Fact · Accessibility and health
21percent of undergraduates
In 2019-20, about 21 percent of US undergraduates reported having a disability.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“In 2019–20, some 21 percent of undergraduates and 11 percent of postbaccalaureate students reported having a disability”
Fast Facts: Students with disabilities (60), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), US Department of Education, n.d., Response to the question about postsecondary students.
Open the original- What it measures
- The figures come from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. Students report their own disability status.
- What it does not show
- This is a self-reported share from one survey year, so it counts only students who chose to report a disability.