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Race/Ethnicity of Students

For federal IPEDS reports, the U.S. Department of Education requires that the racial and ethnic categories be reported only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents; international students must be reported as a separate category. The table below shows the distribution of students enrolled Fall 2008.

Level Undergrad Paralegal Graduate Law School* Total
Asian 502 10% 2 1% 99 7% 180 16% 802 10%
Black 116 2% 9 5% 52 4% 23 2% 200 3%
Hispanic 741 15% 28 14% 136 10% 86 8% 991 13%
American Indian 71 1% 2 1% 8 1% 11 1% 92 1%
     All Minorities 1430 28% 60 31% 295 21% 300 27% 2085 27%
White 3205 63% 78 40% 683 49% 799 71% 4765 61%
Unknown 325 6% 57 29% 344 24% 0 0% 726 9%
International 159 3% 0 0% 76 5% 21 2% 256 3%
Total Students 5119 100% 195 100% 1398 100% 1120 100% 7832 100%
 
* Law School includes students in J.D. (doctoral) and LL.M. (master's) programs.
 
Next Update: October 2009