Ethnicity

Ethnicity is a derived field following reporting guidelines determined by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Race/Ethnicity reporting categories are derived from citizenship status, Hispanic/Latino status and self reported race at time of application (see business rules and logical transformations below for additional detail) . Note: The CSU Race/Ethnicity Reporting Category is an additional variable from the CSU admission application, however, is not used for reporting purposes in ASIR Dashboards or reports.

Examples

SDSU Race/Ethnicity Reporting Category	IPEDS Race/Ethnicity Reporting Category	EthnicR (Self Service Report Builder)
American Indian	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Native American
African American	Black or African American	African American
Hispanic	Hispanic/Latino	Two Options: 1. Mexican American 2. Other Hispanic, Latino
Asian	Asian	Two Options: 1. Asian 2. SE Asian
Filipino	Asian	Filipino
Pacific Islander	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian
White	White	White
Other/Not Stated	Unknown	Other, Not Stated
International	Nonresident	International
Multiple Ethnicities	Two or More Races	Multiple Ethnicities, Non-Hispanic

Business Rules

Institutions MUST give students and staff the opportunity to self-report their race and ethnicity. Students and staff do NOT have to respond. Institutions MUST use a 2-part question to collect these data. The first part of the question collects ethnicity, and the second part of the question collects race.

The questions must be presented in this order:

1. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

2. Select one or more of the following races:

• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African American
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
• White

Students and staff MUST always be shown both parts of the question, regardless of their answer to either part. In the second part of the question, the wording MUST read “…one or more…” instead of alternatives such as “all that apply.”

Institutions may NOT present the following choices (or any variations thereof) to students and staff:

• Unknown
• Refuse or decline to respond.
• None of the above
• Other
• Nonresident alien

Institutions MAY collect subcategories of the 6 race and ethnicity categories presented in the example 2-part question above. Institutions are NOT required to resurvey continuing students and existing staff, but this is encouraged.

Logical Transformation/Calculation

Derived from Citizenship Code, Hispanic/Latino Status Code, Multiple Race Category Code, IPEDS Race/Ethnicity Reporting Category Code, and Race / Ethnicity.

If the individual self identifies as...	Report to IPEDS as...
Hispanic only, or Hispanic and any race category	Hispanic
Not Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native only	American Indian or Alaska Native
Not Hispanic; Asian only	Asian
Not Hispanic; Black or African American only	Black of African American
Not Hispanic; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Not Hispanic; White only	White
Not Hispanic; more than one race category	Two or more races

If the individual...	Report to IPEDS as...
Refuses to respond to both questions	Unknown race and ethnicity
Responds No to the Hispanic question, but does not respond to the race question	Unknown race and ethnicity
Responds to the race question, but does not respond to the Hispanic question	Report race as outlined above, as if individual self-identified as non-Hispanic
Is a nonresident alien according to the visa and citizenship information on record at the institution	Nonresident alien

Where Data Element Appears

ASIR Tableau Server Dashboards: Academic Program Review Dashboard Academic Program Review Supplement Dashboard Academic Progress Dashboard Admissions Competitors Dashboard Admissions Dashboard Cohort Analysis Report Builder Dashboard Cohort Analysis Report Buider Dashboard - Imperial Valley Continuation Dashboard Course Enrollment Dashboard Course Outcomes Dashboard Degrees Dashboard Enrollment - New Students Dashboard Graduation Rates Dashboard Populations of Interest Exploration Dashboard Self Service Report Builder Dashboard Total Student Enrollment Dashboard

ASIR Public Student Data Dashboards & Reports: Admission Data Data Profiles Degrees Data Enrollment Data Graduation & Progress Data

See Also

• Country of Citizenship
• Hispanic Status
• International
• IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)
• Underrepresented Minority (URM)