This statistic shows the percentage of Asian-Americans, by specific Asian heritage, who were 25 and older and had a college degree or higher as of 2010. 51 percent of Chinese-Americans in the United States had a college degree or higher in 2010.
Percentage of U.S. Asian population aged 25 or older with a college degree or higher in the United States, by Asian heritage groups 2010
Characteristic
Percentage with college degree or higher
Indian
70%
Korean
53%
Chinese
51%
U.S. Asians average
49%
Filipino
47%
Japanese
46%
General public
28%
Vietnamese
26%
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Pew Research Center. (June 19, 2012). Percentage of U.S. Asian population aged 25 or older with a college degree or higher in the United States, by Asian heritage groups 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233783/percentage-of-us-asian-groups-with-a-college-degree/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. Asian population aged 25 or older with a college degree or higher in the United States, by Asian heritage groups 2010." Chart. June 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233783/percentage-of-us-asian-groups-with-a-college-degree/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Percentage of U.S. Asian population aged 25 or older with a college degree or higher in the United States, by Asian heritage groups 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233783/percentage-of-us-asian-groups-with-a-college-degree/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. Asian Population Aged 25 or Older with a College Degree or Higher in The United States, by Asian Heritage Groups 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233783/percentage-of-us-asian-groups-with-a-college-degree/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of U.S. Asian population aged 25 or older with a college degree or higher in the United States, by Asian heritage groups 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233783/percentage-of-us-asian-groups-with-a-college-degree/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. Asian population aged 25 or older with a college degree or higher in the United States, by Asian heritage groups 2010 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/233783/percentage-of-us-asian-groups-with-a-college-degree/
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