Diversity Demographics United States and University of Washington Compiled by UW Department of Anthropology Diversity Committee

RaceNumber Percentage of U.S. population Americans308,745, % White or Europe an American 223,553, % Black or African American 38,929, % Asian14,674, % American Indian or Alaska Native 2,932, % Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 540, % Some other race19,107, % Two or more races 9,009, % EthnicityNumber Percentage of U.S. population Not Hispanic nor Latino258,267, % Non-Hispanic White or European American 196,817, % Non-Hispanic Black or African American 37,685, % Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 2,247, % Non-Hispanic Asian14,465, % Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 481, % Non-Hispanic Some Other Race 604, % Non-Hispanic Two or more races 5,966, % EthnicityNumber Percentage of U.S. population Hispanic or Latino50,477, % White or European American Hispanic26,735, % Black or African American Hispanic1,243, % American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanic685, % Asian Hispanic209, % Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Hispanic 58, % Some Other Race Hispanic18,503, % Two or more races Hispanic3,042, % Source: US Census BureauUS Census Bureau U.S. population by race and ethnicity in 2010 Note: The first table decomposes the American population by race. The other two tables decompose the population by ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino versus not Hispanic or Latino) and race.

The 2012 UW freshman class of approximately 6,050 will include approximately:  709 historically underrepresented students or 11.7% (compared to 12.4% last year).  With the addition of Asian-American students (approximately 1,777), the student of color proportion of the freshman class will be 40.5%.  About 28% appear to be the first in their families who would attain a 4-yr degree.  Roughly 20% appear to be from low-income families. Source: UW Undergraduate Admissions Office, October 2012 UW 2012 Freshman Class

UW Graduate Students 2012 Source: UW Graduate School Computing and Information Resources

UW Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty, Fall 2011 Source: UW Office of Planning and Budget

UW Seattle Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty 2011 % Women by Rank Source: UW Office of Planning and Budget

UW Seattle Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty 2011 % Women in each college within UW

Employees in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and primary occupation: Fall 2009 Primary occupationTotal 1 WhiteBlack Hispani c Asian/Pacifi c Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Total, all institutions3,723,419 2,586,09 8 (69%) 366,324 10% 220,794 (6%) 208,842 (6%) 21,994 (0.6%) Professional staff2,782,149 1,983,92 1 (71%) 207,335 (7.4%) 123,718 (4.4%) 169,582 (3.3%) 14,415 (0.5%) Executive/administrative/manager ial 230, ,459 (80%) 21,828 (9%) 11,486 (5%) 7,782 (3.3%) 1,288 (0.5%) Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 1,439,144 1,078,39 2 (75%)* 95,095 (6.6%) 57,811 (4%) 86,308 (6%) 7,074 (0.47%) Graduate assistants342, ,127 (50%) 13,511 (4%) 12,436 (3%) 23,891 (7%) 1,595 (0.4%) Other professional770, ,943 (71%) 76,901 (10%) 41,985 (5%) 51,601 (7%) 4,458 (0.6%) Nonprofessional staff941,270602,177 (64%) 158,989 (17%) 97,076 (10%) 39,260 (4%) 7,579 (0.8%) 1 Total includes figures for non-resident alien and persons whose race/ethnicity is unknown. *42 percent of White faculty were male and 37 percent were female. NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011). Digest of Education Statistics, 2010 (NCES ),Table 256.Table 256

Comparing ethnic distributions in the degree earning institutions and the US population, 2009 Ethnicity% US Population 1 % Professional Staff at degree granting institutions 2 % Difference White72.4% (223,553,265 ) 71% (1,983,321)0.01% Black or African American 12.6% (38,929,319) 7.4% (702,335)41.2% Hispanic16.4% (50,477,594) 4.4% (123,718)73.2% Asian/Pacific Islander 5.0% (15,214,265) 3.3% (169,582)34.0% American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9% (2,932,248) 0.5% (14,415)44.4% 1 These data come from the US Census Bureau (see first slide above) 2 These data come from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2011) (slide #7 above)