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Graduation rates at the Title IV 4-year or 2-year institutions where the students started as full-time, first-time students, by race/ethnicity, control of institution and Carnegie classification: United States, cohort years 2006 and 2009
Control of institution and Carnegie classification1 Overall (%) 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 (%)
   
All institutions
  Doctorate-granting universities
   Research universities (very high research activity) 75.1 54.5 82 61.6 68.9 61.6 75.7 82.8 78.4 77.6
   Research universities (high research activity) 58.2 42 60.9 44 49.1 56.8 61.2 66.1 56.6 60.4
   Doctoral/research universities 39.7 29 58.7 29.6 38.8 25.2 49 47.8 20.3 40.4
  
  Master’s colleges and universities
   Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs) 51.4 36 54.6 34.4 43.9 45.7 55.9 55.8 46.2 48.7
   Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs) 49.7 31.3 51.9 35.7 37.5 38 54.8 49.1 40.6 47.9
   Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs) 48.6 21.5 53.7 32.2 41.2 48.6 54.5 51.4 44.6 54.8
  
  Baccalaureate colleges
   Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields 44.6 28.4 46.6 28.9 36.8 39.8 50.4 40.4 32.3 48.6
   Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences 68.8 46.9 75.9 46.8 65.8 43.4 72 79.7 62.9 79.1
   Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges 34.3 21.5 37.5 24.3 34 26.3 37.5 30.1 36.5 30.2
  
  Associate’s colleges
   Public 4-year primarily associate’s 25.9 17.9 29.8 16.9 25.7 8.1 27.7 10.4 33.5 35.1
   Public 2-year colleges under 4-year universities 19.5 8.4 16.6 11.9 13.5 7.9 23.7 15.4 18.4 29.1
   Public urban-serving multicampus 15.5 10.8 24.5 9.1 13.9 14 17.9 15.1 16.7 23.5
   Public urban-serving single campus 13 12.5 18.3 7.3 11.6 11.1 15 16.3 9.9 22.2
   Public suburban-serving multicampus 21.3 25.1 33.8 9.8 18.7 14 22 23.3 19 44.9
   Public suburban-serving single campus 19.3 12.4 29.3 8.8 16 16.1 21.1 19.3 20.4 31.6
   Public rural-serving large 21.8 15.1 24.9 13.1 18.6 13.5 24.5 17.6 19.3 29
   Public rural-serving medium 23.8 16.9 24.4 15.8 20.1 8.6 26.1 18.1 19.4 31.8
   Public rural-serving small 32.1 24.4 36 22.1 28.2 36 36.3 16.7 28.4 41.7
   Public special use 19.5 19 26.5 14.3 20.6 36.1 22.5 13.2 10.6 45.5
   Private nonprofit 4-year primarily associate’s 53.3 44 45.6 34.4 27 0 58.1 14.3 61.7 37.9
   Private nonprofit 49.6 44.6 51.5 41.8 45.5 47.1 55.1 47.9 35.6 50.1
   Private for-profit 4-year primarily associate’s 49.4 46.5 61 47.8 53.3 57.1 48.7 59.2 46 93.3
   Private for-profit 61.6 59.1 70.9 52.2 66.4 62.5 64.3 59.9 60.1 63.1
  Special focus institutions
   Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions 44.1 39.3 46.2 41.5 36.5 28.6 44.4 57.7 27.1 59.3
   Medical schools and medical centers 87.5 † † 100 100 † 89.7 † 0 †
   Other health professions schools 61.1 36.8 76.2 41.3 42.6 100 62.3 57.1 68.9 72.4
   Schools of engineering 69.8 50 85.7 28.6 61.9 † 70.6 76.9 83.3 70
   Other technology-related schools 35.6 32.7 41.4 25.5 34.9 † 37.6 33.3 47.6 75
   Schools of business and management 29.7 20.5 37.8 20.2 29.2 12.5 44.1 81.3 18.1 45.2
   Schools of art, music, and design 49.3 28.5 60.3 32.7 47.7 32.1 53.9 54.1 40.6 66.3
   Schools of law 71.4 † † † 0 † 83.3 † † †
   Other special-focus institutions 64.5 47.9 83.3 66.2 69.1 † 65.6 61.1 57.4 94.9
  
  Tribal colleges 23.9 23.4 16.7 25.8 26.7 0 28.9 14.3 0 †
  
  Other 4-year institutions 51.1 57.1 65.5 22.4 51.3 72.4 47.5 44.8 68 45.5
  Other 2-year institutions 66.2 65.9 74.1 57.1 70 71.6 68.9 59.9 58.6 58.4
  
