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(14 KB)| Table 310. | Percentage distribution of enrollment and completion status of first-time postsecondary students starting during the 1995-96 academic year, by type of institution and other student characteristics: 1998 |
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| Students starting in less-than-4-year institutions | Students starting in 4-year institutions
Student |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
and institution | Highest degree attained | No | No | Highest degree attained | No | No
characteristics |_______________________________________________________| degree, | degree, |___________________________________________|degree, |degree,
| Total, any | Certifi- | Asso- | Bache- | still | not en- |Total, any|Certifi- |Asso- |Bache- |still |not en-
| degree\1\ | cate | ciate | lor's | enrolled | rolled |degree \1\|cate |ciate |lor's |enrolled |rolled
__________________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
__________________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Total ............................| 24.0 (1.3)| 16.4 (1.2)| 7.3 (0.7)| # (#) | 34.1 (1.6)| 41.9 (1.6)| 4.3 (0.4)| 1.5 (0.2)| 2.0 (0.2)| 0.8 (0.2)|77.3 (0.8)|18.4 (0.8)
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Male ...........................| 20.8 (2.0)| 13.0 (1.6)| 7.4 (1.1)| 0.1 (0.1)| 38.4 (2.6)| 40.8 (2.6)| 4.5 (0.6)| 1.7 (0.4)| 1.9 (0.3)| 0.9 (0.3)|75.6 (1.3)|19.9 (1.2)
Female .........................| 26.4 (1.8)| 18.9 (1.6)| 7.2 (0.9)| # # | 30.6 (2.1)| 43.0 (2.3)| 4.2 (0.5)| 1.3 (0.2)| 2.1 (0.3)| 0.8 (0.2)|78.6 (1.1)|17.3 (1.1)
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Age when first enrolled | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 years or younger ............| 20.3 (1.7)| 8.5 (1.0)| 11.7 (1.4)| # # | 45.3 (2.5)| 34.5 (2.4)| 3.0 (0.3)| 1.1 (0.2)| 1.6 (0.2)| 0.3 (0.1)|82.1 (0.9)|15.0 (0.8)
19 years .......................| 17.7 (2.6)| 11.6 (1.8)| 6.0 (1.6)| # # | 44.9 (4.9)| 37.5 (4.6)| 5.9 (1.3)| 1.4 (0.5)| 2.7 (0.9)| 2.1 (0.9)|73.1 (2.5)|21.0 (2.2)
20 to 23 years .................| 27.2 (3.6)| 22.3 (3.3)| 4.4 (1.4)| 0.2 (0.2)| 25.5 (4.3)| 47.4 (4.7)|14.4 (3.4)| 5.6 (2.1)| 2.8 (1.6)| 5.8 (2.3)|46.6 (4.4)|39.0 (4.4)
24 to 29 years..................| 35.0 (5.4)| 31.9 (5.3)| 2.3 (0.8)| # # | 16.7 (4.3)| 48.3 (5.6)|12.4 (4.6)| 3.2 (1.9)| 9.0 (4.2)| # # |50.4 (6.9)|37.2 (6.8)
30 years or over ...............| 28.3 (3.4)| 25.2 (3.2)| 2.9 (0.8)| # # | 16.4 (3.6)'| 55.3 (4.2)| 8.9 (2.8)| 4.3 (1.9)| 3.2 (1.8)| 1.2 (1.2)|40.3 (5.7)|50.8 (5.7)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ............| 24.3 (1.7)| 15.5 (1.5)| 8.3 (1.0)| # (0.0)| 34.6 (2.0)| 41.1 (2.1)| 3.9 (0.4)| 1.1 (0.2)| 2.0 (0.3)| 0.7 (0.2)|77.6 (1.0)|18.5 (1.0)
Black, non-Hispanic ............| 27.5 (3.6)| 21.3 (3.3)| 5.6 (1.7)| # # | 23.6 (4.2)| 49.0 (4.6)| 4.4 (1.2)| 3.4 (1.1)| 0.9 (0.4)| # # |71.0 (2.3)|24.7 (2.1)
Hispanic .......................| 22.9 (3.2)| 18.2 (2.9)| 4.9 (1.2)| # # | 38.4 (4.6)| 38.8 (4.3)| 6.8 (1.5)| 2.4 (0.9)| 2.2 (0.7)| 2.2 (1.0)|75.3 (2.4)|17.9 (2.1)
Asian/Pacific Islander .........| 15.3 (5.1)| 11.7 (4.7)| 5.4 (2.7)| # # | 37.9 (8.5)| 46.8 (9.3)| 2.2 (0.9)| 0.3 (0.2)| 1.6 (0.8)| 1.1 (0.9)|86.5 (3.3)|11.3 (3.3)
