Table : TABLE 1.2
Comparing a Sample to the Larger Population
 U.S. 4-Year-College PopulationNSSE Sample
Enrollment Status
Full-time84%89%
Part-time16%14%
Gender
Female56%55%
Male44%45%
Race/Ethnicity
African American/Black13%13%
American Indian/Alaska native1%1%
Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander6%5%
Caucasian/White63%65%
Hispanic12%10%
Othern/a1%
Multiracial/Multiethnic3%3%
International3%2%
Source: Data from NSSE, 2012.