2.11%)
24,071
(15.34%)
13,634
(8.69%)
252
(0.16%)
100,102
(63.78%)
6,775
(4.32%)
2,301
(1.47%)
American Samoa1,051- 7
(0.67%)
-- 923
(87.82%)
1
(0.10%)
-4
(0.38%)
Arizona633,24512,654
(2.00%)
25,458
(4.02%)
64,254
(10.15%)
154,830
(24.45%)
2,484
(0.39%)
262,087
(41.39%)
26,233
(4.14%)
65,690
(10.37%)
California2,571,7048,295
(0.32%)
377,835
(14.69%)
149,578
(5.82%)
1,052,699
(40.93%)
10,513
(0.41%)
604,035
(23.49%)
120,858
(4.70%)
130,607
(5.08%)
Colorado359,7623,481
(0.97%)
14,058
(3.91%)
22,833
(6.35%)
68,916
(19.16%)
809
(0.22%)
197,625
(54.93%)
16,872
(4.69%)
23,956
(6.66%)
Connecticut196,370460
(0.23%)
11,480
(5.85%)
25,618
(13.05%)
34,626
(17.63%)
227
(0.12%)
95,930
(48.85%)
7,605
(3.87%)
5,963
(3.04%)
District of Columbia99,862312
(0.31%)
7,935
(7.95%)
22,786
(22.82%)
10,506
(10.52%)
148
(0.15%)
37,808
(37.86%)
4,049
(4.05%)
6,487
(6.50%)
Delaware58,629136
(0.23%)
2,278
(3.89%)
12,402
(21.15%)
6,416
(10.94%)
50
(0.09%)
28,900
(49.29%)
2,325
(3.97%)
1,801
(3.07%)
Florida1,051,9472,399
(0.23%)
40,741
(3.87%)
166,733
(15.85%)
311,168
(29.58%)
1,713
(0.16%)
402,316
(38.24%)
37,375
(3.55%)
40,778
(3.88%)
Federated States of Micronesia1,996- 4
(0.20%)
-- 1,992
(99.80%)
- --
Georgia548,0181,314
(0.24%)
37,744
(6.89%)
158,350
(28.90%)
56,506
(10.31%)
619
(0.11%)
232,385
(42.40%)
18,746
(3.42%)
12,089
(2.21%)
Guam4,7333
(0.06%)
2,112
(44.62%)
28
(0.59%)
38
(0.80%)
2,305
(48.70%)
115
(2.43%)
10
(0.21%)
89
(1.88%)
Hawaii59,134139
(0.24%)
16,522
(27.94%)
994
(1.68%)
7,870
(13.31%)
3,310
(5.60%)
9,596
(16.23%)
15,535
(26.27%)
1,120
(1.89%)
Iowa203,770754
(0.37%)
6,389
(3.14%)
11,108
(5.45%)
16,353
(8.03%)
328
(0.16%)
142,806
(70.08%)
6,042
(2.97%)
11,290
(5.54%)
Idaho127,721803
(0.63%)
2,258
(1.77%)
2,381
(1.86%)
19,645
(15.38%)
563
(0.44%)
87,417
(68.44%)
4,199
(3.29%)
7,258
(5.68%)
Illinois689,5191,561
(0.23%)
53,971
(7.83%)
85,218
(12.36%)
142,021
(20.60%)
924
(0.13%)
310,369
(45.01%)
20,519
(2.98%)
25,498
(3.70%)
Indiana450,0451,277
(0.28%)
20,552
(4.57%)
41,190
(9.15%)
37,311
(8.29%)
635
(0.14%)
282,996
(62.88%)
17,656
(3.92%)
20,684
(4.60%)
Kansas188,7712,221
(1.18%)
6,008
(3.18%)
11,868
(6.29%)
22,869
(12.11%)
415
(0.22%)
117,686
(62.34%)
8,066
(4.27%)
10,367
(5.49%)
Kentucky267,953593
(0.22%)
7,470
(2.79%)
23,399
(8.73%)
13,249
(4.94%)
258
(0.10%)
184,512
(68.86%)
8,853
(3.30%)
15,587
(5.82%)
Louisiana249,9911,568
(0.63%)
6,797
(2.72%)
78,400
(31.36%)
