| Table 01-04 Total Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2000-2001 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| 2-year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 36 | 0.5% | 26 | 0.4% | 28 | 0.5% | 39 | 0.8% | 63 | 2.2% | 67 | 1.7% | 142 | 3.3% | 72 | 1.2% | |
| American Indian | 19 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 111 | 1.6% | 77 | 1.1% | 63 | 1.2% | 69 | 1.3% | 65 | 2.3% | 73 | 1.9% | 55 | 1.3% | 48 | 0.8% | |
| Hispanic | 214 | 3.0% | 218 | 3.2% | 116 | 2.3% | 123 | 2.4% | 65 | 2.3% | 68 | 1.7% | 95 | 2.2% | 66 | 1.1% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 1,061 | 14.8% | 769 | 11.2% | 568 | 11.1% | 581 | 11.2% | 431 | 15.1% | 428 | 11.0% | 904 | 20.8% | 710 | 11.4% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 4,594 | 64.2% | 4,488 | 65.6% | 3,969 | 77.5% | 3,936 | 75.7% | 2,171 | 76.0% | 3,240 | 83.3% | 3,150 | 72.3% | 5,295 | 85.0% | |
| Unknown | 1,116 | 15.6% | 1,261 | 18.4% | 368 | 7.2% | 443 | 8.5% | 55 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 4-year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 6,048 | 2.9% | 5,669 | 2.8% | 5,594 | 2.8% | 5,597 | 2.9% | 5,579 | 3.0% | 5,260 | 3.0% | 4,480 | 2.7% | 3,626 | 2.2% | |
| American Indian | 523 | 0.3% | 482 | 0.2% | 474 | 0.2% | 502 | 0.3% | 450 | 0.2% | 379 | 0.2% | 274 | 0.2% | 233 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 9,649 | 4.7% | 9,303 | 4.6% | 9,092 | 4.6% | 8,807 | 4.6% | 8,155 | 4.3% | 8,131 | 4.6% | 6,850 | 4.2% | 3,689 | 2.2% | |
| Hispanic | 6,294 | 3.1% | 5,728 | 2.8% | 5,278 | 2.7% | 5,009 | 2.6% | 4,508 | 2.4% | 4,089 | 2.3% | 2,795 | 1.7% | 1,647 | 1.0% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 14,726 | 7.1% | 14,095 | 6.9% | 13,311 | 6.7% | 12,845 | 6.7% | 12,187 | 6.5% | 11,646 | 6.6% | 7,580 | 4.6% | 6,225 | 3.7% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 147,773 | 71.6% | 147,870 | 72.8% | 147,594 | 74.7% | 145,977 | 75.7% | 147,393 | 78.5% | 148,236 | 83.4% | 142,663 | 86.7% | 151,527 | 91.1% | |
| Unknown | 21,291 | 10.3% | 20,083 | 9.9% | 16,289 | 8.2% | 14,132 | 7.3% | 9,466 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Community Colleges | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 2,295 | 1.8% | 1,732 | 1.4% | 1,556 | 1.2% | 1,576 | 1.3% | 2,276 | 2.1% | 690 | 0.6% | 252 | 0.2% | 108 | 0.1% | |
| American Indian | 433 | 0.3% | 429 | 0.3% | 497 | 0.4% | 469 | 0.4% | 442 | 0.4% | 484 | 0.4% | 417 | 0.4% | 216 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3,630 | 2.9% | 3,764 | 3.1% | 3,760 | 3.0% | 3,673 | 2.9% | 2,590 | 2.4% | 3,153 | 2.9% | 3,193 | 2.8% | 1,646 | 1.8% | |
| Hispanic | 5,385 | 4.3% | 4,897 | 4.0% | 4,746 | 3.7% | 4,174 | 3.3% | 2,586 | 2.4% | 2,708 | 2.5% | 2,286 | 2.0% | 1,184 | 1.3% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 17,807 | 14.3% | 17,737 | 14.4% | 19,195 | 15.1% | 18,381 | 14.8% | 13,452 | 12.7% | 14,403 | 13.1% | 13,531 | 11.8% | 9,159 | 9.8% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 87,752 | 70.2% | 87,834 | 71.5% | 90,040 | 70.9% | 89,211 | 71.6% | 77,471 | 72.9% | 88,230 | 80.5% | 94,746 | 82.8% | 81,126 | 86.8% | |
| Unknown | 7,618 | 6.1% | 6,463 | 5.3% | 7,143 | 5.6% | 7,124 | 5.7% | 7,448 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| State-Related Universities* | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 1,932 | 1.6% | 1,951 | 1.6% | 2,078 | 1.7% | 2,080 | 1.7% | 1,545 | 1.4% | 1,364 | 1.2% | 1,192 | 1.1% | 1,168 | 1.1% | |
