44.09% White, 12.39% Afraican-American, and 7.01% Asian Students in U.S. Colleges

20,297,386

Total

1,422,074

Asian (7.01%)

2,513,923

Black (21.39%)

4,342,461

Hispanic (12.39%)

8,949,258

White (44.09%)

179,386

Native American (0.88%)

A total of 20,297,386 students are enrolled in U.S. colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

By race, there are 129,197 native american or Alaska native students (0.64%), 1,422,074 asian students (7.01%), 2,513,923 african-american students (12.39%), 4,342,461 hispanic students (21.39%), 50,189 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.25%), and 8,949,258 white students (44.09%).

Vermont colleges have the highest rate of white students of 73.97% and Hawaii colleges have the lowest rate of white students of 15.54%.

Mississippi colleges have the highest rate of black students of 34.45% and Montana colleges have the lowest rate of black students of 1.00%.

Hawaii colleges have the highest rate of asian students of 27.62% and Wyoming colleges have the lowest rate of asian students of 0.95%.

New Mexico colleges have the highest rate of hispanic students of 49.76% and Mississippi colleges have the lowest rate of hispanic students of 3.98%.

Student Population Comparison Table by Race

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
Alaska22,9952,197
(9.55%)		 1,507
(6.55%)		 780
(3.39%)		2,542
(11.05%)		 219
(0.95%)		 10,721
(46.62%)		 2,473
(10.75%)		2,181
(9.48%)
Alabama315,4131,386
(0.44%)		 7,156
(2.27%)		 75,915
(24.07%)		18,212
(5.77%)		 382
(0.12%)		 181,890
(57.67%)		 12,204
(3.87%)		8,772
(2.78%)
Arkansas164,5851,210
(0.74%)		 3,443
(2.09%)		 25,564
(15.53%)		16,225
(9.86%)		 250
(0.15%)		 100,953
(61.34%)		 7,308
(4.44%)		3,860
(2.35%)
American Samoa8431
(0.12%)		 11
(1.30%)		 -2
(0.24%)		 729
(86.48%)		 5
(0.59%)		 -6
(0.71%)
Arizona720,36714,011
(1.94%)		 28,795
(4.00%)		 87,648
(12.17%)		183,541
(25.48%)		 2,813
(0.39%)		 286,603
(39.79%)		 31,720
(4.40%)		64,059
(8.89%)
California2,730,5528,607
(0.32%)		 396,820
(14.53%)		 152,116
(5.57%)		1,159,842
(42.48%)		 9,792
(0.36%)		 608,229
(22.27%)		 134,648
(4.93%)		146,041
(5.35%)
Colorado376,5463,504
(0.93%)		 14,575
(3.87%)		 26,504
(7.04%)		77,297
(20.53%)		 885
(0.24%)		 197,690
(52.50%)		 18,090
(4.80%)		26,632
(7.07%)
Connecticut200,868537
(0.27%)		 12,019
(5.98%)		 27,829
(13.85%)		38,577
(19.21%)		 209
(0.10%)		 92,292
(45.95%)		 8,120
(4.04%)		5,903
(2.94%)
District of Columbia100,832233
(0.23%)		 8,249
(8.18%)		 24,437
(24.24%)		11,063
(10.97%)		 114
(0.11%)		 34,289
(34.01%)		 4,115
(4.08%)		8,589
(8.52%)
Delaware59,522128
(0.22%)		 2,335
(3.92%)		 13,029
(21.89%)		7,302
(12.27%)		 53
(0.09%)		 27,739
(46.60%)		 2,763
(4.64%)		1,406
(2.36%)
Florida1,112,1282,499
(0.22%)		 43,326
(3.90%)		 173,060
(15.56%)		351,293
(31.59%)		 1,705
(0.15%)		 395,684
(35.58%)		 40,907
(3.68%)		44,110
(3.97%)
Federated States of Micronesia1,729- 3
(0.17%)		 -- 1,708
(98.79%)		 - -18
(1.04%)
Georgia599,6951,487
(0.25%)		 45,083
(7.52%)		 175,025
(29.19%)		68,129
(11.36%)		 620
(0.10%)		 237,368
(39.58%)		 22,454
(3.74%)		16,039
(2.67%)
Guam4,3885
(0.11%)		 2,015
(45.92%)		 22
(0.50%)		34
