The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: There Are Now More Hispanic Than African-American College Students

August 29, 2011

There Are Now More Hispanic Than African-American College Students

A study released today by the Pew Hispanic Center finds that enrollment of Hispanic students aged 18 to 24 rose by 24 percent in a single year, reaching 1.8 million in October 2010. That’s 349,000 new Hispanic students. By contrast, black enrollment rose by 88,000 and Asian American enrollment rose by 43,000. White enrollment declined by 320,000. These crisscrossing numbers amplify the shift in the overall makeup of the college population. Growth in Hispanic enrollment is fed by a rapid increase in the nation’s Hispanic population. Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/study-hispanics-now-outnumber-blacks-in-college/2011/08/25/gIQACG1udJ_blog.html?wprss=college-inc

Aug 29, 2011 2:00:00 AM | Diversity , Enrollment, Trends/Forecasts

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