8 - Undergraduate Students from Under-Represented Racial/Ethnic and Cultural Populations
Undergraduate Students from Under-Represented
Racial/Ethnic Cultural Populations
Year
(Fall)
Black/African
American
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native
2011
58
3
2012
55
3
2013
61
2014
59
2015
2016
Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Multi-Ethnic/
two or more
Islander
Hispanic/
LatinoLatina
38
4
66
43
2
73
0
48
1
1
55
1
76
2
59
0
67
2
64
1
1
Asian
2
Total
Total
International
Percent
International
Students
Total Fall
Enrollment
SUR/ECP
Percent
SUR/ECP
60
229
8.2%
58
2.1%
2805
61
237
8.5%
65
2.3%
2798
85
81
276
10.0%
66
2.4%
2772
100
93
309
11.1%
89
3.2%
2789
115
95
347
12.3%
113
4.0%
2819
119
105
358
12.8%
128
4.6%
2788
races
1
This category respresented "Asian-American or Pacific Islander" prior to 2010.
2
This category was added in 2010 to follow federal reporting.
3
This category represented students who chose "Other" as their ethnic background prior to 2009.
3
4
Students
5
4
SUR/ECP--Students of Under-Represented Racial/Ethnic and Cultural Populations
In 2011, this category was re-aligned to match federal reporting requirements. The category was recoded to only include non-resident aliens (i.e., non-U.S. Citizens on U.S. visas). Prior to 2011 this
category represented non-resident aliens, resident aliens, and dual citizens.
5
Number of Students
Under-Represented Racial/Ethnic Cultural Populations and
International Students
400
375
350
325
300
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Black/African American
American Indian/ Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
Hispanic/ Latino-Latina
Multi-Ethnic/
two or more races
Total SUR/ECP
Total International Students
Source: Institutional Research Office
Messiah College Fact Book 2016-2017
Part I - Undergraduate Level Academic Data
Section A - General Enrollment Statistics