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Highest education level of parents| | | | | | | | | | | |
High school diploma or less ....| 27.4 (2.1)| 20.9 (1.8)| 6.4 (0.9)| # # | 28.8 (2.3)| 43.8 (2.3)| 5.5 (0.8)| 2.0 (0.5)| 2.3 (0.4)| 1.1 (0.4)|67.3 (1.7)|27.2 (1.6)
Some postsecondary .............| 20.1 (2.7)| 12.7 (2.2)| 6.9 (1.5)| # # | 38.2 (3.8)| 41.7 (4.0)| 5.9 (1.1)| 1.9 (0.6)| 3.2 (0.7)| 0.7 (0.5)|70.6 (2.3)|23.5 (2.2)
Bachelor's degree ..............| 21.3 (3.4)| 8.6 (1.7)| 12.4 (2.9)| 0.2 (0.2)| 43.4 (4.4)| 35.3 (4.2)| 3.6 (0.7)| 1.3 (0.3)| 1.8 (0.5)| 0.7 (0.4)|82.2 (1.7)|14.2 (1.6)
Advanced degree ................| 11.4 (3.1)| 3.6 (1.2)| 8.7 (3.0)| # # | 49.1 (8.3)| 39.5 (8.5)| 2.4 (0.5)| 0.8 (0.3)| 0.9 (0.3)| 0.8 (0.3)|88.5 (1.3)| 9.1 (1.2)
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Dependency status when first | | | | | | | | | | | |
enrolled | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dependent ......................| 20.3 (1.5)| 10.2 (1.0)| 9.9 (1.2)| # (0.0)| 45.0 (2.1)| 34.7 (2.0)| 3.8 (0.4)| 1.3 (0.2)| 1.8 (0.2)| 0.8 (0.2)|80.2 (0.8)|16.0 (0.8)
Independent ....................| 30.5 (2.4)| 26.2 (2.3)| 3.8 (0.8)| # # | 16.9 (1.9)| 52.7 (2.8)| 9.1 (1.7)| 4.2 (1.1)| 3.9 (1.3)| 0.7 (0.5)|48.1 (3.3)|42.9 (3.3)
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Dependent student family | | | | | | | | | | | |
income in 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $25,000 ..............| 23.0 (3.0)| 13.5 (2.3)| 9.3 (2.0)| # # | 40.6 (3.7)| 36.4 (3.5)| 5.6 (1.0)| 2.0 (0.6)| 2.4 (0.5)| 1.3 (0.6)|73.3 (2.1)|21.1 (2.0)
$25,000 to $44,999 .............| 19.7 (2.5)| 11.1 (1.7)| 9.1 (1.7)| # # | 47.5 (4.2)| 32.8 (3.6)| 4.2 (0.8)| 1.6 (0.4)| 1.7 (0.5)| 0.8 (0.4)|75.7 (1.7)|20.2 (1.6)
$45,000 to $69,999 .............| 18.4 (3.0)| 7.7 (1.8)| 10.3 (2.3)| # # | 39.2 (4.7)| 42.5 (5.0)| 3.4 (0.6)| 0.8 (0.2)| 1.7 (0.4)| 0.8 (0.4)|82.9 (1.4)|13.7 (1.4)
$70,000 or more ................| 18.6 (3.7)| 5.8 (1.5)| 11.7 (3.2)| 0.2 (0.2)| 57.9 (5.0)| 23.5 (4.1)| 2.8 (0.5)| 1.0 (0.3)| 1.3 (0.3)| 0.6 (0.2)|85.8 (1.4)|11.5 (1.4)
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Timing of postsecondary enrollment| | | | | | | | | | | |
Did not delay\2\ ...............| 19.6 (1.6)| 8.5 (0.9)| 11.1 (1.3)| # # | 47.5 (2.3)| 32.9 (2.2)| 2.8 (0.3)| 1.0 (0.2)| 1.6 (0.2)| 0.2 (0.1)|82.3 (0.8)|14.9 (0.8)
Delayed entry ..................| 27.6 (2.2)| 23.2 (2.1)| 3.9 (0.7)| 0.1 (0.1)| 22.6 (2.2)| 49.8 (2.6)|10.6 (1.5)| 3.6 (0.9)| 3.6 (0.9)| 3.5 (0.9)|55.8 (2.4)|33.6 (2.3)
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Attendance status when first | | | | | | | | | | | |
enrolled | | | | | | | | | | | |
Full-time ......................| 30.5 (1.7)| 20.0 (1.5)| 10.5 (1.1)| # # | 32.4 (2.0)| 37.2 (2.0)| 4.0 (0.4)| 1.1 (0.2)| 2.1 (0.3)| 0.8 (0.2)|79.6 (0.9)|16.5 (0.8)
Part-time ......................| 14.4 (2.1)| 11.8 (2.0)| 2.5 (0.7)| 0.1 (0.1)| 36.8 (2.9)| 48.9 (3.0)| 7.3 (1.6)| 5.2 (1.5)| 1.6 (0.7)| 0.6 (0.4)|56.9 (3.2)|35.9 (3.1)
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Intensity of enrollment | | | | | | | | | | | |
through 1998 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Always part-time ...............| 11.5 (2.7)| 11.4 (2.7)| 0.1 (0.1)| # # | 18.5 (2.8)| 70.1 (3.5)| 4.0 (2.2)| 5.1 (1.9)| 1.6 (1.1)| # # |24.9 (4.8)|68.4 (5.0)
