2017 Fact Book

99 Figure 15 and Table 10 show the racial/ethnic composition of the most recent group of graduates. It is worth noting that more than 50 percent of all graduates were minorities. In particular, 59 percent of bachelor’s degree recipients were minorities. Fifty-two percent of graduate and 48 percent of professional degree recipients were minorities. 0% 10% 20% 30% 0% 10% 20% 30% 0% 10% 20% 30% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 40% 40% 40% Figure 15 Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Degrees Awarded July 2015–June 2016 Undergraduate Graduate Total Professional Black Black Hispanic Hispanic NRA NRA Other Minority Other Minority Unknown Unknown White White Percent of Students Percent of Students Percent of Students Percent of Students Race/Ethnicity Undergraduate Graduate Professional Total Black 16.1% 23.1% 6.5% 19.5% Hispanic 33.4% 23.3% 23.2% 25.2% NRA 5.3% 4.3% 6.9% 4.8% Other Minority 9.5% 5.9% 18.7% 8.3% Unknown 3.9% 10.3% 6.5% 8.6% White 31.8% 33.2% 38.2% 33.6%