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  Gap between White and
  Total1 White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Nonresident alien Black Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native
1998 entry cohort in 2004 46.9 51.0 30.4 43.4 55.2 28.9 63.6 20.6 7.6 -4.2 22.1
2003 entry cohort in 2009 27.6 34.9 9.1 30.8 47.1 21.5 8.6 25.8 4.1 -12.2 13.4
Change between 2004 and 2009 lower lower lower lower lower lower lower higher lower higher lower
  Total Public Private, not-for-profit Private for-profit
1998 entry cohort in 2004 46.9 54.9 50.6 15.5
2003 entry cohort in 2009 27.6 56.0 48.1 6.6
1 Includes students of unknown race/ethnicity who are not reported separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 and 2008–09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Spring 2005 and Spring 2010.
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↑ Significant increase.
↓ Significant decrease.
↔ No significant change.

— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
# Rounds to zero.
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