40 Years of Race & Ethnicity at UMD

The graph below shows the demographic breakdown by race and ethnicity of undergraduates at the University of Maryland — College Park from 1975 – 2016, for the fall semester of that year.

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WhiteUnknownBlackForeignAsianHispanicAmerican IndianTwo or moreNative Hawaiian1975 — White: 76.85%1976 — White: 77.73%1977 — White: 78.08%1978 — White: 76.93%1979 — White: 76.10%1980 — White: 77.88%1981 — White: 81.00%1982 — White: 80.58%1983 — White: 80.07%1984 — White: 78.58%1985 — White: 78.52%1986 — White: 77.90%1987 — White: 76.85%1988 — White: 75.74%1989 — White: 74.03%1990 — White: 72.12%1991 — White: 70.32%1992 — White: 68.62%1993 — White: 65.76%1994 — White: 64.19%1995 — White: 62.98%1996 — White: 61.73%1997 — White: 60.30%1998 — White: 59.75%1999 — White: 59.58%2000 — White: 59.24%2001 — White: 59.38%2002 — White: 59.57%2003 — White: 59.05%2004 — White: 58.15%2005 — White: 56.76%2006 — White: 56.09%2007 — White: 56.53%2008 — White: 57.00%2009 — White: 57.92%2010 — White: 57.45%2011 — White: 56.12%2012 — White: 55.33%2013 — White: 53.36%2014 — White: 52.06%2015 — White: 51.65%2016 — White: 50.31%1975 — Unknown: 10.41%1976 — Unknown: 9.02%1977 — Unknown: 7.88%1978 — Unknown: 8.18%1979 — Unknown: 7.84%1980 — Unknown: 6.79%1981 — Unknown: 2.25%1982 — Unknown: 2.04%1983 — Unknown: 0.96%1984 — Unknown: 1.22%1985 — Unknown: 0.66%1986 — Unknown: 0.43%1987 — Unknown: 0.31%1988 — Unknown: 0.30%1989 — Unknown: 0.38%1990 — Unknown: 0.36%1991 — Unknown: 0.54%1992 — Unknown: 0.66%1993 — Unknown: 1.02%1994 — Unknown: 1.53%1995 — Unknown: 1.69%1996 — Unknown: 2.31%1997 — Unknown: 3.22%1998 — Unknown: 3.92%1999 — Unknown: 4.41%2000 — Unknown: 4.85%2001 — Unknown: 5.55%2002 — Unknown: 5.92%2003 — Unknown: 6.66%2004 — Unknown: 7.79%2005 — Unknown: 8.78%2006 — Unknown: 8.46%2007 — Unknown: 7.89%2008 — Unknown: 7.06%2009 — Unknown: 5.74%2010 — Unknown: 3.19%2011 — Unknown: 3.35%2012 — Unknown: 3.25%2013 — Unknown: 2.94%2014 — Unknown: 2.15%2015 — Unknown: 1.70%2016 — Unknown: 1.70%1975 — Black: 6.64%1976 — Black: 7.12%1977 — Black: 7.46%1978 — Black: 7.36%1979 — Black: 7.39%1980 — Black: 7.61%1981 — Black: 7.81%1982 — Black: 7.71%1983 — Black: 8.04%1984 — Black: 8.44%1985 — Black: 8.62%1986 — Black: 8.88%1987 — Black: 9.26%1988 — Black: 9.68%1989 — Black: 10.24%1990 — Black: 10.89%1991 — Black: 11.12%1992 — Black: 11.11%1993 — Black: 11.89%1994 — Black: 12.33%1995 — Black: 13.20%1996 — Black: 13.87%1997 — Black: 14.50%1998 — Black: 14.24%1999 — Black: 14.20%2000 — Black: 13.81%2001 — Black: 13.09%2002 — Black: 12.39%2003 — Black: 12.30%2004 — Black: 12.12%2005 — Black: 12.51%2006 — Black: 12.94%2007 — Black: 13.03%2008 — Black: 13.11%2009 — Black: 12.43%2010 — Black: 11.87%2011 — Black: 12.14%2012 — Black: 12.13%2013 — Black: 12.48%2014 — Black: 12.74%2015 — Black: 12.75%2016 — Black: 12.89%1975 — Foreign: 2.78%1976 — Foreign: 3.01%1977 — Foreign: 3.72%1978 — Foreign: 4.62%1979 — Foreign: 5.51%1980 — Foreign: 1.88%1981 — Foreign: 2.07%1982 — Foreign: 2.14%1983 — Foreign: 2.27%1984 — Foreign: 2.38%1985 — Foreign: 2.34%1986 — Foreign: 2.42%1987 — Foreign: 2.42%1988 — Foreign: 2.58%1989 — Foreign: 2.56%1990 — Foreign: 2.55%1991 — Foreign: 2.67%1992 — Foreign: 2.89%1993 — Foreign: 3.53%1994 — Foreign: 3.37%1995 — Foreign: 3.29%1996 — Foreign: 3.29%1997 — Foreign: 3.34%1998 — Foreign: 3.09%1999 — Foreign: 2.90%2000 — Foreign: 3.06%2001 — Foreign: 2.86%2002 — Foreign: 2.81%2003 — Foreign: 2.43%2004 — Foreign: 2.39%2005 — Foreign: 2.23%2006 — Foreign: 2.28%2007 — Foreign: 2.21%2008 — Foreign: 2.07%2009 — Foreign: 2.25%2010 — Foreign: 2.35%2011 — Foreign: 2.71%2012 — Foreign: 3.01%2013 — Foreign: 3.22%2014 — Foreign: 3.78%2015 — Foreign: 4.08%2016 — Foreign: 4.60%1975 — Asian: 1.21%1976 — Asian: 1.36%1977 — Asian: 1.39%1978 — Asian: 1.49%1979 — Asian: 1.64%1980 — Asian: 3.62%1981 — Asian: 4.51%1982 — Asian: 4.98%1983 — Asian: 5.84%1984 — Asian: 6.67%1985 — Asian: 7.25%1986 — Asian: 7.63%1987 — Asian: 8.30%1988 — Asian: 8.68%1989 — Asian: 9.44%1990 — Asian: 10.41%1991 — Asian: 11.43%1992 — Asian: 12.80%1993 — Asian: 13.68%1994 — Asian: 14.44%1995 — Asian: 14.35%1996 — Asian: 14.05%1997 — Asian: 13.76%1998 — Asian: 13.86%1999 — Asian: 13.58%2000 — Asian: 13.76%2001 — Asian: 13.79%2002 — Asian: 13.76%2003 — Asian: 13.76%2004 — Asian: 13.71%2005 — Asian: 13.67%2006 — Asian: 14.10%2007 — Asian: 14.10%2008 — Asian: 14.57%2009 — Asian: 15.22%2010 — Asian: 14.90%2011 — Asian: 14.83%2012 — Asian: 14.91%2013 — Asian: 15.44%2014 — Asian: 15.89%2015 — Asian: 16.22%2016 — Asian: 16.35%1975 — Hispanic: 0.94%1976 — Hispanic: 0.95%1977 — Hispanic: 0.95%1978 — Hispanic: 1.07%1979 — Hispanic: 1.15%1980 — Hispanic: 1.83%1981 — Hispanic: 2.01%1982 — Hispanic: 2.16%1983 — Hispanic: 2.39%1984 — Hispanic: 2.32%1985 — Hispanic: 2.29%1986 — Hispanic: 2.42%1987 — Hispanic: 2.54%1988 — Hispanic: 2.76%1989 — Hispanic: 3.08%1990 — Hispanic: 3.39%1991 — Hispanic: 3.61%1992 — Hispanic: 3.62%1993 — Hispanic: 3.83%1994 — Hispanic: 3.90%1995 — Hispanic: 4.21%1996 — Hispanic: 4.50%1997 — Hispanic: 4.63%1998 — Hispanic: 4.92%1999 — Hispanic: 5.06%2000 — Hispanic: 5.01%2001 — Hispanic: 5.08%2002 — Hispanic: 5.28%2003 — Hispanic: 5.50%2004 — Hispanic: 5.53%2005 — Hispanic: 5.69%2006 — Hispanic: 5.74%2007 — Hispanic: 5.87%2008 — Hispanic: 5.88%2009 — Hispanic: 6.17%2010 — Hispanic: 7.16%2011 — Hispanic: 7.54%2012 — Hispanic: 7.92%2013 — Hispanic: 8.76%2014 — Hispanic: 9.20%2015 — Hispanic: 9.34%2016 — Hispanic: 9.75%1975 — American Indian: 1.18%1976 — American Indian: 0.80%1977 — American Indian: 0.51%1978 — American Indian: 0.35%1979 — American Indian: 0.37%1980 — American Indian: 0.39%1981 — American Indian: 0.34%1982 — American Indian: 0.40%1983 — American Indian: 0.43%1984 — American Indian: 0.39%1985 — American Indian: 0.32%1986 — American Indian: 0.31%1987 — American Indian: 0.32%1988 — American Indian: 0.25%1989 — American Indian: 0.28%1990 — American Indian: 0.29%1991 — American Indian: 0.31%1992 — American Indian: 0.31%1993 — American Indian: 0.30%1994 — American Indian: 0.25%1995 — American Indian: 0.28%1996 — American Indian: 0.24%1997 — American Indian: 0.25%1998 — American Indian: 0.24%1999 — American Indian: 0.28%2000 — American Indian: 0.27%2001 — American Indian: 0.25%2002 — American Indian: 0.27%2003 — American Indian: 0.29%2004 — American Indian: 0.30%2005 — American Indian: 0.37%2006 — American Indian: 0.39%2007 — American Indian: 0.38%2008 — American Indian: 0.31%2009 — American Indian: 0.27%2010 — American Indian: 0.17%2011 — American Indian: 0.15%2012 — American Indian: 0.13%2013 — American Indian: 0.12%2014 — American Indian: 0.13%2015 — American Indian: 0.13%2016 — American Indian: 0.11%1975 — Two or more: 0.00%1976 — Two or more: 0.00%1977 — Two or more: 0.00%1978 — Two or more: 0.00%1979 — Two or more: 0.00%1980 — Two or more: 0.00%1981 — Two or more: 0.00%1982 — Two or more: 0.00%1983 — Two or more: 0.00%1984 — Two or more: 0.00%1985 — Two or more: 0.00%1986 — Two or more: 0.00%1987 — Two or more: 