This statistic shows the percentage of students identifying as first-generation in the United States in 2016, by gender and ethnicity. As of 2016, about 20 percent of the first-generation American students, broken down by gender, were female. Almost 22 percent of the first-generation students identified themselves as Native Americans in the United States in 2016.
Percentage of students identifying as first-generation students in the United States in 2016, by gender and ethnicity
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HERI. (April 19, 2017). Percentage of students identifying as first-generation students in the United States in 2016, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/708379/first-generation-students-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
HERI. "Percentage of students identifying as first-generation students in the United States in 2016, by gender and ethnicity." Chart. April 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708379/first-generation-students-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
HERI. (2017). Percentage of students identifying as first-generation students in the United States in 2016, by gender and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708379/first-generation-students-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
HERI. "Percentage of Students Identifying as First-generation Students in The United States in 2016, by Gender and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708379/first-generation-students-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
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Percentage of students identifying as first-generation students in the United States in 2016, by gender and ethnicity [Graph], HERI, April 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/708379/first-generation-students-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
