¹American“ and “Hispanic or Latino.“ By convention, the terms Black and Hispanic are used in the text. Unless other-wise noted, when discussing race, Black and White estimates do not include individuals of Hispanic ethnicity.(return to text)

²This is the percentage of financially independent under-graduates who reported having dependents other than a spouse. Therefore, it includes a small number of students having dependents other than children (3.7 percent), such as elderly parents or relatives whom they support. (return to text)

³Identified as financially independent students who were not married (including divorced or separated students) and who reported having dependents other than a spouse. (return to text)

⁴Includes students who reported having a “long-lasting“ condition such as blindness, deafness, or a severe vision or hearing impairment; who reported having a condition that limits “one or more of the basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, or carrying“; or who re-ported having any other physical, mental, or emotional condition that lasted 6 or more months and difficulty doing one of the following five activities: getting to school, getting around campus, learning, dressing, or working at a job. (return to text)

⁵Men were slightly more likely than women to attend public 4-year institutions, however (33 versus 31 percent).(return to text)

⁶While it may also appear that Hispanic undergraduates are less likely than White undergraduates to attend 4-year institutions (40 percent versus 48 percent), there was not enough statistical evidence to draw this conclusion.(return to text)

⁷Dependent undergraduates are those who are under 24 years old and who are financially dependent on their parents.(return to text)

⁸The time frame of the persistence survey was 5 years, so it is possible that some students could return after 5 years.(return to text)