Undergraduate Education

Slightly less than half of all undergraduate students in 2015–16 were enrolled in a public two-year institution (45.9 percent). White, Asian, and international undergraduates, as well as undergraduates of more than one race, were more likely than others to be enrolled in a public or private nonprofit four-year institution. Comparatively, a larger share of Black or African American and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students were enrolled in for-profit institutions than that of other groups. Among all students, there was little variation in undergraduate enrollment by gender. However, there were gender differences among Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Black or African American students, as well as undergraduates of more than one race.