Race Definition
American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America
(including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation
or community attachment.
Asian
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast
Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India,
Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or
other Pacific Islands.
White
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East,
or North Africa.
This information is taken from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/definitions.asp.