Table 281.

Associate's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976–77 through 2006–07

Year and sex	Number of degrees conferred							Percentage distribution of degrees conferred
	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Non- resident alien	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Non- resident alien
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Total
1976–771	404,956	342,290	33,159	16,636	7,044	2,498	3,329	100.0	84.5	8.2	4.1	1.7	0.6	0.8
1980–812	410,174	339,167	35,330	17,800	8,650	2,584	6,643	100.0	82.7	8.6	4.3	2.1	0.6	1.6
1989–90	455,102	376,816	34,326	21,504	13,066	3,430	5,960	100.0	82.8	7.5	4.7	2.9	0.8	1.3
1990–91	481,720	391,264	38,835	25,540	15,257	3,871	6,953	100.0	81.2	8.1	5.3	3.2	0.8	1.4
1992–93	514,756	411,435	42,886	30,283	16,763	4,408	8,981	100.0	79.9	8.3	5.9	3.3	0.9	1.7
1993–94	530,632	419,694	45,523	32,118	18,444	4,876	9,977	100.0	79.1	8.6	6.1	3.5	0.9	1.9
1994–95	539,691	420,656	47,067	35,962	20,677	5,482	9,847	100.0	77.9	8.7	6.7	3.8	1.0	1.8
1995–96	555,216	426,106	52,014	38,254	23,138	5,573	10,131	100.0	76.7	9.4	6.9	4.2	1.0	1.8
1996–97	571,226	429,464	56,306	43,549	25,159	5,984	10,764	100.0	75.2	9.9	7.6	4.4	1.0	1.9
1997–98	558,555	413,561	55,314	45,876	25,196	6,246	12,362	100.0	74.0	9.9	8.2	4.5	1.1	2.2
1998–99	559,954	409,086	57,439	48,670	27,586	6,424	10,749	100.0	73.1	10.3	8.7	4.9	1.1	1.9
1999–2000	564,933	408,772	60,221	51,573	27,782	6,497	10,088	100.0	72.4	10.7	9.1	4.9	1.2	1.8
2000–01	578,865	411,075	63,855	57,288	28,463	6,623	11,561	100.0	71.0	11.0	9.9	4.9	1.1	2.0
2001–02	595,133	417,733	67,343	60,003	30,945	6,832	12,277	100.0	70.2	11.3	10.1	5.2	1.1	2.1
2002–03	634,016	438,261	75,609	66,673	32,629	7,461	13,383	100.0	69.1	11.9	10.5	5.1	1.2	2.1
2003–04	665,301	456,047	81,183	72,270	33,149	8,119	14,533	100.0	68.5	12.2	10.9	5.0	1.2	2.2
2004–05	696,660	475,513	86,402	78,557	33,669	8,435	14,084	100.0	68.3	12.4	11.3	4.8	1.2	2.0
2005–06	713,066	485,297	89,784	80,854	35,201	8,552	13,378	100.0	68.1	12.6	11.3	4.9	1.2	1.9
2006–07	728,114	491,572	91,529	85,410	37,266	8,583	13,754	100.0	67.5	12.6	11.7	5.1	1.2	1.9
Males
1976–771	209,672	178,236	15,330	9,105	3,630	1,216	2,155	100.0	85.0	7.3	4.3	1.7	0.6	1.0
1980–812	183,819	151,242	14,290	8,327	4,557	1,108	4,295	100.0	82.3	7.8	4.5	2.5	0.6	2.3
1989–90	191,195	158,954	12,502	9,370	6,170	1,364	2,835	100.0	83.1	6.5	4.9	3.2	0.7	1.5
1990–91	198,634	161,858	14,143	10,738	7,164	1,439	3,292	100.0	81.5	7.1	5.4	3.6	0.7	1.7
1992–93	211,964	169,841	15,689	13,014	7,937	1,680	3,803	100.0	80.1	7.4	6.1	3.7	0.8	1.8
1993–94	215,261	170,905	16,931	13,214	8,289	1,837	4,085	100.0	79.4	7.9	6.1	3.9	0.9	1.9
1994–95	218,352	170,251	16,727	15,670	9,252	2,098	4,354	100.0	78.0	7.7	7.2	4.2	1.0	2.0
1995–96	219,514	169,230	17,941	15,740	10,229	1,993	4,381	100.0	77.1	8.2	7.2	4.7	0.9	2.0
1996–97	223,948	168,882	19,394	17,990	10,937	2,068	4,677	100.0	75.4	8.7	8.0	4.9	0.9	2.1
1997–98	217,613	161,212	18,686	19,108	10,953	2,252	5,402	100.0	74.1	8.6	8.8	5.0	1.0	2.5
