Definitions:
American Indian or Alaska Native (NH) Variable combines both old and new race/ethnicity categories of American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian or Alaska Native (new definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment. American Indian or Alaska Native (old definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. (Source: IPEDS)
Asian/Pacific Islanders (NH) Variable combines new race/ethnicity categories Asian and Native Hawaiian with the old race/ethnicity category of Asian or Pacific Islander. Asian (new definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (new definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. Asian/Pacific Islander (old definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and Pacific Islands. This includes people from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, American Samoa, India, and Vietnam. (Source: IPEDS)
Black (NH) Variable combines the new race/ethnicity category Black or African American and the old race/ethnicity category Black non-Hispanic. Black or African American (new definition) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Black, non-Hispanic (old definition) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin). (Source: IPEDS)
Hispanic or Latino/Hispanic Variable combines the new race/ethnicity category Hispanic or Latino and the old race/ethnicity category Hispanic. Hispanic or Latino (new definition) - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Hispanic (old definition) - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. (Source: IPEDS)
White(NH) Variable combines the new race/ethnicity category White and old race/ethnicity category White, non-Hispanic. White (new definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. White, non-Hispanic (old definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin).
Multi-Racial (NH) - Category used by institutions to report persons who selected more than one race. (Source: IPEDS) For SCHEV's reporting, this includes only students that select two or more races and did not select "Hispanic or Latino".
Unknown/UnReported - This category is used ONLY if the student did not select a racial/ethnic designation, AND the postsecondary institution finds it impossible to place the student in one of the aforementioned racial/ethnic categories during established enrollment procedures or in any post-enrollment identification or verification process. (Source: IPEDS)