Dallas City Wire

Hispanic students were the most represented ethnicity among students at Dallas County universities in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Of the 111,920 students attending institutions in the county at the time, 37% were Hispanic. This is a decrease of 2.5% in enrollment numbers, compared to the previous year.

White students comprised the second largest ethnic group in the county, followed by Black or African American students.

Countywide, the number of undergraduates attending the 42 universities in the county during the 2022-23 school year fell by 4.2%. Dallas College reported the largest student body, with 64,156 students.

Graduation rates reveal a significant achievement gap among different ethnicities. While white students graduate at a rate of 62.1%, Black and Hispanic students graduate at a rate of around 40%.

Ethnic Group	% of Total Student Body
Hispanic	37%
White	22.1%
Black or African American	16.3%
Asian	12.4%
U.S. nonresident	4.9%
Unknown	3.5%
Multiracial	2.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0.1%