9-23-96
Contacts:
Tom Thielen, Student Affairs, (515) 294-4420
John Anderson, University Relations, (515) 294-6136
MINORITY, INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT UP AT ISU
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University minority and international student population has increased.
There are 1,703 minority students at Iowa State this fall -- nearly 4 percent more than last fall. The number of students increased in all four ethnic groups included in the minority student category -- American Indians/Alaskan Natives, African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics. Minority students make up 6.8 percent of the student body.
The number of international students is also up 1.7 percent to 2,566 students. International students make up 10.3 percent of the student population.
1995 1996
Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 57 64
African American 665 684
Asian/Pacific Islander 526 553
Hispanic 391 402
Total Minority* 1,639 1,703
% Minority 6.6% 6.8%
(Includes only U.S. citizens, permanent residents,
refugees and asylees.)
International + 2,523 2,566
% International 10.2% 10.3%
Total Univ. 24,673 24,899
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Diana Pounds, University Relations, dpounds@iastate.edu
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