Undergraduate enrollment numbers, by ethnicity U.S. 2020 | Statista

In 2020, there were approximately 107,300 students with American Indian or Alaskan Native heritage enrolled at a university in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when there were 116,200 students with American Indian or Alaska Native heritage enrolled in postsecondary education.

Number of undergraduate students enrolled in the United States from 1976 to 2020, by ethnicity (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races	Nonresident alien
2020	8,115.2	1,998.5	3,348.8	1,144.2	107.3	669	468.9
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
1980	8,480.7	1,018.8	433.1	248.7	77.9	-	209.9
1976	7,740.5	943.4	352.9	169.3	69.7	-	143.2

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