0.00%1988 — Two or more: 0.00%1989 — Two or more: 0.00%1990 — Two or more: 0.00%1991 — Two or more: 0.00%1992 — Two or more: 0.00%1993 — Two or more: 0.00%1994 — Two or more: 0.00%1995 — Two or more: 0.00%1996 — Two or more: 0.00%1997 — Two or more: 0.00%1998 — Two or more: 0.00%1999 — Two or more: 0.00%2000 — Two or more: 0.00%2001 — Two or more: 0.00%2002 — Two or more: 0.00%2003 — Two or more: 0.00%2004 — Two or more: 0.00%2005 — Two or more: 0.00%2006 — Two or more: 0.00%2007 — Two or more: 0.00%2008 — Two or more: 0.00%2009 — Two or more: 0.00%2010 — Two or more: 2.77%2011 — Two or more: 3.03%2012 — Two or more: 3.21%2013 — Two or more: 3.59%2014 — Two or more: 3.97%2015 — Two or more: 4.06%2016 — Two or more: 4.23%1975 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1976 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1977 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1978 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1979 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1980 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1981 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1982 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1983 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1984 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1985 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1986 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1987 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1988 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1989 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1990 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1991 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1992 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1993 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1994 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1995 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1996 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1997 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1998 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%1999 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2000 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2001 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2002 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2003 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2004 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2005 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2006 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2007 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2008 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2009 — Native Hawaiian: 0.00%2010 — Native Hawaiian: 0.14%2011 — Native Hawaiian: 0.13%2012 — Native Hawaiian: 0.10%2013 — Native Hawaiian: 0.08%2014 — Native Hawaiian: 0.08%2015 — Native Hawaiian: 0.07%2016 — Native Hawaiian: 0.07%0%20%40%60%80%100%% of Undergraduate Population197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Year

The groups "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" and "Two or more" were not tracked until 2010.

The full name of "Black" is "Black or African American". The full name of "American Indian" is "American Indian or Alaska Native". The full name of "Native Hawaiian" is "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander". These names are shortened on the key.

Data is not guaranteed to be correct. Data is from UMD Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment.