In 2018, the college enrollment rate was higher for 18- to 24-year-olds who were Asian (59 percent) than for 18- to 24-year- olds who were White (42 percent), Black (37 percent), and Hispanic (36 percent). The overall college enrollment rate has increased since 2000.
According to recent figures, higher education enrollment rates among high school completers immediately following high school were lowest for students who were American Indian/Alaska Native (55%), followed closely by individuals identifying as Black (58%), and Hispanic (66%).
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the use of race in college admissions in June 2023.
It had been used in college admissions for decades, but the Supreme Court ruled in June 2023 that colleges and universities could no longer consider race as a factor in admissions decisions.
For example, students with the average characteristics of those applying to a four-year college had a 60 percent chance of being admitted at an elite four-year school if they were white non-Hispanics. However, black or Hispanic applicants with the same characteristics had an 87 or 75 percent chance, respectively.
Asian Americans had the highest educational attainment of any race, followed by whites who had a higher percentage of high school graduates but a lower percentage of college graduates. Persons identifying as Hispanic or Latino, without regard to race, had the lowest educational attainment.
Asian students have the lowest dropout rates, while Black students have the highest. Women generally have higher graduation rates than men, and low-income students are more likely to drop out compared to their higher-income counterparts.
College degrees are increasing among all racial and ethnic groups, but white and Asian Americans are far more likely to hold a college degree or earn one than Black, Hispanic or Native Americans.
Higher percentages of Black (88 percent) and American Indian/Alaska Native (87 percent) students received grants than students who were of Two or more races (79 percent), White (74 percent), and Asian (66 percent).
Black and Hispanic students had the lowest rates of enrolling and graduating college within six years. Four-year college graduation rates measure whether someone graduated within six years of enrollment.
Although all groups saw gains in postsecondary education degree attainment, Asian (66.5 percent) and White (52.9 percent) adults were much more likely than Black or African American (39.0 percent), American Indian or Alaska Native (32.2 percent), and Hispanic or Latino (29.5 percent) adults to have attained an ...
Studies often demonstrate lower college enrollment rates for Black, Latinx, and Native American/Alaskan Native students as compared to their White or Asian peers.
In 2022, the high school drop out rate for American Indian/Alaska Natives in the United States was 8.1 percent -- the highest rate of any ethnicity. In comparison, the high school drop out rate for Asians was 1.6 percent.
In 2022, the college enrollment rate for 18- to 24-year-olds was higher for those who were Asian (61 percent) than for those of all other racial/ethnic groups: White (41 percent) Two or more races (36 percent) Black (36 percent)
The No. 1 reason students have thought about leaving school is due to financial challenges (30 percent), followed by motivation or life changes (24 percent) and mental health challenges (18 percent).
In Fall 2021, Black students made up 12.5% of all postsecondary enrollment. In 2021, 37% of the 18–24-year-old Black population were enrolled in college compared to 38% of the overall U.S. population.
White demographic decline has been statistically observed by academics in relation to countries which conduct a national census and include a white racial or ethnic category. Notable experts and scholars of a multitude of fields of study have observed the demographic phenomenon of falling white demography.
West Virginia is the least educated state in America with nearly half of its adult population aged 25 and above having only a high school diploma or less as their education. Higher education attainment also remains extremely low in the state.
Research on race differences in tipping suggests that (a) Blacks leave smaller average restaurant tips than do Whites, (b) Black-White differences in tipping persist after controlling for socio-economic status, (c) Blacks tip less than Whites even when provided comparable levels of service, (d) Blacks tip less than ...
52% of Black students and 53% of Native American students drop out of 4-year colleges, this is compared to only 42% of white students dropping out (National Center for Educational Statistics 2019).
However, in June 2023, the Supreme Court issued Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. That decision effectively ended affirmative action and the practice of using race as the key factor which determines your admission to a college or university.