| Table 01-13 Total First Professional 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4-year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 403 | 3.2% | 324 | 2.7% | 334 | 3.0% | 312 | 2.9% | 330 | 2.8% | 367 | 3.5% | 324 | 3.3% | 314 | 3.8% | |
| American Indian | 48 | 0.4% | 45 | 0.4% | 39 | 0.3% | 32 | 0.3% | 21 | 0.2% | 23 | 0.2% | 19 | 0.2% | 21 | 0.3% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,958 | 15.6% | 1,872 | 15.7% | 1,675 | 14.8% | 1,676 | 15.4% | 1,367 | 11.5% | 1,270 | 12.1% | 920 | 9.3% | 417 | 5.0% | |
| Hispanic | 379 | 3.0% | 374 | 3.1% | 358 | 3.2% | 333 | 3.1% | 293 | 2.5% | 284 | 2.7% | 272 | 2.8% | 161 | 1.9% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 612 | 4.9% | 648 | 5.4% | 505 | 4.5% | 483 | 4.4% | 721 | 6.1% | 499 | 4.7% | 481 | 4.9% | 334 | 4.0% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 8,306 | 66.2% | 8,077 | 67.6% | 7,731 | 68.4% | 7,492 | 68.7% | 8,135 | 68.6% | 8,073 | 76.8% | 7,854 | 79.6% | 7,145 | 85.9% | |
| Unknown | 833 | 6.6% | 600 | 5.0% | 662 | 5.9% | 583 | 5.3% | 984 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 138 | 2.3% | 134 | 2.2% | 122 | 2.0% | 115 | 1.9% | 124 | 2.1% | 93 | 1.7% | 69 | 1.6% | 12 | 0.3% | |
| American Indian | 38 | 0.6% | 31 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.2% | 21 | 0.3% | 24 | 0.4% | 25 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 953 | 15.6% | 969 | 16.0% | 886 | 14.6% | 878 | 14.3% | 811 | 13.6% | 671 | 12.1% | 425 | 9.6% | 207 | 4.9% | |
| Hispanic | 216 | 3.5% | 229 | 3.8% | 207 | 3.4% | 223 | 3.6% | 234 | 3.9% | 218 | 3.9% | 158 | 3.6% | 110 | 2.6% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 431 | 7.0% | 471 | 7.8% | 496 | 8.2% | 541 | 8.8% | 513 | 8.6% | 451 | 8.1% | 402 | 9.0% | 348 | 8.2% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 3,909 | 63.8% | 3,984 | 65.8% | 4,098 | 67.6% | 4,278 | 69.7% | 4,191 | 70.4% | 4,110 | 73.8% | 3,390 | 76.2% | 3,572 | 84.1% | |
| Unknown | 443 | 7.2% | 240 | 4.0% | 242 | 4.0% | 85 | 1.4% | 54 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total for all Institutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 541 | 2.9% | 458 | 2.5% | 456 | 2.6% | 427 | 2.5% | 454 | 2.6% | 460 | 2.9% | 393 | 2.7% | 326 | 2.6% | |
| American Indian | 86 | 0.5% | 76 | 0.4% | 54 | 0.3% | 53 | 0.3% | 45 | 0.3% | 48 | 0.3% | 24 | 0.2% | 26 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2,911 | 15.6% | 2,841 | 15.8% | 2,561 | 14.7% | 2,554 | 15.0% | 2,178 | 12.2% | 1,941 | 12.1% | 1,345 | 9.4% | 624 | 5.0% | |
| Hispanic | 595 | 3.2% | 603 | 3.4% | 565 | 3.3% | 556 | 3.3% | 527 | 3.0% | 502 | 3.1% | 430 | 3.0% | 271 | 2.2% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 1,043 | 5.6% | 1,119 | 6.2% | 1,001 | 5.8% | 1,024 | 6.0% | 1,234 | 6.9% | 950 | 5.9% | 883 | 6.2% | 682 | 5.4% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 12,215 | 65.4% | 12,061 | 67.0% | 11,829 | 68.1% | 11,770 | 69.0% | 12,326 | 69.2% | 12,183 | 75.7% | 11,244 | 78.5% | 10,717 | 85.3% | |
| Unknown | 1,276 | 6.8% | 840 | 4.7% | 904 | 5.2% | 668 | 3.9% | 1,038 | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total All Races/Ethnicities | 18,667 | 17,998 | 17,370 | 17,052 | 17,802 | 16,084 | 14,319 | 12,646 | |||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and National Science Foundation | |||||||||||||||||
