| TABLE 305. FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENTS IN DENTAL SCHOOLS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, ACADEMIC YEARS: 1980-81 TO 2000-01 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR |
TOTAL |
TOTAL
MINORITIES |
UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES 1,2/ |
BLACK |
HISPANIC
1/ |
AMERICAN INDIAN |
ASIAN |
WHITE/ OTHER |
|
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
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| 1980-81 | 6,030 | 838 | 521 | 8.6 | 283 | 226 | 12 | 317 | 5,192 |
| 1981-82 | 5,855 | 942 | 569 | 9.7 | 299 | 249 | 21 | 373 | 4,913 |
| 1982-83 | 5,498 | 944 | 557 | 10.1 | 289 | 252 | 16 | 387 | 4,610 |
| 1983-84 | 5,274 | 940 | 534 | 10.1 | 276 | 239 | 19 | 406 | 4,334 |
| 1984-85 | 5,047 | 1,045 | 580 | 11.5 | 299 | 264 | 17 | 465 | 4,002 |
| 1985-86 | 4,843 | 1,105 | 609 | 12.6 | 281 | 312 | 16 | 496 | 3,738 |
| 1986-87 | 4,554 | 1,110 | 611 | 13.4 | 286 | 316 | 9 | 499 | 3,444 |
| 1987-88 | 4,370 | 1,294 | 658 | 15.1 | 280 | 358 | 20 | 636 | 3,076 |
| 1988-89 | 4,196 | 1,306 | 625 | 14.9 | 288 | 316 | 21 | 681 | 2,890 |
| 1989-90 | 3,979 | 1,210 | 562 | 14.1 | 263 | 284 | 15 | 648 | 2,769 |
| 1990-91 | 4,001 | 1,196 | 555 | 13.9 | 265 | 280 | 10 | 641 | 2,805 |
| 1991-92 | 4,047 | 1,255 | 540 | 13.3 | 255 | 274 | 11 | 715 | 2,792 |
| 1992-93 | 4,072 | 1,234 | 502 | 12.3 | 277 | 209 | 16 | 732 | 2,838 |
| 1993-94 | 4,100 | 1,321 | 499 | 12.2 | 265 | 218 | 16 | 822 | 2,779 |
| 1994-95 | 4,121 | 1,363 | 479 | 11.6 | 267 | 192 | 20 | 884 | 2,758 |
| 1995-96 | 4,237 | 1,497 | 484 | 11.4 | 252 | 206 | 26 | 1,013 | 2,740 |
| 1996-97 | 4,255 | 1,467 | 473 | 11.1 | 243 | 207 | 23 | 994 | 2,788 |
| 1997-98 | 4,347 | 1,528 | 462 | 10.6 | 227 | 197 | 38 | 1,066 | 2,819 |
| 1998-99 | 4,268 | 1,465 | 418 | 9.8 | 189 | 211 | 18 | 1,047 | 2,803 |
| 1999-2000 | 4,314 | 1,470 | 443 | 10.3 | 200 | 220 | 23 | 1,027 | 2,844 |
| 2000-01 | 4,327 | 1,444 | 490 | 11.3 | 223 | 237 | 30 | 954 | 2,883 |
1/ Includes students from
the University of Puerto Rico.
2/ Includes Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans.
SOURCE: American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates, Vol 1. Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual reports.