11,107,000 Black male students enrolled in US colleges and universities (Fall 2022).[1]
241.7% of all Black college students in Fall 2022 were enrolled at public 4-year institutions.[2]
323.9% of Black college students in Fall 2022 were enrolled at public 2-year institutions.[2]
427.5% of Black college students in Fall 2022 were enrolled at private nonprofit institutions.[2]
54.0% of Black college students in Fall 2022 were enrolled at private for-profit institutions.[2]
618.4% of Black college students in Fall 2022 were enrolled part time.[3]
781.6% of Black college students in Fall 2022 were enrolled full time.[3]
87.8% of all men in postsecondary enrollment identified as Black in Fall 2022 (degree-granting institutions).[4]
92.32 million Black students were enrolled in Fall 2015 (NCES Digest table).[5]
101.10 million Black male students were enrolled in Fall 2015 (NCES Digest by gender/race).[6]
112.55 million Black students were enrolled in Fall 2019 (NCES Digest table).[7]
121.24 million Black male students were enrolled in Fall 2019 (NCES Digest by gender/race).[8]
13In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 47.4% of total Black enrollment by gender (Black male share of Black total).[1]
14In Fall 2022, White male enrollment was 9.2 million (degree-granting postsecondary students).[1]
15In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 1.11 million while Black female enrollment was 1.06 million.[1]
16In Fall 2022, Hispanic male enrollment was 1.17 million (degree-granting institutions).[1]
17In Fall 2022, Asian male enrollment was 1.47 million (degree-granting institutions).[1]
18In Fall 2022, American Indian/Alaska Native male enrollment was 0.08 million (degree-granting institutions).[1]
19In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at public 4-year institutions was 0.46 million.[2]
20In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at public 2-year institutions was 0.29 million.[2]
21In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at private nonprofit institutions was 0.33 million.[2]
22In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at private for-profit institutions was 0.05 million.[2]
23In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 0.32 million at degree-granting institutions that were classified as research universities (IPEDS Carnegie classification distribution).[9]
24In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 0.21 million at doctoral/professional institutions (IPEDS Carnegie classification).[9]
25In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 0.26 million at master’s colleges and universities (IPEDS Carnegie classification).[9]
26In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 0.16 million at baccalaureate colleges (IPEDS Carnegie classification).[9]
27In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 0.13 million at associate’s colleges (IPEDS Carnegie classification).[9]
28In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at special-focus institutions was 0.02 million.[9]
29In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at tribal colleges was 0.01 million.[9]
30In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at Hispanic-serving institutions was 0.17 million.[10]
31In Fall 2022, Black male enrollment at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) was 0.22 million.[11]
32In Fall 2022, HBCU enrollment included 0.44 million total Black students across all genders.[11]
33In Fall 2022, Black male students made up 51.0% of undergraduate enrollment at HBCUs.[11]
34Black male enrollment in undergraduate programs in Fall 2022 was 1.04 million (IPEDs/NCES).[1]
35Black male enrollment in graduate programs in Fall 2022 was 0.07 million (IPEDS/NCES).[1]
36Black male undergraduate enrollment increased from 0.95 million (Fall 2018) to 1.04 million (Fall 2022), up by 0.09 million.[1]
37Black male graduate enrollment increased from 0.06 million (Fall 2018) to 0.07 million (Fall 2022), up by 0.01 million.[1]
38In Fall 2022, 54.2% of Black male enrollment was in public 4-year institutions.[2]
39In Fall 2022, 27.6% of Black male enrollment was in public 2-year institutions.[2]
40In Fall 2022, 15.9% of Black male enrollment was in private nonprofit institutions.[2]
41In Fall 2022, 2.3% of Black male enrollment was in private for-profit institutions.[2]
42The total number of Black male undergraduates was 1.10 million in 2020 (NCES/IPEDS enrollment table).[12]
