A total of 19,062,461 students are enrolled in U.S. colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

By race, there are 121,117 native american or Alaska native students (0.64%), 1,322,241 asian students (6.94%), 2,262,542 african-american students (11.87%), 3,859,420 hispanic students (20.25%), 50,817 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.27%), and 8,854,512 white students (46.45%).

South Dakota colleges have the highest rate of white students of 77.20% and Hawaii colleges have the lowest rate of white students of 16.21%.

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 27.96% and Wyoming colleges have the lowest rate of asian students of 0.98%.

New Mexico colleges have the highest rate of hispanic students of 48.96% and Mississippi colleges have the lowest rate of hispanic students of 3.38%.

Student Population Comparison Table by Race

The following geographic chart illustrates the student population by state. Darker colored states have larger number of students, while lighter colored states have smaller number of students. You may want to click on a state to see teh details of student populations for all colleges in that state.

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
Alaska22,4712,305
(10.26%)		 1,137
(5.06%)		 744
(3.31%)		2,127
(9.47%)		 403
(1.79%)		 10,922
(48.60%)		 2,186
(9.73%)		2,266
(10.08%)
Alabama295,4111,436
(0.49%)		 6,182
(2.09%)		 70,087
(23.73%)		14,188
(4.80%)		 406
(0.14%)		 174,640
(59.12%)		 9,568
(3.24%)		10,416
(3.53%)
Arkansas156,9351,195
(0.76%)		 3,311
(2.11%)		 24,067
(15.34%)		13,634
(8.69%)		 252
(0.16%)		 100,092
(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%)
Arizona633,10312,652
(2.00%)		 25,457
(4.02%)		 64,216
(10.14%)		154,792
(24.45%)		 2,482
(0.39%)		 262,037
(41.39%)		 26,228
(4.14%)		65,684
(10.37%)
California2,552,8968,164
(0.32%)		 376,917
(14.76%)		 144,731
(5.67%)		1,049,781
(41.12%)		 10,360
(0.41%)		 596,916
(23.38%)		 120,079
(4.70%)		129,071
(5.06%)
Colorado355,6523,473
(0.98%)		 13,761
(3.87%)		 22,595
(6.35%)		68,429
(19.24%)		 785
(0.22%)		 195,012
(54.83%)		 16,535
(4.65%)		23,909
(6.72%)
Connecticut161,797375
(0.23%)		 10,014
(6.19%)		 20,474
(12.65%)		24,679
(15.25%)		 168
(0.10%)		 80,551
(49.79%)		 6,147
(3.80%)		5,282
(3.26%)
District of Columbia99,595312
(0.31%)		 7,935
(7.97%)		 22,583
(22.67%)		10,489
(10.53%)		 148
(0.15%)		 37,805
(37.96%)		 4,044
(4.06%)		6,449
(6.48%)
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%)
Florida1,049,6722,386
(0.23%)		 40,708
(3.88%)		 166,077
(15.82%)		310,584
(29.59%)		 1,706
(0.16%)		 401,645
(38.26%)		 37,317
(3.56%)		40,703
(3.88%)
Federated States of Micronesia1,996- 4
(0.20%)		 -- 1,992
(99.80%)		 - --
Georgia546,9001,306
(0.24%)		 37,703
(6.89%)		 157,712
(28.84%)		56,326
(10.30%)		 618
(0.11%)		 232,219
(42.46%)		 18,715
(3.42%)		12,053
(2.20%)
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%)
Hawaii59,016139
(0.24%)		 16,500
(27.96%)		 980
(1.66%)		7,862
(13.32%)		 3,284
(5.56%)		 9,568
(16.21%)		 15,518
(26.29%)		1,117
(1.89%)
Iowa202,899752
(0.37%)		 6,387
(3.15%)		 10,964
(5.40%)		16,302
(8.03%)		 325
(0.16%)		 142,430
(70.20%)		 5,925
(2.92%)		11,247
(5.54%)
Idaho127,090799
(0.63%)		 2,154
(1.69%)		 2,378
(1.87%)		19,617
(15.44%)		 561
(0.44%)		 86,955
(68.42%)		 4,190
(3.30%)		7,239
(5.70%)
Illinois684,4901,554
(0.23%)		 53,605
(7.83%)		 84,657
(12.37%)		141,611
(20.69%)		 915
(0.13%)		 307,674
(44.95%)		 20,351
(2.97%)		25,426
(3.71%)
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%)
Kansas188,6802,221
(1.18%)		 5,981
(3.17%)		 11,865
(6.29%)		22,862
(12.12%)		 415
(0.22%)		 117,642
(62.35%)		 8,064
(4.27%)		10,359
