Within the first two months of every fall semester since 2020, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center releases a report and online dashboard that outlines national and state-level data on annual enrollment changes across the three most recent academic years, including data specific to several student demographics such as race, income level, institutional characteristics, and field of study.
According to the report, total undergraduate enrollment in the United States has increased 3 percent over the past year and 5.2 percent since 2022. For Black students, undergraduate enrollment increased 4.2 percent since Fall 2023 and 6.2 percent since Fall 2022. Black graduate enrollment experienced even more growth, with an increase of 8.5 percent in the past year and 11.5 percent over the past two years.
White undergraduate enrollment has decreased by 2.8 percent since 2022 and White graduate enrollment has not changed over the same time period. The representation of students from Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial backgrounds all experienced significant growth in both undergraduate and graduate enrollment.
The report also includes information regarding enrollment changes in historically Black colleges and universities. HBCU undergraduate enrollment has increased by 12.6 percent and graduate enrollment has increased by 4.8 percent since 2022.