1998–99	218,417	160,794	19,402	19,379	11,671	2,241	4,930	100.0	73.6	8.9	8.9	5.3	1.0	2.3
1999–2000	224,721	164,315	20,967	20,946	12,010	2,225	4,258	100.0	73.1	9.3	9.3	5.3	1.0	1.9
2000–01	231,645	166,322	22,147	23,350	12,339	2,294	5,193	100.0	71.8	9.6	10.1	5.3	1.0	2.2
2001–02	238,109	170,622	22,806	23,963	13,256	2,308	5,154	100.0	71.7	9.6	10.1	5.6	1.0	2.2
2002–03	253,451	179,163	25,591	26,461	14,057	2,618	5,561	100.0	70.7	10.1	10.4	5.5	1.0	2.2
2003–04	260,033	183,819	25,961	27,828	13,907	2,740	5,778	100.0	70.7	10.0	10.7	5.3	1.1	2.2
2004–05	267,536	188,569	27,151	29,658	13,802	2,774	5,582	100.0	70.5	10.1	11.1	5.2	1.0	2.1
2005–06	270,095	190,139	27,619	30,040	14,224	2,774	5,299	100.0	70.4	10.2	11.1	5.3	1.0	2.0
2006–07	275,187	191,565	28,273	31,646	15,510	2,873	5,320	100.0	69.6	10.3	11.5	5.6	1.0	1.9
Females
1976–771	195,284	164,054	17,829	7,531	3,414	1,282	1,174	100.0	84.0	9.1	3.9	1.7	0.7	0.6
1980–812	226,355	187,925	21,040	9,473	4,093	1,476	2,348	100.0	83.0	9.3	4.2	1.8	0.7	1.0
1989–90	263,907	217,862	21,824	12,134	6,896	2,066	3,125	100.0	82.6	8.3	4.6	2.6	0.8	1.2
1990–91	283,086	229,406	24,692	14,802	8,093	2,432	3,661	100.0	81.0	8.7	5.2	2.9	0.9	1.3
1992–93	302,792	241,594	27,197	17,269	8,826	2,728	5,178	100.0	79.8	9.0	5.7	2.9	0.9	1.7
1993–94	315,371	248,789	28,592	18,904	10,155	3,039	5,892	100.0	78.9	9.1	6.0	3.2	1.0	1.9
1994–95	321,339	250,405	30,340	20,292	11,425	3,384	5,493	100.0	77.9	9.4	6.3	3.6	1.1	1.7
1995–96	335,702	256,876	34,073	22,514	12,909	3,580	5,750	100.0	76.5	10.1	6.7	3.8	1.1	1.7
1996–97	347,278	260,582	36,912	25,559	14,222	3,916	6,087	100.0	75.0	10.6	7.4	4.1	1.1	1.8
1997–98	340,942	252,349	36,628	26,768	14,243	3,994	6,960	100.0	74.0	10.7	7.9	4.2	1.2	2.0
1998–99	341,537	248,292	38,037	29,291	15,915	4,183	5,819	100.0	72.7	11.1	8.6	4.7	1.2	1.7
1999–2000	340,212	244,457	39,254	30,627	15,772	4,272	5,830	100.0	71.9	11.5	9.0	4.6	1.3	1.7
2000–01	347,220	244,753	41,708	33,938	16,124	4,329	6,368	100.0	70.5	12.0	9.8	4.6	1.2	1.8
2001–02	357,024	247,111	44,537	36,040	17,689	4,524	7,123	100.0	69.2	12.5	10.1	5.0	1.3	2.0
2002–03	380,565	259,098	50,018	40,212	18,572	4,843	7,822	100.0	68.1	13.1	10.6	4.9	1.3	2.1
2003–04	405,268	272,228	55,222	44,442	19,242	5,379	8,755	100.0	67.2	13.6	11.0	4.7	1.3	2.2
2004–05	429,124	286,944	59,251	48,899	19,867	5,661	8,502	100.0	66.9	13.8	11.4	4.6	1.3	2.0
2005–06	442,971	295,158	62,165	50,814	20,977	5,778	8,079	100.0	66.6	14.0	11.5	4.7	1.3	1.8
2006–07	452,927	300,007	63,256	53,764	21,756	5,710	8,434	100.0	66.2	14.0	11.9	4.8	1.3	1.9

1 Excludes 1,170 males and 251 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available. 2 Excludes 4,819 males and 1,384 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989–90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Con­ferred" surveys, 1976–77 and 1980–81; and 1989–90 through 2006–07 Integrated Postsec­ondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2007. (This table was prepared July 2008.)