National Center for Education Statistics

Number of awards conferred by Title IV institutions, by race/ethnicity, level of award, and gender: United States, 2015–16
Level of award and gender		All students	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or more races	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident alien
Total awards		4,892,308	32,785	276,655	570,259	670,797	12,454	2,694,126	128,783	230,606	275,843
Men		2,036,650	12,789	121,789	197,994	259,812	5,314	1,138,742	51,529	98,830	149,851
Women		2,855,658	19,996	154,866	372,265	410,985	7,140	1,555,384	77,254	131,776	125,992
Less-than-1-year		486,805	4,759	21,148	78,775	87,098	1,400	256,005	11,193	20,969	5,458
Men		226,406	2,120	8,343	33,323	37,587	656	126,697	4,885	10,274	2,521
Women		260,399	2,639	12,805	45,452	49,511	744	129,308	6,308	10,695	2,937
At-least-1- but less- than-2-years		419,580	5,096	16,720	73,247	92,708	1,451	200,771	9,908	15,960	3,719
Men		151,586	2,138	6,540	22,470	31,962	537	76,109	3,517	6,694	1,619
Women		267,994	2,958	10,180	50,777	60,746	914	124,662	6,391	9,266	2,100
Associate’s degrees1		1,008,270	9,091	48,352	128,301	188,075	3,123	542,601	27,723	41,630	19,374
Men		392,109	3,183	20,998	42,680	71,205	1,362	215,796	10,741	17,522	8,622
Women		616,161	5,908	27,354	85,621	116,870	1,761	326,805	16,982	24,108	10,752
At-least-2- but less- than-4-years2		32,906	272	1,255	3,686	5,360	172	19,308	1,167	1,336	350
Men		18,842	150	699	2,252	3,484	92	10,338	786	836	205
Women		14,064	122	556	1,434	1,876	80	8,970	381	500	145
Bachelor’s degrees3		1,920,750	9,306	127,829	185,650	224,895	4,442	1,145,109	58,927	80,339	84,253
Men		821,746	3,648	58,472	66,580	88,768	1,945	499,439	24,029	34,950	43,915
Women		1,099,004	5,658	69,357	119,070	136,127	2,497	645,670	34,898	45,389	40,338
Postbaccalaureate certificates		41,603	195	2,043	4,371	2,776	73	23,103	816	4,189	4,037
Men		15,653	74	834	1,359	1,015	23	8,296	285	1,692	2,075
Women		25,950	121	1,209	3,012	1,761	50	14,807	531	2,497	1,962
Master’s degrees		785,757	3,242	40,590	81,320	57,828	1,455	396,188	15,221	53,935	135,978
Men		320,574	1,119	17,747	24,595	20,745	557	151,614	5,598	21,388	77,211
Women		465,183	2,123	22,843	56,725	37,083	898	244,574	9,623	32,547	58,767
Post-master’s certificates		18,503	66	727	2,490	1,091	28	11,299	309	1,353	1,140
Men		5,494	12	237	520	294	10	3,398	92	387	544
Women		13,009	54	490	1,970	797	18	7,901	217	966	596
Doctor’s degrees— research/scholarship		69,586	249	3,596	5,270	3,442	93	33,293	979	4,098	18,566
Men		34,808	106	1,671	1,659	1,462	38	15,734	432	1,908	11,798
Women		34,778	143	1,925	3,611	1,980	55	17,559	547	2,190	6,768
Doctor’s degrees— professional practice		106,576	502	14,269	6,914	7,406	212	65,308	2,482	6,640	2,843
Men		48,642	238	6,197	2,449	3,248	93	30,903	1,142	3,098	1,274
Women		57,934	264	8,072	4,465	4,158	119	34,405	1,340	3,542	1,569
Doctor’s degrees—other		1,972	7	126	235	118	5	1,141	58	157	125
Men		790	1	51	107	42	1	418	22	81	67
Women		1,182	6	75	128	76	4	723	36	76	58

¹ Includes 21 associate’s degrees awarded by three institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2016–17) and 21 associate’s degrees awarded by one 2-year institution that was classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2016–17).

² Includes 376 certificates of at-least-2- but less-than-4-years awarded by 15 institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2016–17).

³ Includes two bachelor’s degrees awarded by one institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2016–17).

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. 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. Awards displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. 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 alien 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. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2016, Completions component (final data).