2012-2013 Fact Book - Ferris State University

COMPARATIVE FALL ENROLLMENT BY RACE/ETHNIC ORIGIN
DIFFERENCE
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE 104 1% 76 1% -28
ASIAN 225 2% 247 2% 22
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 909 6% 955 7% 46
HISPANIC OR LATINO 423 3% 452 3% 29
INTERNATIONAL 226 2% 322 2% 96
NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 5 0% 7 0% 2
TWO OR MORE RACES 243 2% 327 2% 84
WHITE 11,518 79% 11,390 78% -128
UNREPORTED 907 6% 757 5% -150
TOTAL 14,560 14,533 -27
The following definitions are used in determining racial/ethnic designations.
American Indian or Alaska Native:
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who
maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian:
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent
including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
Vietnam.
Black or African American:
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic or Latino:
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of
race.
International:
A person who is not a citizen of the United States, and who is in this country on a temporary basis and does not have a
right to remain indefinitely.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Island.
White:
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Source: Office of Institutional Research and Testing
2011
TOTAL
2012
TOTAL
ENROLLMENT
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