Undergraduate enrollment numbers, by ethnicity U.S. 2022

In 2022, there were approximately 107,700 students with American Indian or Alaskan Native heritage enrolled at a university in the United States. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when there were 106,600 students with American Indian or Alaska Native heritage enrolled in postsecondary education.

Number of undergraduate students enrolled in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by ethnicity (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races	Nonresident alien
2022	7,636.6	1,953.6	3,421.9	1,154.5	107.7	668.6	454.6
2021	7,831	1,947.1	3,309.4	1,139.8	106.6	661.9	451.8
2020	8,133.6	2,004.3	3,355.4	1,144.7	107.1	670.6	468.8
2019	8,497.8	2,100.2	3,478.4	1,147.3	116.2	669	548.6
2018	8,667.6	2,130.7	3,351.5	1,134.4	119.5	647.6	565.2
2017	8,882.8	2,184	3,270.6	1,113.6	123.9	624	574.1
2016	9,085.6	2,226.4	3,168.3	1,100.3	128.6	595.2	570.2
2015	9,303.8	2,316.5	3,055	1,084	132.2	590.1	565.1
2014	9,582.5	2,426.7	2,962.4	1,074.9	138.6	579.6	529.3
2013	9,898.1	2,504.7	2,872.2	1,064.5	147.4	505.8	483.6
2010	10,895.9	2,677.1	2,551	1,087.3	179.1	293.7	398.4
2000	8,983.5	1,548.9	1,351	845.5	138.5	-	288
1990	9,272.6	1,147.2	724.6	500.5	95.5	-	218.7

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