In 2021, about 20.6 percent of postsecondary students in the United States were Hispanic. This is a slight increase from 20.3 percent in the previous year. In that same year, White students made up more than half of postsecondary students, at 53.4 percent.
Distribution of postsecondary enrollment in the United States from 1980 to 2021, by race
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NCES. (November 30, 2022). Distribution of postsecondary enrollment in the United States from 1980 to 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233375/university-enrollment-rates-by-ethnicity-in-the-us/
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Distribution of postsecondary enrollment in the United States from 1980 to 2021, by race [Graph], NCES, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/233375/university-enrollment-rates-by-ethnicity-in-the-us/