Table 16. Number and percentage of awards conferred and students receiving awards at Title IV degree-granting institutions, by control of institution, level of institution, gender, race/ethnicity, and level of award: United States, 2019–20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level of institution, gender, race/ethnicity, and level of award | All institutions | Public | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nonprofit | For-profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Students | Awards | Students | Awards | Students | Awards | Students | |||||||||||||||||
Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | Number | Per-cent | |||||||||
All students | 4,921,013 | 100 | 4,461,922 | 100 | 3,443,067 | 100 | 3,018,797 | 100 | 1,147,963 | 100 | 1,119,704 | 100 | 329,983 | 100 | 323,421 | 100 | ||||||||
4-year institutions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,681,086 | 100 | 3,505,247 | 100 | 2,304,625 | 100 | 2,162,593 | 100 | 1,130,452 | 100 | 1,102,702 | 100 | 246,009 | 100 | 239,952 | 100 | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men | 1,511,657 | 41.1 | 1,434,973 | 40.9 | 981,567 | 42.6 | 919,573 | 42.5 | 451,055 | 39.9 | 438,873 | 39.8 | 79,035 | 32.1 | 76,527 | 31.9 | ||||||||
Women | 2,169,429 | 58.9 | 2,070,274 | 59.1 | 1,323,058 | 57.4 | 1,243,020 | 57.5 | 679,397 | 60.1 | 663,829 | 60.2 | 166,974 | 67.9 | 163,425 | 68.1 | ||||||||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 17,421 | 0.5 | 16,480 | 0.5 | 11,687 | 0.5 | 10,939 | 0.5 | 4,130 | 0.4 | 4,006 | 0.4 | 1,604 | 0.7 | 1,535 | 0.6 | ||||||||
Asian | 250,790 | 6.8 | 238,412 | 6.8 | 166,476 | 7.2 | 156,667 | 7.2 | 73,229 | 6.5 | 70,841 | 6.4 | 11,085 | 4.5 | 10,904 | 4.5 | ||||||||
Black or African American | 363,965 | 9.9 | 349,960 | 10 | 207,497 | 9 | 196,779 | 9.1 | 103,779 | 9.2 | 101,827 | 9.2 | 52,689 | 21.4 | 51,354 | 21.4 | ||||||||
Hispanic or Latino | 520,029 | 14.1 | 486,908 | 13.9 | 375,062 | 16.3 | 344,965 | 16 | 110,004 | 9.7 | 107,651 | 9.8 | 34,963 | 14.2 | 34,292 | 14.3 | ||||||||
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
7,874 | 0.2 | 7,503 | 0.2 | 4,080 | 0.2 | 3,788 | 0.2 | 2,365 | 0.2 | 2,324 | 0.2 | 1,429 | 0.6 | 1,391 | 0.6 | ||||||||
White | 1,952,206 | 53 | 1,862,560 | 53.1 | 1,237,031 | 53.7 | 1,163,700 | 53.8 | 616,982 | 54.6 | 602,868 | 54.7 | 98,193 | 39.9 | 95,992 | 40 | ||||||||
Two or more races | 122,078 | 3.3 | 115,619 | 3.3 | 81,391 | 3.5 | 75,951 | 3.5 | 33,142 | 2.9 | 32,320 | 2.9 | 7,545 | 3.1 | 7,348 | 3.1 | ||||||||
Race/ethnicity unknown | 157,832 | 4.3 | 151,289 | 4.3 | 62,096 | 2.7 | 58,304 | 2.7 | 64,254 | 5.7 | 62,768 | 5.7 | 31,482 | 12.8 | 30,217 | 12.6 | ||||||||
Nonresident1 | 288,891 | 7.8 | 276,516 | 7.9 | 159,305 | 6.9 | 151,500 | 7 | 122,567 | 10.8 | 118,097 | 10.7 | 7,019 | 2.9 | 6,919 | 2.9 | ||||||||
Level of award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less-than-12-weeks2 | 19,271 | 0.5 | 18,399 | 0.5 | 17,603 | 0.8 | 16,743 | 0.8 | 1,026 | 0.1 | 1,014 | 0.1 | 642 | 0.3 | 642 | 0.3 | ||||||||
At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year3 |
109,227 | 3 | 94,429 | 2.7 | 92,077 | 4 | 77,905 | 3.6 | 4,775 | 0.4 | 4,593 | 0.4 | 12,375 | 5 | 11,931 | 5 | ||||||||