(0.77%)		 2,003
(45.65%)		 80
(1.82%)		 137
(3.12%)		84
(1.91%)
Hawaii61,614147
(0.24%)		 17,020
(27.62%)		 1,085
(1.76%)		8,986
(14.58%)		 3,265
(5.30%)		 9,575
(15.54%)		 16,158
(26.22%)		1,266
(2.05%)
Iowa208,398803
(0.39%)		 6,375
(3.06%)		 11,739
(5.63%)		17,729
(8.51%)		 313
(0.15%)		 143,461
(68.84%)		 6,648
(3.19%)		12,337
(5.92%)
Idaho137,042898
(0.66%)		 1,940
(1.42%)		 1,640
(1.20%)		17,582
(12.83%)		 470
(0.34%)		 83,005
(60.57%)		 4,507
(3.29%)		23,717
(17.31%)
Illinois735,0221,710
(0.23%)		 56,166
(7.64%)		 98,566
(13.41%)		163,059
(22.18%)		 1,042
(0.14%)		 306,935
(41.76%)		 23,583
(3.21%)		28,090
(3.82%)
Indiana496,8131,900
(0.38%)		 24,998
(5.03%)		 50,187
(10.10%)		41,901
(8.43%)		 721
(0.15%)		 295,436
(59.47%)		 20,404
(4.11%)		23,633
(4.76%)
Kansas199,7682,580
(1.29%)		 6,825
(3.42%)		 13,079
(6.55%)		27,170
(13.60%)		 497
(0.25%)		 121,473
(60.81%)		 9,069
(4.54%)		9,836
(4.92%)
Kentucky292,658633
(0.22%)		 8,446
(2.89%)		 27,495
(9.39%)		17,222
(5.88%)		 320
(0.11%)		 200,217
(68.41%)		 10,700
(3.66%)		11,611
(3.97%)
Louisiana263,3221,386
(0.53%)		 7,091
(2.69%)		 85,205
(32.36%)		17,427
(6.62%)		 270
(0.10%)		 127,356
(48.37%)		 9,651
(3.67%)		7,000
(2.66%)
Massachusetts484,208661
(0.14%)		 46,850
(9.68%)		 41,494
(8.57%)		66,606
(13.76%)		 360
(0.07%)		 213,703
(44.13%)		 18,391
(3.80%)		27,620
(5.70%)
Maryland354,963873
(0.25%)		 30,675
(8.64%)		 96,492
(27.18%)		43,373
(12.22%)		 784
(0.22%)		 120,251
(33.88%)		 16,266
(4.58%)		19,926
(5.61%)
Maine81,542634
(0.78%)		 2,197
(2.69%)		 4,361
(5.35%)		4,220
(5.18%)		 81
(0.10%)		 60,221
(73.85%)		 3,172
(3.89%)		4,535
(5.56%)
Marshall Islands1,011- 6
(0.59%)		 -1
(0.10%)		 1,003
(99.21%)		 1
(0.10%)		 --
Michigan491,3233,115
(0.63%)		 26,942
(5.48%)		 57,864
(11.78%)		36,458
(7.42%)		 441
(0.09%)		 293,793
(59.80%)		 20,156
(4.10%)		23,377
(4.76%)
Minnesota413,4113,224
(0.78%)		 24,848
(6.01%)		 70,957
(17.16%)		35,698
(8.63%)		 553
(0.13%)		 226,903
(54.89%)		 16,193
(3.92%)		20,798
(5.03%)
Missouri345,8361,612
(0.47%)		 13,484
(3.90%)		 34,611
(10.01%)		23,687
(6.85%)		 561
(0.16%)		 217,102
(62.78%)		 14,251
(4.12%)		13,090
(3.79%)
Northern Marianas1,2391
(0.08%)		 503
(40.60%)		 3
(0.24%)		14
(1.13%)		 437
(35.27%)		 8
(0.65%)		 88
(7.10%)		67
(5.41%)
Mississippi168,305862
(0.51%)		 2,509
(1.49%)		 57,982
(34.45%)		6,702
(3.98%)		 108
(0.06%)		 87,718
(52.12%)		 3,995
(2.37%)		3,916
(2.33%)
Montana48,6813,156
(6.48%)		 975
(2.00%)		 488
(1.00%)		2,787
(5.73%)		 73
(0.15%)		 35,669
(73.27%)		 3,109
(6.39%)		1,583
(3.25%)
North Carolina586,8675,562
(0.95%)		 26,264
(4.48%)		 121,447
(20.69%)		69,931
(11.92%)		 728
(0.12%)		 294,717
(50.22%)		 22,534
(3.84%)		23,425
(3.99%)
North Dakota53,8212,780
(5.17%)		 1,013
(1.88%)		 1,799
(3.34%)		2,145
(3.99%)		 84
(0.16%)		 39,153
(72.75%)		 2,374
(4.41%)		1,910
(3.55%)
Nebraska141,1141,298
(0.92%)		 4,863
(3.45%)		 7,980
(5.66%)		19,040
(13.49%)		 189
(0.13%)		 90,516
(64.14%)		 5,415
(3.84%)		7,432
(5.27%)
New Hampshire241,8501,307
(0.54%)		 7,381
(3.05%)		 39,013
(16.13%)		31,424
(12.99%)		 776
(0.32%)		 129,829
(53.68%)		 9,345
(3.86%)		17,496
(7.23%)
New Jersey411,670661
(0.16%)		 42,098
(10.23%)		 56,609
(13.75%)		103,902
(25.24%)		 441
(0.11%)		 150,821
(36.64%)		 11,891
(2.89%)		20,029
(4.87%)
New Mexico114,56310,101
(8.82%)		 2,280
(1.99%)		 3,186
(2.78%)		57,009
(49.76%)		 246
(0.21%)		 31,308
(27.33%)		 3,385
(2.95%)		3,794
(3.31%)
Nevada125,793743
(0.59%)		 13,871
(11.03%)		 10,453
(8.31%)		42,721
(33.96%)		 1,079
(0.86%)		 40,400
(32.12%)		 10,476
(8.33%)		4,052
(3.22%)
New York1,150,5483,341
(0.29%)		 129,564
(11.26%)		 142,190
(12.36%)		219,702
(19.10%)		 1,304
(0.11%)		 446,776
(38.83%)		 36,251
(3.15%)		54,922
(4.77%)
Ohio626,1301,539
(0.25%)		 24,656
(3.94%)		 75,215
(12.01%)		34,499
(5.51%)		 587
(0.09%)		 399,938
(63.87%)		 25,082
(4.01%)		31,471
(5.03%)
Oklahoma225,71716,292
(7.22%)		 7,774
(3.44%)		 17,499
(7.75%)		30,136
(13.35%)		 476
(0.21%)		 115,284
(51.07%)		 22,516
(9.98%)		7,189
(3.18%)
Oregon205,1711,739
(0.85%)		 12,776
(6.23%)		 6,395
(3.12%)		36,159
(17.62%)		 1,164
(0.57%)		 115,740
(56.41%)		 13,635
(6.65%)		11,706
(5.71%)
Pennsylvania651,0651,155
(0.18%)		 47,414
(7.28%)		 71,427
(10.97%)		63,312
(9.72%)		 567
(0.09%)		 366,328
(56.27%)		 23,726
(3.64%)		32,016
(4.92%)
Puerto Rico171,753324
(0.19%)		 155
(0.09%)		 2,454
(1.43%)		163,625
(95.27%)		 38
(0.02%)		 2,050
(1.19%)		 266
(0.15%)		2,473
(1.44%)
Palau393- 14
(3.56%)		 1
(0.25%)		- 376
(95.67%)		 2
(0.51%)		 --
Rhode Island77,488208
(0.27%)		 4,468
(5.77%)		 6,328
(8.17%)		11,692
(15.09%)		 58
(0.07%)		 41,892
(54.06%)		 3,207
(4.14%)		3,890
(5.02%)
South Carolina260,651751
(0.29%)		 6,646
(2.55%)		 55,832
(21.42%)		20,670
(7.93%)		 299
(0.11%)		 152,223
(58.40%)		 10,764
(4.13%)		7,564
(2.90%)
South Dakota54,4742,749
(5.05%)		 884
(1.62%)		 2,087
(3.83%)		2,355
(4.32%)		 101
(0.19%)		 40,282
(73.95%)		 1,406
(2.58%)		1,907
(3.50%)
Tennessee355,198970
(0.27%)		 11,279
(3.18%)		 61,325
(17.27%)		28,191
(7.94%)		 383
(0.11%)		 214,352
(60.35%)		 14,797
(4.17%)		12,593
(3.55%)
Texas1,699,7945,829
(0.34%)		 117,345
(6.90%)		 203,655
(11.98%)		701,719
(41.28%)		 2,128
(0.13%)		 486,755
(28.64%)		 49,245
(2.90%)		54,750
(3.22%)
Utah496,6814,090
(0.82%)		 16,835
(3.39%)		 34,281
(6.90%)		67,171
(13.52%)		 2,945
(0.59%)		 307,571
(61.93%)		 18,312
(3.69%)		36,236
(7.30%)
Virginia575,7291,579
(0.27%)		 44,244
(7.68%)		 104,965
(18.23%)		63,310
(11.00%)		 942
(0.16%)		 268,129
(46.57%)		 28,869
(5.01%)		41,195
(7.16%)
Virgin Islands1,7922
(0.11%)		 5
(0.28%)		 1,178
(65.74%)		243
(13.56%)		 8
(0.45%)		 122
(6.81%)		 64
(3.57%)		32
(1.79%)
Vermont38,527109
(0.28%)		 1,311
(3.40%)		 1,427
(3.70%)		2,676
(6.95%)		 23
(0.06%)		 28,498
(73.97%)		 1,692
(4.39%)		1,502
(3.90%)
Washington335,3692,575
(0.77%)		 36,398
(10.85%)		 16,196
(4.83%)		55,626
(16.59%)		 1,535
(0.46%)		 138,420
(41.27%)		 25,224
(7.52%)		41,122
(12.26%)
Wisconsin329,7492,479
(0.75%)		 16,187
(4.91%)		 20,462
(6.21%)		33,304
(10.10%)		 286
(0.09%)		 219,615
(66.60%)		 11,499
(3.49%)		11,859
(3.60%)
West Virginia135,922514
(0.38%)		 2,841
(2.09%)		 13,945
(10.26%)		12,751
(9.38%)		 576
(0.42%)		 89,036
(65.51%)		 5,802
(4.27%)		7,445
(5.48%)
Wyoming33,938500
(1.47%)		 321
(0.95%)		 1,397
(4.12%)		4,467
(13.16%)		 69
(0.20%)		 23,131
(68.16%)		 1,175
(3.46%)		1,971
(5.81%)