POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT AND DEGREES
Fall 2000 Enrollment
Table 1 presents Fall 2000 postsecondary enrollment figures for Black and Hispanic students and the one-year percent change in enrollment over Fall 1999 by sector and degree level. Undergraduate enrollment at community colleges does not include enrollment in pre-collegiate and continuing education programs. Enrollment for these two programs can be found in Appendix Table 2.
Black Enrollment
In Fall 2000, total Black enrollment at Illinois colleges and universities was 78,595, a one-year increase of 2.6 percent. Statewide, Black students accounted for 12.9 percent of total enrollment. By sector, Black students accounted for 12.0 percent of total enrollment at public universities, 11.6 percent at private colleges and universities, and 14.9 percent at public community colleges.
Black undergraduate enrollment was 67,865, a one-year increase of 2.2 percent. Black undergraduate enrollment at public universities experienced a one-year decline of 3.6 percent, but private colleges and universities and public community colleges had one-year increases of 9.1 percent and 2.1 percent respectively. Black undergraduate enrollment accounted for 13.8 percent of total undergraduate enrollment at all Illinois colleges and universities. By sector, Black undergraduate enrollment was 12.7 percent of total undergraduate enrollment at public universities, 13.2 percent at private colleges and universities, and 14.9 percent at public community colleges.
Black graduate enrollment was 10,730, a one-year increase of 5.1 percent statewide. This is the largest single year increase since 1993-94. There were declines in first professional enrollment, however, at both public and private colleges and universities. Black graduate enrollment accounted for 9.1 percent of total graduate enrollment. By sector, Black students accounted for 10.0 percent of graduate enrollment at public universities and 8.4 percent at private colleges and universities.
Hispanic Enrollment
In Fall 2000, total Hispanic enrollment at Illinois colleges and universities was 43,902, a one-year increase of 6.4 percent. Hispanics accounted for 7.2 percent of total enrollment at Illinois colleges and universities. By sector, Hispanics accounted for 5.9 percent of enrollment at public universities, 7.7 percent at private colleges and universities, and 8.0 percent at public community colleges.
Hispanic undergraduate enrollment was 39,467, a one-year increase of 6.1 percent. Hispanics experienced one-year increases of 1.3 percent at public universities, 10.3 percent at private colleges and universities, and 5.7 percent at public community colleges. Hispanic undergraduate enrollment accounted for 8.0 percent of total undergraduate enrollment. By sector, Hispanics accounted for 6.5 percent of undergraduate enrollment at public universities, 9.6 percent at private colleges and universities, and 8.0 percent at public community colleges.
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