Comparative Data on Race and Ethnicity in Education Abroad

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

Comparative Data by Percentage of Students

* 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

Race/EthnicityU.S.Population2000U.S. HigherEd.Enrollment2004*U.S. StudentsAbroad2004-2005U.S.CommunityCollegeEnrollment1997*U.S.CommunityCollegeStudentsAbroad2003-2004GilmanScholarshipFall Recipients2004-2005GilmanScholarshipSpringRecipients2004-2005

Caucasian75.1%66.1%83.0%64.8%81.4%45.3%42.6%Black/AfricanAmerican12.3%12.5%3.5%11.1%3.7%15.1%16.4%Hispanic/LatinoAmerican12.5% **10.5%5.6%11.8%10.2%7.3%10.7%Asian American3.7% ***6.4% ***6.3%5.8%***4.1%10.0%8.2%Native American0.9%1.0%****0.4%1.3%0.2%0.5%1.3%Multiracial2.4%Not Available1.2%Not Available0.4%5.8%5.7%No Response /UnknownXXX1.5%X13.5%15.1%