Percentage of undergraduates attending postsecondary institution in home state, the number of miles ever between home and postsecondary institution, whether attending in or out of state, and percentage of undergraduates who ever attended a community college: 1999

Percentage of undergraduates attending postsecondary institution in home state, the number of miles ever between home and postsecondary institution, whether attending in or out of state, and percentage of undergraduates who ever attended a community college: 1999–2000

Institutional and student characteristics	Percent attend in state	Average miles from home	Median miles from home	Ever attend community college


Total	88.2	88	13	73.3

4-year sector¹
Public and private not-for-profit	81.6	137	23	45.7
Public	88.8	102	21	47.2
Private not-for-profit	65.2	219	28	42.2

Institution type¹
Public	92.7	62	12	77.4
Less-than-2-year	97.4	29	9	54.6
2-year	95.5	33	9	100.0
4-year nondoctorate-granting	90.5	67	15	49.1
4-year doctorate-granting	87.8	121	26	46.1
Private not-for-profit	65.7	215	27	45.0
Less-than-4-year	74.7	155	13	95.5
4-year nondoctorate-granting	71.6	181	24	47.5
4-year doctorate-granting	55.5	278	40	34.3
Private for-profit	89.7	76	14	75.2
More than one institution²	86.3	94	14	86.6

Class level
Graduating senior	79.6	169	29	53.7
All other undergraduates	89.0	79	13	75.4

Attendance intensity
Exclusively full-time	83.2	117	18	61.0
Mixed full-time and part-time	90.6	78	12	79.0
Exclusively part-time	94.1	50	10	89.8

Attendance status
Full-time, full-year	82.0	123	21	56.9
Full-time, part-year	87.7	93	14	75.3
Part-time, full-year	93.5	51	11	84.8
Part-time, part-year	93.1	61	10	89.4

Undergraduate program¹
Certificate	94.2	45	11	86.0
Associate’s degree	93.7	42	10	98.9
Bachelor’s degree	80.9	141	24	45.9
Nondegree program	93.5	65	9	87.8

Gender
Male	87.0	97	14	71.8
Female	89.1	80	13	74.5

Race
One race
White	87.8	91	15	71.9
Black or African American	89.0	70	10	75.0
Asian	86.9	98	10	74.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	90.3	84	16	87.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	89.6	99	8	84.0
Other race	91.7	60	9	79.6
More than one race	88.5	111	10	75.5

Hispanic or Latino (any race)
Not Hispanic or Latino	87.4	91	14	72.6
Hispanic or Latino	93.7	61	9	79.3

Dependency status
Dependent	83.5	118	19	59.7
Independent	92.7	58	10	87.3
No dependents, unmarried	92.6	67	10	86.2
Married, no dependents	92.2	73	11	87.1
Single parent	93.8	47	10	86.4
Married parents	91.9	48	12	89.3

Age as of 12/31/99
18 years or younger	84.4	114	18	56.9
19–23 years	84.4	112	17	62.5
24–29 years	91.8	66	10	85.1
30–39 years	93.3	51	11	91.1
40 years or older	95.2	40	10	92.0

Dependency and income level in 1998
Dependent
Less than $20,000	89.3	85	13	66.5
$20,000–39,999	86.3	106	16	62.7
$40,000–59,999	85.4	101	17	60.9
$60,000–79,999	82.7	124	20	59.9
$80,000–99,999	81.1	132	26	56.4
$100,000 or more	75.3	167	30	51.9
Independent
Less than $10,000	92.3	65	10	79.7
$10,000–19,999	92.9	59	10	86.0
$20,000–29,999	92.8	54	10	89.1
$30,000–49,999	92.2	60	10	90.0
$50,000 or more	93.0	51	11	90.5

Parents’ education
High school diploma or less	92.0	51	11	81.6
Some postsecondary education	89.2	72	13	75.2
Bachelor’s degree or higher	82.1	119	16	64.0

Disability status
No disability reported	87.4	83	13	72.5
Some type of disability reported	90.8	61	12	79.9

Average hours worked while enrolled
Did not work	82.3	112	19	64.4
Worked part time	86.2	96	15	64.4
Worked full time	92.1	49	10	87.1

¹Refers to NPSAS institution only.
²Column classifications refer to NPSAS institution.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999–2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000).

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