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years4 |
71,570 | 1.9 | 68,123 | 1.9 | 51,771 | 2.2 | 48,593 | 2.2 | 5,038 | 0.4 | 4,995 | 0.5 | 14,761 | 6 | 14,535 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters |
78,879 | 2.1 | 75,740 | 2.2 | 43,904 | 1.9 | 42,413 | 2 | 30,419 | 2.7 | 28,964 | 2.6 | 4,556 | 1.9 | 4,363 | 1.8 | ||||||||
Degrees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Associate's degrees | 329,813 | 9 | 317,406 | 9.1 | 248,023 | 10.8 | 236,181 | 10.9 | 40,096 | 3.5 | 39,617 | 3.6 | 41,694 | 16.9 | 41,608 | 17.3 | ||||||||
Bachelor's degrees | 2,038,662 | 55.4 | 2,010,835 | 57.4 | 1,362,939 | 59.1 | 1,340,315 | 62 | 578,979 | 51.2 | 573,846 | 52 | 96,744 | 39.3 | 96,674 | 40.3 | ||||||||
Master's degrees | 843,531 | 22.9 | 837,637 | 23.9 | 392,810 | 17 | 390,390 | 18.1 | 383,941 | 34 | 380,750 | 34.5 | 66,780 | 27.1 | 66,497 | 27.7 | ||||||||
Doctor's degrees | 190,133 | 5.2 | 189,825 | 5.4 | 95,498 | 4.1 | 95,367 | 4.4 | 86,178 | 7.6 | 86,025 | 7.8 | 8,457 | 3.4 | 8,433 | 3.5 | ||||||||
2-year institutions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,239,927 | 100 | 956,675 | 100 | 1,138,442 | 100 | 856,204 | 100 | 17,511 | 100 | 17,002 | 100 | 83,974 | 100 | 83,469 | 100 | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men | 523,457 | 42.2 | 392,294 | 41 | 488,353 | 42.9 | 357,678 | 41.8 | 4,676 | 26.7 | 4,444 | 26.1 | 30,428 | 36.2 | 30,172 | 36.1 | ||||||||
Women | 716,470 | 57.8 | 564,381 | 59 | 650,089 | 57.1 | 498,526 | 58.2 | 12,835 | 73.3 | 12,558 | 73.9 | 53,546 | 63.8 | 53,297 | 63.9 | ||||||||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 10,366 | 0.8 | 8,419 | 0.9 | 9,121 | 0.8 | 7,189 | 0.8 | 224 | 1.3 | 220 | 1.3 | 1,021 | 1.2 | 1,010 | 1.2 | ||||||||
Asian | 69,575 | 5.6 | 49,847 | 5.2 | 65,757 | 5.8 | 46,051 | 5.4 | 348 | 2 | 344 | 2 | 3,470 | 4.1 | 3,452 | 4.1 | ||||||||
Black or African American | 152,885 | 12.3 | 126,807 | 13.3 | 129,927 | 11.4 | 104,018 | 12.1 | 4,839 | 27.6 | 4,770 | 28.1 | 18,119 | 21.6 | 18,019 | 21.6 | ||||||||
Hispanic or Latino | 286,446 | 23.1 | 206,442 | 21.6 | 259,498 | 22.8 | 179,683 | 21 | 1,516 | 8.7 | 1,467 | 8.6 | 25,432 | 30.3 | 25,292 | 30.3 | ||||||||
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
3,021 | 0.2 | 2,438 | 0.3 | 2,483 | 0.2 | 1,908 | 0.2 | 48 | 0.3 | 43 | 0.3 | 490 | 0.6 | 487 | 0.6 | ||||||||
White | 619,306 | 49.9 | 485,267 | 50.7 | 585,208 | 51.4 | 451,610 | 52.7 | 6,744 | 38.5 | 6,505 | 38.3 | 27,354 | 32.6 | 27,152 | 32.5 | ||||||||
Two or more races | 40,777 | 3.3 | 31,065 | 3.2 | 37,497 | 3.3 | 27,815 | 3.2 | 425 | 2.4 | 416 | 2.4 | 2,855 | 3.4 | 2,834 | 3.4 | ||||||||
Race/ethnicity unknown | 37,126 | 3 | 30,800 | 3.2 | 29,286 | 2.6 | 22,972 | 2.7 | 2,831 | 16.2 | 2,829 | 16.6 | 5,009 | 6 | 4,999 | 6 | ||||||||
Nonresident1 | 20,425 | 1.6 | 15,590 | 1.6 | 19,665 | 1.7 | 14,958 | 1.7 | 536 | 3.1 | 408 | 2.4 | 224 | 0.3 | 224 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Level of award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less-than-12-weeks2 | 51,276 | 4.1 | 46,911 | 4.9 | 48,288 | 4.2 | 43,924 | 5.1 | 503 | 2.9 | 503 | 3 | 2,485 | 3 | 2,484 | 3 | ||||||||
At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year3 |
