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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 2009.

Race/Ethnicity Undergrad Paralegal Graduate Law School* Total
Asian 534 10% 18 10% 116 9% 187 15% 855 11%
Black 133 3% 17 9% 52 4% 25 2% 227 3%
Hispanic 776 15% 44 24% 147 11% 103 8% 1070 14%
American Indian 76 1% 2 1% 12 1% 16 1% 106 1%
     All Minorities 1519 30% 81 44% 327 24% 331 27% 2258 29%
White 3052 60% 98 53% 691 51% 848 70% 4689 60%
Unknown 338 7% 5 3% 253 19% 23 2% 619 8%
International 202 4% 0 0% 88 6% 12 1% 302 4%
Total Students 5111 100% 184 100% 1359 100% 1214 100% 7868 100%
 
* Law School includes students in J.D. (doctoral) and LL.M. (master's) programs.
 
Next Update: October 2010