Public institutions
  
   Doctorate-granting universities
    Research universities (very high research activity) 72.3 51.5 79.5 57.9 65.4 57.8 73.5 74.6 74.2 71
    Research universities (high research activity) 54.4 39.8 56.5 40.7 45.8 53.5 57.6 59.4 52.4 55.5
    Doctoral/research universities 46.2 38.8 50.1 34.6 38.8 75 52.1 42.6 48.3 42.8
  
   Master’s colleges and universities
    Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs) 48.3 33.5 52.1 34.1 41.4 47.9 52.1 39.8 49.4 44.6
    Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs) 46.1 30.8 48.2 32.8 31.5 30.8 51.7 41.1 36.5 46.4
    Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs) 45.5 19.6 51.6 28.9 38.1 66.7 51.9 42.9 47.8 51.1
  
   Baccalaureate colleges
    Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields 37 26.2 37.1 27.9 25.3 13.3 41.4 23.2 24.4 39
    Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences 49.9 31.7 57.3 31 49.9 37.7 54 69.1 40.2 62.6
    Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges 30.6 15.5 28.6 15.5 18.7 7.7 36.5 17.9 29.1 20.2
   Associate’s colleges
    4-year primarily associate’s 25.9 17.9 29.8 16.9 25.7 8.1 27.7 10.4 33.5 35.1
    2-year colleges under 4-year universities 19.5 8.4 16.6 11.9 13.5 7.9 23.7 15.4 18.4 29.1
    Urban-serving multicampus 15.5 10.8 24.5 9.1 13.9 14 17.9 15.1 16.7 23.5
    Urban-serving single campus 13 12.5 18.3 7.3 11.6 11.1 15 16.3 9.9 22.2
    Suburban-serving multicampus 21.3 25.1 33.8 9.8 18.7 14 22 23.3 19 44.9
    Suburban-serving single campus 19.3 12.4 29.3 8.8 16 16.1 21.1 19.3 20.4 31.6
    Rural-serving large 21.8 15.1 24.9 13.1 18.6 13.5 24.5 17.6 19.3 29
    Rural-serving medium 23.8 16.9 24.4 15.8 20.1 8.6 26.1 18.1 19.4 31.8
    Rural-serving small 32.1 24.4 36 22.1 28.2 36 36.3 16.7 28.4 41.7
    Special use 19.5 19 26.5 14.3 20.6 36.1 22.5 13.2 10.6 45.5
   Special focus institutions
    Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions † † † † † † † † † †
    Medical schools and medical centers 100 † † † 100 † 100 † † †
    Other health professions schools † † † † † † † † † †
    Schools of engineering 54.7 25 100 0 33.3 † 54.9 62.5 57.1 100
    Other technology-related schools † † † † † † † † † †
    Schools of business and management † † † † † † † † † †
    Schools of art, music, and design 64.3 0 71.4 52.6 50 100 64.6 60 79.2 70
    Schools of law † † † † † † † † † †
    Other special-focus institutions † † † † † † † † † †
   Tribal colleges 24.7 23.8 20 25.9 33.3 0 31 14.3 0 †
   
   Other 4-year institutions 57.4 100 61 51.9 58.6 † 49 † 66.7 †
   Other 2-year institutions 67.3 78.6 68 58.3 61.7 72.3 71.8 68.2 71 87.5
Private nonprofit institutions
   Doctorate-granting universities
    Research universities (very high research activity) 89.8 83.2 92.6 85.3 87.6 91.5 90.2 93 88.3 88.6
    Research universities (high research activity) 76.2 67.2 75.3 62.1 71 65 79 79.6 73.7 72.7
    Doctoral/research universities 64.1 58.5 67.4 47.4 57.7 47.9 68.7 54.3 56.3 66.8
   
   Master’s colleges and universities
    Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs) 60.5 48.4 63.7 38.3 53.2 49.1 64.6 76 50.8 57.7
    Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs) 56.3 37.2 57.5 43.8 50.4 42.9 59.6 58.9 48.3 52.2
    Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs) 55.4 34.9 57.6 37.1 44.8 42.1 59.4 64.1 51 60.4
   
   Baccalaureate colleges
    Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields 49.1 31.8 52.7 30 43.3 51.7 55.1 48.5 37.4 53.1
    Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences 72.8 61.1 79.8 51.2 71.3 55.7 75.5 82.6 67.2 80.1
    Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges 34.5 17 45.3 27.4 44.8 100 34 38.1 43.8 64.6
   Associate’s colleges
    4-year primarily associate’s 53.3 44 45.6 34.4 27 0 58.1 14.3 61.7 37.9
    Private nonprofit 49.6 44.6 51.5 41.8 45.5 47.1 55.1 47.9 35.6 50.1
   