246,820 | 19.9 | 204,376 | 21.4 | 231,941 | 20.4 | 189,578 | 22.1 | 885 | 5.1 | 883 | 5.2 | 13,994 | 16.7 | 13,915 | 16.7 | ||||||||
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years4 |
252,586 | 20.4 | 239,433 | 25 | 202,656 | 17.8 | 189,629 | 22.1 | 4,519 | 25.8 | 4,449 | 26.2 | 45,411 | 54.1 | 45,355 | 54.3 | ||||||||
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Degrees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Associate's degrees | 689,225 | 55.6 | 615,994 | 64.4 | 655,555 | 57.6 | 582,521 | 68 | 11,599 | 66.2 | 11,467 | 67.4 | 22,071 | 26.3 | 22,006 | 26.4 | ||||||||
Bachelor's degrees | 20 | # | 20 | # | 2 | # | 2 | # | 5 | # | 5 | # | 13 | # | 13 | # | ||||||||
Master's degrees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Doctor's degrees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# Rounds to zero.
1The use of "Nonresident" is for reporting purposes only and does not reflect a change in the collection of data for this category.
2Less-than-12-weeks refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of less than 300 clock hours, less than 9 semester or trimester credit hours, or less than 13 quarter credit hours.
3At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of 300-899 clock hours, 9-29 semester or trimester credit hours, or 13-44 quarter credit hours.
4At-least-1- but less-than-4-years refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours, 30 but less than 60 semester or trimester credit hours, or 45 but less than 90 quarter credit hours.
NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. Institutions are classified as 4-year or 2-year based on the highest level of awards offered in the collection year (2020–21). Awards displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. No data from less-than-2-year institutions are included in this table because they were non-degree-granting in the collection year. Because of changes to institutional characteristics between the reference year (2019–20) and collection year (2020–21), institutions may report awards that are no longer consistent with their current levels of offering (e.g., two-year institutions in the collection year may report awarding bachelor’s degrees in the reference year). Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Awards to individuals who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. Awards to individuals who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis, and who are not authorized to remain indefinitely, are included in the "Nonresident" category regardless of race or ethnicity. Awards to individuals of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race and are not included in the race categories. The total number of students may not sum to the total number of awards since students can receive more than one award at the same time. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because students may complete awards at multiple award levels. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the collection year’s archived downloadable glossary located at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/annual-survey-forms-packages-archived?year=2020.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2020, Completions component (final data).