| Awards Conferred by Ethnicity - All NSHE Institutions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 132 | 119 | 133 | 140 | 105 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 96 |
| Asian | 1,210 | 1,231 | 1,168 | 1,251 | 1,523 | 1,396 | 1,565 | 1,659 | ||
| Black | 571 | 639 | 635 | 638 | 642 | 656 | 795 | 809 | 846 | 903 |
| Hispanic | 1,242 | 1,543 | 1,780 | 1,771 | 2,031 | 2,344 | 2,665 | 3,138 | 3,566 | 3,912 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1,139 | 1,203 | 203 | 157 | 151 | 157 | 134 | 130 | 152 | 133 |
| Two Ethnicities or More | 134 | 317 | 421 | 511 | 567 | 600 | 749 | 832 | 1,017 | 1,118 |
| Minorities Total | 3,218 | 3,821 | 4,382 | 4,448 | 4,664 | 5,124 | 5,981 | 6,418 | 7,256 | 7,821 |
| White | 7,171 | 7,663 | 7,951 | 8,134 | 7,932 | 7,951 | 8,273 | 8,410 | 8,412 | 8,238 |
| Non-Resident Alien | 633 | 619 | 647 | 604 | 753 | 824 | 590 | 667 | 520 | 570 |
| Unknown | 937 | 332 | 420 | 285 | 498 | 395 | 380 | 370 | 426 | 452 |
| Total | 11,959 | 12,435 | 13,400 | 13,471 | 13,847 | 14,294 | 15,224 | 15,865 | 16,614 | 17,081 |