(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%)
Massachusetts460,347671
(0.15%)		 41,697
(9.06%)		 37,387
(8.12%)		56,650
(12.31%)		 331
(0.07%)		 217,495
(47.25%)		 16,147
(3.51%)		26,700
(5.80%)
Maryland334,155802
(0.24%)		 28,866
(8.64%)		 87,039
(26.05%)		37,268
(11.15%)		 686
(0.21%)		 125,826
(37.65%)		 14,564
(4.36%)		14,463
(4.33%)
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%)		 - --
Michigan476,1192,588
(0.54%)		 25,271
(5.31%)		 52,698
(11.07%)		31,631
(6.64%)		 423
(0.09%)		 293,001
(61.54%)		 18,245
(3.83%)		24,562
(5.16%)
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%)
Missouri329,8061,482
(0.45%)		 12,476
(3.78%)		 32,529
(9.86%)		21,622
(6.56%)		 556
(0.17%)		 213,476
(64.73%)		 12,768
(3.87%)		14,535
(4.41%)
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 Carolina556,7195,342
(0.96%)		 23,131
(4.15%)		 113,883
(20.46%)		58,542
(10.52%)		 638
(0.11%)		 294,428
(52.89%)		 20,282
(3.64%)		19,540
(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 Hampshire215,2801,045
(0.49%)		 5,920
(2.75%)		 27,508
(12.78%)		23,292
(10.82%)		 601
(0.28%)		 118,880
(55.22%)		 6,663
(3.10%)		26,679
(12.39%)
New Jersey394,525625
(0.16%)		 39,684
(10.06%)		 51,735
(13.11%)		90,691
(22.99%)		 530
(0.13%)		 155,325
(39.37%)		 10,964
(2.78%)		22,100
(5.60%)
New Mexico110,8019,835
(8.88%)		 2,280
(2.06%)		 3,213
(2.90%)		54,247
(48.96%)		 266
(0.24%)		 30,480
(27.51%)		 3,184
(2.87%)		4,327
(3.91%)
Nevada118,166669
(0.57%)		 13,086
(11.07%)		 9,608
(8.13%)		37,884
(32.06%)		 987
(0.84%)		 39,730
(33.62%)		 9,972
(8.44%)		4,509
(3.82%)
New York1,108,7493,136
(0.28%)		 124,311
(11.21%)		 132,841
(11.98%)		201,753
(18.20%)		 1,349
(0.12%)		 458,684
(41.37%)		 33,385
(3.01%)		43,546
(3.93%)
Ohio627,8821,647
(0.26%)		 22,806
(3.63%)		 71,520
(11.39%)		35,401
(5.64%)		 621
(0.10%)		 410,728
(65.41%)		 23,840
(3.80%)		31,265
(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%)
Pennsylvania647,4691,167
(0.18%)		 45,663
(7.05%)		 68,066
(10.51%)		56,019
(8.65%)		 560
(0.09%)		 382,669
(59.10%)		 21,809
(3.37%)		26,782
(4.14%)
Puerto Rico169,397291
(0.17%)		 126
(0.07%)		 1,964
(1.16%)		161,764
(95.49%)		 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 Carolina245,502775
(0.32%)		 5,600
(2.28%)		 52,888
(21.54%)		16,585
(6.76%)		 304
(0.12%)		 146,414
(59.64%)		 9,138
(3.72%)		7,817
(3.18%)
South Dakota51,4602,651
(5.15%)		 784
(1.52%)		 1,723
(3.35%)		1,951
(3.79%)		 86
(0.17%)		 39,726
(77.20%)		 1,362
(2.65%)		1,341
(2.61%)
Tennessee328,847910
(0.28%)		 10,025
(3.05%)		 57,815
(17.58%)		22,355
(6.80%)		 327
(0.10%)		 204,768
(62.27%)		 11,745
(3.57%)		11,085
(3.37%)
Texas1,591,7155,160
(0.32%)		 107,829
(6.77%)		 181,938
(11.43%)		642,277
(40.35%)		 1,725
(0.11%)		 492,791
(30.96%)		 44,504
(2.80%)		40,526
(2.55%)
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%)
Virginia548,3971,585
(0.29%)		 40,692
(7.42%)		 97,402
(17.76%)		53,779
(9.81%)		 1,059
(0.19%)		 270,117
(49.26%)		 25,434
(4.64%)		38,682
(7.05%)
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%)
Vermont35,91096
(0.27%)		 1,270
(3.54%)		 1,250
(3.48%)		2,087
(5.81%)		 17
(0.05%)		 26,917
(74.96%)		 1,739
(4.84%)		1,280
(3.56%)
Washington312,4682,594
(0.83%)		 35,444
(11.34%)		 15,590
(4.99%)		46,545
(14.90%)		 1,902
(0.61%)		 147,080
(47.07%)		 22,557
(7.22%)		23,071
(7.38%)
Wisconsin316,4262,498
(0.79%)		 14,572
(4.61%)		 16,706
(5.28%)		28,960
(9.15%)		 284
(0.09%)		 221,276
(69.93%)		 10,508
(3.32%)		9,472
(2.99%)
West Virginia132,801611
(0.46%)		 2,568
(1.93%)		 12,975
(9.77%)		11,387
(8.57%)		 568
(0.43%)		 89,559
(67.44%)		 5,312
(4.00%)		6,852
(5.16%)
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%)