| Table P45. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by sex, race/ethnicity, age, credential goal, and curriculum area: 2007–08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credential goal and curriculum area | Number of students | Sex | Race/ethnicity1 | Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Male | Female | Total | White | Black | Asian/ Pacific Islander | Other | Hispanic | Total | Younger than 25 | 25–34 | 35 or older | Average age (in years) | ||||||||||||||||
| All credential-seeking undergraduates |
19,440,000 | 100.0 | 43.0 | 57.0 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 14.3 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 13.2 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 9,822,000 | 100.0 | 40.9 | 59.1 | 100.0 | 57.8 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 16.2 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 25.2 | 20.1 | 27.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Career education | 6,383,000 | 100.0 | 39.0 | 61.0 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 18.3 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 50.1 | 27.6 | 22.3 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 2,361,000 | 100.0 | 43.7 | 56.3 | 100.0 | 62.8 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 100.0 | 64.9 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Undeclared | 1,079,000 | 100.0 | 46.3 | 53.7 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 22.5 | 18.1 | 26.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Certificate | 1,437,000 | 100.0 | 37.2 | 62.8 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 19.4 | 100.0 | 43.2 | 31.2 | 25.6 | 29.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career education | 1,253,000 | 100.0 | 36.2 | 63.8 | 100.0 | 52.0 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 19.1 | 100.0 | 44.4 | 30.7 | 24.9 | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 64,000 | 100.0 | 31.3 | 68.7 | 100.0 | 58.9 | 15.9 | 9.8 | 3.2 | ! | 12.2 | 100.0 | 39.8 | 27.5 | 32.7 | 30.8 | |||||||||||||
| Undeclared | 120,000 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 100.0 | 47.7 | 16.3 | 6.6 | 3.2 | ! | 26.2 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 38.6 | 29.1 | 30.9 | |||||||||||||
| Associate’s degree | 8,385,000 | 100.0 | 41.6 | 58.4 | 100.0 | 58.8 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 15.6 | 100.0 | 56.6 | 24.2 | 19.1 | 26.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career education | 5,130,000 | 100.0 | 39.7 | 60.3 | 100.0 | 58.8 | 17.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 14.3 | 100.0 | 51.5 | 26.8 | 21.7 | 27.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 2,297,000 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 56.0 | 100.0 | 62.9 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 100.0 | 65.6 | 20.0 | 14.4 | 25.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Undeclared | 959,000 | 100.0 | 45.8 | 54.2 | 100.0 | 49.1 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 100.0 | 62.7 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 9,617,000 | 100.0 | 45.2 | 54.8 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 12.4 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 10.2 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 14.8 | 9.4 | 23.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Career education | 5,700,000 | 100.0 | 46.7 | 53.3 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 17.1 | 11.4 | 24.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 3,335,000 | 100.0 | 42.0 | 58.0 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 10.3 | 100.0 | 81.9 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Undeclared | 582,000 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 51.0 | 100.0 | 65.2 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 100.0 | 82.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 22.1 | ||||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Other races includes American Indian, Alaska Native, those of two or more races, and those of other (unspecified) race. Race categories exclude those of Hispanic origin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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