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Table A-22-1. Percentage of first-year undergraduate students who took remedial education courses, by number of courses and selected characteristics: 2007-08

Selected characteristic	First-year undergraduates
	Number of students, in thousands	Percent who ever took a remedial course¹	Number who took a remedial course in 2007–08, in thousands	Percent who took remedial courses in 2007–08
	Number of students, in thousands	Percent who ever took a remedial course¹	Number who took a remedial course in 2007–08, in thousands	Any courses	1 course		2 courses		3 or more courses
Total	8,517	36.2	1,724	20.2	9.3		6.5		4.4
Sex
Male	3,714	32.8	719	19.4	8.9		6.5		3.9
Female	4,802	38.8	1,005	20.9	9.7		6.5		4.8

Race/ethnicity of student
White	4,897	31.3	881	18.0	8.8		5.4		3.9
Black	1,397	45.1	344	24.7	11.3		7.7		5.6
Hispanic	1,386	43.3	323	23.3	9.5		8.8		5.0
Asian	455	38.0	90	19.8	7.2		7.3		5.2
Pacific Islander	69	40.0	13	19.3	7.9	!	9.2		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	82	46.8	24	29.0	12.0		9.0		8.0
Two or more races	205	32.8	43	20.9	12.2		5.2		3.5
Other	26	35.6	6	23.2	7.7	!	9.9	!	‡

Age
15 to 23	5,260	34.6	1,168	22.2	10.1		7.4		4.7
24 to 29	1,347	39.5	261	19.4	8.9		6.1		4.4
30 or older	1,910	38.1	295	15.5	7.5		4.3		3.6

Attendance status
Exclusively full-time	4,010	31.4	786	19.6	8.8		6.2		4.6
Exclusively part-time	3,426	39.8	650	19.0	9.2		5.9		3.9
Mixed full- and part-time	1,081	42.5	288	26.7	11.8		9.6		5.3

Student housing status
On-campus	1,081	23.1	185	17.1	8.8		5.1		3.2
Off-campus, not with relatives	4,327	37.3	777	18.0	8.4		5.4		4.1
With parents or relatives	2,538	39.8	646	25.4	11.0		8.9		5.6

Control and level of institution
Public less-than-2-year	80	31.5	7	9.1	4.7		0.7	!	3.7
Public 2-year	4,855	41.9	1,160	23.9	10.7		8.0		5.2
Public 4-year nondoctorate	690	38.6	175	25.3	12.0		8.8		4.5
Public 4-year doctorate	823	24.2	142	17.2	10.0		4.5		2.7
Private not-for-profit less than 4-year	53	33.0	6	10.7	4.6		1.8	!	4.3
Private not-for-profit 4-year nondoctorate	415	25.8	68	16.5	6.9		5.4		4.1
Private not-for-profit 4-year doctorate	319	22.3	43	13.3	6.9		3.7		2.7
Private for-profit less-than-2-year	380	26.7	22	5.7	2.2		1.4		2.0
Private for-profit, 2 years or more	904	28.8	103	11.4	4.9		2.9		3.6
! Interpret with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹ Although these data are for first-year undergraduates, student status was determined by accumulation of credits. Students attending postsecondary education part time, or not completing the credit accumulation requirements for second-year status, could be considered first-year students for more than 1 year. Therefore, there is a distinction between having "ever" taken a remedial course and having taken one in 2007–08.
NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Data include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item nonresponse and rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08).

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