Associate degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by racial/ethnic group and sex of student: 1976-77 to 2000-01

Table 261.

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             |             Number of degrees conferred                    |Percentage distribution of degrees conferred
             |____________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
             |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
    Year     | Total  | White, |Black, | His-  | Asian/ |American|  Non-  |      |White,|Black,| His- | Asian/ |American|  Non-
             |        |  non-  | non-  | panic |Pacific |Indian/ |resident|Total | non- | non- |panic |Pacific |Indian/ |resident
             |        |  His-  | His-  |       |Islander| Alaska | alien  |      | His- | His- |      |Islander| Alaska |  alien
             |        | panic  | panic |       |        | Native |        |      |panic |panic |      |        | Native |
_____________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________
      1      |   2    |   3    |   4   |   5   |   6    |   7    |   8    |  9   |  10  |  11  |  12  |   13   |   14   |   15
_____________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________
             |                           Total                            |                     Total
             |____________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
1976-77\1\ ..|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
1978-79\2\ ..|396,745 |331,092 |34,979 |16,269 |  7,518 |  2,336 |  4,551 |100.0 | 83.5 |  8.8 |  4.1 |    1.9 |    0.6 |     1.1
1980-81\3\ ..|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
1984-85\4\ ..|429,815 |355,343 |35,791 |19,407 |  9,914 |  2,953 |  6,407 |100.0 | 82.7 |  8.3 |  4.5 |    2.3 |    0.7 |     1.5
1986-87 .....|436,304 |361,861 |35,447 |19,334 | 11,779 |  3,195 |  4,688 |100.0 | 82.9 |  8.1 |  4.4 |    2.7 |    0.7 |     1.1
1988-89\5\ ..|432,144 |354,865 |34,664 |20,384 | 12,519 |  3,331 |  6,381 |100.0 | 82.1 |  8.0 |  4.7 |    2.9 |    0.8 |     1.5
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
1991-92 .....|504,231 |408,871 |40,228 |27,262 | 15,821 |  4,060 |  7,989 |100.0 | 81.1 |  8.0 |  5.4 |    3.1 |    0.8 |     1.6
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
             |________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________
             |                             Men                            |                      Men
             |____________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
1976-77\1\ ..|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
1978-79\2\ ..|187,284 |156,671 |14,425 | 8,135 |  4,058 |  1,069 |  2,926 |100.0 | 83.7 |  7.7 |  4.3 |    2.2 |    0.6 |     1.6
1980-81\3\ ..|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
1984-85\4\ ..|190,409 |157,278 |14,184 | 8,561 |  5,492 |  1,198 |  3,696 |100.0 | 82.6 |  7.4 |  4.5 |    2.9 |    0.6 |     1.9
1986-87 .....|190,839 |158,132 |13,959 | 8,760 |  6,169 |  1,263 |  2,556 |100.0 | 82.9 |  7.3 |  4.6 |    3.2 |    0.7 |     1.3
1988-89\5\ ..|183,963 |150,978 |12,884 | 9,217 |  6,366 |  1,323 |  3,195 |100.0 | 82.1 |  7.0 |  5.0 |    3.5 |    0.7 |     1.7
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
1991-92 .....|207,481 |168,976 |14,529 |11,664 |  7,349 |  1,545 |  3,418 |100.0 | 81.4 |  7.0 |  5.6 |    3.5 |    0.7 |     1.6
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
             |________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________
             |                           Women                            |                     Women
             |____________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
1976-77\1\ ..|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
1978-79\2\ ..|209,461 |174,421 |20,554 | 8,134 |  3,460 |  1,267 |  1,625 |100.0 | 83.3 |  9.8 |  3.9 |    1.7 |    0.6 |     0.8
1980-81\3\ ..|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
1984-85\4\ ..|239,406 |198,065 |21,607 |10,846 |  4,422 |  1,755 |  2,711 |100.0 | 82.7 |  9.0 |  4.5 |    1.8 |    0.7 |     1.1
1986-87 .....|245,465 |203,729 |21,488 |10,574 |  5,610 |  1,932 |  2,132 |100.0 | 83.0 |  8.8 |  4.3 |    2.3 |    0.8 |     0.9
1988-89\5\ ..|248,181 |203,887 |21,780 |11,167 |  6,153 |  2,008 |  3,186 |100.0 | 82.2 |  8.8 |  4.5 |    2.5 |    0.8 |     1.3
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
1991-92 .....|296,750 |239,895 |25,699 |15,598 |  8,472 |  2,515 |  4,571 |100.0 | 80.8 |  8.7 |  5.3 |    2.9 |    0.8 |     1.5
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
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\1\Excludes 1,170 men and 251 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\2\Excludes 4,807 men and 1,150 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\3\Excludes 4,819 men and 1,384 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\4\Excludes 1,033 men and 1,512 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\5\Excludes 2,353 men and 2,267 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

NOTE: For years 1984-85 to 2000-01, 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. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to 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, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared November 2002.)

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