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Table E-37-2. Percentage of 2003-04 full-time, beginning postsecondary students who first attended a 4-year institution and percentage distribution of their persistence and attainment status by June 2009, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009
Sex and race/ethnicity | Persistence and attainment by 2009 | |||||||||||||
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Total | No degree, not enrolled |
No degree, still enrolled |
Highest degree attained | |||||||||||
Total | Certificate | Associate's degree | Bachelor's degree | |||||||||||
Total1 | 100.0 | 19.7 | 6.7 | 73.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 68.7 | |||||||
Sex | ||||||||||||||
Male | 100.0 | 21.9 | 8.1 | 69.9 | 0.7 | ! | 4.9 | 64.3 | ||||||
Female | 100.0 | 17.9 | 5.5 | 76.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 72.1 | |||||||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 78.2 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 73.1 | |||||||
Black | 100.0 | 31.0 | 12.5 | 56.5 | 2.3 | ! | 3.3 | ! | 50.9 | |||||
Hispanic | 100.0 | 30.2 | 12.6 | 57.2 | 1.4 | ! | 4.1 | ! | 51.7 | |||||
Asian | 100.0 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 78.1 | # | 2.3 | ! | 75.8 | ||||||
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||
Two or more races | 100.0 | 20.9 | 8.1 ! | 79.2 | ‡ | ‡ | 65.6 | |||||||
Race/ethnicity by sex | ||||||||||||||
Male | ||||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | 19.8 | 5.8 | 74.4 | 0.5 | ! | 5.1 | 68.8 | ||||||
Black | 100.0 | 33.9 | 14.2 | 51.9 | ‡ | 3.7 | ! | 47.7 | ||||||
Hispanic | 100.0 | 31.8 | 16.1 | 52.2 | ‡ | 4.5 | ! | 45.6 | ||||||
Asian | 100.0 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 70.2 | # | 4.5 | ! | 65.7 | ||||||
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||
Two or more races | 100.0 | 18.1 | ! | 9.6 | ! | 72.3 | ‡ | ‡ | 62.8 | |||||
Female | ||||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 81.2 | 1.3 | ! | 3.3 | 76.6 | ||||||
Black | 100.0 | 29.2 | 11.4 | 59.4 | 3.4 | ! | 3.0 | ! | 53.0 | |||||
Hispanic | 100.0 | 29.1 | 10.1 | 60.8 | 1.0 | ! | ‡ | 56.1 | ||||||
Asian | 100.0 | 9.8 | ! | 5.2 | ! | 84.9 | # | ‡ | 84.4 | |||||
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||
Two or more races | 100.0 | 23.0 | ! | 7.0 | ! | 70.0 | ‡ | ‡ | 67.5 |
# Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||
1Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table. | ||||||||||||||
NOTE: Estimates include students enrolled in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Data weighted by WTA000. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, Second Follow-up (BPS:04/06/09). |