Comparative Data on Race and Ethnicity in Education Abroad

The following data tables were prepared to provide basic demographic data on the U.S. population, U.S. higher education enrollments and U.S. student
participation in education abroad for comparative purposes.

Comparative Data by Percentage of Students

U.S.
U.S. Gilman
U.S. Higher Community Gilman
U.S. U.S. Students Community Scholarship
Ed. College Scholarship
Race/Ethnicity Population Abroad College Spring
Enrollment Students Fall Recipients
2000 2004-2005 Enrollment Recipients
2004* Abroad 2004-2005
1997* 2004-2005
2003-2004
Caucasian 75.1% 66.1% 83.0% 64.8% 81.4% 45.3% 42.6%
Black/African
12.3% 12.5% 3.5% 11.1% 3.7% 15.1% 16.4%
American
Hispanic/Latino
12.5% ** 10.5% 5.6% 11.8% 10.2% 7.3% 10.7%
American
Asian American 3.7% *** 6.4% *** 6.3% 5.8%*** 4.1% 10.0% 8.2%
Native American 0.9% 1.0%**** 0.4% 1.3% 0.2% 0.5% 1.3%
Multiracial 2.4% Not Available 1.2% Not Available 0.4% 5.8% 5.7%
No Response
X X X 1.5% X 13.5% 15.1%
/Unknown

* Excludes Nonresident alien data

** U.S. Census data provides separate data on Hispanic/Latino populations
*** Includes Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations
**** Includes American Indian/Alaska Native populations

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 Comparative Data on Race and Ethnicity in Education Abroad

Comparative Data by Number of Students

U.S. Higher U.S. Community

U.S. U.S. Students
Ed. College Students
Race/Ethnicity Population Abroad
Enrollment Abroad
2000 2004-2005
2004* 2003-2004
Caucasian 211,460,626 11,422,770 170,966 4,702
Black/African
34,658,818 2,164,683 7,209 214
American
Hispanic/Latino
35,305,818 ** 1,809,593 11,535 589
American
Asian American 10,242,998*** 1,108,693*** 12,977 237
Native American 2,475,956 176,138 **** 824 11
Multiracial 6,826,228 Not Available 2,472 23
* Excludes Nonresident alien data
** U.S. Census data provides separate data on Hispanic/Latino populations
*** Includes Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations
**** Includes American Indian/Alaska Native populations

Sources:
- U.S. Census 2000, http://censtats.census.gov/data/US/101000.pdf
- IIE Open Doors 2006, http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=89220
- IIE Open Doors 2005 Community College Data, http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=25122
- National Center for Educational Statistics - Digest of Education Statistics 2005, http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d05/tables/dt05_208.asp
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship General Statistics 2004-2005, http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/stats/statistics.html
- American Association of Community Colleges – National Profile of Community Colleges: Trends & Statistics 2000,
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/pdf/AboutCC_Minority.pdf

Compiled by: David Comp, International Higher Education Consulting, international.ed.consulting@gmail.com; http://ihec-djc.blogspot.com/

© 2005-2008 David J. Comp