A larger Hispanic population and better high school graduation rates boosted college enrollment . The study also found that the number of students who graduated from four-year colleges increased by about 1 percentage point between 2000 and 2010. Although the enrollment of white students decreased to 7.7 million , the study showed , whites still make up the vast majority of college students . No Child Left Behind credited with helping Hispanic gains , advocacy group says .
A larger Hispanic population and better high school graduation rates boosted college enrollment . The study also found that the number of students who graduated from four-year colleges increased by about 1 percentage point between 2000 and 2010. No Child Left Behind credited with helping Hispanic gains , advocacy group says .