14,952
(5.98%)
471
(0.19%)
124,517
(49.81%)
7,391
(2.96%)
9,269
(3.71%)
Massachusetts473,784685
(0.14%)
44,237
(9.34%)
38,135
(8.05%)
58,008
(12.24%)
335
(0.07%)
221,542
(46.76%)
16,817
(3.55%)
27,202
(5.74%)
Maryland338,633808
(0.24%)
29,260
(8.64%)
87,316
(25.78%)
37,876
(11.18%)
699
(0.21%)
128,474
(37.94%)
14,988
(4.43%)
14,513
(4.29%)
Maine72,446520
(0.72%)
1,908
(2.63%)
3,249
(4.48%)
3,221
(4.45%)
69
(0.10%)
55,479
(76.58%)
2,515
(3.47%)
3,774
(5.21%)
Marshall Islands1,384- 7
(0.51%)
-1
(0.07%)
1,376
(99.42%)
- --
Michigan476,6192,594
(0.54%)
25,276
(5.30%)
52,742
(11.07%)
31,679
(6.65%)
423
(0.09%)
293,307
(61.54%)
18,270
(3.83%)
24,628
(5.17%)
Minnesota375,1252,603
(0.69%)
22,529
(6.01%)
56,162
(14.97%)
27,815
(7.41%)
575
(0.15%)
218,850
(58.34%)
13,643
(3.64%)
19,261
(5.13%)
Missouri337,5281,503
(0.45%)
12,912
(3.83%)
32,774
(9.71%)
22,037
(6.53%)
556
(0.16%)
218,898
(64.85%)
12,992
(3.85%)
14,693
(4.35%)
Northern Marianas1,297- 576
(44.41%)
1
(0.08%)
20
(1.54%)
473
(36.47%)
9
(0.69%)
113
(8.71%)
-
Mississippi159,067755
(0.47%)
2,343
(1.47%)
54,822
(34.46%)
5,371
(3.38%)
108
(0.07%)
84,823
(53.33%)
3,400
(2.14%)
4,499
(2.83%)
Montana47,3743,438
(7.26%)
1,013
(2.14%)
443
(0.94%)
2,426
(5.12%)
76
(0.16%)
35,238
(74.38%)
2,309
(4.87%)
1,577
(3.33%)
North Carolina556,7495,342
(0.96%)
23,131
(4.15%)
113,887
(20.46%)
58,542
(10.51%)
638
(0.11%)
294,453
(52.89%)
20,282
(3.64%)
19,541
(3.51%)
North Dakota51,3982,316
(4.51%)
797
(1.55%)
1,610
(3.13%)
2,149
(4.18%)
56
(0.11%)
37,494
(72.95%)
2,120
(4.12%)
2,521
(4.90%)
Nebraska135,4521,111
(0.82%)
4,414
(3.26%)
7,541
(5.57%)
16,919
(12.49%)
190
(0.14%)
91,173
(67.31%)
4,900
(3.62%)
5,178
(3.82%)
New Hampshire215,2951,045
(0.49%)
5,920
(2.75%)
27,508
(12.78%)
23,292
(10.82%)
601
(0.28%)
118,895
(55.22%)
6,663
(3.09%)
26,679
(12.39%)
New Jersey395,097625
(0.16%)
39,846
(10.09%)
51,777
(13.10%)
90,737
(22.97%)
530
(0.13%)
155,602
(39.38%)
10,977
(2.78%)
22,130
(5.60%)
New Mexico111,4709,835
(8.82%)
2,443
(2.19%)
3,243
(2.91%)
54,370
(48.78%)
268
(0.24%)
30,772
(27.61%)
3,217
(2.89%)
4,353
(3.91%)
Nevada118,196669
(0.57%)
13,087
(11.07%)
9,617
(8.14%)
37,887
(32.05%)
988
(0.84%)
39,734
(33.62%)
9,973
(8.44%)
4,520
(3.82%)
New York1,140,6213,327
(0.29%)
125,954
(11.04%)
138,672
(12.16%)
206,210
(18.08%)
1,480
(0.13%)
475,742
(41.71%)
34,471
(3.02%)
44,052
(3.86%)
Ohio628,2781,651
(0.26%)
22,820
(3.63%)
71,608
