| Table P41. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by control and level of institution, credential goal, and curriculum area: 2007–08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credential goal and curriculum area | Number of students | All insti- tutions |
Public institutions | Private not-for-profit institutions | Private for-profit insti- tutions |
More than one insti- tution |
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| All public | 4-year | 2-year | Less- than- 2-year |
All private not-for-profit | 4-year | Less- than- 4-year |
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| All credential-seeking undergraduates |
19,440,000 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 30.5 | 38.4 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 9,822,000 | 100.0 | 78.2 | 3.3 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 13.5 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Career education | 6,383,000 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 3.4 | 68.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Certificate | 1,253,000 | 100.0 | 47.4 | 2.0 | 39.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | ! | 1.1 | 1.0 | ! | 46.9 | 3.5 | ! | ||||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 5,130,000 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 3.7 | 75.3 | # | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 2,361,000 | 100.0 | 89.3 | 3.8 | 85.4 | 0.1 | ! | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ! | 1.8 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||
| Undeclared | 1,079,000 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 2.2 | ! | 82.3 | 0.7 | ! | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ! | 5.2 | 8.8 | ! | |||||||||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 9,617,000 | 100.0 | 60.4 | 58.3 | 2.2 | # | 25.7 | 25.7 | # | 4.9 | 8.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Career education | 5,700,000 | 100.0 | 59.2 | 57.5 | 1.7 | # | 24.8 | 24.8 | # | 7.1 | 8.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 3,335,000 | 100.0 | 63.2 | 61.7 | 1.5 | # | 26.5 | 26.5 | # | 1.7 | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Undeclared | 582,000 | 100.0 | 56.8 | 46.0 | 10.8 | # | 31.1 | 31.1 | # | 1.4 | ! | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. |
| ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. |
| NOTE: Data include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08). |
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