| 4-year institution |
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| Characteristic | Community college |
Public | Private not- for-profit |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 40.9 | 45.5 | 44.2 |
| Female | 59.1 | 54.5 | 55.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 59.9 | 70.2 | 67.3 |
| Black | 15.3 | 10.4 | 13.0 |
| Hispanic | 14.4 | 8.9 | 12.0 |
| Asian | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| More than one race | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Other | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Age | |||
| 18 or younger | 9.3 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 19–23 | 37.7 | 60.3 | 55.5 |
| 24–29 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 12.2 |
| 30–39 | 17.5 | 7.6 | 11.0 |
| 40 or older | 17.3 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
| Median | 24.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| Average | 28.5 | 23.7 | 25.0 |
| Marital status | |||
| Not married1 | 70.4 | 85.1 | 81.8 |
| Married | 27.3 | 13.9 | 16.6 |
| Separated | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Single parent | 17.2 | 6.3 | 9.0 |
| Parents’ highest level of education | |||
| High school or less | 40.8 | 26.7 | 27.6 |
| Some postsecondary education | 27.1 | 22.9 | 20.2 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.1 | 50.4 | 52.2 |
| Dependency and income2 | |||
| Dependent students | 38.8 | 65.7 | 62.3 |
| Less than $20,000 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| $20,000–39,999 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| $40,000–59,999 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 9.9 |
| $60,000–79,999 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 9.6 |
| $80,000–99,999 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| $100,000 or more | 6.3 | 14.8 | 16.8 |
| Independent students | 61.2 | 34.3 | 37.7 |
| Less than $10,000 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
| $10,000–19,999 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| $20,000–29,999 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| $30,000–49,999 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| $50,000 or more | 16.3 | 7.3 | 10.7 |
| 1 Includes single, divorced, and widowed students. |
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| 2 Based on 2002 income. |
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| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
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| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04). |
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