Hispanics Become More Prevalent on College Campuses
Number of Hispanic College Students is Increasing
March 4, 2009— Hispanic students comprised 12% of full-time college students (both undergraduate and graduate students) in 2007, up from 10% in 2006, according to U.S. Census Bureau tables released today. Hispanics comprise 15% of the nation's total population.
The Census Bureau's report, School Enrollment in the United States: 2007, contains eight detailed tables based on statistics collected in the October School Enrollment Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The national-level data are shown by characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, family income, type of college, employment status and vocational course enrollment.
Older Students & Women as College Students
- Students 35 or older comprised 15% of people enrolled in college. They made up 7% of the full-time college students and 36% of those attending part time.
- Women continue their majority status as college students, comprising 55% of undergraduates and 60% of graduate students.
- In 2007, 53% of Hispanic 4-year-olds were enrolled in nursery school, up from 43% in 1997 and 21% in 1987.
- In 2007, 27% of the population 3 or older were enrolled in classes — from nursery school to graduate studies.
- More than half (59%) of all 4-year-olds and 39% of 3-year-olds were enrolled in nursery school.
- Students in grades one through 12 made up 64% of people 3 and older enrolled in school.
Source: Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement. Statistics from surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.