Multicultural students join increasing enrollment population

Jessica Darland/Iowa State Daily

Various student organizations describe the purpose and activities of their organizations to the students attending the Jump Start event that Multicultural Student Affairs hosted on Sept. 2 in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

Dakota Carpenter

Multicultural student enrollment has steadily been increasing over the past several years. 

The total number of minority students in 2009 was 2,532, increasing to nearly 4,000 this academic year.

African-American student population:

2009 — 582

2013 — 693

American Indian and Alaskan Native student population

2009 — 52

2013 — 59

Asian student population

2009 — 682

2013 — 759

Hispanic or Latino student population

2009 — 667

2013 — 1,181

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific island student population

2009 — 7

2013 — 27

Two or more races student population

2009 — 145

2013 — 533

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