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.
October 28, 2014
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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