43The total number of Black male graduate students was 0.06 million in 2020 (NCES/IPEDS enrollment table).[12]
44Black male enrollment in public 2-year colleges was 0.33 million in 2020 (NCES/IPEDS enrollment table).[13]
45Black male enrollment in public 4-year colleges was 0.55 million in 2020 (NCES/IPEDS enrollment table).[13]
46Black male enrollment at private nonprofit colleges was 0.18 million in 2020 (NCES/IPEDS enrollment table).[13]
47Black male enrollment at private for-profit colleges was 0.03 million in 2020 (NCES/IPEDS enrollment table).[13]
48In fall 2012, Black male enrollment was 1.06 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[14]
49In fall 2013, Black male enrollment was 1.08 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[15]
50In fall 2014, Black male enrollment was 1.10 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[16]
51In fall 2016, Black male enrollment was 1.16 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[17]
52In fall 2017, Black male enrollment was 1.19 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[18]
53In fall 2018, Black male enrollment was 1.20 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[19]
54In fall 2020, Black male enrollment was 1.12 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[12]
55In fall 2021, Black male enrollment was 1.11 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[20]
56In fall 2022, Black male enrollment was 1.11 million (NCES Digest table by gender/race).[1]
57Black male enrollment fell from 1.24 million (Fall 2019) to 1.12 million (Fall 2020), a decrease of 0.12 million.[12]
58Black male enrollment rose from 1.12 million (Fall 2020) to 1.11 million (Fall 2021), a change of -0.01 million.[20]
59Black male enrollment rose from 1.11 million (Fall 2021) to 1.11 million (Fall 2022), a change of 0.00 million (rounded).[1]
60Black male first-time degree/certificate-seeking students totaled 0.29 million in 2022-23 (IPEDS first-time enrollment indicator by race/sex).[21]
61Black male first-time enrollment declined to 0.25 million in 2020-21 (IPEDS).[22]
62Black male first-time enrollment increased to 0.27 million in 2021-22 (IPEDS).[23]
63Black male first-time enrollment was 0.31 million in 2018-19 (IPEDS).[24]
64Black male first-time enrollment rate was 27.3% in 2018-19 (share enrolling as first-time postsecondary).[25]
65Black male first-time enrollment rate was 26.0% in 2019-20 (pre- and early-pandemic).[26]
66Black male first-time enrollment rate was 23.5% in 2020-21 (pandemic dip).[26]
67Black male first-time enrollment rate was 26.1% in 2021-22 (rebound).[27]
68In 2022, 28% of Black men age 18-24 were enrolled in college (Current Population Survey-based indicator).[28]
69In 2022, 34% of White men age 18-24 were enrolled in college (comparison point).[28]
70In 2022, 40% of Asian men age 18-24 were enrolled in college (comparison point).[28]
71In 2022, 30% of Hispanic men age 18-24 were enrolled in college (comparison point).[28]
72Black men represented 5.6% of all undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2022 (IPEDS/NCES enrollment by race/sex).[29]
73Black women represented 5.3% of all undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2022 (comparison point).[29]
74White men represented 20.4% of all undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2022 (comparison point).[29]
75Hispanic men represented 4.8% of all undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2022 (comparison point).[29]
76Asian men represented 6.5% of all undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2022 (comparison point).[29]
77Black male enrollment at public 2-year institutions represented 27.6% of Black male enrollment in Fall 2022.[2]
78Black male enrollment at HBCUs represented 19.7% of Black male enrollment in Fall 2022.[11]
79Black male enrollment at HBCUs in Fall 2021 was 0.21 million.[30]
80Black male enrollment at HBCUs increased by about 0.01 million from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022.[11]
81Among Black undergraduate students in 2021-22, 38% were enrolled in public 2-year colleges.[31]
82Among Black undergraduate students in 2021-22, 44% were enrolled in public 4-year colleges.[31]
83Among Black undergraduate students in 2021-22, 16% were enrolled in private nonprofit colleges.[31]
84Among Black undergraduate students in 2021-22, 2% were enrolled in private for-profit colleges.[31]