UT Freshman Class First With Majority of Minority Students

This year's incoming freshmen make up the first class enrolled in UT's history with fewer white students than minority students, according to a report from the University of Texas Office of Information Management and Analysis.

The number of this year's incoming students self-identifying as "white" on admissions forms was 47.6 percent. Last year, 51.1 percent of students identified as such. The total enrollment of the school is 52.1 percent white at this time.

The Texas Tribune has a breakdown of enrollment figures based on demographics, comparing 2009 enrollment to this year's numbers.

Officials say that UT's enrollment is a reflection of the changing demographic makeup of Texas. Based on 2009 census estimates, 46.7 percent of Texans self-identify as white, non-Hispanic.