(11.40%)
35,418
(5.64%)
622
(0.10%)
410,932
(65.41%)
23,850
(3.80%)
31,319
(4.98%)
Oklahoma210,25415,803
(7.52%)
7,355
(3.50%)
16,428
(7.81%)
25,447
(12.10%)
331
(0.16%)
111,592
(53.07%)
19,644
(9.34%)
6,506
(3.09%)
Oregon197,0861,746
(0.89%)
12,636
(6.41%)
5,655
(2.87%)
32,220
(16.35%)
1,099
(0.56%)
113,944
(57.81%)
12,584
(6.39%)
10,763
(5.46%)
Pennsylvania647,6581,169
(0.18%)
45,665
(7.05%)
68,114
(10.52%)
56,032
(8.65%)
560
(0.09%)
382,779
(59.10%)
21,811
(3.37%)
26,793
(4.14%)
Puerto Rico169,489291
(0.17%)
126
(0.07%)
1,964
(1.16%)
161,856
(95.50%)
32
(0.02%)
1,152
(0.68%)
171
(0.10%)
3,594
(2.12%)
Palau454- 13
(2.86%)
1
(0.22%)
- 440
(96.92%)
- --
Rhode Island75,952224
(0.29%)
4,104
(5.40%)
5,999
(7.90%)
11,197
(14.74%)
57
(0.08%)
43,370
(57.10%)
2,982
(3.93%)
3,656
(4.81%)
South Carolina245,889776
(0.32%)
5,610
(2.28%)
52,918
(21.52%)
16,641
(6.77%)
304
(0.12%)
146,674
(59.65%)
9,138
(3.72%)
7,847
(3.19%)
South Dakota51,6452,665
(5.16%)
759
(1.47%)
1,631
(3.16%)
1,927
(3.73%)
84
(0.16%)
40,098
(77.64%)
1,402
(2.71%)
1,361
(2.64%)
Tennessee331,181921
(0.28%)
10,136
(3.06%)
58,306
(17.61%)
22,490
(6.79%)
332
(0.10%)
205,980
(62.20%)
11,842
(3.58%)
11,341
(3.42%)
Texas1,593,9285,170
(0.32%)
107,947
(6.77%)
182,377
(11.44%)
642,975
(40.34%)
1,741
(0.11%)
493,679
(30.97%)
44,549
(2.79%)
40,485
(2.54%)
Utah419,5743,354
(0.80%)
13,172
(3.14%)
21,386
(5.10%)
51,197
(12.20%)
2,599
(0.62%)
282,568
(67.35%)
14,222
(3.39%)
23,321
(5.56%)
Virginia551,2131,604
(0.29%)
41,176
(7.47%)
97,634
(17.71%)
53,959
(9.79%)
1,060
(0.19%)
271,992
(49.34%)
25,438
(4.61%)
38,695
(7.02%)
Virgin Islands1,6361
(0.06%)
7
(0.43%)
1,115
(68.15%)
196
(11.98%)
8
(0.49%)
114
(6.97%)
37
(2.26%)
57
(3.48%)
Vermont40,052115
(0.29%)
1,316
(3.29%)
1,408
(3.52%)
2,277
(5.69%)
17
(0.04%)
30,203
(75.41%)
1,843
(4.60%)
1,511
(3.77%)
Washington314,6202,850
(0.91%)
35,515
(11.29%)
15,764
(5.01%)
46,945
(14.92%)
1,965
(0.62%)
147,987
(47.04%)
22,745
(7.23%)
23,149
(7.36%)
Wisconsin317,7852,502
(0.79%)
14,616
(4.60%)
16,899
(5.32%)
29,149
(9.17%)
286
(0.09%)
222,020
(69.86%)
10,530
(3.31%)
9,499
(2.99%)
West Virginia134,361624
(0.46%)
2,735
(2.04%)
13,172
(9.80%)
11,459
(8.53%)
571
(0.42%)
90,530
(67.38%)
5,341
(3.98%)
6,911
(5.14%)
Wyoming30,016420
(1.40%)
294
(0.98%)
303
(1.01%)
3,302
(11.00%)
46
(0.15%)
22,187
(73.92%)
998
(3.32%)
1,731
(5.77%)
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