Mixed ..........................| 17.2 (2.0)| 12.0 (1.7)| 5.1 (1.1)| 0.1 (0.1)| 52.6 (3.0)| 30.1 (2.9)| 4.8 (0.9)| 2.8 (0.7)| 1.2 (0.4)| 0.8 (0.4)|77.0 (1.7)|18.3 (1.6)
Always full-time ...............| 36.6 (2.2)| 23.5 (1.9)| 13.0 (1.5)| # # | 26.7 (2.2)| 36.7 (2.3)| 6.7 (0.4)| 1.0 (0.2)| 2.2 (0.3)| 0.8 (0.2)|79.8 (0.9)|16.2 (0.9)
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Degree goal at first institution | | | | | | | | | | | |
None ...........................| 14.0 (2.3)| 10.4 (1.8)| 3.5 (1.4)| # # | 26.6 (4.0)| 59.4 (4.1)| 5.5 (1.3)| 3.7 (1.1)| 1.6 (0.6)| 0.5 (0.5)|50.1 (3.7)|44.4 (3.7)
Certificate ....................| 52.3 (3.3)| 50.9 (3.2)| 2.0 (0.7)| # # | 8.2 (1.9)| 39.0 (3.2)|24.8 (5.9)|14.4 (4.9)| 9.7 (3.5)| # # |39.0 (7.2)|36.2 (7.5)
Associate degree ...............| 20.5 (1.8)| 6.2 (0.9)| 13.9 (1.6)| 0.1 (0.1)| 37.1 (2.4)| 42.4 (2.7)|22.6 (3.9)| 5.6 (3.0)|15.7 (2.8)| # # |38.1 (4.0)|39.3 (4.6)
Bachelor's degree ..............|\3\ 8.1 (1.9)|\3\ 2.3 (0.9)|\3\ 5.6 (1.7)|\3\ # # |\3\60.2 (3.9)|\3\31.7 (3.7)| 3.8 (0.4)| 1.2 (0.2)| 1.7 (0.3)| 1.0 (0.2)|81.1 (0.7)|15.1 (0.6)
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Worked while enrolled 1995-96 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Did not work ..................| 33.3 (2.5)| 25.2 (2.1)| 7.8 (1.4)| # # | 26.3 (2.6)| 40.5 (3.0)| 4.5 (0.7)| 1.5 (0.4)| 2.4 (0.5)| 0.8 (0.3)|82.0 (1.1)|13.4 (0.9)
Worked part time ...............| 25.0 (2.0)| 13.2 (1.6)| 11.5 (1.4)| 0.1 (0.1)| 42.8 (2.3)| 32.2 (2.1)| 4.5 (0.5)| 1.3 (0.3)| 2.1 (0.3)| 1.1 (0.3)|78.4 (1.0)|17.1 (0.9)
Worked full time ...............| 18.9 (2.4)| 14.8 (2.2)| 3.8 (1.0)| # # | 25.0 (2.5)| 56.1 (3.0)| 6.1 (1.2)| 3.5 (0.9)| 1.6 (0.5)| 0.9 (0.6)|55.6 (2.9)|38.4 (2.9)
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Control of first institution | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public .........................| 16.4 (1.5)| 9.5 (1.2)| 6.7 (0.9)| # # | 40.0 (1.9)| 43.6 (2.0)| 3.9 (0.5)| 1.4 (0.3)| 1.8 (0.3)| 0.8 (0.3)|77.3 (1.1)|18.8 (1.0)
Private, not for profit ........| 42.3 (3.9)| 14.3 (2.8)| 25.9 (3.0)| 1.3 (1.3)| 20.1 (3.1)| 37.6 (3.7)| 4.3 (0.6)| 1.5 (0.4)| 2.0 (0.3)| 0.7 (0.2)|78.5 (1.4)|17.2 (1.2)
Private, for profit ............| 56.4 (2.5)| 47.5 (2.5)| 8.2 (1.1)| # # | 8.8 (1.3)| 34.8 (2.4)|25.2 (5.3)| 7.6 (2.9)|13.9 (4.6)| 3.2 (3.1)|41.3 (6.0)|33.6 (6.2)
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| # Rounds to zero. \1\Includes a small percent of students who have attained a degree and are still enrolled. Includes recipients of degrees not shown separately. \2\Includes students with a standard high school diploma who enrolled in postsecondary education in the same year as their graduation. \3\Includes students whose goal was to transfer to a 4-year institution. NOTE: Data reflect completion and enrollment status by spring 1998 of first-time postsecondary students starting in academic year 1995-96. Some cells in this table have relatively large sampling errors. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1995-96 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up. (This table was prepared May 2001.) |
