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Asian StudentsRace and Ethnicity in Higher Education Spotlight
The representation of Asians among undergraduate and graduate students remained relatively unchanged between 1995–96 and 2015–16. As a group, Asian students exhibited some of the highest persistence and completion rates of all racial and ethnic groups. Considering educational and employment outcomes, Asian adults had the highest levels of educational attainment and median annual earnings of any racial or ethnic group in the United States. This infographic highlights data from Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education: A Status Report to provide an overview of the educational journeys of Asian students enrolled in postsecondary education.
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U.S. Population & Educational Attainment*
Asians Total U.S. population
Asians represented 5.7% of the total U.S. population.
Total U.S.population
Asians
44.4%
61.8%
Attainment of Associate Degree or Higher (Adults Ages 25 and Older)
Asian Students
*2017
Nearly 62% of Asian adults had attained an
associate degree or higher.
5.7% of all undergraduate
students were Asian.
Undergraduate Enrollment Across Sectors1
45.3% of Asian undergraduates were enrolled in public
two-year institutions, similar to the share of undergraduates overall (45.9%).
*2015–16
Undergraduate Enrollment*
1. Institutions were categorized into sectors based upon control of the institution and the length of the predominant award granted.
All undergraduates
Asian undergraduates
0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
31.2% 14.8% 45.9% 8.0%
35.8% 13.6% 45.3% 5.3%
Public Four-Year Private Nonpro�t Four-Year Public Two-Year For-Pro�t
43.5% 56.5%
Asian undergraduates
Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender
48.0% 52.0%
All undergraduates
Asian Students
40.7% 59.3%
Asian graduate students
Graduate Enrollment by Gender
42.6% 57.4%
All graduate students
57% of Asian graduate students were women.
*2015–16
Graduate Enrollment*
6.3% of all graduate students were Asian.
Graduate Enrollment Across Sectors
All graduate students
Asian graduate students
0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
46.7% 43.0% 10.3%
46.4% 46.5% 7.1%
Public Four-Year Private Nonpro�t Four-Year For-Pro�t
Asian Students
Undergraduate Completion*
Undergraduate Completions by Award Level
*2016
Graduate Completion*
Asian students earned
63.7%
of Asian undergraduate students completed bachelor’s degrees, nearly 10 percentage points higher than that of all undergraduates (54.3%).
All undergraduates
Asian undergraduates
0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
18.5% 27.2% 54.3%
13.3% 23.0% 63.7%
Certi�cates Associate Degrees Bachelor's Degrees
5.2% of all master’s degrees13.4% of all professional degrees5.1% of all doctoral degrees
Asian Students
23.2% of Asian graduate students completed professional degrees, compared with 10.4% of
graduate students overall.
Paying for College*
All undergraduates
Asianundergraduates
70.3%
67.5%
FAFSA Completion Rate
Associate DegreeRecipients
Bachelor's DegreeRecipients
Master’s DegreeRecipients
Professional DegreeRecipients
48.0%
29.6%
68.9%
58.7%
56.4%
50.1%
78.3%
65.6%
All students Asian students
Percent Who Borrowed
39.1% of Asian undergraduate students were from families with an expected family contribution of $0, the same percentage as undergraduates overall.
*2015–16
Associate DegreeRecipients
Bachelor's DegreeRecipients
Master’s DegreeRecipients
Professional DegreeRecipients
$18,501
$17,459
$29,669
$25,510
$43,354
$59,824
$149,356
$153,372
All students Asian students
Average Amount Borrowed
Among undergraduate degree recipients, Asian students were LESS likely to borrow and borrowed LESS than undergraduate students overall.
Asian Students
High School Graduate or Equivalent
Some College but No Degree
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Professional Degree
Doctoral Degree
All Education Levels
$29,100
$25,089
$34,430
$32,442
$39,493
$37,308
$52,000
$57,495
$64,809
$81,104
$95,000
$101,380
$84,049
$92,735
$37,094
$44,307
All adults Asian adults
Median Annual Earnings for Adults Ages 25 and Older
The median annual earnings for Asians were higher than the national median for all adults across nearly all levels of postsecondary attainment.
*2016
Asian Students
Median Annual Earnings*
Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education Spotlight
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