| American Indian | 221 | 0.2% | 207 | 0.2% | 208 | 0.2% | 214 | 0.2% | 210 | 0.2% | 235 | 0.2% | 178 | 0.2% | 129 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6,578 | 5.3% | 6,165 | 5.2% | 5,934 | 5.0% | 5,661 | 4.7% | 4,898 | 4.5% | 5,183 | 4.6% | 4,295 | 4.1% | 2,533 | 2.3% | |
| Hispanic | 3,246 | 2.6% | 2,997 | 2.5% | 2,879 | 2.4% | 2,731 | 2.3% | 2,388 | 2.2% | 2,413 | 2.1% | 1,748 | 1.7% | 1,278 | 1.2% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 12,005 | 9.7% | 11,519 | 9.7% | 11,325 | 9.5% | 11,214 | 9.4% | 10,120 | 9.4% | 11,318 | 10.0% | 9,352 | 8.8% | 8,876 | 8.2% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 96,012 | 77.9% | 92,877 | 78.1% | 94,257 | 78.9% | 94,927 | 79.6% | 87,001 | 80.7% | 92,516 | 81.9% | 88,998 | 84.1% | 94,552 | 87.4% | |
| Unknown | 3,242 | 2.6% | 3,233 | 2.7% | 2,708 | 2.3% | 2,465 | 2.1% | 1,641 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 851 | 0.9% | 939 | 1.0% | 1,051 | 1.1% | 1,200 | 1.3% | 1,161 | 1.4% | 1,057 | 1.3% | 1,033 | 1.2% | 1,194 | 1.4% | |
| American Indian | 234 | 0.2% | 244 | 0.3% | 243 | 0.3% | 229 | 0.3% | 195 | 0.2% | 205 | 0.2% | 198 | 0.2% | 105 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,045 | 1.1% | 986 | 1.1% | 974 | 1.1% | 926 | 1.0% | 781 | 0.9% | 742 | 0.9% | 741 | 0.9% | 518 | 0.6% | |
| Hispanic | 2,014 | 2.1% | 1,832 | 2.0% | 1,614 | 1.7% | 1,422 | 1.6% | 1,155 | 1.4% | 1,062 | 1.3% | 865 | 1.0% | 473 | 0.6% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 7,692 | 8.1% | 7,138 | 7.6% | 6,518 | 7.0% | 6,130 | 6.7% | 5,048 | 6.0% | 4,994 | 6.0% | 4,552 | 5.4% | 4,234 | 5.1% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 78,044 | 82.2% | 77,842 | 83.3% | 77,983 | 84.3% | 78,219 | 85.7% | 76,214 | 90.1% | 75,705 | 90.4% | 76,197 | 91.2% | 76,643 | 92.4% | |
| Unknown | 5,010 | 5.3% | 4,472 | 4.8% | 4,079 | 4.4% | 3,174 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total for all Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 11,162 | 2.0% | 10,317 | 1.9% | 10,307 | 1.9% | 10,492 | 2.0% | 10,624 | 2.2% | 8,438 | 1.7% | 7,099 | 1.5% | 6,168 | 1.3% | |
| American Indian | 1,430 | 0.3% | 1,367 | 0.3% | 1,430 | 0.3% | 1,422 | 0.3% | 1,302 | 0.3% | 1,316 | 0.3% | 1,077 | 0.2% | 691 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 21,013 | 3.8% | 20,295 | 3.7% | 19,823 | 3.7% | 19,136 | 3.6% | 16,489 | 3.4% | 17,282 | 3.5% | 15,134 | 3.2% | 8,434 | 1.8% | |
| Hispanic | 17,153 | 3.1% | 15,672 | 2.9% | 14,633 | 2.7% | 13,459 | 2.5% | 10,702 | 2.2% | 10,340 | 2.1% | 7,789 | 1.6% | 4,648 | 1.0% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 53,291 | 9.6% | 51,258 | 9.4% | 50,917 | 9.4% | 49,151 | 9.2% | 41,238 | 8.4% | 42,789 | 8.8% | 35,919 | 7.6% | 29,204 | 6.4% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 414,175 | 74.4% | 410,911 | 75.4% | 413,843 | 76.4% | 412,270 | 77.3% | 390,250 | 79.8% | 407,927 | 83.6% | 405,754 | 85.8% | 409,143 | 89.5% | |
| Unknown | 38,277 | 6.9% | 35,512 | 6.5% | 30,587 | 5.6% | 27,338 | 5.1% | 18,610 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total All Races/Ethnicities | 556,501 | 545,332 | 541,540 | 533,268 | 489,215 | 488,092 | 472,772 | 458,288 | |||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and National Science Foundation | |||||||||||||||||
| *2000-2001 figures as reported from Pennsylvania Department of Education. | |||||||||||||||||