College enrollment by race and ethnicity % of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college
Hispanics are making big inroads in college enrollment. In 2014, 35% of Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were enrolled in a two- or four-year college, up from 22% in 1993 – a 13-percentage-point increase. That amounted to 2.3 million Hispanic college students in 2014. By comparison, college enrollment during this time among blacks (33% in 2014) increased by 8 percentage points, and among whites (42% in 2014) the share increased 5 points. Among Asians, 64% were enrolled in college in 2014, a nearly 9-point increase over 1999 (no data are available for Asians before 1999).
Even though more Hispanics are getting a postsecondary education than ever before, Hispanics still lag other groups in obtaining a four-year degree. As of 2014, among Hispanics ages 25 to 29, just 15% of Hispanics have a bachelor’s degree or higher. By comparison, among the same age group, about 41% of whites have a bachelor’s degree or higher (as do 22% of blacks and 63% of Asians). This gap is due in part to the fact that Hispanics are less likely than some other groups to enroll in a four-year college, attend an academically selective college and enroll full-time.
College enrollment by race and ethnicity  | % of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college  | 80%.  | 70  | 64%  | 60  | Aslans  | 55  | 50  | 42 Whites  | 40 37  | 35 Hispanics  | 30 25  | 33 Blacks  | 20  | 22  | 10  | '93 '95 97 99 01 03 05 '07 09  | Notes: Blacks and Aslans include the Hispanic portions of those groups Whites  | include only non-Hispanics. Hispanics are of any race.  | Source: U.S Census Bureau October Current Population Survey,  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 