Government and public statistics
Fast Facts: Students with disabilities (60)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), US Department of Education, n.d.
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- What it is
- The NCES fact sheet on how many postsecondary students report a disability, using the 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study data.
- How much weight it carries
- Federal statistics from a national survey. Students self-report disability, so the figure is a floor; NCES notes its own definition of disability.
Facts taken from this source
- In 2019-20, about 11 percent of US postbaccalaureate students reported having a disability.
“and 11 percent of postbaccalaureate students reported having a disability” (Response to the question about postsecondary students)
- In 2019-20, about 21 percent of US undergraduates reported having a disability.
“In 2019–20, some 21 percent of undergraduates and 11 percent of postbaccalaureate students reported having a disability” (Response to the question about postsecondary students)