   Special focus institutions
    Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions 41.9 37 41.3 41.7 34.6 28.6 41.9 36.4 25 60.5
    Medical schools and medical centers 86.2 † † 100 † † 88.9 † 0 †
    Other health professions schools 65.3 50 75.7 45.5 45.7 100 65.8 58.3 47.9 72.4
    Schools of engineering 76 100 84.6 30.3 73.3 † 77.5 100 94.1 62.5
    Other technology-related schools 55.3 † 54.5 56.8 47.8 † 63.6 † 50.5 75
    Schools of business and management 53.2 36.4 71.4 33.9 58.2 † 59.1 81.3 34.9 74.6
    Schools of art, music, and design 62 43.2 67.4 48.8 57 30 62.8 71.2 59.8 69.3
    Schools of law 71.4 † † † 0 † 83.3 † † †
    Other special-focus institutions 74.6 100 84 66.7 73.8 † 72.5 † 79 97.2
   
   Tribal colleges 21.5 22 0 25 0 † 16.7 † † †
   
   Other 4-year institutions 52.6 40 62.1 27.5 29.2 22.2 60.2 33.3 36 0
   Other 2-year institutions 60.3 35.1 72.4 55.9 46 66.7 67 59 33.3 37
Private for-profit institutions
  
   Doctorate-granting universities
    Research universities (very high research activity) † † † † † † † † † †
    Research universities (high research activity) † † † † † † † † † †
    Doctoral/research universities 18.9 15.1 25.1 14.6 19.4 19.6 26.1 † 13.1 15.9
   
   Master’s colleges and universities
    Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs) 38.9 30.1 49.9 26.2 38.3 24.4 51.2 23.8 19.1 40.9
    Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs) 26.1 11.1 36.2 21.3 26.3 44.4 32.9 12.5 13.9 14.1
    Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs) 36 11.1 45.7 42 40.3 33.3 33.6 66.7 20.2 52
   
   Baccalaureate colleges
    Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields 37.5 17.4 57.7 23.3 41.6 26.7 44 32.2 21 32.1
    Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences 33.3 † 0 0 32.3 † 55.6 † † †
    Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges 40 35.8 49.2 30.5 40.5 33.3 44.9 49.4 36.9 29.2
   
   Associate’s colleges
    4-year primarily associate’s 46.8 44.5 59.9 42.1 53.3 61.5 47 56 46 93.3
    Private for-profit 61.2 59 70.7 51.4 66 62.2 64 59.4 60.1 63.1
   
   Special focus institutions
    Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions 59.7 100 58.1 30.8 46.7 † 61.1 73.3 35.7 53.8
    Medical schools and medical centers † † † † † † † † † †
    Other health professions schools 53.8 30.8 77.9 39 41.4 100 53.4 50 79.7 †
    Schools of engineering † † † † † † † † † †
    Other technology-related schools 34.6 32.7 40 24.2 34.5 † 37 33.3 45.5 †
    Schools of business and management 20.9 14.3 25.2 18.4 24.9 12.5 30 † 13.3 23.5
    Schools of art, music, and design 40.8 24.1 53.5 27.4 45.1 29.4 44.7 34.8 34.8 60.7
    Schools of law † † † † † † † † † †
    Other special-focus institutions 60 46.8 82.8 66 67.6 † 61 61.1 54.5 66.7
   Tribal colleges † † † † † † † † † †
   
   Other 4-year institutions 49.5 57.1 69.3 18.4 48.8 79.1 41.3 46.2 69.5 47.6
   Other 2-year institutions 66.1 61.9 75.5 56.8 71.5 71.5 67.8 56.5 58.6 62.9

† Not applicable. There are no institutions in the Carnegie classification, or the race/ethnicity category did not have any enrollees.

1 Based on the Carnegie Foundation’s Basic Classification, which is an update of the traditional classification framework developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970 to support its research program and published in 1973 for use by other researchers.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Although they are not Title IV eligible, four of the U.S. service academies are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public. The rates in this table reflect graduation rates at institutions regardless of the length of programs, unless otherwise indicated. The graduation rate was calculated as required for disclosure and reporting purposes under the Student Right-to-Know Act. This rate was calculated as the total number of completers within 150 percent of normal time divided by the adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus any allowable exclusions). The revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates in the cohort year. Allowable exclusions include those students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to active duty); those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on official church missions. Students who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. 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. Students 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 http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary. xclusions include those students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to active duty); those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on official church missions. Students who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. 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. Students 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 http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Winter 2012-13, Graduation Rates component (final data).